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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/
NewIrwin Martin
231 Brosius Hill Road
Mt. Pleasant Mills, PA 17853Snyder 46.1
for manure application614.26 Swine/
FinishingNA Renewal Harvest Lane Farm
James Stahl
910 Jake Landis Road
Lititz, PA 17543Lancaster 278 324.09 Layers/
BeefNA 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).
Northcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Permit No. 1720501, Public Water Supply.
Applicant S.B. Elliott State Park, PA—DCNR Township or Borough Pine Township County Clearfield County Responsible Official Mr. John Hallas
Director, Bureau of State Parks
400 Market Street
8th Floor
P.O. Box 8551
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Type of Facility Public Water Supply—Construction Consulting Engineer Mr. Shawn Beeler
DCNR—Bureau of Facility Design Construction
400 Market Street
8th Floor
P.O. Box 8451
Harrisburg, PA 17105Application Received Date January 31, 2020 Description of Action S.B. Elliott State Park is applying to replace the existing spring-water source with a drilled groundwater well and install the well-water treatment system. Permit No. 5510501, Public Water Supply.
Applicant 7-Eleven # 40410 Township or Borough Perry Township County Snyder County Responsible Official Mr. Mark Meleski
2014 Milta Hill Road
Romansville, PA 19320
Type of Facility Public Water Supply—
ConstructionConsulting Engineer Mr. Jeremy S. Madaras, P.E.
J.S. Madaras Consulting, LLC
250 Indian Land
Boyertown, PA 19512Application Received Date February 10, 2020 Description of Action Reverse osmosis for TDS reduction and chlorination system for 4-Log disinfection. Northwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Permit No. 4287502-MA7, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Bradford City
Water AuthorityTownship or Borough Bradford County McKean County Responsible Official Steve Disney
Type of Facilit Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Jason Saylor
Utility Service Company, Inc.
1230 Peachtree Street NE
Ste 1100
Atlanta, GA 30309
Application Received Date January 31, 2020 Description of Action Interior painting and sanitary repairs to 200,000-gallon ground storage tank. Permit No. 4393502-MA1, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Pine Township Waterworks Township or Borough Pine Township County Mercer County Responsible Official William Pritchard Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Daniel Gonncz, P.E.
Gannett Fleming Inc.
554 South Erie Street
Mercer, PA 16137
Application Received Date January 31, 2020 Description of Action Removal of tank from permit.
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, 303, 304 and 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. 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:
Northeast Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Former Scranton Lace Complex, 1313 Meylert Avenue, Scranton City, Lackawanna County. SCE Environmental Group, 1380 Mount Cobb Road, Lake Ariel, PA 18436, on behalf of Lace Building Affiliates, 538 Spruce Street, Suite 618, Scranton, PA 18503, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Historic operations and an underground gasoline storage tank released metals and hydrocarbons to the soil. Future use of the site will be commercial and residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Scranton Times-Tribune on January 24, 2020.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Lehman Property, 2790 Meadow View Road, Manheim, PA 17545, Rapho Township, Lancaster County. Reliance Environmental, Inc., 235 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602, on behalf of Doug Lehman, 2790 Meadow View Road, Manheim, PA 17545, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil and groundwater contaminated with diesel fuel. The site will be remediated to the Residential Statewide Health Standard for soil and an unknown standard for groundwater. Future use of the site will continue to be used for residential purposes. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the LNP on January 29, 2020.
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.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2507.
66-00001: Procter and Gamble Paper Products Co. (P.O. Box 32, State Route 87 South, Mehoopany, PA 18629). The Department intends to issue an amended Title V Operating Permit for operation in Washington Township, Wyoming County. The amendment is intended to include additional presumptive RACT II sources, case-by-case RACT II conditions, correct site HAP calculations from combustion sources, to clarify and update compliance demonstration methods, and to correct start-up and shutdown condition to state that the ammonia slip emission limit does not apply during start-up or shut-down. The proposed Title V Operating Permit contains all applicable requirements including Federal and State regulations. The proposed operating permit includes all applicable emission limits, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within applicable air quality requirements.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Program Manager, (570) 327-3648.
