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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 Hamilton 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/
NewEric Newswanger
107 Awol Road
Jonestown, PA 17038Lebanon 64.8 407.95 Broiler/
BeefN/A Renewal Elam B. Stoltzfoos Jr.
322 Hatchery Rd
Dalmatia, PA 17017Northumberland 22.6 94.44 Poultry/
DucksN/A Renewal
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PERMITS Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17), the following parties have applied for PWS permits to construct or substantially modify public water systems.
Persons wishing to comment on permit applications are invited to submit statements to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding an application. A comment should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received during the 30-day public comment period.
Following the comment period, the Department will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The permit application and related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability that require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton 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. 5621501, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Borough of Somerset
347 West Union Street
Somerset, PA 15501Township and Borough Somerset Borough
Somerset and Jefferson TownshipsCounty Somerset County Responsible Official Michele A. Enos
Borough ManagerType of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer The EADS Group, Inc.
450 Aberdeen Drive
Somerset, PA 15501Application Received Date March 24, 2021 Description of Action Replacement of approximately 51,500 feet of waterline, construction of a 1 MG water storage tank and improvements to the Shaffer Run chemical building. Permit No. 2621502, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Indian Creek Valley
Water Authority
2019 Indian Head Road
P.O. Box 486
Indian Head, PA 15446Township Saltlick Township County Fayette County Responsible Official R. Kerry Witt
ManagerType of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Bankson Engineers, Inc.
267 Blue Run Road
Suite 200
Cheswick, PA 15024Application Received Date March 30, 2021 Description of Action Modifications to the Pritts Spring Slow Sand Filtration Plant. Central Office: Bureau Director, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water, P.O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8467.
Permit No. 9996628, Public Water Supply.
Applicant NYSW Beverage Brands Inc. 1458 County Rt 3
Halcott Center, NY 12430Responsible Official Richard Zakka Type of Facility Out of State Bottled Water System Application Received Date March 30, 2021 Description of Action Application requesting to sell one-gallon purified bottled water products in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to satisfy customer demand. The ''Vly Mountain spring'' is being used and is ''located at the same location as bottling plant.''
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.
Northwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
WA 10-153H, Water Allocations. Pennsylvania American Water Company—Butler District, 207 Oneida Valley Road, Butler, PA 16001, Oakland Township, Butler County. Water Allocation Permit application requesting the right to withdraw 10.0 MGD as a peak daily flow rate from Thorn Run (Thorn Reservoir), 10.0 MGD as a peak daily flow rate from Connoquenessing Creek (Lake Oneida), and 6.0 MGD as a peak daily flow rate from the Allegheny River.
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 Hamilton 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.
Fairwold Academy—Public Health Management Corporation, 2101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Fort Washington, PA 19034, Springfield Township, Montgomery County. Phil Gray, Jr., PG, ATC Group Services, LLC, 920 Germantown Pike, Suite 200, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 on behalf of Rhonda Coleman, Public Health Management Corporation, 1500 Market Street # 1500, Philadelphia, PA 19102 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The site has been found to be contaminated with VOCs in the groundwater and soil on the site. The proposed future use of the property will be nonresidential for educational and behavioral health services. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the Statewide health standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Daily News on April 4, 2021.
Historic Auto Repair Shop, 199 Kedron Avenue, Folsom, PA 19033, Ridley Township, Delaware County. James M. Connor, PG, AEI Consultants, 211 Forrest Drive, Chalfont, PA 18914 on behalf of David A. Green, Trustee, Dion-Segal Associates, 132 West 22nd Street, # 4, New York, NY 10011 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Groundwater has been found to be contaminated with VOCs. The property is currently occupied by three commercial tenants. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the site-specific standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate will be published in the Daily County Times on March 2, 2021.
City of Philadelphia Streets Department Northwest Transfer Station, 5201 Umbria Street, Philadelphia, PA 19128, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Sheila Innella, Matrix New World, 442 Route 35, Second Floor, Eatontown, NJ 07724 on behalf of Stephen L. Massa, PE, City of Philadelphia, Sanitation Division, Streets Department, 1401 JFK Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19102 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Contaminants identified include benzene, arsenic, cadmium, copper, iron, lead, selenium, zinc, and ammonia in soil. The site is proposed for redevelopment for a newly designed sanitation transfer station that will meet future demands as the current transfer station is obsolete. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the Statewide health standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on March 17, 2021.
