[50 Pa.B. 2668]
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STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PROPOSED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS RELATED TO APPLICATIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS FOR CAFOs This notice provides information about agricultural operations that have submitted nutrient management plans (NMPs) for approval under 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 5 and that have or anticipate submitting applications for new, amended or renewed (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) NPDES permits, or Notices of Intent (NOIs) for coverage under a general permit, for CAFOs, under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law and the Federal Clean Water Act.
Based upon preliminary reviews, the State Conservation Commission (SCC) or County Conservation Districts (CCD) working under a delegation agreement with the SCC have completed an administrative review of NMPs described. These NMPs are published as proposed plans for comment prior to taking final actions. The NMPs are available for review at the CCD office for the county where the agricultural operation is located. A list of CCD office locations is available at http://www.nacdnet.org/about/districts/directory/pa.phtml or can be obtained from the SCC at the office address listed or by calling (717) 787-8821.
Persons wishing to comment on an NMP are invited to submit a statement outlining their comments on the plan to the CCD, with a copy to the SCC for each NMP, within 30-days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within the respective comment periods will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NMPs. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the SCC of the exact basis of the comments and the relevant facts upon which they are based. Comments should be sent to the SCC, Agriculture Building, Room 310, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users or other accommodations to seek additional information should contact the SCC through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
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NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS
CAFO PUBLIC NOTICE SPREADSHEET—APPLICATIONS
Agricultural Operation
Name and AddressCounty Total
AcresAnimal Equivalent Units Animal
TypeSpecial Protection Waters (HQ or EV or NA) Renewal/
NewAnthony Oberholtzer
1500 Pine Grove Road
Bethel, PA 19507
Berks 210 450.51 Broilers Sheep N/A Renewal Joe Jurgielewicz & Son Ltd.
Hoover Farm
3051 Berne Road
Hamburg, PA 19554
Berks 0 133.01 Ducks (Layers) N/A Renewal LenRose Farm
(Leonard Hoover)
6188 Old Route 22
Bernville, PA 19506Berks 193.2 380.09 Broilers Dairy Heifers N/A Renewal Cotner Farms, Inc.—
Dean James
970 Rushtown Road
Danville, PA 17821
Northumberland 19.3 1,497.60 Layer N/A Renewal Drew Derstein
Willow Brook Farm
10049 Ferguson Valley Rd.
Lewistown, PA 17044
Mifflin 24.6 390.32
47.13
16.8
2.37
2.26
2.26
Swine Gestating Sows
Lactating Sows
Beef Cows
Beef Calves
Nursery Pigs
Boars
N/A Renewal Creek Bottom Farms
Michael Snook
1510 White Church Road
Middleburg, PA 17842Snyder 320 594 Finishing Hogs
Dairy HeifersN/A Renewal
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PERMITS Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17), the following parties have applied for PWS permits to construct or substantially modify public water systems.
Persons wishing to comment on permit applications are invited to submit statements to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding an application. A comment should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received during the 30-day public comment period.
Following the comment period, the Department will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The permit application and related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability that require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17).
Southwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Permit No. 0218501-A1, Public Water Supply.
Applicant West Penn Allegheny
Health System, Inc.
320 East North Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212Township or Borough City of Pittsburgh County Allegheny Responsible Official Duke Rupert
Chief Operations OfficerType of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Barclay Water Management
55 Chapel Street
Newton, MA 02458
Application Received Date April 9, 2020 Description of Action Installation of secondary chlorination at AGH Academic Cancer Center.
LAND RECYCLING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted Under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P.S. §§ 6026.101—6026.908).
Sections 302—305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent (NOI) to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard, or who intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area, must file a (NOI) to Remediate with the Department. A NOI to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known or suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site, and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one, or a combination of the cleanup standards, or who receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the Act, will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under Sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the Act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the NOI to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the following identified site(s), proposed for remediation to a site-specific standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality, within which the site is located, may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30-days of the following specified date specified. During this comment period the municipality may request that the following identified person, as the remediator of the site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved, and comments, should be directed to the remediator of the site.
For further information concerning the content of a NOI to Remediate, please contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Notice(s) of Intent to Remediate:
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Miller's Smorgasbord, 2811 Lincoln Highway East, Ronks, PA 17572, East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. Reliance Environmental, Incorporated, 235 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602, on behalf of Thomas E. Strauss, Inc., 2811 Lincoln Highway East, Ronks, PA 17572, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with No. 2 fuel oil. The site will be remediated to the Residential Statewide Health Standard. Future use of the site will continue to be used as a restaurant, Miller's Smorgasbord, and will be for the foreseeable future. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the LNP on April 13, 2020.
Prospect Metal Company, 3640 York Road, New Oxford, PA 17350, Straban Township, Adams County. Moody and Associates, 11548 Cotton Road, Meadville, PA 16335, on behalf of Nucor Skyline, 300 Technology Center Way, Suite 450, Rock Hill, SC 29730, and JKLM Corporation, 3640 York Road, New Oxford, PA 17350, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with PCB oil. The site will be remediated to the Statewide Health Standard. Future use of the site will remain as a non-industrial scrapyard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Gettysburg Times on April 2, 2020.
Northeast Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Saint Timothy's Lutheran Church, 140 South Ott Street, Allentown, PA 18104, Allentown City, Lehigh County. JMT Industrial & Environmental Contracting Services, 710 Uhler Road, Easton, PA 18040, on behalf of Saint Timothy's Lutheran Church, 140 South Ott Street, Allentown, PA 18104, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil was contaminated by a release of heating oil from an underground storage tank. Future use of the site will be for natural gas production. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Morning Call on April 2, 2020.
RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application(s) Received for the Renewal of a Registration under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904); and Residual Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Residual Waste Processing Facilities and/or the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste other than Coal Ash.
Northeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
General Permit Application No. WMGR123-NE006. Kendra II, LLC, 5459 State Route 29, Springville, PA 18844. A permit renewal application for continued coverage under General Permit WMGR123 for the operation of an oil and gas liquid waste processing facility located in Dimock Township, Susquehanna County. The application was received by the Department on May 8, 2020 and deemed administratively complete by the Regional Office on May 11, 2020.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to Roger Bellas, Environmental Program Manager, Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915 at 570-826-2511. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application.
Southwest Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, Telephone 412-442-4000.
General Permit No. WMGR123SW019. Hydro Recovery, LP—Washington County, 1975 Waddle Road, State College, PA 16803-1639. A renewal registration to operate under residual waste general permit WMGR123 for the processing and beneficial use of oil and gas liquid waste in Hanover Township, Washington County, was deemed administratively complete in the Regional Office on May 8, 2020.
Persons interested in reviewing the general permit or the application may contact the Department of Environmental Protection, Regional Files, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
General Permit Application No. WMGR123SW038. EQT Production Company, 400 Woodcliff Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317. A request for registration for coverage under General Permit WMGR123 to construct and operate the Christen Aboveground Storage Tank Facility for storage and reuse of oil and gas liquid waste at a facility located in Morgan Township, Greene County. The registration was granted by the Regional Office on May 12, 2020.
Persons interested in reviewing the general permit may contact Gregory Holesh, Environmental Engineering Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
General Permit Application No. WMGR123SW040. EQT Production Company, 400 Woodcliff Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317. A request for registration for coverage under General Permit WMGR123 to construct and operate the Magnum Aboveground Storage Tank Facility for storage and reuse of oil and gas liquid waste at a facility located in Center Township, Greene County. The registration was granted by the Regional Office on May 12, 2020.
Persons interested in reviewing the general permit may contact Gregory Holesh, Environmental Engineering Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
General Permit No. WMGM123SW044 Fowler AST Pad. EQT Production Company, 400 Woodcliff Drive, Cannonsburg, PA 15317. A Registration to operate under residual waste general permit WMGM123 for the processing and storage of oil and gas liquids in North Bethlehem Township, Washington County, was received/deemed administratively complete in the Regional Office on May 6, 2020.
Persons interested in reviewing the general permit or the application may contact the Department of Environmental Protection, Regional Files, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR
DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Application(s) Received Under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003), the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904) and Regulations to Operate Solid Waste Processing or Disposal Area or Site.
Northeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Permit Application No. 101725. Taylor Recycling Incorporated, 1000 Union Street, Taylor, PA 18517, Taylor Borough, Lackawanna County. An application for a new municipal waste transfer facility. The application was submitted to the Department on November 20, 2019 and was subject to the Local Municipality Involvement Process (LMIP). The LMIP meeting took place on January 21, 2020. Supplemental information was received on May 8, 2020 and the application was found to be administratively complete by the Northeast Regional Office on May 11, 2020.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to Roger Bellas, Regional Waste Management Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18704-1915 at 570-826-2511. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING
PERMIT APPLICATIONSThe Department has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State Operating Permit and Title V Operating Permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the general public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to submit permitting documents relevant to its application for all sources related to a facility or a proposed project, affords an opportunity for public input, and provides for a decision on the issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities. Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, all pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application and subsequently prepared proposed plan approvals/operating permits are available for public review during normal business hours at the appropriate Department Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the appropriate Department Regional Office. The address and phone number of the Regional Office is listed before the application notices.
Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit, may submit the information to the Department's Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval/Operating Permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the permit.
A person wishing to request a hearing may do so during the 30-day comment period. A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted based on the information received. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper, the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines this type of notification is sufficient. Requests for a public hearing and any relevant information should be directed to the appropriate Department Regional Office.
Permits issued to the owners or operators of sources subject to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter D or E, or located within a Title V facility or subject to 25 Pa. Code § 129.51(a) or permits issued for sources with limitations on their potential to emit used to avoid otherwise applicable Federal requirements may be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for review and approval as a revision to the State Implementation Plan. Final Plan Approvals and Operating Permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the sources are constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015), 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401—7671q) and regulations adopted under the Federal Clean Air Act.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the Regional Office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4862, Thomas Bianca, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4863, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, (717) 705-4702.
22-05010A: Texas Eastern Transmission—Grant- ville (429 Station Road, Grantville, PA 17028) for the construction of two (2) new natural gas-fired simple cycle turbines at the Grantville Compressor Station located in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County. These new turbines will replace four (4) turbines. The turbines will be built with SoLoNOx dry low NOx (DLN) technology for the control of NOx and equipped with oxidation catalysts for the control of CO, VOCs and organic hazardous air pollutants (HAPS). The facility is also replacing the current 445 bhp emergency generator (Source ID 035) with a Waukesha VGF24GL 585 bhp, natural gas, emergency generator. The project will also include the installation of two (2) fuel gas heaters, each rated at 1.154 MMBtu/hr heat input, one space heater rated at 0.200 MMBtu/hr, three (3) separator vessels each rated less than 500 gallons used to collect pipeline liquids, one (1) 2,260 gallons pipeline liquid tank, two (2) 3,550 gallons oil tanks and one (1) 10,000 gallons oily water tank. The expected facility potential emissions as a result of the changes proposed are: NOx 48 tpy, CO 39 tpy, PM2.5 9 tpy, PM10 9 tpy, SO2 20 tpy, VOCs 44 tpy and HAPs 3 tpy. The facility will be a State Only facility upon completion of the project. DEP's review of the information submitted by the applicant indicates that the air contamination sources as constructed or modified will comply with all regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirement (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, and 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart KKKK—Standards of Performance for Stationary Combustion Turbines, 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOOOa—Standards of Performance for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities for which Construction, Modification or Reconstruction Commenced After September 18, 2015 and 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart JJJJ—Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines. Based on these findings, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction. If, after the project has been implemented, the Department determines that the sources are constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for plan approval, the requirements established in the plan approval may be incorporated into an Operating Permit pursuant to the provisions of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Program Manager, (570) 327-3648.