08-00010P: Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. (1 Hawes Street, Towanda, PA 18848) for the removal of the W.W. Sly Manufacturing Co. Impinjet model 390 wet scrubber which controls emissions from the existing R&D Spray Dryer, and the installation of a Scientific Dust Collector model SPJ-18-X4B8 dust collector and a XH Absolute model 01XH-24Z24Z12 high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter, in the scrubber's place at the Towanda Facility located in Towanda Borough, Bradford County. The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information submitted by Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. indicates that the air cleaning devices to be installed will comply with all regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirement of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed installation.
The emissions from the R&D Spray Dryer after the installation of the new air cleaning devices will not exceed 0.0001 ton per year of filterable particulate matter and 0.0001 ton per year of hazardous air pollutants. 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 concentration of particulate matter in the exhaust from the dust collector shall not exceed 0.007 grain per dry standard cubic foot. No more than 132 lbs/hr of slurry may be processed in the R&D Spray Dryer. The HEPA filter shall maintain a control efficiency of at least 99.97% for particulate matter. The dust collector and HEPA filter shall each be equipped with instrumentation to continuously monitor the pressure drop across the control device. The permittee shall record the pressure drop across the dust collector and HEPA filter at least once per operating shift. The permittee shall maintain records, including supporting calculations, as necessary to demonstrate compliance with the particulate matter emissions and hourly throughput limitations. These records shall be kept on site for a minimum of five years and shall be presented to the Department upon request. The permittee shall keep on hand sufficient quantity of spare fabric collector bags and filters for all collectors and filters at the facility in order to be able to immediately replace any bag or filter requiring replacement. Any air compressor used to provide compressed air to any of the collectors or filters shall be equipped with an air dryer and an oil trap.
The facility is a State Only facility. If the Department determines that the sources are constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for Plan Approval 08-00010P, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into State Only Operating Permit 08-00010 pursuant to the administrative amendment provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.450. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-0550.
OPERATING PERMITS
Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4862, Thomas Bianca, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4863, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, (717) 705-4702.
01-05029: Kestrel Acquisition, LLC (1731 Hunterstown Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325) to issue a Title V Operating Permit renewal for the Hunterstown Combined Cycle Generating Station located in Straban Township, Adams County. The actual emissions from the facility in 2018 were reported to be the following: 138.1 tons CO; 90.4 tons NOx; 18.3 tons VOC; 17.9 tons PM10; 17.9 tons PM2.5; 11.5 tons SOx; 1.1 ton toluene; 0.5 ton xylenes; 0.3 ton acetaldehyde; 0.3 ton ethyl benzene; 0.2 ton propylene oxide; 0.1 ton benzene; 2.6 tons total HAPs; and 13.1 tons ammonia. The Title V Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from the following: 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Da—Standards of Performance for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (Source IDs 101, 201 and 301); 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GG—Standards of Performance for Stationary Gas Turbines (Source IDs 101, 201 and 301); the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) requirements of 40 CFR Part 97 (Source IDs 101, 201 and 301); the Acid Rain Program requirements of 40 CFR Part 72 (Source IDs 101, 201 and 301); the continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS) requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 139.101 and 40 CFR Part 75 (Source IDs 101, 201 and 301); 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Dc—Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units (Source ID 031); 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (Source IDs 501 and 502); and the presumptive RACT 2 requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.96—129.100 (Source IDs 031, 101, 201, 301, 501, and 502).
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Contact: Norman Frederick, Facility Permitting Chief, (570) 826-2409.
54-00056: Pine Grove Area School District (103 School Street, Pine Grove, PA 17963-1698). The Department intends to issue a State-Only Operating Permit for operation of sources at the Pine Grove Area High School located in Pine Grove Borough, Schuylkill County. The sources include an anthracite coal fired boiler. Control devices include a cyclone. The proposed permit contains all applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
66-00012: Williams Field Services Company, LLC (310 State Route 29 North, Tunkhannock, PA 18657-6817). The Department intends to issue a State-Only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit for operation of sources at a natural gas compressor station Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County. The sources include three compressor engines, two compressor turbines, and two generators. Control devices include three oxidation catalysts. The proposed permit contains all applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
66-00012: Williams Field Services Company, LLC (310 State Route 29 North, Tunkhannock, PA 18657-6817). The Department intends to issue a State-Only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit for operation of sources at a natural gas compressor station Springville Township, Susquehanna County. The sources include two reboilers, four compressor engines, and two dehydration units. Control devices include four oxidation catalysts. The proposed permit contains all applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4862, Thomas Bianca, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4863, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, (717) 705-4702.