Keystone Trade Center—Lot 25, between Energy Drive and Solar Drive, Fairless Hills, PA 19067, Falls Township, Bucks County. Jeffrey A. Smith, PG, 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 has been found to contain VOCs, SVOCs, PCBs and metals. The proposed future use of the property will be nonresidential for industrial activities. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is Statewide health standard/site-specific standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Bucks County Courier Times on March 11, 2021.
Keystone Trade Center—Lot 26, South Port Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19067, Falls Township, Bucks County. Jeffrey A. Smith, PG, 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 has been found to contain VOCs, SVOCs, PCBs and metals. The proposed future use of the property will be nonresidential for industrial activities. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is Statewide health standard/site-specific standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Bucks County Courier Times on March 11, 2021.
1405-1407 Bridgewater Road, 1405-1407 Bridgewater Road, Bensalem, PA 19020, Bensalem Township, Bucks County. Peter L. Lamont, PG, Penn Environmental & Remediation, Inc., 2755 Bergey Road, Hatfield, PA 19440 on behalf of Kurt Hecht, 935 Tower View Circle, New Hope, PA 18938 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Site groundwater has been impacted by VOCs and PCE. The proposed future use of the property is nonresidential for continued tenanted commercial spaces. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is Statewide health standard/site-specific standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Bucks County Courier Times on February 4, 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.
Hawkey Property, 5382 Chapmans Road, Orefield, PA 18069, Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County. United Environmental Services, P.O. Box 701, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972, on behalf of Dean Hawkey, 5382 Chapmans Road, Orefield, PA 18069, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater were contaminated by a release of heating oil from an aboveground storage tank. Future use of the site will be residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Morning Call on April 5, 2021.
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Former Shenango China Site, Glass Street, New Castle, PA 16101, City of New Castle, Lawrence County. R.A.R. Engineering Group, Inc., 1135 Butler Avenue, New Castle, PA 16101 on behalf of The City of New Castle, 230 North Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA 16101 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Historical use of the site was for the manufacture of china tableware. Site soil has been found to be contaminated with Antimony, Arsenic, Lead, Strontium and site groundwater contaminated with Manganese. The intended future use of the property will be commercial and industrial. The Notice of Intent to Remediate will be published in the New Castle News. The anticipated publication date is April 7, 2021.
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 Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
40-00002B: Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company, LLC (Transco) (P.O. Box 1396, Houston, TX 77251-1396) for the modification to the Compressor Station 515 facility located in Buck Township, Luzerne County.
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.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Contact: James Beach, New Source Review Chief, (484) 250-5920.
46-0299: Innovation 411 Fee Owner (411 Swedeland Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406) for the installation of two (2) 2,000-kW diesel fuel-fired electric generators and the decommissioning and removal of two existing 1,600-kW electric generators at Building # 32 at their multi-tenant commercial property used for R&D office and finance located in Upper Merion Twp., Montgomery County. As a result of potential emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), the facility is a Title V facility. In addition, the Plan Approval and Operating Permit will contain recordkeeping requirements and operating restrictions 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 plan approval can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROPUBCOM@pa.gov.
46-0005AY: Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Corp. (770 Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA 19486-0004) to build Building 50 with good manufacturing practice (GMP) space, to use cleaners and disinfectants that contain volatile organic compounds in the GMP areas, and to install a 2,500-kW natural gas-fired non-emergency generator at an existing permitted Title V facility in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County. The total emissions from this project will result in the following potential tons/year air contaminants: VOC—4.4; NOx—2; CO—4; SOx—0.003; and PM/PM10/PM2.5—0.055. The installation of the sources in this project do not trigger applicability toward NSR or PSD regulations. The plan approval 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 plan approval can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROPUBCOM@pa.gov.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Program Manager, (570) 327-3648.
