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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/
NewJason L. & Stephanie E. Shives
455 Lear Road
Harrisonville, PA 17228Fulton 45 722.56 Finishing Swine N/A New
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).
Northeast Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Permit No.6621501, Public Water Supply
Applicant FR Mehoopany Property Holding, LP
(FR Mehoopany Warehouse)
279 P&G Warehouse Way
Tunkhannock, PA 18657Township or Borough Meshoppen & Washington Townships County Wyoming County Responsible Official Mr. Jose de los Rios
Mehoopany Plant Environmental Compliance & Public Relation Leader
FR Mehoopany Property Holding, LP
(FR Mehoopany Warehouse)
279 P&G Warehouse Way
Tunkhannock, PA 18657Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Timothy K. Steed, PE
HUNT Engineers, Architects, Land Surveyors & Landscape Architects, DPC
1 Elizabeth Street, Suite 12
Towanda, PA 18848Application Received Date January 20, 2021 Description of Action The applicant has proposed the construction of water softening and reverse osmosis treatment to reduce TDS to below the PA DEP requirements. Permit No.6621503, Public Water Supply
Applicant Davan's Delight Restaurant 1235 PA-29 North
Tunkhannock, PA 18657Township or Borough Lemon Township County Wyoming County Responsible Official Suhag Patel
Owner
Davan's Delight Restaurant
1235 PA-29 North
Tunkhannock, PA 18657Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Michael P. Goodwin, P.E.
Vice President
Milnes Engineering, Inc.
12 Frear Hill Road
Tunkhannock, PA 18657Application Received Date March 25, 2021 Description of Action The applicant has proposed the construction of a new well source, and an ion exchange water treatment unit for manganese treatment and the installation of an arsenic/heavy metals adsorbent filter.
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 sites, 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:
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Jackson Property, 7019 Forrest Trail Road, Butler, PA 16002, Penn Township, Butler County. CORE Environmental Services, Inc., 3960 William Flinn Highway, Suite 100, Allison Park, PA 15101-3603 on behalf of Robert Jackson, 7019 Forrest Trail Road, Butler, PA 16002 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. A leak from a home heating oil underground storage tank resulted in site soil and site groundwater being contaminated with Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Methyl tert-butyl ether, Cumene (Isopropylbenzene), Naphthalene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, and 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene. Intended future use of the property is residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Butler Eagle April 1, 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.
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.
09-0142G: Bank of America National Association, 35 Runaway Drive, Levittown, PA 19057-4700, Bristol Township, Bucks County. For the installation of a new 2,250-kW, diesel nonemergency generator. The diesel fuel-fired engine is certified to comply with EPA tier-4 exhaust pollutant emission standards. As a result of potential emissions of NOx and VOC, the facility is a State-Only facility. The Plan Approval 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
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.
06-05115C: Energy Developments Morgantown, LLC (608 South Washington Ave., Lansing, MI 48933) for the installation of a landfill gas (LFG) fired engine generator set at their landfill gas-to-energy plant located in Caernarvon Township, Berks County. Specifically, the project is for the installation of a second 2,233 bHP (1,600 kW) Caterpillar G3520C landfill gas fired engine. Potential emissions from the new engine are estimated to be 75.5 tpy CO, 10.8 tpy NOx, 3.2 tpy PM10/PM2.5, 5.1 tpy SOx, 19.0 tpy VOC, 10.4 tpy of combined HAPs, and 9.4 tpy of a single HAP (formaldehyde). DEP's review of the information submitted by the applicant indicates that the air contamination sources as constructed or modified will comply with all regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirements (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12 & 40 CFR 60, Subpart JJJJ—Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines and 40 CFR 63, Subpart ZZZZ—National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. Based on these findings, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction. If, after the project has been implemented, the Department determines that the sources are constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for plan approval, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into an operating permit pursuant to the administrative amendment provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: David Balog, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
43-182F: Wheatland Tube LLC—Council Ave. Facility (One Council Ave., Wheatland, PA 16161) for the installation of a baghouse at their facility in Wheatland Borough, Mercer County. This is a Title V facility.