22-05033: Hempt Bros., Inc.—Steelton Plant (205 Creek Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the operation of their batch asphalt plant in Steelton Borough, Dauphin County. The potential emissions from the facility are estimated at 7.0 tpy of NOx, 14.6 tpy of CO, 25.1 tpy of PM-10, 5.3 tpy of VOC, 0.9 tpy SOx and 1.6 tpy HAPs. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include product throughput limits and provisions derived from 40 CFR 60 Subparts I and OOO as well as 25 Pa. Code § 129.63.
67-03021: General Dynamics OST (200 East High Street, Red Lion, PA 17356) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the ammunition manufacturing facility in Red Lion Borough, York County. The potential emissions from the facility are estimated at 13.02 tpy of NOx, 6.14 tpy of CO, 1.85 tpy of PM-10, 9.6 tpy of VOC, 2.63 tpy SO2 and 1.33 tpy of HAPs. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.52d, 129.63, 40 CFR 60, 40 CFR 60 Subpart JJJJ—Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines, 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ—National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines and 40 CFR 63 Subpart WWWWWW—Area Source Standards for Plating and Polishing Operations.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481. Contact: Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.
10-00304: JSP International Mfg (150 Eastbrook Lane, Butler, PA 16002-1024). The Department is providing notice that they intend to renew a State Only Natural Minor Operating Permit for the manufacturing facility located in Summit Township, Butler County. The facility's primary emission sources include the four (4) natural gas-fired boilers used to provide process steam for the facility, specialty foam processing tools, and two (2) natural gas-fired emergency generators. The potential emissions of the primary pollutants from the facility are as follows: 18.56 TPY (tons per year) NOx, 21.74 TPY CO, 4.20 TPY VOC, 1.97 TPY PM-10 and PM-2.5, 0.16 TPY SOx, and 0.49 TPY combined HAPs; thus, the facility is a natural minor. The boilers are subject to 40 CFR 60 Subpart Dc, Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units. One emergency generator is subject to 40 CFR 63, Subpart ZZZZ, NESHAP for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines, and the other is subject to 40 CFR 60 Subpart JJJJ, Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines. The renewal permit will contain emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practices, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
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:
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.
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100, (Contact: Bonnie Herbert).
32081301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0235946. Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201, to revise the permit and related NPDES permit for the Coral-Graceton Mine in Center and Blacklick Townships, Indiana County, affecting 3,822.1 proposed underground acres and 3,822.1 proposed subsidence control plan acres. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on February 4, 2020. Application received: December 23, 2019.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200, (Contact: Janet Turner).
17020103 NPDES PA0243221. River Hill Coal Company, Inc., P.O. Box 141, Kylertown, PA 16847, permit revision for stream variances, wetland replacement plan, add RES Coal LLC as contractor, and update mine plan and bonding to a bituminous coal surface and auger mine in Chest Township, Clearfield County affecting 560.7 acres. Receiving streams: Wilson Run and McMasters Run classified for the following use(s): CWF, MF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: January 29, 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.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200, (Contact: Janet Turner).
PAM220002. Rock Ridge Quarries, Inc., 403 Ice Harvest Drive, Mountain Top, PA 18707, coverage under General NPDES Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Mining Activities (BMP GP-104) on GP-105 Bluestone Mining No 08202501 located in Wilmot Township, Bradford County. Receiving stream(s): Sugar Run Creek classified for the following use(s): CWF, MF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Notice of Intent for Coverage received: January 28, 2020.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118, (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
Permit No. 64142802C and NPDES Permit No. PA0225517. Robert A. Coleman (P.O. Box 3, Susquehanna, PA 18847), renewal of an NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Scott Township, Wayne County. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Balls Creek, classified for the following uses: HQ—cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: January 21, 2020.
Coal NPDES Draft Permits
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100, (Contact: Bonnie Herbert).
NPDES No. PA0235709 (Mining permit No. 56061301), RoxCoal, Inc., 1576 Stoystown Road, P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, a renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit and a revision to the NPDES and mining activity permit to remove outfalls 003 and 004 for the Kimberly Run Mine in Somerset Township, Somerset County, affecting 107 surface acres and 2,676 underground acres. Receiving stream(s): Kimberly Run classified for the following use(s): CWF and Wetland Adjacent to Kimberly Run classified for the following use: CWF. Coxes Creek Watershed TMDL. The application was considered administratively complete: September 17, 2018. Application received: October 2, 2017.
