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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/
NewCountry View Family
Farms, LLC
River Valley Farm
504 Doan Road
Knoxville, PA 16928Tioga County 445 3,271.50 Swine NA 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. 0221504, Public Water Supply
Applicant Pittsburgh Water &
Sewer Authority
1200 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222Township or Borough City of Pittsburgh County Allegheny County Responsible Official William Pickering
Chief Executive OfficerType of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Arcadis US, Inc.
6041 Wallace Road Ext.
Suite 300
Wexford, PA 15090Application Received Date February 18, 2021 Description of Action Pre-filter and post-filter sodium hypochlorite system improvements.
WATER ALLOCATIONS
Applications received under the Act of June 24, 1939 (P.L. 842, No. 365) (35 P.S. §§ 631—641) relating to the Acquisition of Rights to Divert Waters of the Commonwealth.
Southwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
WA26-596D, Water Allocations. North Fayette County Municipal Authority, 1634 University Drive, P.O. Box 368, Dunbar, PA 15431, Fayette County. The application requests the right to withdraw a maximum of 11.70 million (11,700,000) gallons of water per day, peak month (30-day average), from the Youghiogheny River. The applicant also requests an increase in the withdrawal amount to 12 million (12,000,000) gallons of water per day, peak month (30-day average) contingent upon the receipt of a water supply operation permit for their proposed water treatment plant.
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. 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:
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Tesno Residence, 2582 Church Lane, Kitnersville, PA 18930, Nockamixon Township, Bucks County. Richard Trimpi, Trimpi Associates, Inc., 1635 Old Plains Road, Pennsburg, PA 18073 on behalf of Andrea Gluch, State Farm Insurance, P.O. Box 106169, Atlanta, GA 30348 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. A release of petroleum occurred at the site with impacts to shallow soil and groundwater. The current use and proposed future use of the property is residential. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the Statewide health standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Bucks County Courier Times on January 17, 2021.
Brown Residence, 2310 Rickert Road, Perkasie, PA 18944, Hilltown Township, Bucks County. Richard Trimpi, Trimpi Associates, Inc., 1635 Old Plains Road, Pennsburg, PA 18073 on behalf Nathan Rochette, Truck Insurance Exchange, P.O. Box 268994, Oklahoma City, OK 73126 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater have been impacted with the release of No. 2 fuel oil. The current use and proposed future use of the property is residential. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the Statewide health standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Bucks County Courier Times on January 17, 2021.
Keystone Trade Center—Lot 27, River Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19067, Falls Township, Bucks County. Jeffrey A. Smith, P.G., Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc., 1818 Market Street, Suite 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103 on behalf of Andy Mace, NP Falls Township Industrial, LLC, 4825 NW 41st Street, Suite 500, Riverside, MO 64150 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil samples were analyzed for VOCs, SVOCs, PCBs, and metals. The Keystone Trade Center (KTC) property, including the site, is currently zoned for Materials Processing and Manufacturing (MPM). The future use is deed restricted to nonresidential. The current development plan for Lot 27 consists of construction of two, 1-million-square-foot industrial/warehouse buildings and stormwater detention basins. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is site-specific standard/Statewide health standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Bucks County Courier Times on February 12, 2021
Grease Monkey Facility, 819 North Easton Road, Doylestown, PA 18902, Plumstead Township, Bucks County. Heath A. Brown, Environmental Standards, Inc., 1140 Valley Forge Road, Valley Forge, PA 19482 on behalf of Kenneth Lowther, Doylestown Properties, LP, 1400 Horizon Way, Suite 100, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The site has been found to be contaminated with free-phase petroleum product as a result of historical releases of new and used motor oil from underground storage tank systems which has contaminated groundwater on the site. The proposed future use of the property will be non-residential for commercial use. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the site-specific standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Intelligencer on February 9, 2021.
Northeast Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Eric Supey, Environmental Program Manager.
Carlton Property, 388 Valley View Drive North, Stroudsburg, PA 18360, Stroud Township, Monroe County. MEA, 1365 Ackermanville Road, Bangor, PA 18013, on behalf of Pipeline Petroleum, Inc., P.O. Box 159, Shippers Road, Macungie, PA 18062, 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 residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Pocono Record on January 31, 2021.
Porter Tower Joint Municipal Authority, 860 West Grand Ave., Tower City, PA 17980, Porter Township, Schuylkill County. AECOM, 625 West Ridge Pike, Suite E-100, Conshohocken, PA 19428, on behalf of UGI Energy Services, 19 Richmond Dr., Mansfield, PA 16933, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater were contaminated by a historic release of petroleum hydrocarbons. Future use of the site will be non-residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Republican Herald on February 16, 2021.
Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Water Works Transport LLC Brine Spill Cleanup, 1022 Hoagland Run Road, Cogan Station, PA 17728, Lycoming Township, Lycoming County. Weaver Consultants Group, LLC, 175 Maple Hill Drive, Etters, PA 17319, on behalf of Water Works Transport LLC, 1912 John Brady Drive, Muncy, PA 17756, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The applicant proposes to remediate soil and groundwater contaminated with produced water to meet the Background, Statewide health and site-specific standards. The intended future use of the property is residential. A summary of the Notice of Intent to remediate was published in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette on January 8, 2021.
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Conrail North Yard MAIC, 789 Bessemer Street, Meadville, PA 16335, City of Meadville, Crawford County. Moody & Associates, Inc., 11548 Cotton Road, Meadville, PA 16335 on behalf of Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County, 789 Bessemer Street, Meadville, PA 16335 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. A historical release occurred an aboveground storage tank containing No. 2 fuel oil that resulted in contamination to site soil, site groundwater, and surface waters of French Creek. The intended future use of the property is residential and non-residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Meadville Tribune on January 21, 2021
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Application 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.
Southeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Telephone 484-250-5960.
Permit Application No. 400246. Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater Inc., 3201 West Front Street, Chester, PA 19013-1829. This application is for the solid waste permit reissuance from Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (DELCORA) to Aqua PA Wastewater, Inc., which regulates operation of the sewage sludge incinerator (SSI) facility at the Western Regional Treatment Plant (formerly DELCORA's Western Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant), located at 3201 West Front Street, Chester City, Delaware County. The application was received by the Southeast Regional Office on February 12, 2021.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Waste Management Program Manager, Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401-4915. Persons interested in obtaining more information about the permit application may contact the Southeast Regional Office by telephone at 484.250.5960. TDD users may contact the DEP 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 APPLICATIONS The Department has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State Operating Permit and Title V Operating Permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the general public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to submit permitting documents relevant to its application for all sources related to a facility or a proposed project, affords an opportunity for public input, and provides for a decision on the issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities. Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, all pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application and subsequently prepared proposed plan approvals/operating permits are available for public review during normal business hours at the appropriate Department Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the appropriate Department Regional Office. The address and phone number of the Regional Office is listed before the application notices.
Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit, may submit the information to the Department's Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval/Operating Permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the permit.
A person wishing to request a hearing may do so during the 30-day comment period. A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted based on the information received. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper, the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines this type of notification is sufficient. Requests for a public hearing and any relevant information should be directed to the appropriate Department Regional Office.
Permits issued to the owners or operators of sources subject to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter D or E, or located within a Title V facility or subject to 25 Pa. Code § 129.51(a) or permits issued for sources with limitations on their potential to emit used to avoid otherwise applicable Federal requirements may be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for review and approval as a revision to the State Implementation Plan. Final Plan Approvals and Operating Permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the sources are constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015), 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401—7671q) and regulations adopted under the Federal Clean Air Act.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the Regional Office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
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.
Philadelphia: Air Management Services, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4543.
Contact: Edward Wiener, Chief of Source Registration at 215-685-9426.
AMS Plan Approval No. IP20-000473: Ecolab Inc. (3501 S. Christopher Columbus Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19148) for the installation and operation of Methyl Bromide (MeBr) fumigation operations in the City of Philadelphia.
The potential emissions from the fumigation operation are 9.9 tons of MeBr per 12-month rolling period, and 0.94 ton of Phosphine per 12-month rolling period.
The plan approval will contain operating, monitoring and recordkeeping requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
IP20-000422: Marshals NE Distribution Center (2760 Red Lion Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19114), City of Philadelphia, for installation of four (4) natural gas engines each rated at 1,114 HP, to be used as Standby and Demand Response.
AMS modified the plan approval issued on November 30, 2020. The modification includes operating hours of each engine from 1,500 hours per rolling twelve-month period to 2,000 hours per rolling twelve-month period.
The combined potential emissions from the engines are NOx: 5.32 tons, VOC: 2.68 tons and CO: 2.68 tons per 12 rolling 12 months. The plan approval will contain operating, monitoring and recordkeeping requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
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.
06-05036: NPX One (4275 Reading Crest Avenue, Reading, PA 19605) for their expandable polystyrene foam products manufacturing facility in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County. The Title V Operating Permit is undergoing a significant modification to renew the facility's VOC Plant Wide Applicability Limit (PAL). In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.218(k)(4)(i), the VOC PAL is proposed to be renewed at the current limit of 650.0 tpy.