53-00016: Tennessee Gas Pipeline, LLC (1001 Louisiana St., Ste. 1000, Houston, TX 77002) to issue a renewal State Only Operating Permit for the Ellisburg Booster Station (313A) located in Genesee Township, Potter County. The facility is currently operating under State Only Operating Permit 53-00016. The facility's sources include two 2,365 bhp, Caterpillar G3608 compressor engines, one 367 bhp, Caterpillar 3406 emergency generator engine, various space heaters, storage tanks, natural gas venting and blowdowns, fugitives and pigging operations. The facility has potential emissions of 30.70 TPY of CO; 34.20 TPY of NOx; 0.08 TPY of SOx; 1.49 TPY of PM/PM10; 34.20 TPY of VOCs; 12.00 TPY of combined hazardous air pollutants; 9.00 TPY of formaldehyde; 21,467 TPY of GHGs. All three engines are subject to 40 CFR 63, Subpart ZZZZ-National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. The emission limits and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements have been included in the operating permit to ensure the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. These operating permit conditions have been derived from the applicable requirements of Title 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, as well as 40 CFR Part 63. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-3636.
49-00067A: Custom Container Solutions, Inc. (391 Wolfland Road, Lewisburg, PA 17837) for the construction of a steel container manufacturing operation at their facility to be located in Milton Borough, Northumberland County. The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information submitted by Custom Container Solutions indicates that the air contamination source to be constructed will comply with all regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including Subpart XXXXXX of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Source Categories, 40 CFR 63.11514—63.11523, the best available technology requirements (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12 and surface coating processes requirements of § 129.52d. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction. The emissions from the proposed source included in this project will not exceed the following limits: 2.58 tons of nitrogen oxides per year, 1.10 ton of carbon monoxide per year, 37.24 tons of volatile organic compounds per year, 0.02 ton of sulfur oxides per year, 4.33 tons of particulate matter (including PM-10) per year and 2.54 tons of hazardous air pollutants per year. In addition to the emission limitations, the following is a brief description of the types of conditions the Department intends to place in the plan approval in order to ensure compliance with all applicable air quality regulatory requirements: The permittee shall use no more than 21,000 gallons of coating containing 3.3 pounds VOC per gallon, use no more than 1,000 gallons of coating containing 3.5 pounds VOC per gallon and employ good coating application and cleanup practices to minimize the emission VOCs. The facility is a State Only facility. If the Department determines that the source is constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for Plan Approval 49-00067A, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into a State Only Operating Permit pursuant to 25 Pa. Code § 127.421. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-3636.
Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Edward Orris, New Source Review Chief, 412.442.4168.
04-00439D: Watco Transloading LLC (2701 Midland Beaver Road, Industry, PA 15052-1709). Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44—127.46 that the Department of Environmental Protection (''Department'') intends to issue Air Quality Plan Approval: PA-04-00439D to Watco Transloading LLC (Watco) for the installation and operation of a baghouse rated at 28,000 SCFM at their terminal facility located at 2701 Route 68 West, Industry, PA 15052-1709 in Industry Borough, Beaver County that performs general warehousing of ferro-alloy metals, pig iron, gypsum, steel, non-ferrous metals, and general commodities; crushing and screening of ferro-alloy materials. The total material throughput at this facility is limited in State Only Operating Permit No. OP-04-00439 to the following on a rolling 12-month basis:
• Total throughput: 1,469,700 tons;
• Ferroalloy Screening Throughput: 163,000 tons;
• Ferroalloy Crushing Throughput: 80,000 tons; and
• Ferroalloy Railcar & Barge Loadout: 100,000 tons.
The total emissions from this project on a 12-month rolling basis are: PM = 0.69 tpy; PM10 = 0.59 tpy; Max. HAPs = 0.25 tpy; Mn = 0.25 tpy; Cr = 0.23 tpy; and Ni = 0.10 tpy.
This authorization is subject to State regulations including 25 Pa. Code Chapters 123 and 127. Plan approval conditions include operational restrictions, monitoring requirements, work practice standards, associated recordkeeping, and reporting requirements. Once compliance with the plan approval is demonstrated, the applicant will be required to revise the current SOOP application in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Subchapter F. Watco's Plan Approval application, the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, and the proposed Air Quality Plan Approval for this project are available for review by any interested party at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
To request a review of the Plan Approval Application, to receive an electronic copy of the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, or to receive an electronic copy of the Department's proposed Air Quality Plan Approval for this project, a person may contact Jesse Parihar at jparihar@pa.gov or 412.442.4030.
A person may oppose the proposed Plan Approval by filing a written protest with the Department through Jesse Parihar via the U.S. Postal Service to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; email to jparihar@pa.gov; or fax to 412.442.4194. Additional written comments may also be submitted. Each protest or set of written comments must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval (PA-04-00439D) and a concise statement of the objections to the plan approval issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: David Balog, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
37-008C: Ellwood City Forge (800 Commercial Avenue, Ellwood City, PA 16117), for the proposed construction of 3 natural gas fired furnaces each rated at 19.6 MMBtu/hr and the removal of the existing Rotary Hearth Furnace rated at 21.5 MMBtu/hr. The facility is located in Ellwood City Borough, Lawrence County. This is a State Only facility. The public notice is required for sources required to obtain a Plan Approval in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450 or § 127.505, be incorporated into the State Only operating permit at a later date.