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: Kimberly Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 (Lat: 39° 59` 47" Long: -78° 59` 47") 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) - 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) - 2.0 4.0 5.0 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: Wetland Adjacent to Kimberly Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 002 (Lat: 39° 59` 47" Long: -78° 59` 47") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 1.56 3.12 3.9 Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Manganese (mg/l) - 1.04 2.08 2.6 Aluminum (mg/l) - 0.75 0.78 0.78 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.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900, (Contact: Holly Calvetti).
NPDES No. PA0263354 (Mining Permit No. 56110108), Sherpa Mining Contractors, Inc., 337 Benny Road, Hooversville, PA 15936, renewal of an NPDES permit for bituminous coal mining in Shade Township, Somerset County, affecting 176.9 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributary to Oven Run, and unnamed tributaries to Stonycreek River, classified for the following use(s): CWF & TSF. The receiving streams are included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: October 19, 2018.
The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributaries to Stonycreek River:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 (Treatment Pond # 1) N 002 (Treatment Pond # 2) N 004 (Sediment Pond # 1) N 005 (Sediment Pond # 2) N 006 (Sediment Pond # 3) N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributary to Oven Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 003 (Treatment Pond # 3) N 007 (Treatment Pond # 4) N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 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. PA0249815 (Mining Permit No. 40A77SM12), PBS Coals, Inc., P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, renewal of an NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 1,128 acres. Receiving stream(s): Piney Run, a tributary to the Casselman River, classified for the following use(s): CWF, WWF. This receiving stream is included in the Casselman River TMDL. Application received: December 30, 2019.
The following treated wastewater outfall discharges to Piney Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 (T-1) N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfall: 001 (T-1) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.8 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 10.5 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200, (Contact: Janet Turner).
NPDES No. PA0219584 (Mining Permit No. 17930117), RES Coal LLC, 224 Grange Hall Road, P.O. Box 228, Armagh, PA 15920, permit renewal of an NPDES permit for surface mining of bituminous coal in Goshen Township, Clearfield County affecting 329.8 acres. Receiving stream(s): Surveyor Run, classified for the following use(s): CWF, MF. This receiving stream is included in the Surveyor Run Watershed TMDL. Application received: September 10, 2019.
The following outfalls discharge to UNT to Surveyor Run and Surveyor Run:
Outfall Number New Outfall (Y/N) Type 002 N TFB 005 N SP1 006 N SP2 007 N SP3 008 N SP4 009 N SP5 010 N SP6 011 N SP7 The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 002, 005, 006, 007, 008, 009, 010 and 011 (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) 1.5 3.0 3.7 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 always be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units. Alkalinity must always exceed acidity. 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 Chapter 87, Subchapter F, effluent limits for those discharges will be based upon the existing baseline pollution load, or the standards found at 25 Pa. Code Chapter 87.102(a) Group A, whichever is least stringent.
A Consent Order and Agreement has been executed between Pennsylvania DEP and Sky Haven Coal, Inc. with this permit as part of a pilot project under EPA's Project XL. This Order was executed on February 7, 2001. A subsequent agreement executed on May 1, 2008 transfers this agreement to RES Coal LLC. The object of this Order is to measure the impact of this remining operation on in-stream water quality at Monitoring Point No. 6 on Surveyor Run, rather than at individual Subchapter F discharges and requires full implementation of all best management practices.
New Stanton District Office: P.O. Box 133, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500. (Contact: Tracy Norbert).
NPDES No. PA0251500 (Mining Permit No. 02080102), Cherep's Excavating, LLC, 9742 Saltsburg Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15239. Renewal of an NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mined located in North Fayette and Collier Townships, Allegheny County, affecting 121.4 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributary to Robinson Run, Robinson Run, unnamed tributary to Pinkertons Run, and Pinkertons Run and classified for the following use(s): WWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is a surface water intake on the Ohio River and operated by the West View Water Authority. Application received: July 23, 2019.
The following outfalls discharge to an unnamed tributary to Robinson Run, Robinson Run, unnamed tributary to Pinkertons Run, and Pinkertons Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type SP1 N SWO SP2 N SWO SP3 N SWO SP4 N SWO SP5 N SWO SP6 N SWO TP1 N TFO TP2 N TFO TP3 N TFO TP4 N TFO TP5 N TFO The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are 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 70 90 Osmotic Pressure (mOsm/kg) 50 50 50 Sulfates (mg/L) Monitor and Report Total Cadmium (mg/L) Monitor and Report
Total Copper (mg/L) Monitor and Report
Total Lead (mg/L) Monitor and Report
Total Mercury (mg/L) Monitor and Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Monitor and 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
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900, (Contact: Holly Calvetti).