28-05045: EPP Renewable Energy, LLC (1660 Orchard Road, Scotland, PA 17257) to issue a Title V Operating Permit for the electric generating facility at the Blue Ridge Landfill located in Greene Township, Franklin County. This is for renewal of the Title V permit. Actual emissions reported in 2019 were as follows; 2.79 tons PM10, 33.08 tons NOx, 223.19 tons CO, 8.46 tons SO2, 32.50 tons VOC, and 26.38 tons total HAPs. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR 60 Subpart JJJJ—Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines, 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines, 40 CFR 63 Subpart AAAA, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills and 40 CFR 60 Subpart XXX—Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills That Commenced Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification After July 17, 2014.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6328.
20-00194: Lord Corporation, Saegertown Operations (601 South St., Saegertown, PA 16433). In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.441, 127.425, and 127.521, the Department is providing notice that they intend to issue a renewed Title V Operating Permit for the adhesive and coating manufacturing facility located in Saegertown Borough, Crawford County. The manufacturing consists of several operations including pre-assembly, premix and reactions, pigment grinding or milling, product finishing, product filling, and equipment cleaning. The major emission source types at this facility are storage tanks, reactors, blend/mix tanks, grinders/mills, filters, scales, natural gas combustion sources, and other miscellaneous sources. The facility is a major facility due to its potential to emit HAPs and VOCs. Actual reported 2019 emissions of the major pollutants from the facility are as follows: 5.15 tons NOx, 4.35 tons CO, 25.165 tons VOC, 0.13 ton PM-10, 0.10 tons PM-2.5, and 0.13 SOx. The facility is limited to 160 tpy of VOC on a yearly basis. The facility is subject to the following NSPS of 40 CFR Part 60: Subpart IIII for Stationary CI ICE and Subpart JJJJ for Stationary SI ICE. The facility is also subject to the following NESHAPs of 40 CFR Part 63: Subpart G for Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry for Process Vents, Storage Vessels, Transfer Operations, and Wastewater, Subpart R for Gasoline Distribution Facilities (Bulk Gasoline Terminals and Pipeline Breakout Stations), Subpart SS for Closed Vent Systems, Subpart TT and UU for Equipment Leaks, Control Devices, Recovery Devices and Routing to a Fuel Gas System or Process, Subpart GGG for Pharmaceuticals Production, Subpart FFFF for Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing, Subpart HHHHH for Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing, and Subpart DDDDD for Major Source ICI Boilers and Process Heaters. Several of the small emission units are subject to presumptive RACT under 25 Pa. Code § 129.97(c) relating to work practice requirements. Several other processes, including five reactors, are subject to alternative RACT under 25 Pa. Code § 129.99 relating to emission restrictions. 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.
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.
15-00101: Kendal Crosslands Communities (P.O. Box 100, Kennett Square, PA 19348) for the operation of sources at their facilities located in Kennett and Pennsbury Townships, Chester County. The permit is for a non-Title V (State Only) facility. The permit is for the operation of two (2) 1,500 kW diesel fuel-fired generators, six (6) dual fuel-fired boilers that can fire either natural gas or No. 2 fuel oil and each rated at less than 10 MMBtu/hr heat input capacity, three (3) emergency diesel fuel-fired generators and other insignificant processes and combustion sources. Based on the potential emissions of VOC and NOx, which are less than major source threshold, the facility is a Synthetic Minor. This action is a renewal of the State Only Operating Permit. The initial permit was issued on 3-3-2006 and was subsequently renewed on 4-5-2011 and again on 4-18-2016. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person listed in the previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit (or plan approval) can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROPUBCOM@pa.gov.
15-00068: Spring City Electrical Manufacturing Co. (1 South Main St., Spring City, PA 19475) for a non-Title V, State Only, Synthetic Minor Operating Permit in Spring City Borough, Chester County. The permit is for the operation of a foundry that manufactures iron and aluminum cast light posts. The facility's primary criteria pollutant sources are two (2) electric induction furnaces, two (2) natural gas-fired aluminum furnaces, two (2) spray paint booths and various molding, pouring and cooling operations. Based on the potential emissions of VOC and NOx, which are less than major source threshold, the facility is a Synthetic Minor after limitations. This action is the third renewal of the State Only Operating Permit. The permit was initially issued on 8-16-2005 and was renewed on 2-9-2011 and on 1-21-2016. The permit will include monitoring, record- keeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person listed in the previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit (or plan approval) can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROPUBCOM@pa.gov.