Notice is hereby given pursuant to 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b), that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intends to issue Plan Approval 43-182F to Wheatland Tube LLC for the installation of a baghouse at the company's facility located at One Council Avenue, Wheatland Borough, Mercer County. The facility currently has a Title V permit No. 43-00182. The Plan Approval will subsequently be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Plan Approval No. 43-182F is for the installation of a baghouse to control particulate emissions from the existing # 2 Galvanizing Kettle (Source ID # 103). Based on the information provided by the applicant and DEP's own analysis, emissions from the subject source will not exceed 0.45 ton of particulate matter per year. The subject Plan Approval will not result in an increase in emissions over previously permitted levels.
The permittee will be required to monitor and maintain records of visible emissions and baghouse pressure drop and will be required to conduct initial stack testing for emissions of particulate matter. The Plan Approval will contain additional monitoring, recordkeeping and work practice requirements 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 are available for public inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays at the following shown address. To make an appointment, contact Records Management at 814- 332-6340.
Anyone wishing to provide DEP with additional information they believe should be considered may submit the information to the following shown address. Comments must be received by the Department within 30 days of the last day of publication. Written comments should include the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval; No. 43-182F and concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or any objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department of Environmental Protection, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted on the comments received during the public comment period. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in a local news- paper of general circulation or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Eric Gustafson, Regional Air Quality Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut St., Meadville, PA 16335, 814-332-6940.
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.
Philadelphia: Air Management Services, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4543.
Contact: Edward Wiener, Chief, Source Registration at 215-685-9426.
OP20-000051: Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining and Marketing LLC (3144 Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19145) for the operation of a petroleum products storage tank facility and equipment to support the safe closure of the former refinery in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The Title V operating permit has been administratively amended, and the administrative amendment includes the following changes in the operating permit:
• Change in operational control of the former refinery from Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining and Marketing LLC to NorthStar Contracting Group, Inc.
• Change in name, address, and phone number of the Responsible Official.
• Incorporation of requirements from General Plan Approvals, and plan approvals that were issued but not yet included in the Title V operating permit. These include: Reactivation of Tank GP PB 843, 847, 885, 886, PB 7300, GP 219, a RACT plan approval and a plan approval for Boiler GP 45.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915
Contact: Norman Frederick, Facility Permitting Chief. (570) 826-2409
40-00085: Certech, Inc. (550 Stewart Road, Hanover Township, PA 18706). The Department intends to issue a State-Only Operating Permit renewal for their facility located in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. The renewal State-Only Operating Permit includes emission limits, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements designed to insure the operation of the facility within applicable air quality requirements.
54-00064: USS Achey, Inc. (355 East Second Mountain Road Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972). The Department intends to issue a State-Only Operating Permit renewal for their facility located in North Manheim Township, Schuylkill County. The renewal State-Only Operating Permit includes emission limits, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements designed to insure the operation of the facility within applicable air quality requirements.
40-00059: Reilly Plating Company, Inc. (130 Alden Road, Nanticoke, PA 18634). The Department intends to issue a State-Only Operating Permit renewal for their facility located in Nanticoke City, Luzerne County. The renewal State-Only Operating Permit includes emission limits, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements designed to insure the operation of the facility within applicable air quality requirements.
48-00058: Effort Foundry, Inc. (P.O. Box 158, Bath, PA 18014). The Department intends to issue a State-Only Operating Permit renewal for their facility located in East Allen Township, Northampton County. The renewal State-Only Operating Permit includes emission limits, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements designed to insure the operation of the facility within applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4862, Thomas Bianca, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4863, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, (717) 705-4702.
21-05030: Ahlstrom—Munksjo LLC (2 Yates Street, Mount Holly Springs, PA 17065), to issue a State Only Operating Permit renewal for the specialty paper manufacturing facility located in Mt. Holly Springs Borough, Cumberland County. The primary emissions from the facility are NOx and CO. The facility's actual emissions in 2020 were: NOx 4.1 tons, CO 3.44 tons, VOC 0.22 ton, 0.12 ton of PM10, SOx 0.02 ton, and HAPs 0.07 ton. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from the following: NSPS Subpart Dc, MACT Subpart JJJJJJ; NSPS Subpart IIII; and MACT Subpart ZZZZ.