NPDES No. PA0279579 (Mining Permit No. 11190801), Hite Coal & Stone Supply, LLC, P.O. Box 350, Carrolltown, PA 15722, transfer of an NPDES permit for shale material removal in East Carroll Township, Cambria County, affecting 5.0 acres. Receiving stream(s): Laurel Lick Run, classified for the following use(s): HQ-CWF. This receiving stream is included in the Chest Creek TMDL. Application received: December 19, 2019.
No treatment or sediment ponds exist on site because all water is contained within the permit and infiltrates through the shale material.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118, (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
NPDES Permit No. PA0225967 on GP105 Permit No. 64192501. Robert A. Coleman (P.O. Box 3, Susquehanna, PA 18847), new NPDES Permit for a bluestone quarry operation in Scott Township, Wayne County, affecting 12.9 acres. Receiving stream: West Branch Delaware River, classified for the following uses: HQ—cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: February 21, 2019.
Non-discharge BMP's shall be in effect.
NPDES Permit No. PA0225975 on Surface Mining Permit No. 64190802. Robert A. Coleman (P.O. Box 3, Susquehanna, PA 18847), new NPDES Permit for a bluestone quarry operation in Scott Township, Wayne County, affecting 5.9 acres. Receiving stream: West Branch Delaware River, classified for the following uses: HQ—cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: February 21, 2019.
Non-discharge BMP's shall be in effect.
NPDES Permit No. PA0226017 on Surface Mining Permit No. 64192801. Leo's 848 Products, Inc. (P.O. Box 277, Lake Como, PA 18437), new NPDES Permit for a bluestone quarry operation in Preston Township, Wayne County, affecting 5.8 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Kinneyville Creek, classified for the following uses: HQ—cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: March 22, 2019.
Non-discharge BMP's shall be in effect.
NPDES Permit No. PA0226068 on Surface Mining Permit No. 64192802. Bunnell Waste Removal, Inc. (267 Tryon Street, Honesdale, PA 18431), new NPDES Permit for a bluestone quarry operation in Texas Township, Wayne County, affecting 5.0 acres. Receiving stream: Lackawaxen River, classified for the following uses: HQ—cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: September 13, 2019.
Non-discharge BMP's shall be in effect.
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 and Wetlands Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Telephone 484.250.5160.
Contact: Elaine Henderson, Clerk Typist 3, 484.250.5157.
Permit No. E51-301, Philadelphia Water Department, 1101 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) is proposing to replace an 8-foot by 7-foot box sewer and outfall. In its place, PWD will construct and maintain an 8-foot by 12-foot box sewer within the 100-year floodplain and outfall constructed on piles on the bank of the Delaware River (WWF-MF) resulting in 30 linear feet (45 square feet) of permanent watercourse impact, 40 linear feet (600 square feet) of temporary watercourse impact, 2,100 square feet of permanent floodway impact, and 600 square feet of temporary floodway impact. This project is located at Columbus Crossing Shopping Center in Philadelphia (USGS PA Philadelphia Quadrangle—Latitude 39.924388 N, Longitude 75.141221 W).
Permit No. EA46-026/WL4620301, Borough of Lansdale, 1 Vine Street, Lansdale, PA 19446, Borough of Lansdale and Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
The Borough of Lansdale is proposing to restore 1,320 linear feet of stream bank for a portion of an unnamed tributary to Towamencin Creek (TSF-MF) in Whites Road Park and includes the following activities:
• Removal of floodplain fill and grading to enhance floodplain capacity and improve stream stability.
• Construction of a J-Hook rock vane.
• Removal of gabion basket walls at multiple locations and in its place, construct boulder walls at multiple locations including a portion of the area adjacent to the existing amphitheater area. This activity includes the placement of boulders along stream banks upstream of concrete bridges for the protection of bridge abutments.
• Removal of the gabion basket wall and to regrade embankment adjacent to the existing amphitheater area.
• Placement of coir log at toe of regraded stream banks.
• Landscaping, which includes the planting of live stakes, plugs, and broadcasting of seed.