Southwest Region, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, Facilities Permitting Chief, 412.442.4336.
30-00129: Morgan Technical Services, Inc. (2608 Smithtown Rd, Morgantown, WV 26508). In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) gives notice that they intend to issue a State Only Operating Permit (SOOP) renewal to Morgan Technical Services to authorize the continued operation of their miscellaneous metal parts finishing facility located in Perry Township, Greene County.
Morgantown Technical Services refurbishes carbon steel coal mining equipment including cleaning, abrasive blasting, painting, and welding repairs. The facility consists of a paint spray booth with fabric filter, an abrasive blasting booth controlled by a baghouse, welding stations, plasma and torch cutter, sixteen natural gas fired heaters, and a natural gas forced furnace. This facility has the potential to emit approximately 0.53 ton per year of PM10, 4.28 ton per year of NOx, 33.05 tons per year of VOC and 4.68 tons per year of HAPs. The proposed SOOP renewal contains emission restriction, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice conditions of the proposed permit have been derived from the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Article III, Chapters 121—145.
A person may oppose the proposed State Only Operating Permit by filing a written protest with the Department through Noor Nahar via mail to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. 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 State Only Operating Permit (30-00129) and a concise statement of the objections to the Operating Permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
Morgan Technical Services, Inc. State Only Operating Permit Application, the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, and the Proposed Air Quality Operat- ing Permit for this facility 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 Morgan Technical Services, Inc. State Only Operating Permit 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 Operating Permit for this facility, a person may contact Noor Nahar at nnahar@pa.gov or 412.442.5225.
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: Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.
10-00273: Puragen Activated Carbons Emlenton Plant (3539 Oneida Valley Road, Emlenton, PA 16373). The Department intends to issue a Natural Minor State Only Operating Permit renewal for the processing of activated carbon located in Allegheny Township, Butler County. The subject facility consists primarily of crushing, screening, and bagging. The potential emissions are estimated to be less than 11 tons of particulate matter. The facility is subject to State Regulations. 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.
20-00295: Baillie Lumber Company, Inc., Titusville Yard (45529 State Highway 27, Titusville, PA 16354-5727). The Department intends to issue the renewal State-Only Operating Permit of a kiln-drying lumber facility located in Oil Creek Township, Crawford County. Permitted air contamination sources at the facility include a wood-fired boiler, natural gas-fired boilers, a natural gas-fired water heater, wood-drying kilns, miscellaneous woodworking operations, stenciling operation, a metal parts washer, a boiler evaporation pond, and a lumber dip tank. For permitting purposes, the facility is Natural Minor. In this renewal, the wood-drying kilns are reclassified and incorporated as a permitted source. A fuel restriction is added to the natural gas-fired boilers to ensure exemption from 40 CFR 63 Subpart JJJJJJ; 25 Pa. Code § 129.51 is removed as a permit requirement for the lumber dip tank because no VOC limitations/requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 129 apply to the source.
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 publica- tion, 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.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191, (Contact: Cayleigh Boniger).
Permit No. 10210101. Seneca Landfill, Inc. (P.O. Box 1080, Mars, PA 16046), commencement, operation, and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Jackson and Lancaster Townships, Butler County, affecting 65.6 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed tributary to Connoquenessing Creek classified for the following use(s): WWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is the Zelienople Water Company, 4.3 miles downstream. Application received: January 4, 2021.
Permit No. 33100105. Original Fuels, Inc. (P.O. Box 343, Punxsutawney, PA 15767), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine in Perry Township, Jefferson County, affecting 139.8 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed tributary to Big Run. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application for reclamation only. Application received: February 8, 2021.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118, (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
Permit No. 22851602R7. Rausch Creek Coal Preparation Lykens, LLC (978 Gap Street, Valley View, PA 17983), renewal of an existing anthracite coal preparation plant operation in Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County affecting 23.1 acres. Receiving stream: Wiconisco Creek, classified for the following uses: warm water and migratory fishes. Application received: February 4, 2021.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits—The following effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit:
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30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 * The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900, (Contact: Melanie Ford-Wigfield).
Permit No. 44030302 and NPDES Permit No. PA0224294, Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc., 1952 Waddle Road, State College, PA 16803, renewal of an NPDES permit, located in Armagh Township, Mifflin County. Receiving stream: Honey Creek, classified for the following use: high-quality cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: February 16, 2021.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200, (Contact: Ashley Smith).