06-05155: Martins Forestry Products, LLC (56 Wintersville Road, Richland, PA 17087) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the wood chip production facility in Bethel Township, Berks County located at 523 Brown Road, Myerstown, PA 17067. The potential emissions from the facility are estimated at 7 tpy of PM, 23 tpy of CO, 42 tpy of NOx, 48 tpy of VOC, 3 tpy of formaldehyde (a HAP) and 10 tpy of total HAP. 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.
Southwest Region, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, Facilities Permitting Chief, 412.442.4336.
56-00025: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company, Inc./Bakersville Quarry (P.O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664). In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424, 127.425, and 127.521, the Department is providing notice of intent to issue a natural minor State Only Operating Permit for the operation of a limestone crushing and screening operation located in Jefferson Township, Somerset County.
New Enterprise operates one limestone crushing/screen- ing plant with a maximum production rate of 1,500 tons per hour. This facility has a potential to emit 173.9 tons of PM and 65.1 tons of PM10 based on the proposed operating limits. The Diester 7 × 16 screen will be limited to 1,800 hours of operation per 12-consecutive month period (12-cmp). The proposed operating permit includes conditions relating to applicable emission restrictions, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice standards requirements for each unit.
The application, 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 or by contacting Tom Joseph, Facilities Permitting Chief, directly.
Those who wish to provide the Department with additional written information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the State-Only Operating Permit may submit the information to Tom Joseph, Facilities Permit Chief, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 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 (56-00025) 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. A public hearing may be held in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.429, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. If a public hearing is held, all persons who have properly filed a protest under 25 Pa. Code § 127.426 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 decision to hold a hearing (and the time, place and purpose of such hearing) by publication in the newspaper or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Tom Joseph, Facilities Permit Chief, at the previously listed address.
Philadelphia: Air Management Services, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4543.
Contact: Edward Wiener, Chief, Source Registration at 215-685-9426.
The City of Philadelphia, Air Management Services (AMS) intends to issue a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit Renewal for operation of air pollution sources at the following facility:
OP20-000058: RichardsApex, Inc.—(4202-24 Main Street, Philadelphia, PA 19127) for the operation of a lubricants manufacturing plant, in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include two (2) boilers firing natural gas or No. 5 oil each rated less than 9 MMBtu/hr. The operating permit will contain operating, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
The operating permit will be issued under 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest, comments, or request a public hearing on the previously listed operating permit must submit the protest, comments or request for public hearing within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least thirty days before the hearing.
The City of Philadelphia, Air Management Services (AMS) intends to issue a Natural Minor Operating Permit Renewal for operation of air pollution sources at the following facility:
OP21-000002: The Comcast Center (1701 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19103) for the operation of a corporate office, in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include one (1) emergency generator firing diesel fuel rated 2,922 HP and three (3) fire pumps firing diesel fuel rated 240 HP, 275 HP, and 460 HP respectively. The operating permit will contain operating, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
The operating permit will be issued under 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest, comments, or request a public hearing on the previously listed operating permit must submit the protest, comments or request for public hearing within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least thirty days before the hearing.
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.
58-00023A: Clear Water Technology LLC (118 Hart Road, Montrose, PA 18801) for their facility located in Jessup Township, Susquehanna 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 Clear Water Technology LLC (118 Hart Road, Montrose, PA 18801) for their facility located in Jessup Township, Susquehanna County. This Plan Approval No. 58-00023A will be incorporated into a Natural Minor Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 58-00023A is for the installation and operation of an evaporator to process 7,500 bpd of feedwater and condense evaporated vapor for reuse in gas well development. This Plan Approval will contain emission restriction, testing, recordkeeping, work practice standard and additional requirement conditions, which will satisfy the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.12b (pertaining to plan approval terms and conditions) and will demonstrate Best Available Technology (BAT) for Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), Particulate Matter (PM), and Carbon Monoxide (CO) for the source. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.41 for visible emissions. 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 submitt- ing the comments, identification of the proposed permit No. 58-00023A 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, 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.
COAL & NONCOAL MINING
ACTIVITY APPLICEATIONSApplications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1396.1—1396.31); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 3301—3326); the Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1—691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P.S. §§ 30.51—30.66); the Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1406.1—1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. §§ 693.1—693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection. A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District Mining Office indicated above each application. Notices of requests for 401 Water Quality Certifications are included in individual application notices, as noted.