This project is located within the 100-year floodplain and includes other enhancements to the park for a future recreational area and grading for winter sledding and is located at 400 Whites Road in Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County (USGS PA Lansdale Quadrangle—Latitude 40.236722 N, Longitude 75.295026 W).
Northcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-3636.
E4104119-016. PA DOT Engineering District 3-0, 715 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, PA 17754. SR 2017, Section 025, Segment 0030, Offset 0500 through 1226, Slope Failure Restoration, Franklin and Jordan Townships, Lycoming County, Baltimore ACOE (Lairdsville, PA Quadrangle N: 41° 11` 40"; W: -76° 33` 50").
PA DOT propose to restore a roadway slope failure adjacent to West Branch Run. PA DOT proposes to construct a 165 L.F. R-8 Rip Rap Slope and 322 L.F. stream realignment to stabilize a roadway slide on SR 2017, Section 025, Segment 0030, Offset 0500 through 1226 adjacent to Unnamed Tributary to West Branch Run (UNT 1). The R-8 Rip Rap will have a slope of 1.5:1 and will be grouted to an elevation above the 100 year water surface elevation of the UNT 1. The remaining slope above the 100 year water surface elevation will consist of R-6 Rip Rap. The Rip Rap slope will restore the roadway side slope and channel to pre-flood location. The Rip Rap slope will result in the relocation of approximately 322 L.F. of the UNT 1. In addition, a 24 inch pipe under SR 2017 will be replaced In Kind (UNT 2). The UNT 2 will be conveyed down the proposed Rip Rap slope and result in approximately 41 L.F. of relocation of UNT 2. The project will also relocate approximately 37 L.F. of UNT 3 at the upstream limit of the project to tie it into the relocation of UNT 1. The project will utilize three 24 inch pipes for a temporary crossing of UNT 1 and one 18 inch pipe for the temporary crossing of UNT 3. The project will utilize a temporary cofferdam and temporary access road to construct the Rip Rap slope. The proposed relocated UNT 1 will have a 10 Ft. bottom width and include 13 multi-log deflectors. The project includes a planting plan to restore the riparian area impact. A detour will be utilized to convey traffic during construction. The project will not impact any jurisdictional wetland. West Branch Run is designated as a Cold Water Fishery by 25 Pa. Code Chapter 93 Water Quality Standards.
E4104220-003. Stony Brook Camp, 584 Carson Road, Waterville, PA 17776. Stoney Brook Camp, Pine Township, Lycoming County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District (English Center, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.40764°N; Longitude: 77.32475°W).
The applicant will replace a failed on-lot septic system located in a 1% floodplain. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E6004220-001. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 262 Sizerville Road, Emporium, PA 15834. RB Winter State Park Footbridge, Hartley Township, Union County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District (Mifflinburg Quadrangle, Latitude: 40.9897°N; Longitude: 77.1894°W).
The applicant will construct and maintain a 55` × 4` pedestrian bridge over Rapid Run. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Southwest Region: Dana Drake, Waterways and Wetlands Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
E02052-1830, Geoffrey Shorts, 2004 Cortona Drive, Oakdale, PA 15071, Collier Township Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
Construct and maintain a 4.5-foot diameter 80 foot long concrete pipe in an unnamed tributary (UNT) to Robinson Run (WWF) for the purpose of providing a gravel access road to two parcels of property. The project also will temporarily impact an additional 28 LF of this watercourse, and will permanently impact 0.18 acre of the floodway.
The project site is located on Parcel 262-L-20 McMichael Road, Carnegie (Oakdale, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 24`, 26"; W: -80°, 8`, 25"; Sub-basin 20F; USACE Pittsburgh District), in Collier Township, Allegheny County.
E26052-385, Redstone Township Sewer Authority, 1010 Main Street, Republic, PA 15475, Redstone Township, Fayette County; Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
1. Construct and maintain two (2) 8" PVC sewer line crossings under Dunlap Creek (WWF) via directional bore.
2. Construct and maintain two (2) 8" PVC sewer line crossings under an unnamed tributary to Dunlap Creek (WWF) via directional bore.