Permit No. 4777SM1 and NPDES No. PA0269727. P-Stone, Inc., P.O. Box 254, Jersey Shore, PA 17740, renewal of an NPDES permit for a large noncoal mining site located in Limestone Township, Lycoming County affecting 90 acres. Receiving stream(s): Antes Creek classified for the following use(s): CWF, MF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: February 16, 2021.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118, (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
Permit No. 58210301. Powers Stone, Inc. (15644 SR 267, Montrose, PA 18801), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Middletown Township, Susquehanna County affecting 44.3 acres. Receiving stream: Baldwin Creek, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: January 27, 2021.
MINING ACTIVITY NPDES DRAFT PERMITS This notice provides information about applications for a new, amended or renewed NPDES permits associated with mining activity (coal or noncoal) permits. The applications concern industrial waste (mining) discharges to surface water and discharges of stormwater associated with mining activities. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing provisions of The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251—1376).
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has prepared a draft NPDES permit and made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit in conjunction with the associated mining activity permit.
Effluent Limits for Coal Mining Activities
For coal mining activities, NPDES permits, when issued, will contain effluent limits that are the more stringent of technology-based (BAT) effluent limitations or Water Quality Based Effluent Limits (WQBEL).
The BAT limits for coal mining activities, as provided in 40 CFR Part 434 and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 87—90 are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (Total) 3.0 mg/l 6.0 mg/l 7.0 mg/l Manganese (Total) 2.0 mg/l 4.0 mg/l 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity* *The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applies to: surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and all other discharges and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of greater than 1-year 24-hour to less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles. Similarly, modified BAT limits apply to iron, manganese and suspended solids in surface runoff, discharges and drainage resulting from these precipitation events and those of greater magnitude in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Exceptions to BAT effluent limits may be applicable in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Effluent Limits for Noncoal Mining Activities
The limits for noncoal mining activities as provided in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 77 are pH 6 to 9 and other parameters the Department may require.
Discharges from noncoal mines located in some geologic settings (for example, in the coal fields) may require additional water quality based effluent limits. If additional effluent limits are needed for an NPDES permit associated with a noncoal mining permit, then the permit description specifies the parameters.
In addition to BAT or WQBEL limits, coal and noncoal NPDES permits establish effluent limitations in the form of implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) identified in the associated Erosion and Sedimentation Plan, the Reclamation Plan and the NPDES permit application. These BMPs restrict the rates and quantities of associated pollutants from being discharged into surface waters in this Commonwealth.
More restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining that may occur are incorporated into an NPDES permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards and antidegradation requirements (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91—96).
The procedures for determining the final effluent limits, using a mass-balance equation or model, are found in Technical Guidance Document 563-2112-115, Developing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits for Mining Activities. Other specific factors to be considered include public comments and Total Maximum Daily Load(s). Additional discharge limitations may apply in the event that unexpected discharges occur.
Discharge rates for surface mining activities are precipitation driven. Discharge rates for proposed discharges associated with underground mining are noted in the permit description.
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES draft permit should submit a written statement to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated before each draft permit within 30-days of this public notice. Comments received within the comment period will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NPDES permit applications. Comments must include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.
The Department will also accept requests or petitions for a public hearing on NPDES permit applications, as provided in 25 Pa. Code § 92a.82(d). The request or petition for a public hearing shall be filed within 30-days of this public notice and contain the name, address, telephone number and the interest of the party filing the request and state the reasons why a hearing is warranted. A public hearing may be held if the Department considers the public interest significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing on the NPDES permit application will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. When a public hearing is held, the Department will consider comments from the public hearing in the final determination on the NPDES permit application.
Coal NPDES Draft Permits
California District Mining Office: 25 Technology Drive, California Technology Park, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769.1100.
NPDES No. PA0236195 (Mining Permit No. 30121301) Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC, 1000 Consol Energy Drive, Suite 100, Canonsburg, PA 15317, a revision (to remove Outfall 004) and renewal to the NPDES and CMAP for Harvey Mine in Richhill Township, Greene County, affecting 300.95 surface acres and 11,220.0 underground acres. Receiving stream(s): Patterson Creek: HQ-WWF. Receiving stream(s): Browns Creek: HQ-WWF. The application was considered administratively complete: August 15, 2019. The application was received: June 20, 2019.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits previously described for coal mining activities.