49-00063B: Renewal Processing, Inc. (10705 State Route 44, Watsontown, PA 17777) for the modification of the facility's bakery waste rotary dryer to reestablish emission limitations for nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and particulate matter, as well as for the installation of a cartridge collector and a regenerative thermal oxidizer, at their facility to be located in Lewis Township, Northumberland County. The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information submitted by Renewal Processing, Inc. indicates that the air contamination source to be modified and control 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 requirements (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed modification and installation. The emissions from the proposed source included in this project will not exceed the following limits: 45.50 tons of nitrogen oxides per year, 20.65 tons of carbon monoxide per year, 8.05 tons of volatile organic compounds per year, 3.50 tons of sulfur oxides per year and 13.30 tons of particulate matter (including PM-10) per year. In addition to the emission limitation, 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 rotary dryer shall not be operated more than 7,000 hours per year and the regenerative thermal oxidizer shall be maintained at a minimum operating temperature of 1,600° F at all times bakery waste materials are being processed. The facility is a State Only facility. If the Department determines that the source is modified and control devices are installed, and all operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for Plan Approval 49-00063B, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into a State Only Operating Permit pursuant to 25 Pa. Code § 127.421. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570.327.3636.
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.
67-05030: CP Converters, Inc. (15 Grumbacher Road, York, PA 17406) to issue a Title V Operating Permit for the flexible packaging printing plant located in Manchester Township, York County. The actual emissions from the facility in 2019 year are estimated at 1.37 tpy of NOx, 1.15 tpy of CO, 0.10 tpy of PM10, 0.01 tpy of SOx and 30.53 tpy of VOC. 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 § 129.77 Control of emissions from the use or application of adhesives, sealants, primers and solvents, 25 Pa. Code § 129.52b Control of VOC emissions from paper, film and foil surface coating processes, 25 Pa. Code § 129.67a—Control of VOC emissions from flexible packaging printing presses, 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines and 40 CFR Part 64—Compliance Assurance Monitoring.
36-05015: Dart Container Corporation of PA (60 East Main Street, Leola, PA 17603) to issue a Title V Permit renewal for their foam cup and containers manufacturing processes located at the Leola Facility in Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County. Reported plant emissions for 2019 included 521.7 tons of VOCs, 76.3 tons of NOx, 23.5 tons of CO, 15.8 tons of SOx, and 1.0 ton of PM10. The Title V 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 permit renewal will include provisions derived from 40 CFR Part 63 that include Subpart JJJ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Group IV Polymers and Resins; Subpart ZZZZ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines; Subpart YYYY—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Combustion Turbines; Subpart DDDDD—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; Subpart JJJJ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Paper and Other Web Coating; and Subpart H—National Emission Standards for Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants for Equipment Leaks. Also included are provisions from 40 CFR Part 60 that include Subpart IIII—Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines; Subpart KKKK—Standards of Performance for Stationary Combustion Turbines; and Subpart Kb—Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Program Manager, 570-327-3648.
53-00005: Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc. (925 White Oakes Boulevard, Bridgeport, WV 26330) for renewal of the Title V operating permit for their Greenlick Compressor Station located in Stewardson Township, Potter County. The facility's sources include eleven (11) natural gas-fired heaters, eight (8) natural gas-fired gas transmission engines, six (6) natural gas-fired line heaters, two (2) natural gas-fired boilers, one (1) diesel-fired emergency generator, one (1) natural gas-fired air compressor, one (1) parts washer and several fugitive volatile organic compound (VOC) emission sources. The facility has the potential to emit 533.76 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx) per year, 528.31 tons of carbon monoxide (CO) per year, 165.20 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) per year, 1.83 tons of sulfur oxides per year (SOx), 18.19 tons of particulate matter (PM/PM-10) per year, 42.44 tons of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) per year and 174,273 tons of greenhouse gasses (GHGs) per year. The emission limits, throughput limitations and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements have been included in the operating permit to ensure the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. These operating permit conditions have been derived from the applicable requirements of Subpart DDDDD of 40 CFR Part 63 and 25 Pa. Code Article III, Chapters 121—145. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-3636.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6328.