3. Construct and maintain six (6) 8" PVC sewer line crossings under six (6) PEM wetlands via open trench.
4. Construct and maintain one pump station within the 100-year floodplain of Dunlap Creek for the purpose of constructing a sewerline extension. The project will result in approximately 80 LF of permanent impacts and approximately 110 LF of temporary impacts to Dunlap Creek and unnamed tributaries to Dunlap Creek, approximately 4.6 acres of temporary impacts and approximately 2.0 acres of permanent impacts to PEM wetlands, and approximately 0.17 acre of temporary impact and approximately 0.05 acre of permanent impacts to the 100-year floodplain. Mitigation will include restoring the areas disturbed by the utility line crossings back to original condition and elevation and stabilizing these disturbed areas. The project includes a number of new sewer lines, starting approximately 500 feet northeast of the intersection of Keeny Row and Tower Hill Road (Quadrangle: Carmichaels, PA, Latitude 39° 57` 11"; Longitude: -79° 52` 43"), and ends approximately 500 feet southeast of the intersection of Filbert Orient and Paradise Lake Road at the Filbert pump/treatment station (Quadrangle: Salem, PA, Latitude: 39° 57` 23"; Longitude: -79° 51` 39"), in Redstone Township, Fayette County.
E30052-269, Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc., 5000 Dominion Boulevard, Glen Allen, VA 23060, Gilmore Township, Greene County, Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
Place and maintain fill in 0.067 acre of wetlands for the purpose of correcting and preventing the causes of a landslide that occurred within and adjacent to a pipeline right-of-way. These impacts to wetlands will be mitigated through the purchase of 0.07 wetland mitigation credits from the Robinson Fork Phase I Mitigation Bank within the Ohio River Sub-basin 20.
The project site is located off of Jones Road, Holbrook, PA 15341 (Holbrook, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 39°, 46`, 20.9604"; W: -80°, 20`, 13.38"; Sub-basin 19G; USACE Pittsburgh District), in Gilmore Township, Greene County.
E65052-1002, West Penn Power Company, a FirstEnergy Company, 800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601, Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County; Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
Place and maintain fill in 0.44 acre of wetlands to expand an existing 500 kV Yukon substation to address thermal overloads, at existing transformers, under a Critical Events scenario. These impacts to wetlands will be mitigated through the purchase of 0.44 wetland mitigation credits from the Enlow Fork Mitigation Bank within the Monongahela River Sub-basin 19.
The project site is located at 926 Greensburg Pike, West Newton, PA 15089 (Smithton, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 12`, 35.2332"; W: -79°, 43`, 31.1988"; Sub-basin 19D; USACE Pittsburgh District), in Sewickley Township, Westmoreland County.
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).
Southwest District: Oil & Gas Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
E63-07-019: ETC Northeast Pipeline, LLC, 6051 Wallace Run Extension, Third Floor, Wexford, PA 15090. Cross Creek Township, Washington County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
ETC Northeast Pipeline, LLC is proposing stream and wetland restoration at the Upper Cross Creek Restoration Site in Washington County, Pennsylvania, to compensate for unavoidable impacts to Waters of the United States associated with the Revolution Pipeline project. The proposed mitigation will offset temporal and permanent impacts to palustrine scrub-shrub (PSS) and palustrine emergent (PEM) wetlands, as well as ephemeral, intermittent and perennial streams in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Washington Counties, PA located along the existing Revolution Pipeline right-of-way. The proposed Project restoration efforts will focus on the creation of stable, exchanging and self-regulated stream, wetland and riparian system within a degraded landscape. The project includes restoration work with Tributary 33072 to South Fork Cross Creek (HQ-WWF), unnamed tributaries to 33072 to South Fork Cross Creek, and adjacent wetland and floodplain areas.
Resource Type Classification Existing Proposed Permanent
Beneficial
ImpactsTemporary
ImpactsPermanent
ImpactsLinear Feet Acre Linear Feet Acre Linear Feet Acre Streams Perennial 4,477.68 4,548.54 3,946 0.66 30 - 74 0.01 Intermittent 1,883.86 1,860.52 905 0.14 547 0.03 24 - Ephemeral 1,229.76 1,548.72 302 0.01 113 - 0 - Total 7,597.30 7,957.79 5,153 0.81 690 0.03 98 0.01 Wetlands PEM 0.52 - - - - 0.34 - - PSS - - - - - - - - PFO - 6.07 - - - - - - PUB 0.03 - - - - - - - Total 0.55 6.07 - - - 0.34 - - Floodways Total 7.24 8.43 - - - 5.17 - - Total Impacts
5,153 0.81 690 5.54 98 0.01
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