Outfall 001 discharges to: Patterson Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 (Lat: 39° 56` 24.1" Long: -80° 19` 4.9") are:
The following effluent limitations and monitoring requirements apply to the subject outfall from Permit Effective Date to Permit Expiration Date:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 1.5 3.0 3.8 Manganese (mg/l) - 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) - 0.75 0.75 0.75 Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 pH (mg/l) 6.0 - - 9.0 Alkalinity, Total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Acidity, Total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Alkalinity, Net (mg/l) 0.0 - - - Osmotic Pressure (mOs/kg) - 192 384 480 Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - 2,000 4,000 5,000 Sulfate (mg/l) - 183.2 366.4 458 Bromide (mg/l) - - - Report Chloride (mg/l) - - - Report Outfall 002 discharges to: Browns Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 002 (Lat: 39° 57` 13.8" Long: -80° 18` 22.7") are:
The following effluent limitations and monitoring requirements apply to the subject outfall from Permit Effective Date to Permit Expiration Date:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) - 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) - 2.0 4.0 5.0 Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 pH (mg/l) 6.0 - - 9.0 Alkalinity, Total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Acidity, Total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Alkalinity, Net (mg/l) 0.0 - - - Osmotic Pressure (mOs/kg) - - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report The EPA Waiver is not in effect (Monongahela River Watershed and Bailey Central Mine Complex).
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472.1900.
NPDES No. PA0279757 and Mining Permit No. 56200103. Wilson Creek Energy, LLC, 1576 Stoystown Road, P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, new NPDES permit for bituminous surface mining in Lincoln Township, Somerset County, affecting 75.4 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributaries to Quemahoning Creek, classified for the following use(s): Cold Water Fishes (CWF). This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: September 8, 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 unnamed tributaries to Unnamed Tributary to Quemahoning Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 (Treatment Pond # 1) Y 002 (Treatment Pond # 2) Y The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall(s) 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 Osmotic Pressure (mOsm/kg) 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. The following stormwater outfalls discharge to Unnamed Tributary to Quemahoning Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 003 (Sediment Pond # 1) Y 004 (Sediment Pond # 2) Y 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. PA0269506 and Mining Permit No. 56140105, Fieg Brothers, P.O. Box 38, Berlin, PA 15530, renewal of an NPDES permit for bituminous surface mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 36.3 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributaries to Tubs Run, classified for the following use(s): cold water fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Buffalo Creek TMDL. Application received: February 9, 2021.
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 unnamed tributaries to Tubs Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N 003 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.8 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 003 (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 stormwater outfall discharges to unnamed tributary to Tubs Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 002 N
Outfalls: 002 (Dry Weather) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.8 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
Outfalls: 002 (≤10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) N/A N/A 7.0 Total Settleable Solids (ml/l) N/A N/A 0.5 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
Outfalls: 002 (>10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342.8200.
NPDES No. PA0257427 (Mining Permit No. 17100110), Black Cat Coal, LLC, 446 Wm. Cemetery Road, Curwensville, PA 16833, renewal of an NPDES permit for bituminous coal surface mining in Brady Township, Clearfield County affecting 28.0 acres. Receiving stream(s): Stump Creek, classified for the following use(s): CWF. This receiving stream is included in the Stump Creek Watershed TMDL. Application received: September 23, 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 Stump Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 002 (TFB) N Treatment Facility B 001 (SPA) N Sediment Pond A The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 002 (TFB) (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/L) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/L) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/L) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Sulfate (mg/L) Monitor & Report Flow (gpm) Monitor & Report Temperature (°C) Monitor & Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Monitor & Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
Outfalls: 001 (SPA) (Dry Weather) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/L) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/L) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/L) Monitor & Report Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Sulfate (mg/L) Monitor & Report Flow (gpm) Monitor & Report Temperature (°C) Monitor & Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Monitor & Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
