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COAL & NONCOAL MINING
ACTIVITY APPLICATIONSApplications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1396.1—1396.31); 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); the Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1406.1—1406.21). 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 of Environmental Protection. A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District Mining Office indicated above 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 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 above 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 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications, opportunity for comment, and informal conferences).
Written comments or objections related to 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.
Requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code § 77.123 (relating to public hearing-informal conferences) or § 86.34 (relating to informal conferences), 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.
Where a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (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
Effluent Limits—The following range of effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with the associated coal mining activity permit and, in some cases, noncoal mining permits:
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30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (total) 1.5 to 3.0 mg/l 3.0 to 6.0 mg/l 3.5 to 7.0 mg/l Manganese (total) 1.0 to 2.0 mg/l 2.0 to 4.0 mg/l 2.5 to 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Aluminum (Total) 0.75 to 2.0 mg/l 1.5 to 4.0 mg/l 2.0 to 5.0 mg/l pH1 greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 1 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) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; and mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 1-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles.
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100, (Contact: Bonnie Herbert).
03160701 and NPDES Permit No. PA0236373. Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201, to operate a new coal refuse disposal site and related NPDES Permit adding outfalls 001 and 002. The application also includes a request for a Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the Miller Hollow Refuse Site in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County and Armstrong Township, Indiana County. Affecting 150.0 proposed surface acres, 62.8 proposed coal refuse disposal acres, and 87.2 proposed coal refuse disposal support acres. Receiving stream(s): Dutch Run classified for the following use: CWF and Unnamed Tributary to Dutch Run classified for the following use: CWF. The application was considered administratively complete on March 9, 2020. Application received: January 31, 2020.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900, (Contact: Holly Calvetti).
Permit 56080107 and NPDES No. PA0262684. Fieg Brothers, P.O. Box 38, Berlin, PA 15530, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Southampton Township, Somerset County, affecting 162.1 acres. Receiving stream(s): Powder Run to Gladdens Creek to unnamed tributaries to/and Wills Creek, classified for the following use(s): HQ CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: March 9, 2020.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118, (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
Permit No. 19881301R6. UAE CoalCorp Associates (142 Barry Road, Ashland, PA 17921), renewal of an existing anthracite underground mine operation for reclamation activities only in Conyngham and Mt. Carmel Townships, Columbia and Northumberland Counties affecting 776.3 acres. Receiving stream: Shamokin Creek, classified for the following use: warm water fishes. Application received: February 3, 2020.
Permit No. 54200101. Selkirk Enterprises, LLC (10 Gilberton Road, Gilberton, PA 17934), commencement, operation and restoration of an anthracite surface mine operation in Branch Township, Schuylkill County affecting 149.5 acres. Receiving stream: West-West Branch Schuylkill River, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: February 7, 2020.
Permit No. 19793201R7. Gilberton Coal Company (10 Gilberton Road, Gilberton, PA 17934), renewal of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation in Conyngham Township, Columbia County affecting 3.4 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Mahanoy Creek, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: February 12, 2020.
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.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900, (Contact: Holly Calvetti).
Permit 05920301 and NPDES No. PA0212261. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., P.O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664, commencement, operation and restoration of a large noncoal (industrial minerals) operation to revise the directional bore under Cover Creek in order to move the quarry discharge to the Juniata River in Snake Spring Valley Township, Bedford County, affecting 372.2 acres. Receiving stream(s): Cover Creek and Raystown Branch of the Juniata River classified for the following use(s): EV TSF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: March 5, 2020.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200, (Contact: Janet Turner).
14920302 and NPDES PA0207098. Hanson Aggregates Pennsylvania LLC, 7660 Imperial Way, Allentown, PA 18195, renewal for an existing NPDES on a large noncoal surface mining site located in Marion Township, Centre County affecting 270.0 acres. Receiving stream(s): Lick Run classified for the following use(s): HQ-CWF, MF. Application received: March 13, 2020.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118, (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
Permit No. 39880302A1C11. Coplay Aggregates, Inc. (21 East 10th Street, Northampton, PA 18067), correction to include the use of reclamation fill for reclamation and update the reclamation grade on an existing quarry operation in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County affecting 21.49 acres. Receiving stream: Coplay Creek, classified for the following uses: cold water & migratory fishes. Application received: March 27, 2020.
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 .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, (Contact: Bonnie Herbert).
NPDES No. PA0236098 (Mining Permit No. 56111601). LCT Energy, LP, 938 Mt. Airy Drive, Suite 200, Johnstown, PA 15904, a renewal and a revision to the NPDES and mining activity permit for Laurel Plant in Shade Township, Somerset County, affecting 154.2 surface acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributary 45347 to Little Dark Shade Creek classified for the following use: CWF; Little Dark Shade Creek classified for the following use: CWF; and Unnamed Tributary to Little Dark Shade Creek classified for the following use: CWF. Kiskiminetas-Conemaugh Watershed TMDL. The application for the renewal was considered administratively complete: April 2, 2019. Application for the renewal was received: December 24, 2018. The application for the revision was considered administratively complete: September 4, 2019. The application for the revision was received: July 1, 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.