Written comments or objections, or requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the address of the District Mining Office indicated above each application within 30-days of this publication, or within 30-days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121—77.123 and 86.31—86.34 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications, opportunity for comment, and informal conferences).
Written comments or objections related to a mining permit application should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections; application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based.
Requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code § 77.123 (relating to public hearing-informal conferences) or § 86.34 (relating to informal conferences), must contain the name, address and telephone number of the requestor; the application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
Where a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) number is listed, the mining activity permit application was accompanied by an application for an individual NPDES permit. A separate notice will be provided after the draft NPDES permit is prepared.
Coal Applications Received
Effluent Limits—The following range of effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with the associated coal mining activity permit and, in some cases, noncoal mining permits:
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30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (total) 1.5 to 3.0 mg/l 3.0 to 6.0 mg/l 3.5 to 7.0 mg/l Manganese (total) 1.0 to 2.0 mg/l 2.0 to 4.0 mg/l 2.5 to 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Aluminum (Total) 0.75 to 2.0 mg/l 1.5 to 4.0 mg/l 2.0 to 5.0 mg/l pH1 greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to: surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; and mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 1-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles.
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100, (Contact: Bonnie Herbert).
Permit No. 30841601. Consol Mining Company LLC, 1000 Consol Energy Drive, Suite 100, Canonsburg, PA 15317 to renew the permit for Robena Preparation Plant in Monongahela Township, Greene County. No discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on March 24, 2021. Application received: February 26, 2021.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191, (Contact: Cayleigh Boniger).
Permit No. 6433-E1024221-001. Seneca Landfill, Inc., P.O. Box 1080, Mars, PA 16046, Application for a stream encroachment to mine through the lower 54 feet of unnamed tributary No. 3 and mine through the lower 210 feet of unnamed tributary No. 5 in Jackson and Lancaster Townships, Butler County. 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. 10210101. Seneca Landfill, Inc., P.O. Box 1080, Mars, PA 16046, Application for a wetland encroachment to mine through 0.01 acre of emergent wetlands and remove invasive species and plant riparian buffer from unnamed tributary No. 1 adjacent to the site in Jackson and Lancaster Townships, Butler County. 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.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200, (Contact: Ashley Smith).
Permit No. 59060101 and NPDES No. PA0256315. Phoenix Resources, Inc., 782 Antrim Road, Wellsboro, PA 16901, permit renewal for continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface coal mine located in Duncan Township, Tioga County affecting 80.9 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributaries to Rock Run to Babb Creek classified for the following use(s): CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: March 29, 2021.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118, (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
Permit No. 49871602R6. Lenig & Kosmer Coal Washery, 2993 Lower Road, Shamokin, PA 17872, renewal of an existing anthracite coal preparation plant operation in West Cameron Township, Northumberland County affecting 3.6 acres. Receiving stream: Mahanoy Creek, classified for the following uses: warm water and migratory fishes. Application received: April 1, 2021.
Permit No. 54683043R7. Park Mine Coal Co., LLC, 294 Pine Creek Drive, Orwigsburg, PA 17961, renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine and coal refuse reprocessing operation in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County affecting 1,225.0. Receiving stream: North Mahanoy Creek, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: April 5, 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 2 5 to 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 * The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118, (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
Permit No. 8275SM5C2 and NPDES Permit No. PA0595381. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 3912 Brumbaugh Road, New Enterprise, PA 16664, modification to increase the discharge rate of an NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County affecting 150.0 acres. Receiving stream: Stony Run, classified for the following use: warm water fishes. Application received: March 9, 2021.
Permit No. 58060842. David J. Dudock, 25 Foran Street, Friendsville, PA 18818, Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County affecting 3.0 acres on quarry owned by David J. Dudock. Application received: March 26, 2021.
Permit No. 58050849. Lynn D. Joines, 1347 Franks Road, Susquehanna, PA 18847, Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Jackson Township, Susquehanna County affecting 1.0 acre on quarry owned by Lynn D. Joines. Application received: March 29, 2021.