Outfalls: 001 (SPA) (≤10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/L) N/A N/A 7.0 Total Settleable Solids (mL/L) N/A N/A 0.5 Sulfate (mg/L) Monitor & Report Flow (gpm) Monitor & Report Temperature (°C) Monitor & Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Monitor & Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. NPDES No. PA0269662 (Mining Permit No. 17130105), Corey L. Shawver DBA Hilltop Coal Company, 12 Dutchtown Road, Houtzdale, PA 16651, renewal of an NPDES permit for surface coal mining in Bigler Township, Clearfield County affecting 125.1 acres. Receiving stream(s): Japling Run and Unnamed Tributary to Beaver Run, classified for the following use(s): CWF, MF. Japling Run is included in the Clearfield Creek Watershed TMDL and Beaver Run is included in the Moshannon Creek Watershed TMDL. Application received: August 19, 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 Beaver Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 001 N Sediment Pond A 003 N Sediment Pond C 004 N Sediment Trap 1 005 N Treatment Basin 1 007 N Treatment Basin 3 The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 and 004 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/L) 2.7 5.4 6.7 Manganese (mg/L) 1.9 3.8 4.7 Aluminum (mg/L) 1.3 2.6 3.2 Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Sulfate (mg/L) Monitor & Report Flow (gpm) Monitor & Report Temperature (°C) Monitor & Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Monitor & Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 003 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/L) 3.0 6.0 70. Manganese (mg/L) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/L) 1.7 3.4 4.2 Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Sulfate (mg/L) Monitor & Report Flow (gpm) Monitor & Report Temperature (°C) Monitor & Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Monitor & Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 005 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/L) 2.4 4.8 6.0 Manganese (mg/L) 1.7 3.4 4.2 Aluminum (mg/L) 0.75 1.5 1.8 Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Sulfate (mg/L) Monitor & Report Flow (gpm) Monitor & Report Temperature (°C) Monitor & Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Monitor & Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 007 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/L) 3.0 6.0 70. 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 Sulfate (mg/L) Monitor & Report Flow (gpm) Monitor & Report Temperature (°C) Monitor & Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Monitor & Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The following outfall discharges to Japling Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 002 N Sediment Pond B The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls: 002 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 1.6 3.2 4.0 Aluminum (mg/l) Monitor & Report Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Sulfate (mg/L) Monitor & Report Flow (gpm) Monitor & Report Temperature (°C) Monitor & Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Monitor & Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. NPDES No. PA0256838 (Mining Permit No. 17080109), Corey L. Shawver DBA Hilltop Coal Company, 12 Dutchtown Road, Houtzdale, PA 16651, renewal of an NPDES permit for surface coal mining in Bigler Township, Clearfield County affecting 141 acres. Receiving stream(s): Japling Run and Beaver Run classified for the following use(s): CWF, MF. Japling Run is included in the Clearfield Creek Watershed TMDL and Beaver Run is included in the Moshannon Creek Watershed TMDL. Application received: August 19, 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 outfall discharges to Beaver Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 007 N Sediment Pond B The following outfalls discharge to Japling Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 006 N Sediment Pond A 008 N Sediment Pond C 009 N Sediment Pond D 010 N Sediment Pond E 011 N Sediment Pond F 012 N Sediment Pond G The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 006, and 008—012 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 1.6 3.2 4.0 Aluminum (mg/l) Monitor & Report Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Sulfate (mg/L) Monitor & Report Flow (gpm) Monitor & Report Temperature (°C) Monitor & Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Monitor & Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472.1900.
NPDES No. PA0595128 (Mining Permit No. 6875SM5), New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company, Inc., P.O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664 for a renewal of an NPDES permit for sandstone quarry in Oliver Township, Mifflin County, affecting 57.8 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributary to Strodes Run, classified for the following use(s): high-quality cold-water fishes. Application received: August 10, 2020.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for noncoal mining activities.
The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributary to Strodes Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N 002 N The proposed 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) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 10.0 20.0 30.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2522, (570) 621.3118.
NPDES Permit No. PA0223603. Pennsy Supply, Inc. (2400 Thea Drive, Suite 3A, Harrisburg, PA 17105), revision and renewal of NPDES Permit on Noncoal Surface Mine Permit No. 54950302, in Wayne Township, Schuylkill County affecting 172.3 acres. Receiving stream: Bear Creek Watershed classified for the following use: cold water fishes. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Pottstown, PA. The revision consists of increasing the average monthly discharge to Bear Creek from 0.1 MGD to 1.0 MGD. The Department has made a tentative determination to impose effluent limitations, within the ranges specified in Table 1 in addition to the limits identified in Table 2. Application received: November 09, 2020.
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 001 N Quarry Pit Water 002 N Stormwater
Outfalls: 30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3) (mg/L) Monitor and Report Total Acidity (as CaCO3) (mg/L) Monitor and Report Net Alkalinity (mg/L) 0.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Discharge (MGD) Outfall 001 1.0 2.0 Oil and Grease (mg/L) Monitor and Report 1 This Parameter is applicable at all times.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTIOON CONTROL ACT SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department 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)).
Northeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Contact: Gillian Ostrum, Clerk Typist 2, 570-830-3077.
E4002221-002. Yatesville Borough, 33 Pittston Avenue, Yatesville, PA 18640, in Yatesville Borough, Luzerne County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain the following water obstructions and encroachments associated with the Yatesville Borough Park Flood Control Project:
1. An outfall along the eastern bank of UNT to the Susquehanna River # 1 (CWF, MF) consisting of a 12-inch diameter HDPE stormwater pipe, concrete endwall, and R-5 riprap apron.