Outfall 001 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary 45347 to Little Dark Shade Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 (Lat: 40° 05` 12" Long: 78° 50` 09") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 1.5 3.0 3.8 Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Manganese (mg/l) - 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) - 0.75 0.75 0.75 Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report pH (S.U.) 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 Outfall 002 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary 45347 to Little Dark Shade Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 002 (Lat: 40° 05` 09" Long: 78° 49` 57") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 1.5 3.0 3.8 Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Manganese (mg/l) - 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) - 0.75 0.75 0.75 Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report pH (S.U.) 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 Outfall 003 discharges to: Little Dark Shade Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 003 (Lat: 40° 05` 23" Long: 78° 49` 41") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 1.5 3.0 3.8 Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Manganese (mg/l) - 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) - 0.75 0.75 0.75 Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report pH (S.U.) 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 Outfall 004 discharges to: Little Dark Shade Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 004 (Lat: 40° 05` 23" Long: 78° 49` 41") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 1.5 3.0 3.8 Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Manganese (mg/l) - 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) - 0.75 0.75 0.75 Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report pH (S.U.) 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 Outfall 005 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary to Little Dark Shade Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 005 (Lat: 40° 05` 36" Long: 78° 49` 55") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 1.5 3.0 3.8 Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Manganese (mg/l) - 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) - 0.75 0.75 0.75 Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report pH (S.U.) 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 Outfall 006 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary to Little Dark Shade Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 006 (Lat: 40° 05` 31" Long: 78° 49` 44") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 1.5 3.0 3.8 Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Manganese (mg/l) - 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) - 0.75 0.75 0.75 Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report pH (S.U.) 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 Outfall 007 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary to Little Dark Shade Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 007 (Lat: 40° 05` 33" Long: 78° 50` 00") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 1.5 3.0 3.8 Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Manganese (mg/l) - 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) - 0.75 0.75 0.75 Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report pH (S.U.) 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.
NPDES No. PA0215732 (Mining Permit No. 63743705). ArcelorMittal Pristine Resources, LLC, P.O. Box 36, 129 Bethlehem Road, Revloc, PA 15948, a new NPDES and mining activity permit for CRDA reclamation for Marianna Mine No. 58 CRDA in Marianna Borough and West Bethlehem Township, Washington County. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributary 40804 to Horn Run classified for the following use: TSF. The application was considered administratively complete: June 18, 2019. The application was received: June 12, 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.
Outfall 001 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary 40804 to Horn Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 (Lat: 40° 01` 26.9" Long: 80° 06` 22.3") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 1.5 3.0 3.8 Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Manganese (mg/l) - 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) - 0.75 0.75 0.75 Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report pH (S.U.) 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) - 50 50 50 EPA waiver not in effect.
NPDES No. PA0215171 (Mining Permit No. 63981301). The Ohio County Coal Company, 46226 National Road, St. Clairsville, OH 43950, a renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit for Ohio County Mine in West Finley Township, Washington County, affecting 6.0 surface acres and 497.39 underground acres. Receiving stream(s): Enlow Fork of Wheeling Creek classified for the following use: TSF. The application was considered administratively complete: March 20, 2019. The application was received: November 9, 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.
Outfall 001 discharges to: Enlow Fork of Wheeling Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 (Lat: 39° 57` 48" Long: 80° 30` 59") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 3.0 6.0 7.0 Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Manganese (mg/l) - 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) - 0.75 0.75 0.75 Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report Chloride (mg/l) - - - Report pH (S.U.) 6.0 - - 9.0 Alkalinity, Total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Acidity, Total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Alkalinity, Net (mg/l) 0.0 - - - EPA waiver not in effect.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191, (Cayleigh Boniger).
NPDES No. PA0259594 (Permit No. 16140109). K & A Mining (119 Atwell Lane, Kennerdell, PA 16374), revised 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: August 21, 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 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 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, (Contact: Janet Turner).
NPDES No. PA0269891 (Mining Permit No. 17180101). Bell Resources, Inc., 1340 Hoyt Road, Curwensville, PA 16833, new NPDES permit for discharge of water resulting from surface coal mining operations in Penn Township, Clearfield County affecting 127.5 acres. Receiving stream(s): Bell Run classified for the following use(s): CWF. Application received: June 28, 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 Bell Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 001 (TB1) Y Treatment 002 (TB2) Y Treatment 003 (SPA) Y Sediment 005 (SPC) Y Sediment 006 (SPD) Y Sediment 007 (SPE) Y Sediment 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) 2.9 5.8 7.2 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Sulfate (mg/L) Monitor & Report Flow (gpm) Monitor & Report Temperature (°C) Monitor & Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Monitor & Report 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, 005, 006 (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) 2.9 5.8 7.2 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Sulfate (mg/L) Monitor & Report Flow (gpm) Monitor & Report Temperature (°C) Monitor & Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Monitor & Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
Outfalls: 007 (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) 1.4 2.8 3.5 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Sulfate (mg/L) Monitor & Report Flow (gpm) Monitor & Report Temperature (°C) Monitor & Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Monitor & Report 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
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191, (Cayleigh Boniger).