Permit No. 58060875. Lynn D. Joines, 1347 Franks Road, Susquehanna, PA 18847, Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Gibson Township, Susquehanna County affecting 1.0 acre on quarry owned by Lynn D. Joines. Application received: March 29, 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. PA0215031 (Mining Permit No. 33971301) Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittann- ing, PA 16201, a renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit for Dora No. 8 Mine in Perry Township, Jefferson County, affecting 23.7 surface acres. Receiving stream(s): Mahoning Creek: WWF. East Branch Mahoning Creek Watershed TMDL. The application was considered administratively complete: January 24, 2018. The application was received: July 27, 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 002 discharges to: Mahoning Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 002 (Lat: 40° 55` 13" Long: -79° 04` 47") 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 - - - Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report The EPA Waiver is not in effect.
NPDES No. PA0235628 (Mining Permit No. 17041301) Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittann- ing, PA 16201, a renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit for Penfield Mine in Huston Township, Clearfield County, affecting 62.1 surface acres and 5,370.6 underground acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributary ''S'' to Wilson Run: CWF. Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek Watershed TMDL. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributary ''B'' to Wilson Run: CWF. Sinnemahoning Creek Watershed TMDL. The application was considered administratively complete: February 12, 2020. The application was received: January 13, 2020.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
Outfall 001 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary ''S'' to Wilson Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 (Lat: 41° 13` 59" Long: -78° 36` 31") 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 - - - Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report Outfall 002 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary ''S'' to Wilson Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 002 (Lat: 41° 13` 54" Long: -78° 36` 34") 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 - - - Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report Outfall 003 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary ''B'' to Wilson Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 003 (Lat: 41° 14` 09" Long: -78° 36` 38") 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) - - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report The EPA Waiver is not in effect.
NPDES No. PA0092193 (Mining Permit No. 32840701) Tanoma Coal Company, Inc., 1501 Ligonier Street, Suite 370, Latrobe, PA 15650, a renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit for Tanoma Refuse Area # 2 in Rayne Township, Indiana County, affecting 160.0 surface acres. Receiving stream(s): Rayne Run: CWF. Crooked Creek Watershed TMDL. The application was considered administratively complete: November 21, 2019. The application was received: November 4, 2019.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
Outfall 001 discharges to: Rayne Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 (Lat: 40° 43` 05" Long: -79° 03` 25") are:
The following effluent limitations and monitoring requirements apply to the subject outfall from Permit Effective Date to Permit Expiration Date:
Annual loading (lbs/yr) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 1.69 3.38 4.23 Manganese (mg/l) - 1.13 2.26 2.83 Aluminum (mg/l) - 0.75 0.75 0.75 Suspended Solids (mg/l) 7,671 - 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) - - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report Chloride (mg/l) - - - Report The EPA Waiver is not in effect.
Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472.1900.
NPDES No. PA0279773 (Mining Permit No. 07200801), Glass Bagging Enterprises, Inc., P.O. Box 120, Duncan- ville, PA 16635, new NPDES permit for discharge of stormwater/process water from a sand processing operation in Frankstown Township, Blair County, affecting 5.0 acres. Receiving stream: Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River, classified for the following use: Warm Water Fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: December 8, 2020.
The following outfall discharges to the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 Y The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfall: 001 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Specific Conductance Monitor Only Temperature Monitor Only Flow Monitor Only pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units. NPDES No. PA0213373 (Mining Permit No. 05960301), New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., P.O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664, renewal of an NPDES permit for discharge of water resulting from limestone mining in Snake Spring Township, Bedford County, affecting 107.2 acres. Receiving stream(s): Raystown Branch of Juniata River, classified for the following use: Trout Stock Fishery. Application received: April 1, 2021.
The following outfalls discharge to Raystown Branch of Juniata River:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 (Sediment Pond A) N 002 (Sediment Pond B) N 003 (Sediment Pond C) N 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 Flow (mgd) 1.0 1.0 1.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units. Alkalinity must exceed acidity.
Outfalls: 001 & 002 (Dry Weather to ≤10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) N/A N/A 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units. Alkalinity must exceed acidity.