2. A streambank retaining device along the western bank of UNT to the Susquehanna River # 1 (CWF, MF) consisting of a 100-ft long, 15-ft wide R-7 riprap apron having 2:1 side slopes.
3. A streambank retaining device along the eastern bank of UNT to the Susquehanna River # 1 (CWF, MF) consisting of a 120-ft long, 10.5-ft high stacked block retaining wall.
4. A streambank retaining device along the western bank of UNT to the Susquehanna River # 1 (CWF, MF) consisting of a 30-ft long, 10-ft wide R-7 riprap apron having 2:1 side slopes.
5. A streambank retaining device along the western bank of UNT to the Susquehanna River # 1 (CWF, MF) consisting of a 40-ft long, 8-ft wide R-7 riprap apron having 2:1 side slopes.
6. A streambank retaining device along the southern bank of UNT to the Susquehanna River # 2 (CWF, MF) consisting of a 90-ft long, 15-ft wide R-7 riprap apron having 2:1 side slopes.
7. An outfall rehabilitation within UNT to the Susquehanna River # 2 (CWF, MF) consisting of a concrete endwall and R-5 riprap apron.
8. A streambank retaining device along the western bank of UNT to the Susquehanna River # 1 (CWF, MF) consisting of an 80-ft long, 30-ft wide R-7 riprap apron having 2:1 side slopes.
9. To remove an existing structure and to construct and maintain a stream enclosure of UNT to the Susquehanna River # 1 (CWF, MF) consisting of a 137-inch high, 87-inch wide, 136-ft long polymer-coated arch pipe, concrete headwalls, concrete wingwalls, and R-6 riprap aprons.
10. An outfall within UNT to the Susquehanna River # 1 (CWF, MF) consisting of a 12-inch diameter stormwater pipe, concrete endwall, and R-5 riprap apron.
The project is located directly east of the intersection of Hale Street and Teasdale Street (Pittston, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 18` 17.6"; Longitude: -75° 47` 3.4") in Yatesville Borough, Luzerne County. (Pittston, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41° 18` 17.6"; Longitude: -75° 47` 3.4").
Northcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-3636.
E5904121-003 PA DOT Engineering District 3-0, 715 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, PA 17754, SR 0249, Section 027, Segment 0222, Offset 0801, Bridge Replacement, Chatham Township, Tioga County, Baltimore ACOE (Knoxville, PA Quadrangle N: 41° 53` 25"; W: -77° 26` 55").
PA DOT propose to replace a Single Span Reinforced Concrete Slab Bridge with a Precast Concrete Box Culvert. The existing bridge has a span of 11.0 Ft., a skew of 90 degrees, an underclearance of 1.8 Ft., and a low chord of 1,483.84 Ft. and a hydraulic opening of 20 Ft2. The proposed structure has a span of 12 Ft., a skew of 90 degrees, an underclearance of 4.0 Ft., and a low chord of 1,485.21 Ft. and a hydraulic opening of 48 Ft2. The project is location in a depositional area of the stream. The project will include channel excavation approximately 25 Ft. upstream and 75 Ft. downstream to re-establish a normal channel width and depth. The project is beyond the 12 Ft. upstream and downstream limit of the GP-11. The project will temporarily and permanently impact 0.2 acre of jurisdictional wetlands. The Unnamed Tributary to Crooked Creek is classified as a Warm Water Fishery by Title 25, Chapter 93 Water Quality Standards.
E5704221-001. Joe Walters, 975 Mountain Road, Newville, PA 17241. Walters Streambank Repair in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, ACOE Baltimore District (Laporte, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 22` 54"; Longitude: -76° 26` 22").
To construct and maintain 200-ft of streambank stabilization and the removal of a gravel bar approximately 80-ft x 40-ft in size, along Muncy Creek in Davidson Township, Sullivan County. The purpose of the project is to stabilize the streambank along Christian Camp Road, which has been failing to protect a recreational structure. The gravel bar will be removed and placed behind R-7 benched into the streambed. The total disturbed area along the embankment is 0.19 acre.
A PNDI search determined no species of concern to be present. There are no wetlands at the project site.
DAM SAFETY Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering and Wetlands, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 2, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, telephone number: 717-787-3411.
D21-002. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, 595 East Rolling Lake Drive, Bellefonte, PA 16823. To modify, operate, and maintain to Children's Lake Dam across a Boiling Springs Run, (TSF, HQ-CWF) impacting 0 acre of wetlands and 0 feet of stream for the purpose of upgrading the dam to comply with Department Regulations. (Carlisle, PA Quadrangle N: 40.1475°; W: 77.1248°) in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County.
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