43-00310: NLMK Pa Corporation Farrell Plant (15 Roemer Boulevard, Farrell, PA 16121) for the re-issuance of a Title V Permit to convert slabs to coils in hot and cold rolled processes in Farrell City, Mercer County. The primary sources at the facility include two natural gas steam boilers, three slab reheat furnaces, a 60 inch hot strip mill, # 2 shot blast, #7 pickle line, # 4 tandem mill, # 21 and # 22 annealing furnaces, # 26, # 27, # 28 and # 35 temper mills, # 2 shear, # 26 slitter, # 1 tension leveler, # 3 shotblast and rotoblast, miscellaneous combustion sources, slab cutting torch, emergency diesel engine for the fire pump, emergency generators for the IT building and # 7 pickle line, degreasers, four natural gas emergency generators, and fugitive emissions from the facility. The sources are part of two cold rolling lines and a hot rolling line. The # 27 temper mill and the # 4 tandem mill are each controlled by an oil mist collector. The # 2 and # 3 shotblast units are each controlled by a dust collector. The # 7 pickle line is controlled by a scrubber. The facility is a major facility due to its potential to emit Oxides of Nitrogen, Volatile Organic Compounds, and Hazardous Air Pollutants. Actual reported emissions for 2019 were: CO 52.2 TPY; NOx 188.3 TPY; PM10 19.5 TPY; PM2.5 4.8 TPY; SOx 1.0 TPY; VOC 20.0 TPY; and CO2 187,833 TPY. The natural gas emergency engines are subject to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart JJJJ. Subpart JJJJ is for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines (SI ICE). The pickle line is subject to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Steel Pickling 40 CFR 63 Subpart CCC. The two boilers and annealing furnaces are natural gas fired. They are subject to 40 CFR 63 Subpart DDDDD—NESHAPs for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters. The stationary engines for the emergency diesel generators are subject to 40 CFR 63 Subpart ZZZZ. Subpart ZZZZ is for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE). The facility is subject to the Title V Operating Permit requirements adopted in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
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.
28-05009: Borough of Chambersburg (100 South 2nd Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201) to issue a State Only Operating Permit renewal for three peak shaving engine generators, controlled by oxidation catalysts, located in Borough of Chambersburg, Franklin County. The actual 2019 emissions were NOx 9.04 tons, CO 0.52 ton, VOC 0.92 ton including HAPs 0.4 ton. The Operating Permit will include emission standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements, and provisions for the sources derived from 25 Pa. Code § 123. Among other items the engines are subject to 40 CFR 63, Subpart ZZZZ—National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Program Manager, 570-327-3648.
59-00021: Phoenix Resources, Inc. (782 Antrim Rd., Wellsboro, PA 16901) to issue a renewal State Only Operating Permit for the Phoenix Resources Landfill located in Duncan Township, Tioga County. The facility is currently operating under State Only Operating Permit 59-00021. The facility's sources include an approximate 66.4 acres residual waste disposal area and associated roadways; an approximate 85 acres closed construction and demolition waste disposal area; a leachate treatment system; seven propane and # 2 fuel oil-fired combustion sources; three emergency generator engines; and two fuel storage tanks. The facility has potential emissions of 3.64 TPY of CO; 25.52 TPY of NOx; 0.60 TPY of SOx; 47.97 TPY of PM/PM10; 3.82 TPY of VOCs; 1.98 TPY of combined hazardous air pollutants; 37,239 TPY GHGs. All emergency generator engines are subject to 40 CFR 63, Subpart ZZZZ—National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. One emergency generator engine is also subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart JJJJ—Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines. The emission limits and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements have been included in the operating permit to ensure the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. These operating permit conditions have been derived from the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, as well as 40 CFR Parts 60 and 63. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-0550.
Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, Facilities Permitting Chief, 412.442.4336.
65-00599: Saint Vincent College (300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, PA 15650-2667) in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.441 and 127.425, the Department is providing notice that they intend to issue a renewed, facility-wide, State Only Operating Permit for the continued operation of a boiler house at a college, known as the Latrobe Campus, located in Unity Township, Washington County.