Outfalls: 001 & 002 (>10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units Alkalinity must exceed acidity NPDES No. PA0262846 (Mining Permit No. 56090301), New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc., 3912 Brum- baugh Road, New Enterprise, PA 16664. Renewal of an NPDES permit for non-coal surface mining in Jefferson Township, Somerset County, affecting 67.8 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributary to/and Kooser Run (HQ-CWF), and unnamed tributaries to/and Shafer Run (HQ-CWF), classified for the following use(s): High Quality (HQ); Cold Water Fishery (CWF). This receiving stream is included in the Casselman TMDL. Application received: April 1, 2021.
The following outfall discharges to unnamed tributary to Kooser Run.
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 (≥10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen
Demand (COBD5)Monitor and Report Ammonia (NH3-N) Monitor and Report Nitrates/Nitrites (NO2/NO3-N) Monitor and Report Phosphorus Monitor and Report Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) Monitor and Report Lead (Total) Monitor and Report Copper (Total) Monitor and Report Iron (Total) Monitor and Report Sulfate Monitor and Report Aluminum (Total) Monitor and Report Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) Monitor and Report Total Dissolved Solids Monitor and Report Zinc (Total) 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.
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)).
Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
F3803220-001. Jackson Township (Floodplain Mitigation), 60 North Ramona Road, Myerstown, PA 17067. Jackson Township, Lebanon County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To remove structures from the floodplain. The project proposes to temporarily affect approximately 0.37 acre of floodplains. The issuance of this permit will not constitute approval of Water Quality Certification under Section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341).
Address Waterway Chapter 93
DesignationUSGS
QuadrangleLatitude Longitude 1. 851 South Railroad Street UNT Tulpehocken Creek (TSF) WWF Richland 40.362795° -76.302977°
Southwest Region: Dana Drake, Waterways and Wetlands Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E0205221-002, Edgeworth Borough, 301 Beaver Road, Edgeworth, PA 15143, Edgeworth Borough, Allegheny County; Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
1. Construct, operate, and maintain 35 linear feet of riparian buffer along both banks of an unnamed tributary (UNT) to the Ohio River (WWF);
2. Construct, operate, and maintain 108 linear feet of double throated rock cross vanes with step pools within the UNT;
3. Operate and maintain 25 linear feet of gabion baskets along the left descending bank of the UNT.
For the purpose of providing nutrient and sediment load reduction toward Edgeworth Borough's MS4 requirements of their NPDES permit. Cumulatively, the project will permanently impact 255 linear feet of the UNT, temporarily impact 270 feet of the UNT, permanently impact 0.29 acre of the floodway of the UNT, and temporarily impact 0.3 acre of the floodway of UNT. The project site is located near the intersection of Creek Drive and Woodland Road (Ambridge, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 32`, 59.0"; W: -80°, 11`, 10.0"; Sub-basin 20G; USACE Pittsburgh District), in Edgeworth Borough, Allegheny County.
E5605220-027, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 1700 MacCorkle Avenue SE, P.O. Box 1273, Charleston, WV 25314; Wellersburg Borough, Somerset County; Baltimore ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
1. Remove portions of and cut, cap, and abandon in its entirety the remaining portions of Columbia Gas Line 138, an 8-inch natural gas transmission line, which has become exposed in a perennial stream known as North Branch Jennings Run (CWF),
2. Operate and maintain portions of two adjoining Columbia Gas natural gas transmission lines, Line 1804, a 20-inch natural gas transmission line and Columbia Gas Line 10240, a 24-inch line, by constructing a pipleline protection system in North Branch Jennings Run which entails:
a. exposing Line 1804, placing an articulated concrete mat over the line, and reburying the mat with native streambed material which will raise the streambed,
b. placing the previously mentioned articulated concrete mat over the existing buried Line 10240 and reburying the mat which will raise the streambed,
c. installing engineer rock riffles throughout the previously-mention work area to allow for the raised streambed to align with its existing slope.
3. Construct, operate, and maintain approximately 300 linear feet of boulder revetment streambank stabilization along the southwestern bank of North Branch Jennings Run.
For the purposes of abandonment and protection of natural gas transmission lines within North Branch Jennings Run and for the purposes of streambank stabilization along the southwestern bank of North Branch Jennings Run to prevent future exposure of these pipelines within the streambank and floodway.