Plan approval No 37-008C is for the proposed construction of 3 natural gas fired furnaces (Sources 500C, D, & E) each rated at 19.6 MMBtu/hr and the removal of the existing Rotary Hearth Furnace (Source 341—Continuous Press Furnace) rated at 21.5 MMBtu/hr. This Plan Approval will contain emission restriction, testing, recordkeeping, work practice standard and additional requirement conditions, which will satisfy the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.12b (pertaining to plan approval terms and conditions) and will demonstrate Best Available Technology (BAT) for the source including, but are not limited to, the following:
• Source 341 (Continuous Press Furnace):
• This source has been permanently removed. The source shall be removed from the facility operating permit.
• Source 500C (Demag Press Furnace 2344), Source 500D (Demag Press Furnace 2345), & Source 500E (Demag Press Furnace 2346):
• Subject to 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.13 & 123.21
• The NOx emissions shall not exceed 48 #/mmcf or 4.13 TPY (calculated as a 12-month rolling total).
• The CO emissions shall not exceed 70 #/mmcf or 6.0 TPY (calculated as a 12-month rolling total).
• The SOx emissions shall not exceed 0.6 #/mmcf or 0.05 TPY (calculated as a 12-month rolling total).
• The VOC emissions shall not exceed 5.5 #/mmcf or 0.473 TPY (calculated as a 12-month rolling total).
• The PM-10 emissions shall not exceed 7.6 #/mmcf or 0.653 TPY (calculated as a 12-month rolling total).
• The permittee shall use pipeline quality natural gas only as a fuel for this source.
• Conduct an initial stack test for NOx, CO, VOC, & PM (filterable & condensable) and subsequent testing every 5 years.
• The permittee shall monitor the natural gas consumed by this source using a gas flow meter or equivalent method as approved by the Department.
• The permittee shall maintain monthly records of the hours of operation and natural gas usage of this source.
• The permittee shall calculate and maintain monthly records of the emissions from this source to determine compliance with this Plan Approval.
• All required records shall commence upon source startup, shall be maintained on site for a minimum of five (5) years, and shall be made available to Department personnel upon request.
• The permittee shall install, operate, and maintain the necessary meter(s) to determine and record the natural gas usage for this source.
• The source shall be installed, maintained, and operated in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and good air pollution control practices.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(f)(1), all the pertinent documents regarding this application (applications, review memos, and draft approvals) are also available for review from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Meadville Regional DEP Office (Air Quality). Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the DEP at (814) 332-6340.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(f)(2), a 30-day comment period, from the date of publication, will exist for the submission of comments. Any person(s) wishing to provide DEP with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3494 and must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed plan approval [37-008C] and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department of Environmental Protection, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Regional Air Quality Program Manager, 230 Chestnut St., Meadville, PA 16335; Phone (814) 332-6940.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.45, a person may oppose the proposed plan approval by filing a written protest with the Department's Northwest Region Air Quality Program Manager.
If a plan approval has not undergone the previously listed public notice process, the change to an operating permit must be treated as a significant modification. In these situations, the Department should follow the procedures described in §§ 127.421 to 127.431 for State Only Operating Permits or §§ 127.521 to 127.524 for Title V operating permits.
OPERATING PERMITS
Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
09-00007: Waste Management Disposal Services of PA, Inc. (100 New Ford Mill Rd., Morrisville, PA 19067-3704) for renewal of their Title V Operating Permit for the GROWS landfill in Falls Township, Bucks County. The Title V Operating Permit was most recently renewed on August 12, 2015 and was administratively amended on February 26, 2016. The facility is comprised of a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill, three (3) back-up flares and four (4) exempted diesel fuel-fired emergency generator engines which emit major levels of particulate matter less than 10 micron in diameter (PM10) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The facility also emits nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), and carbon monoxide (CO) from the flares and the emergency generator engines. All new and revised regulatory changes have been addressed in this renewal. The renewed Title V operating permit will contain sufficient monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice standards to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
46-00201: Kirk and Nice Funeral Home (80 Stenton Avenue, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462), Montgomery County, for the renewal of the State Only Operating Permit. The facility owns and operates a crematory unit, designated as Source ID 101. Facility-wide emissions for all criteria pollutants are below the threshold for major sources operating in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area; therefore, the facility is classified as a Natural Minor. The renewal permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4862, Thomas Bianca, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4863, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, (717) 705-4702.
06-05020: Craft-Maid Kitchens, Inc. (501 South 9th Street, Building C, Reading, PA 19602) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the wood furniture manufacturing operation in the City of Reading, Berks County. The potential emissions from the facility are estimated at 23.5 tpy of VOC and 4.5 tpy of HAPs. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Program Manager, 570-327-3648.
19-00001: Autoneum North America, Inc. (480 West Fifth Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815) for issuance of a State-Only Synthetic Minor Operating Permit for their facility in the Town of Bloomsburg, Columbia County. The facility is currently operating under Title V Operating Permit 19-00001. The facility has voluntarily requested fuel characteristic limitations, throughput limitations, and the physical derating of one boiler to qualify for synthetic minor status. The facility's main sources include one natural-gas-fired boiler, two coal-fired boilers, nine emergency engines, and two natural-gas-fired carpet dryers. The particulate emissions from the coal-fired boilers are controlled by multiclone collectors. The facility has potential emissions of 51.53 tons per year of carbon monoxide, 91.20 tons per year of nitrogen oxides, 98.16 tons per year of sulfur oxides, 29.53 tons per year of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 microns, 28.52 tons of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 microns, 13.51 tons per year of volatile organic compounds, 1.08 ton per year of total hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), and 62,218 tons per year of carbon dioxide equivalents (greenhouse gases). Revisions include one emergency engine being removed from Source ID P106; one emergency engine has been incorporated into Source P107; ash content limits, sulfur content limits, and heat capacity limits all for the coal have been incorporated into the permit, the coal-fired boiler in Source 034 has been physically derated to reduce its heat input capacity; and the Departments RACT II regulations of 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.96—129.100 have been incorporated into the permit. The emission limits, throughput limitations and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements have been included in the operating permit to ensure the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. The emission restriction, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice conditions of the SMOP have been derived from the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Parts 52, 60, 63, and 25 Pa. Code Article III, Chapters 121—145. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-3636.
Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, Facilities Permitting Chief, 412.442.4336.
04-00306: BASF Corporation (370 Frankfort Road, Monaca, PA 15061-2210). In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.441, 127.425, and 127.521, the Department is providing notice that it intends to issue a renewed Title V Operating Permit for the continued operation of a styrene/butadiene dispersion emulsion manufacturing facility located in Potter Township, Beaver County.
Sources at this facility consist of two 32.1 MMBtu/hr Cleaver-Brooks boilers, a styrene/butadiene production area, an acronal production area, wastewater treatment plants, a 197-HP diesel-fired firewater pump, a 207-HP diesel-fired emergency generator, two 43,000-gallon butadiene pressure vessels, one 30,000-gallon acrylonitrile storage tank, one 75,000-gallon methyl methacrylate storage vessel, and a tank farm. Most sources at this facility are controlled by a thermal oxidizer.
The facility has potential emissions of 54.4 TPY NOx; 23.3 TPY CO; 20.0 TPY VOC; 0.5 TPY SOx; 5.0 TPY PM-10; 5.0 TPY PM-2.5; 10.7 TPY HAP total; 6.0 TPY single HAP; and 51,012 TPY for CO2e. The facility has reported actual emissions in 2018 of 13.3 TPY NOx; 4.3 TPY CO; 5.2 TPY VOC; 0.1 TPY SOx; 1.0 TPY PM-10; 1.0 TPY PM-2.5; 3.3 TPY HAP total; 2.0 TPY single HAP; and 15,099 TPY for CO2e. The permit includes facility-wide emission limitations as follows: 42.0 TPY NOx; 22.0 TPY CO; 0.25 TPY SOx; 5.0 TPY PM-10; 11.0 TPY total HAPs; 6.0 TPY single HAP, and 19.0 TPY VOCs. In addition, the permit includes operating requirements and work practice standards, along with monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements to ensure that the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. Sources at this facility are subject to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart IIII, 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ, 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Kb, 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Dc, and 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart VVVVVV.
Those who wish to provide the Department with additional written information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the Title V Operating Permit may submit the information to Thomas Joseph, Environmental Engineering Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Written comments must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Operating Permit (04-00306) and concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the operating permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Thomas Joseph, Environmental Engineering Manager, at the previously listed address.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
The application, the DEP's Review Memorandum, and the proposed permit are available for public review during normal business hours at DEP's Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15222. A file review can be scheduled through the DEP's website at https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/PublicRecords/Pages/Informal-File-Review.aspx.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.
24-00146: National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation (6363 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221). The Department intends to renew a State Only Operating Permit for the Boone Mountain Compressor Station located in Horton Township, Elk County. The facility is a Natural Minor. Potential Emissions are as follows: 10.5 tpy CO; 68.58 tpy NOx; 0.87 tpy Particulate Matter; 0.02 tpy SOx; 12.09 tpy VOC; 1.54 tpy all combined HAPs; 8,690 tpy CO2e; and 192.41 tpy Methane. The primary sources at the facility include two pipeline heaters with a combined rating of 1 million Btu/hr, two 150 hp compressor engines, a 280 hp compressor engine, a 35 hp emergency generator, and a TEG dehydrator. The renewal permit contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practice, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
32-00442: Alliance Petroleum Stuby Compressor Station (101 McQuiston Drive, Jackson Center, PA 16133). The Department intends to issue a Natural Minor State Only Operating Permit for compression and transfer of natural gas located in North Mahoning Township, Indiana County. The subject facility consists of a 425 hp 4SRB gas compressor engines, a 50 Bbl tank for produced water, venting/blow downs, pneumatic devices, and fugitive emissions. The actual emissions reported (TPY) for 2019 were: 8.07 NOx, 8.07 CO, 1.22 VOC, 0.006 SOx, 0.0097 PM, 0.27 Formaldehyde, and 1.465.4 CO2. The facility is subject to State Regulations and Federal Regulations (40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ). The permit includes additional operation requirements, monitoring requirements, and recordkeeping requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
32-00443: Alliance Petroleum Johnsonburg Compressor Station (101 McQuiston Drive, Jackson Center, PA 16133). The Department intends to issue a Natural Minor State Only Operating Permit for compression and transfer of natural gas located in Canoe Township, Indiana County. The subject facility consists of a 425 hp 4SRB gas compressor engines, a 50 Bbl tank for produced water, venting/blow downs, pneumatic devices, and fugitive emissions. The actual emissions reported (TPY) for 2019 were: 8.16 NOx, 8.16 CO, 1.17 VOC, 0.0023 SOx, 0.036 PM, 0.27 Formaldehyde, and 1,408.2 CO2. The facility is subject to State Regulations and Federal Regulations (40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ). The permit includes additional operation requirements, monitoring requirements, and recordkeeping requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
33-00141: National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., Knox Compressor Station (157 Pump Station Rd, Brookville, PA 15825). The Department intends to issue the renewal of the State-Only Operating Permit of a natural gas compressor station located in Knox Township, Jefferson County. Permitted air contamination sources are two 600-hp natural gas-fired compressor engines, two 384-hp natural gas-fired compressor engines, a natural gas-fired emergency generator engine, a natural gas dehydration unit, a methanol aboveground storage tank, a parts washer, various combustion sources, and miscellaneous sources of fugitive emissions. With its potential emissions below major source thresholds, the facility is Natural Minor. In this renewal, tanks and vessels, pneumatic devices, venting and blowdowns, fugitive emission components, and pigging operations are added as permitted sources for emissions inventory purposes. Similar to the 384-hp compressor engines, the two 600-hp compressor engines are no longer subject to the ignition timing requirement.