The primary sources at the boiler house are two boilers. Each of these boilers (Boilers 1 and 2, Source IDs 031 and 032, 16.7 MMBtu/hr each) can burn coal or natural gas. Coal use at the facility is limited to a maximum of 3,000 tons per year. The facility also contains 13 emergency generator engines (594-bhp total, Source IDs 101—104), located across the campus.
Annual potential emissions are 85.7 tons of SO2, 26.3 tons of CO, 17.0 tons of NOx, 3.3 tons of PM10, 2.4 tons of PM2.5, 2.4 tons of VOC, 1.7 tons of 2.9 tons of all HAPs combined, and 22,679 tons of CO2e. Sources at the Latrobe Campus are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart A—General Provisions, 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIII—Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines, 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart JJJJ—Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines, 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart A—General Provisions, and 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart JJJJJJ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers Area Sources. Sources are also subject to 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. The permit includes emission limitations, operational, monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements for the plant.
The application, the DEP's Review Memorandum, and the proposed permit are available for public review during normal business hours at DEP's Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A file review can be scheduled through the DEP's website at https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/PublicRecords/Pages/Informal-File-Review.aspx.
Those who wish to provide the Department with additional written information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this Title V Operating Permit may submit the information to Martin L. Hochhauser, P.E., Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222. Each written comment must contain the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Operating Permit (specify Operating Permit SOOP-65-00599) and concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Operating Permit.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.428, prior to issuing an operating permit, the Department may hold a fact-finding conference or hearing at which the petitioner, and a person who has properly filed a protest under § 127.426 (relating to filing protests) may appear and give testimony. The Department is not required to hold a conference or hearing. The applicant, the protestant and other participants will be notified of the time, place, and purpose of a conference or hearing, in writing or by publication in a newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin, unless the Department determines that notification by telephone will be sufficient.
PLAN APPROVALS
Receipt of Plan Approval Applications and Intent to Issue Plan Approvals, and Intent to Issue Amended Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B and Subchapter F. 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: Norman Frederick, Facility Permitting Chief, (570) 826-2409.
40-00119B: PF Nonwovens LLC (101 Green Mountain Road, Hazleton, PA 18202) for their facility located in Hazle Township, Luzerne County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received and intends to issue a Plan Approval to PF Nonwovens LLC (101 Green Mountain Road, Hazleton, PA 18202) for their facility located in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. This Plan Approval No. 40-00119B will be incorporated into a Synthetic Minor Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 40-00119B is for the installation of an new polymer production line consisting of three (3) identical extruders. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.13 for particulate matter emissions and 25 Pa. Code § 123.41 for visible emissions. These limits will meet BAT requirements for this source. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Any person(s) wishing to provide DEP with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit No. 40-00119B and concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department of Environmental Protection, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Ray Kempa, Chief, New Source Review Section, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, Phone 570-826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.
40-00126C: Hazleton Hiller, LLC, Stockton Mountain Road Site (414 Stockton Mountain Road, P.O. Box 435, Hazleton, PA 18201) for their facility located in Hazle Township, Luzerne County.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received and intends to issue a Plan Approval to Hazleton Hiller, LLC (Stockton Mountain Road Site) (414 Stockton Mountain Road, Hazleton, PA 18201) for their facility located in Hazle Twp., Luzerne County. This Plan Approval No. 40-00126C will be incorporated into a Synthetic Minor Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 40-00126C is for the installation and operation of a carrier vibrating coal dryer system fueled by natural gas with a duel cyclonic separator and baghouses. The vibrating dryer operation is subject to NSPS Subpart Y requirements. Hazleton Hiller LLC indicates that the coal dryer process to be constructed will comply with all regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination source and the emission of air contaminants including, NSPS Subpart Y, 25 Pa. Code § 123.41 for visible emissions and the best available technology requirement (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Proposed baghouses and cyclonic separator will collect more than 99% of particulate emissions generated from the coal drying operations before discharging into atmosphere. The use of baghouses capable of removing more than 99% of emissions meets Department's BAT criteria for this type of process. The company will operate the sources and maintain the system in accordance with the good engineering practices to assure proper operation of the system. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701.
Any person(s) wishing to provide DEP with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit No. 40-00126C and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department of Environmental Protection, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Ray Kempa, EEM, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, Phone 570-826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.