The project will permanently impact 55 LF of stream, temporarily impact 45 LF of stream, permanently impact 0.17 acre of floodway, and temporarily impact 0.41 acre of floodway. No wetlands are proposed to be impacted by the project.
The project site is located approximately 300 feet southwest of the intersection of Witt Hill Road and Cumberland Highway (PA 160) in Wellersburg Borough, Somerset County (Cumberland, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 39°, 43`, 23"; W: -78°, 50`, 49.47"; Sub-basin 13A; USACE Baltimore District).
Northwest Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E4206221-001, Sergeant Township, 14225 Wilcox Road, Mt Jewett, PA 16740. Bloomster Hollow Road Bridge, in Sergeant Township, McKean County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Hazel Hurst, PA Quadrangle N: 41°, 44`, 30"; W: -78°, 30`, 18").
The Applicant proposes to replace an existing bridge that carries Bloomster Hollow Road over Bloomster Hollow (CWF) by installing, operating, and maintaining a new precast concrete box culvert measuring approximately 8 feet high by 12 feet wide by 26 feet long with wing walls and in-stream channel ribs for grade control all at a point approximately 1,000 feet northwest of the Bloomster Hollow Road and Riddell Lane intersection in Sergeant Township, McKean County.
E4206220-029, Matthew Foster, 651 West Branch Road, Smethport, PA 16749. Foster Bridge, in Norwich Township, McKean County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Crosby, PA Quadrangle N: 41°, 40`, 15.93"; W: -78°, 24`, 36.16").
In order to facilitate agricultural and hunting access, the Applicant proposes to construct, operate, and maintain a private bridge crossing of West Branch Potato Creek (HQ-CWF) measuring approximately 15 feet wide by 40 feet long and consisting of a decommissioned/modified flatbed trailer deck resting on concrete block abutments all at a point approximately 4,500 feet west of the West Branch Road and West Valley Road intersection in Norwich Township, McKean County.
Eastern Region: Oil and Gas Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.
E0829220-027: Regency Marcellus Gas Gathering, LLC, 101 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, Leroy Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate and maintain:
1. a 12-inch steel gas line and a 12-inch HDPE waterline impacting 148 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.62417°, Longitude: -76.71333°);
2. a 12-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 3,538 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.62444°, Longitude: -76.71250°);
3. a 12-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 33 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.62222°, Longitude: -76.71000°);
4. a 12-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 15,559 square feet of floodway of an unnamed tributary to Wolf Run (EV, MF) (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.62111°, Longitude: -76.66028°);
5. a 12-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 76 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Wolf Run (EV, MF), 7,787 square feet of its channel/floodway and impacting 640 square feet of an adjacent Palustrine Emergent Wetland (EV) (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.62056°, Longitude: -76.71083°);
6. a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 56 linear feet of a unnamed tributary to Wolf Run (EV, MF) and 12,656 square feet of its channel/floodway (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.62000°, Longitude: -76.71083°);
7. a 12-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 90 linear feet of Wolf Run (EV, MF) and 2,594 square feet of its channel/floodway and impacting 12,848 square feet of an adjacent Palustrine Forested Wetland (EV) (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.61944°, Longitude: -76.71056°);
8. a 12-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 13,461 square feet of a Palustrine Scrub Shrub Wetland (EV) and 838 square feet of a Palustrine Forested Wetland (EV) (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.61778°, Longitude: -76.70667°);
9. a 12-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 95 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Thomas Run (EV, MF), and 9,801 square feet of its channel/floodway (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.61694°, Longitude: -76.70361°);
10. a 12-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 88 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Thomas Run (EV, MF), 8,592 square feet of its channel/floodway and impacting 18 square feet of an adjacent Palustrine Emergent Wetland (EV) (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.61694°, Longitude: -76.70306°);
11. a 12-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 2,333 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (EV) (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.61694°, Longitude: -76.70194°);
12. a 12-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 116 linear feet of Thomas Run (EV, MF), 11,888 square feet of its channel/floodway and impacting 671 square feet of an adjacent Palustrine Emergent Wetland (EV) (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.61694°, Longitude: -76.70167°);
13. a 12-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 413 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.61667°, Longitude: -76.70028°);
14. a 12-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 39 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.61694°, Longitude: -76.69972°);
15. a 12-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 897 square feet of a Palustrine Forested Wetland (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.61667°, Longitude: -76.69472°);
16. a 12-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 173 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.61694°, Longitude: -76.69472°);
17. a 12-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 71 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Thomas Run (EV, MF), and 7,582 square feet of its channel/floodway (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.61583°, Longitude: -76.69417°);
18. a 12-inch steel gas line, a 12-inch HDPE waterline and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 79 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Thomas Run (EV, MF), and 8,140 square feet of its channel/floodway (Leroy, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.61500°, Longitude: -76.69222°);
The project will result in 671 linear feet of temporary stream impacts and 81,893 square feet floodway impacts, 8,006 square feet (0.18 acre) of temporary PEM impacts, 8,753 square feet (0.20 acre) of temporary PSS impacts, 4,708 square feet of permanent PSS impacts and, 14,583 square feet (0.33 acre) of permanent PFO wetland impacts all for the purpose of installing a natural gas pipeline with associated access roadways for Marcellus shale development in Leroy Township, Bradford County.