37-00307: PSC Metals LLC, New Castle Plant (214 Gardner Avenue, New Castle, PA 16102). The Department intends to issue the renewal of the State-Only Operating Permit of a scrap metal processing facility located in New Castle City, Lawrence County. Permitted air contamination sources are steel cutting operations performed using torches, with dust collection systems and without. Permit requirements for steel cutting operations were established through PA 37-307D. Based on emissions from cutting operations and natural gas combustion, the facility is Natural Minor. In this renewal, there are no changes in permit requirements.
61-00193: National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation (6363 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221). The Department intends to renew a State Only Operating Permit for the Boone Mountain Compressor Station located in Mineral Township, Venango County. The facility is a Natural Minor. Potential Emissions are as follows: 72.05 tpy CO; 67.04 tpy NOx; 4.40 tpy Particulate Matter; 0.08 tpy SOx; 44.04 tpy VOC; 8.17 tpy all combined HAPs; 25,998 tpy CO2e; and 4.56 tpy Formaldehyde. The primary sources at the facility include various heaters and reboilers with a combined total heat input rating of 4.095 million Btu/hr, two 1,350 hp compressor engines, a 75 hp air compressor engine, a 402 hp emergency generator, and a TEG dehydrator. The renewal permit contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practice, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
Philadelphia: Air Management Services, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4543, Contact: Edward Wiener, Chief, Source Registration at 215-685-9426.
The City of Philadelphia, Air Management Services (AMS) intends to issue a modification for a Natural Minor Operating Permit (OP16-000017) issued on November 25, 2016 for the following facility:
OP19-000005: Delta Airlines, PHL (8500 Essington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153) for the operation of air emission sources at an air transportation establishment in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources are seven (7) non-stationary sources, all of which are non-emergency Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE) firing diesel fuel, of which one (1) rated 600 HP, one (1) rated 335 HP, and five (5) rated between 160 HP—220 HP.
The changes made as part of the modification includes the following:
• In Section A, updated the phone number and added the email address for the permit contact.
• In Table A1 and Section D, removed Engines # 2 and 6, added Engine # 9, specified that Engine # 9 shall not burn Jet A fuel, and included updated information for Engines # 3, 4, 5, and 9 that the facility provided.
• In Section D: Source Specific Requirements
o Updated the definition of nonroad engine in Condition D.2.(a)(2).
o Added the operating hour limits during the ozone season in Condition D.2.(a)(5).
o In Condition D.3.(b)(2), specified that compliance with the PM emission limit of 25 Pa. Code § 123.13(c)(1)(i) shall be based only on Method 5.
o Updated the monitoring and recordkeeping requirements.
The operating permit will be issued under 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest, comments, or request a public hearing on the previously listed operating permit must submit the protest, comments or request for public hearing within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least thirty days before the hearing.
COAL & NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications 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:
Table 1
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.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900, (Contact: Melanie Wigfield).
Permit 11140101 and NPDES No. PA0269450. Laurel Sand & Stone Inc., 210 E. Main St., P.O. Box 556, Ligonier, PA 15658, permit renewal for reclamation of a bituminous surface mine in Jackson Township, Cambria County affecting 204.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to/and Bracken Run and unnamed tributaries to/and South Branch Blacklick Creek classified for the following use: cold water fishes. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Buffalo Township Municipal Authority of Freeport, PA on Allegheny River. Application received: May 6, 2020.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits—The following effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit:
Table 2
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 * The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118, (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
Permit No. 7975SM5C12 and NPDES Permit No. PA0225649. KPK Development Corp. (149 Newbold Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19030), correction to an existing quarry operation to add acres for a total of 278.93 acres from 229.9 acres in Falls Township, Bucks County. Receiving stream: Martins Creek, classified for the following uses: warm water fishes and migratory fishes. Application received: April 9, 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 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity* *The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applies to: surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and all other discharges and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of greater than 1-year 24-hour to less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles. Similarly, modified BAT limits apply to iron, manganese and suspended solids in surface runoff, discharges and drainage resulting from these precipitation events and those of greater magnitude in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Exceptions to BAT effluent limits may be applicable in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Effluent Limits for Noncoal Mining Activities
The limits for noncoal mining activities as provided in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 77 are pH 6 to 9 and other parameters the Department may require.
Discharges from noncoal mines located in some geologic settings (for example, in the coal fields) may require additional water quality based effluent limits. If additional effluent limits are needed for an NPDES permit associated with a noncoal mining permit, then the permit description specifies the parameters.
In addition to BAT or WQBEL limits, coal and noncoal NPDES permits establish effluent limitations in the form of implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) identified in the associated Erosion and Sedimentation Plan, the Reclamation Plan and the NPDES permit application. These BMPs restrict the rates and quantities of associated pollutants from being discharged into surface waters in this Commonwealth.
More restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining that may occur are incorporated into an NPDES permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards and antidegradation requirements (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91—96).
The procedures for determining the final effluent limits, using a mass-balance equation or model, are found in Technical Guidance Document 563-2112-115, Developing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits for Mining Activities. Other specific factors to be considered include public comments and Total Maximum Daily Load(s). Additional discharge limitations may apply in the event that unexpected discharges occur.
Discharge rates for surface mining activities are precipitation driven. Discharge rates for proposed discharges associated with underground mining are noted in the permit description.
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES draft permit should submit a written statement to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated before each draft permit within 30-days of this public notice. Comments received within the comment period will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NPDES permit applications. Comments must include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.
The Department will also accept requests or petitions for a public hearing on NPDES permit applications, as provided in 25 Pa. Code § 92a.82(d). The request or petition for a public hearing shall be filed within 30-days of this public notice and contain the name, address, telephone number and the interest of the party filing the request and state the reasons why a hearing is warranted. A public hearing may be held if the Department considers the public interest significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing on the NPDES permit application will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. When a public hearing is held, the Department will consider comments from the public hearing in the final determination on the NPDES permit application.