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).
Permit No. 63981301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0215171. Ohio County Coal Resources, Inc., 46226 National Road, St. Clairsville, OH 43950 to transfer the permit and related NPDES permit from The Ohio County Coal Company for Ohio County Mine in West Finley Township, Washington County. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on March 18, 2021. Application received: December 4, 2020.
Permit No. 63743702 and NPDES Permit No. PA0214248. Washington County Land Resources, Inc., 46226 National Road, St. Clairsville, OH 43950 to transfer the permit and related NPDES permit from Eighty Four Mining Company for Washington County CRDA (formerly known as Mine 84 Refuse Area) in Somerset Township, Washington County. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on March 24, 2021. Application received: November 30, 2020.
Permit No. 63921301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0214434. Washington County Land Resources, Inc., 46226 National Road, St. Clairsville, OH 43950 to transfer the permit and related NPDES permit from UMCO Energy, Inc. for High Quality Mine in Fallowfield Township, Washington County. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on March 24, 2021. Application received: November 30, 2020.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900, (Contact: Melanie Ford-Wigfield).
Permit No. 32950104 and NPDES No. PA0213055. Big Mack Leasing Co., Inc., 131 Malone Road, Derry, PA 15627, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine for the operation and maintenance of the permanent treatment systems in Young Township, Indiana County, affecting 62.9 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to/and Whisky Run to Blacklegs Creek classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: April 1, 2021.
Permit No. 56150103 and NPDES No. PA0269468. Elk Resources, Inc., 30 Pounds Road, West Lebanon, PA 15783, permit renewal of a bituminous surface mine in Paint Township, Somerset County, affecting 72.5 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributaries to Stonycreek River classified for the following use: warm water fishes. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Conemaugh Township Municipal Authority—Somerset County. Application received: April 1, 2021.
New Stanton District Office: P.O. Box 133, New Stanton, PA 15672, (724) 925-5500, (Contact: Tracy Norbert).
Permit No. 30100101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0251950. Border Energy, LLC, 966 Crafts Run Road, Maidsville, WV 26541. Renewal application for continued mining to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Monongahela Township, Greene County, affecting 188.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Whiteley Creek, classified for the following use: WWF. Masontown Water Works, Carmichaels Municipal Authority and Southwestern PA Water Authority are the potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: March 29, 2021.
Permit No. 65010101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0202908. MB Energy, Inc., 175 McKnight Road, Blairsville, PA 15717. Renewal application for continued mining to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 197.0 acres. Receiving streams: Miller Run, Saxman Run and Loyalhanna Creek, classified for the following use: WWF & HQ-CWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: April 2, 2021.
Permit No. 26090101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0251569. Neiswonger Construction, Inc., 17592 Route 322, Strattanville, PA 16258. Renewal application for continued mining to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Dunbar Township, Fayette County, affecting 160.7 acres. Receiving streams: Craig Branch to Bute Run, classified for the following use: WWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: April 2, 2021.
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.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900, (Contact: Melanie Ford-Wigfield).
Permit No. 56090301 and NPDES No. PA0262846, New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., P.O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664, renewal of an NPDES permit in Jefferson Township, Somerset County. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Kooser Run and unnamed tributaries to Shafer Run (tributaries to Laurel Creek), classified for the following use: high quality cold water fishes. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Borough of Somerset Municipal Authority surface intake on Laurel Hill Creek 3 miles downstream of the site. Application received: April 1, 2021.
Permit No. 05960301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0213373, New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., P.O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664, renewal of NPDES Permit, Snake Spring Valley Township, Bedford County. Receiving stream: Raystown Branch Juniata River, classified for the following use: trout stocked fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. NPDES renewal application received: April 1, 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. PA0235601 (Mining Permit No. 11141301), ArcelorMittal Pristine Resources, LLC, P.O. Box 36, 129 Bethlehem Road, Revloc, PA 15948, a renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit for Mine 31 AMD Plant in Jackson Township, Cambria County, affecting 72.82 surface acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributary South Branch of Blacklick Creek: CWF. Kiskiminetas-Conemaugh River Watershed TMDL. The application was considered administratively complete: December 27, 2019. The application was received: November 7, 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: Unnamed Tributary to South Branch Blacklick Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 (Lat: 40° 27` 10.2" Long: -78° 49` 38.8") 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 (s.u.) 6.0 - - 9.0 Alkalinity, Total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Acidity, Total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Alkalinity, Net (mg/l) 0.0 - - - Osmotic Pressure (mOs/kg) - 50 50 50 Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report Specific Conductance (umho) - - - Report The EPA Waiver is not in effect.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342.8200.