E0829221-002: Appalachia Midstream Services, LLC, 30351 Route 6, Wysox, PA 18854, Wilmot Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate and maintain the Shingle Ridge Well Line Project, which consists of one 8-inch steel natural gas pipeline, with the following impacts:
1. 4.0 linear feet of UNT to Miller Brook (CWF) and 90 square feet of temporary floodway impacts via HDD boring (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: N: 41° 32` 55.92", Longitude: W: 76° 13` 07.63");
2. 211 square feet (0.01 acre) of permanent impacts to Exceptional Value (EV) Palustrine Forested (PFO) Wetlands via HDD boring (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: N: 41° 32` 55.64", Longitude: W: 76° 13` 08.43");
3. 5 square feet (0.01 acre) of permanent impacts to Exceptional Value (EV) Palustrine Scrub Shrub (PSS) Wetlands via HDD Boring (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: N: 41° 32` 54.81", Longitude: W: 76° 13` 10.80"); and
4. 360 square feet of temporary floodway impacts to UNT to Miller Brook (CWF) via placement of fill for construction access (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: N: 41° 32` 02.55", Longitude: W: 76° 13` 18.58").
The project will result in 4.0 linear feet of permanent stream impacts, 450 square feet (0.01 acre) of temporary floodway impacts, 5 square feet (0.01 acre) of permanent EV PSS wetland impacts and 211 square feet (0.01 acre) of permanent EV PFO wetland impacts all for the purpose of installing a natural gas gathering line and associated access roadways for Marcellus shale development.
E6629221-002: Appalachia Midstream Services, LLC, 30351 Route 6, Wysox, PA 18854, North Branch Township, Wyoming County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate and maintain the Shingle Ridge Well Line Project, which consists of one 8-inch steel natural gas pipeline, with the following impacts:
1. 22 square feet of permanent impacts to Exceptional Value (EV) Palustrine Scrub Shrub (PSS) Wetlands and 336 square feet of temporary impacts to Exceptional Value (EV) Palustrine Scrub Shrub (PSS) Wetlands via open cut trenching and a temporary road crossing (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: N41°33`02.31", Longitude: W76°12`56.47").
The project will result in 22 square feet (0.01 acre) of permanent EV PSS wetland impacts and 336 square feet (0.01 acre) of temporary EV PSS wetland all for the purpose of installing a natural gas gathering line and associated access roadways for Marcellus shale development.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS 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.
D35-138EA. Kurt Staller, Pennsylvania American Water, 852 Wesley Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, Covington Township, Lackawanna County. USACOE Baltimore District.
Project proposes to remove the Hollister Dam to eliminate a threat to public safety and to restore approximately 3,700 feet of stream channel to a free-flowing condition. The proposed restoration project includes construction of small portions of the stream channel through a high spot within the former reservoir and through the breach. The project is located across Roaring Brook (HQ-CWF, MF) (Sterling, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.3130, Longitude: -75.4953).
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 21004 United Parcel Service, Inc.
1620 Van Buren Road
Easton, PA 18045
Attn: Jason FahrerNorthampton Palmer Township 2 ASTs storing diesel fuel 40,000 gallons total
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