Coal NPDES Draft Permits
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900, (Contact: Melanie Wigfield).
NPDES No. PA0249670 (Mining Permit No. 32040202), Robindale Energy Services, Inc., 224 Grange Hall Road, Armagh, PA 15920, renewal of an NPDES permit for bituminous surface mine in East Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, affecting 34.5 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributary to/and Conemaugh River, classified for the following use(s): warm water fishery. This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: April 24, 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 coal mining activities.
The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributary to/and Conemaugh River:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N 002 N 003 N The proposed stormwater effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 and 002 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.8 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The proposed treated wastewater effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 003 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. NPDES No. PA0279358 (Mining Permit No. 56130109), Berwind Coal Sales Company, 509 15th Street, Windber, PA 15963, renewal of an NPDES permit for bituminous surface mine in Paint and Ogle Townships, Somerset County, affecting 316.7 acres. Receiving stream(s): Seese Run, unnamed tributary to/and Paint Creek, classified for the following use(s): cold water fishery. This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: May 1, 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 coal mining activities.
The following treated wastewater outfalls discharge to Seese Run, unnamed tributary to/and Paint Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N 002 N 003 N 004 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 001, 002, 003, 004 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 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 outfalls discharge to Seese Run, unnamed tributary to/and Paint Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 005 N 006 N 007 N 008 N 009 N 010 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 005, 006, 007, 008, 009, 010 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. 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 the existing baseline pollution load, or the standards found at 25 Pa. Code § 87.102(a) Group A, whichever is least stringent.
NPDES No. PA0269450 (Mining Permit No. 11140101), Laurel Sand & Stone, Inc., 210 E. Main Street, P.O. Box 556, Ligonier, PA 15658, new NPDES permit for surface coal mining in Jackson Township, Cambria County, affecting 199.9 acres. Receiving stream(s): two unnamed tributaries to South Branch Blacklick Creek, classified for the following use: Cold Water Fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: May 5, 2020.
The following outfalls discharge to two unnamed tributaries to South Branch Blacklick Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 (SP-1 Emergency Spillway) Y 002 (SP-2 Emergency Spillway) Y The following outfalls require a non-discharge alternative:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 003 (SP-1) Y 004 (SP-2) Y 005 (TF-1) Y 006 (TF-2) Y There is no proposed point source discharge from the previously listed facilities to the receiving stream due to the implementation of Best Management Practices in the form of infiltration galleries. The only potential point source discharges to surface water are the discharges from the emergency spillway of a sediment pond during precipitation that exceeds a 10 yr/24 hr event.
The proposed effluent limits for the water entering the infiltration galleries are as follows:
Outfalls: 003, 004, 005, & 006 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) N/A N/A 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) N/A N/A 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) N/A N/A 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) N/A N/A 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The proposed effluent limits for the water discharging from the emergency spillways are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 & 002 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) N/A N/A 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. New Stanton District Mining Office, P.O. Box 133, New Stanton, PA 15672, (724) 925.5500, (Contact: Tracy Norbert).
NPDES No. PA0251615 (Mining Permit No. 26090102), Piccolomini Contractors, Inc., P.O. Box 78, Waltersburg, PA 15488, NPDES permit renewal/revision at a surface coal mine in Franklin Township, Fayette County, affecting 33.2 acres. A variance is included to conduct mining and support activities within 100 feet, and temporarily remove, relocate, and restore a UNT to Redstone Creek, beginning at the intersection of the UNT with State Route 51, thence 2,100 feet southeasterly and upstream along the UNT. Receiving stream(s): UNTs to Redstone Creek, classified for the following use(s): WWF. The receiving streams are subject to the Redstone Creek Total Maximum Daily Load. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is PWS 5260014 (Newell Municipal Authority) with an intake on the Monongahela River. Application received: March 5, 2020.
The following treated wastewater outfall discharges to UNT to Redstone Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 002 N Treatment Facility Outfall The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall is as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Total Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Total Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Total Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Sulfate (mg/l) Monitor Specific Conductance (umhos/cm) Monitor pH between 6.0 and 9.0 Standard Units; Alkalinity > Acidity; Measure flow and temperature. The following stormwater outfalls discharge to UNT to Redstone Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 001 N Stormwater Outfall 003 N Stormwater Outfall The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls for all weather conditions are as follows:
(All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Total Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Total Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Total Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Sulfate (mg/l) Monitor Specific Conductance (umhos/cm) Monitor pH between 6.0 and 9.0 Standard Units; Alkalinity > Acidity; Measure flow and temperature. Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Moshannon District Mining Office, 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200, (Contact: Janet Turner).
NPDES No. PA0257192 (Mining Permit No. 08090303), DeCristo Inc., 9070 Route 414, Canton, PA 17724, renewal of an NPDES permit for discharge of water resulting from noncoal surface mining in LeRoy Township, Bradford County, affecting 71.5 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributary to Towanda Creek, classified for the following use(s): CWF, MF. Application received: December 2, 2019.
The following outfalls discharge to an unnamed tributary to Towanda Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 001 N Sediment 002 N Sediment The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 and 002 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Flow (gpm) Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units. NPDES No. PA0243868 (Mining Permit No. 59040301), Jody Fisher dba Fisher Aggregate, 1658 Buckwheat Hollow Road, Lawrenceville, PA 16929, renewal of an NPDES permit for discharge of water resulting from noncoal surface mining in Lawrence Township, Tioga County, affecting 9.6 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributary to Tioga River, classified for the following use(s): WWF, MF. This receiving stream is included in the Tioga River TMDL. Application received: January 8, 2020.
There are no permitted outfalls, all water must be contained on site.
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)).
Southeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Permit No. E1501220-023, East Whiteland Township, 209 Conestoga Road, Frazer, PA 19355, East Whiteland Township, Chester County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To perform the following listed water obstruction and encroachment activities associated with the Planebrook Road Area and Swedesford Road Sanitary Sewer Extension. The proposed project involves the installation of a new gravity sanitary sewer and requires the crossing of tributaries of Valley Creek (EV, MF). The project proposes horizontal drilling under two tributaries with permanent stream and floodway impact. There are no impacts in wetlands.
The site is approximately located at Golf View Lane/Fairway Drive/Elk Drive/Swedesford Road (Malvern PA Lat. 40° 02` 27.4"; Long. 75° 34` 27.1") in East Whiteland Township, Chester County.
Northeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Contact: Gillian Ostrum, Clerk Typist 2, 570-830-3077.
E4002220-022. Angelo Terrana, 400 Third Avenue, Kingston, PA 18704, in Harveys Lake Borough, Luzerne County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To remove an existing structure and to construct and maintain a 2,575 sq. ft., pile-supported boathouse and a 1,600 sq. ft., pile-supported dock within the basin of Harveys Lake (HQ-CWF). The project is located at Pole # 144 along Lakeside Drive (S.R. 415) (Harveys Lake, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41° 22` 25"; Longitude: 76° 2` 41") in Harveys Lake Borough, Luzerne County.
E5402220-022. Michael Cahn, 1805 Shea Center Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 in Frailey Township, Schuylkill County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To remove several on-site regulated wetlands totaling 4.385 acres of cumulative disturbance, that is comprised of 3.408 acres of open waters (Open Waterbodies and Seasonal Ponds) and 0.977 acre of wetlands (Forested and Palustrine Emergent). Reducing the size, density, and configuration was evaluated, but the basic project purpose could not be achieved by alternative designs on the current site. The proposed project area will be the result of a concurrent subdivision plan, which will ultimately create two development tracts. The project is in Frailey Township, Schuylkill County. Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 37` 28"; Longitude: 76° 26` 06". (Pine Grove, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 40° 37` 28"; Longitude: 76° 26` 6").
E6402120-021. Pa Department of Transportation, Engineering District 4-0, 55 Keystone Industrial Drive, Dunmore, PA 18512, Salem Township, Wayne County, Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
The following impacts are associated with the structure replacement for SR 0590 over Jones Creek:
To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 38.00-foot wide two-span pre-stressed concrete spread box beam bridge carrying SR 0590 across Jones Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) having a 74.72-foot span and a 9.66-foot underclearance. Floodway fill appurtenant to the structure replacement will also occur.
Approximately 158 linear feet of two (2) different tributaries to Jones Creek will be permanentaly realigned due to the project.
Approximately 0.01 acre of PEM/PSS/PFO wetland will be permanently impacted due to the project.
The proposed project is located along SR 0590 (Lake Ariel, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41° 23` 48.36"; Longitude: 75° 26` 4.26") in Salem Township, Wayne County.
Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E0603219-010. Energy Transfer Partners, 515 Fritztown Road, Sinking Spring, PA 19608 in Caernarvon and Robeson Townships and New Morgan Borough, Berks County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District.
To abandon 1.) an 8.0 inch steel petroleum products line; and 2.) a 12.0 inch steel petroleum products line, permanently impacting 10 square feet of unnamed tributaries to Hay Creek (EV, MF), 7 square feet of an unnamed tributary to the Conestoga River (WWF, MF), 114 square feet of exceptional value palustrine emergent wetlands, and 1,033 square feet of palustrine emergent ''other'' wetlands; and to install and maintain 1.) an 8.0 inch steel petroleum products line; and 2.) a 12.0 inch steel petroleum products line, permanently impacting a total of 0.55 acre of two unnamed tributaries to Hay Creek (EV, MF), 313 square feet of exceptional value palustrine emergent wetlands, and 0.07 acre of palustrine emergent ''other'' wetlands, all for the purpose of allowing future development on the property. The project is located near the intersection of Academy Drive and Morgantown Road (Latitude: 40.1882°N; Longitude: 75.8791°W) in Caernarvon and Robeson Townships and New Morgan Borough, Berks County. Wetland loss is not proposed, and replacement is not required.
Northwest Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E6106220-021. Aqua PA, Inc., 762 W. Lancaster Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, Emlenton Water Intake Improvement, in Emlenton Borough, Venango County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Pittsburgh, PA Quadrangle N: 41°, 10`, 36.6"; W: 79°, 42`, 46.8").
To construct a new water intake structure and intake pipe consisting of approximately 240 feet ductile iron pipe and a wedge wire screen water intake on the left bank of the Allegheny River approximately 4,330 feet upstream of the I-80 bridge. A coffer dam will be constructed to isolate the area to install the intake pipe by direct excavation.
EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL The following parties have applied for an Erosion and Sediment Control Permit (ESCP) for an earth disturbance activity associated with either a road maintenance or timber harvesting operation.
Unless otherwise indicated, on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain limitations set forth in the permit conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative. Limitations are provided as erosion and sediment control best management practices (BMPs) which restrict the rate and quantity of sediment discharged.
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the appropriate Department Regional Office listed above the application within 30-days of this public notice. Comments reviewed within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address, and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received by the appropriate Department Regional Office during the 30-day public comment period.
Following the 30-day comment period, the appropriate Regional Office Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The application and related documents, including the erosion and sediment control plan for the earth disturbance activity are on file and may be inspected at the office identified in this notice.
Persons with a disability that require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the specified Regional Office. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications received under Sections 5 and 402 of the Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.5 and 691.402).
Northwest Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Erie County Conservation District, 1927 Wager Road, Erie, PA 16509, 814-825-6403.
ESCP No. Applicant Name & Address County Municipality Receiving
Water/UseESP062520001 PennDOT District 1
255 Elm Street
Oil City, PA 16301
Erie Springfield Township
Girard Township
Platea Borough
Racoon Creek CWF-MF;
Crooked Creek HQ,
CWF-MF
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