NPDES No. PA0257362 (Mining Permit No. 17100108), Waroquier Coal Company, P.O. Box 128, Clearfield, PA 16830, renewal of an NPDES permit for bituminous surface coal mine in Beccaria Township, Clearfield County, affecting 61.0 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributary # 2 to Dotts Hollow and Unnamed Tributary # 1A to Blue Run, classified for the following use(s): CWF. These receiving streams are included in the Blue Run Watershed TMDL and Clearfield Creek Watershed TMDL. Application received: February 20, 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 outfall discharges to Unnamed Tributary # 2 to Dotts Hollow:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 001 N Sedimentation Pond B The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/L) 2.6 5.2 6.5 Manganese (mg/L) 1.7 3.4 4.2 Aluminum (mg/L) 1.2 2.4 3.0 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. The following outfalls discharge to Unnamed Tributary # 1A to Blue Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 002 N Sedimentation Pond C 003 N Sedimentation Pond D 004 N Treatment Facility E
Outfalls: 002, 003 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/L) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Manganese (mg/L) 1.3 2.6 3.2 Aluminum (mg/L) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Sulfate (mg/L) Monitor & Report Flow (gpm) Monitor & Report Temperature (°C) Monitor & Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Monitor & Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
Outfalls: 004 (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 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. PA0224294 (Mining Permit No. 44030302), Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc., 1952 Waddle Road, State College, PA 16803, renewal of an NPDES permit for discharge of water from surface mining of limestone in Armagh Township, Mifflin County, affecting 110.6 acres. Receiving stream: Honey Creek, classified for the following use: High Quality—Cold Fishes. Application received: February 16, 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 outfall discharges to Honey Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 (Sediment Basin 1A) N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Turbidity (NTU) N/A N/A 40.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
Outfalls: 001 (≤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.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department 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 Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS
Applications Received Under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. §§ 693.1—693.27) and Section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P.S. § 679.302) and Requests for Certification Under Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Southeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Telephone 484.250.5160, E-mail: ra-epww-sero@pa.gov.
Permit No. E2301221-006, Chester Water Authority, P.O. Box 467, Chester, PA 19016, Concord Township, Delaware County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To replace, construct, and maintain air releasing valves on an existing 42-inch and 48-inch water line transmission main impacting approximately 0.0245 acre of temporary wetland and 0.001 acre of permanent floodway of the West Branch of Chester Creek (TSF) for the purpose of preventing potential catastrophic release of water and damage to the environment.
The site is located near the intersection of Smithbridge Road and the West Branch of Chester Creek (within the right-of-way) (Media, PA USGS map; Lat: 39.882311; Long: -75.479580) in Concord Township, Delaware County.
STORAGE TANKS
SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION PERMITS The following Storage Tank Site-Specific Installation Permit application has been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and is currently under review. Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the Bureau of Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields, Division of Storage Tanks, P.O. Box 8762, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8762, within 30 days from the date of this publication. Comments may also be submitted via email to tanks@pa.gov. Comments received 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 the comment and the relevant facts upon which it based.
The following applications have been received for Storage Tank Site-Specific Installation Permits under the authority of the Storage Tank Spill Prevention Act (35 P.S. §§ 6021.304, 6021.504, 6021.1101 and 6021.1102) and under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 245, Subchapter C.
SSIP
Application
No.Applicant Name & Address County Municipality Tank Type Tank Capacity 21003 Canpack US, LLC
108 Plaza Drive
Blandon, PA 19510
Attn: Kevin ManmillerLackawanna Olyphant Borough 10 ASTs storing hazardous substances and petroleum products 91,225 gallons total
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