NPDES No. PA0258580 (Permit No. 43080302). White Rock Silica Sand Co., Inc. (331 Methodist Road, Greenville, PA 16125) renewal of an NPDES permit for a large industrial mineral surface mine in Hempfield Township, Mercer County, affecting 76.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to the Shenango River, classified for the following uses: WWF. TMDL: None. Application received: February 13, 2020.
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 outfalls discharge to unnamed tributaries to the Shenango River:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N 002 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 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 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 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118, (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
NPDES Permit No. PA0614602 on Surface Mining Permit No. 8073SM1C14. Highway Materials, Inc. (409 Stenton Avenue, Flourtown, PA 19031), renewal of an NPDES Permit for a shale and schist quarry operation in Malborough Township, Montgomery County, affecting 80.9 acres. Receiving stream: Unami Creek, classified for the following use: HQ—cold water fishes. Application received: November 18, 2019.
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 001 No Stormwater 002 No Pit Water/Stormwater The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed Outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Discharge (MGD) for 001 0.016 Discharge (MGD) for 002 0.22 Total Suspended Solids 35.0 70.0 900 Turbidity NTU for 001 40.0 80.0 100.0 Turbidity NTU for 002 40.0 Oil & Grease (mg/l) Monitor and Report 1 Parameter is applicable at all times.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION
CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection. Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341), requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of 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 or to the issuance of a Dam Permit or Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit, or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit any comments, suggestions or objections within 30-days of the date of this notice, as well as any questions to the office noted above the 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 the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM on each working day at the office noted above the application.
If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the hearing and you require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS
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 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E3603219-004. United Federal Data of Pennsylvania, LLC, 210 York Street, Suite 200, York, PA 17403, Columbia Borough, Lancaster County and Wrightsville Borough, York County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
To install and maintain a 1.25-inch fiber optic line across the Susquehanna River (WWF, MF) by attaching it to the existing S.R. 462 Bridge, for the purpose of providing an alternate data path across the Susquehanna River. The project is located along S.R. 462 (Latitude: 40.0285°N; Longitude: 76.5178°W) in Columbia Borough, Lancaster County, and Wrightsville Borough, York County. No wetlands will be impacted by this project.
Eastern Region: Oil and Gas Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.
E0829220-021: Regency Marcellus Gas Gathering, LLC, 101 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, Franklin and Leroy Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate and maintain:
1. a 24-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 94 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to McCraney Run (EV, MF) (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.65722, Longitude: -76.67861°);
2. a 24-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 347 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.65528°, Longitude: -76.67667°);
3. a 24-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 599 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.65528°, Longitude: -76.67667°);
4. a 24-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 61 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Carbon Run (EV, MF) and impacting 21,503 square feet of an adjacent Palustrine Forested Wetland (EV) and 7,832 square feet of an adjacent Palustrine Scrub-Shrub Wetland (EV) (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.65111°, Longitude: -76.66722°);
5. a 24-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 1,453 square feet of a Palustrine Forested Wetland (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.64972°, Longitude: -76.66139°);
6. a 24-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 133 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Carbon Run (EV, MF) (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.64972, Longitude: -76.66028°);
7. a 24-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 76 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Carbon Run (EV, MF) and impacting 804 square feet of an adjacent Palustrine Scrub-Shrub Wetland (EV) (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.64944°, Longitude: -76.65944°);
8. a 24-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 21,502 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.64917°, Longitude: -76.65750°);
9. a 24-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 995 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.64917°, Longitude: -76.65611°);
10. a 24-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 77 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Carbon Run (EV, MF) (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.6500°, Longitude: -76.64722°);
11. a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 393 square feet of a Palustrine Forested Wetland (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.65194°, Longitude: -76.64306°);
12. a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 591 square feet of a Palustrine Forested Wetland (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.65056°, Longitude: -76.64083°);
13. a 24-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 251 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.65028°, Longitude: -76.63333°);
The project will result in 332 linear feet or 16,264 square feet of temporary stream impacts and 23,694 square feet (0.54 acre) of temporary PEM, 8,636 square feet (0.20 acre) of PSS and, 26,940 square feet (0.62 acre) of permanent PFO wetland impacts all for the purpose of installing a natural gas pipeline with associated access roadways for Marcellus shale development in Franklin and Leroy Township, Bradford County.
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