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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/
NewLlewellyn J Moyer
650 Christmas Village Road
Bernville, PA 19506Berks 255 129.24 Duck,
HeiferTSF & CWF New Lazy Hog Farm
4390 Mountain Road
McAlisterville, PA 17049Juniata 48.43 717.00 Swine HQ Renewal Elvin Zimmerman
180 Degan Road
McAlisterville, PA 17049Juniata 141.42 259.58 Broilers
1 Steer &
1 CalfHQ Renewal Hillside Acres
335 Dotterer Road
Lenhartsville, PA 19534Berks 14 846.15 Swine None Renewal Greystone Pork Farm
12950 Forge Road
Mercersburg, PA 17236Franklin 124.2 807.4 Swine None Renewal Tuscarora Farms LLC
13851 Creek Road
Willow Hill, PA 17271Franklin 0 984.58 Swine None Approved Ryan Snyder
6 Snyder Lane
Lewistown, PA 17044Mifflin 120.9 726.90 Swine Finisher NA Renewal Daniel Petre
3409 Smoketown Road
Spring Grove, PA 17362York 5.98 513.34 Poultry NA Renewal Yippee! Farms
Arlin Benner
880 Pinkerton Road
Mount Joy, PA 17552Lancaster 693.3 1,462.5 Dairy NA Renewal Burk Lea Farms
3099 Grand Point Road
Chambersburg, PA 17202Franklin 1,528.6 1,737.20 Dairy NA Renewal
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PERMITS Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17), the following parties have applied for PWS permits to construct or substantially modify public water systems.
Persons wishing to comment on permit applications are invited to submit statements to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding an application. A comment should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received during the 30-day public comment period.
Following the comment period, the Department will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The permit application and related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability that require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania 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).
Southcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Permit No. 0721502, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Curryville Water Authority Municipality North Woodbury Township County Blair Responsible Official Michael Ritchey
Chairman
P.O. Box 11
Curryville, PA 16661Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Anthony J. Coval, P.E.
Century Engineering
2836 Earlystown Road
Suite 1
Centre Hall, PA 16828Application Received: March 24, 2021 Description of Action Interconnection with Martinsburg Municipal Authority. Permit No. 7360791, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Vineyard at Grandview Municipality Mount Joy Township County Lancaster Responsible Official Scott Haines
Owner
1489 Grandview Road
Mount Joy, PA 17552Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Not Listed Application Received: June 2, 2021 Description of Action New well and treatment system. Permit No. 3621501, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Perdue AgriBusiness LLC Municipality Conoy Township County Lancaster Responsible Official Sharon Clark
Senior Vice President
Regulatory Affairs
6906 Zion Church Road Salisbury, MD 21804Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Brian C. Bonner, P.E.
ARM Group Inc
2548 Park Center Blvd
State College, PA 16801Application Withdrawn: July 6, 2021 Description of Action Installation of Well AP-2, softening, carbon filtration, and ultraviolet disinfection.
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:
Northeast Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Eric Supey, Environmental Program Manager.
309 East Hamilton Street, 309 East Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18109, Allentown City, Lehigh County. American Analytical & Environmental, 738 Front Street, Catasauqua, PA 18032, on behalf NGPNLP LLC, 321 East Union Street, Allentown, PA 18109, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil was contaminated with solvents from historic dry-cleaning operations. Future use of the site will be nonresidential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Morning Call on July 9, 2021.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
1036 Manheim Pike, 1036 Manheim Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601, Manheim Township, Lancaster County. Liberty Environmental, Inc., 315 West James Street, Suite 205, Lancaster, PA 17603, on behalf of MTS Group, LLC, 120 North Pointe Boulevard, Suite 201, Lancaster, PA 17601, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with metals and semivolatile organic compounds. The site will be remediated to the site-specific standard. Future use of the site is will be used for residential purposes. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the LNP on June 11, 2021.
Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Former Howes Leather Corp Site—Eastern Parcel, 45 Cooper Road, Curwensville, PA 16833, Curwensville Borough, Clearfield County. DMS Environmental Services, LLC, 103 South Spring Street, Bellefonte, PA 16823, on behalf of Clearly Ahead Development, 139 West Market Street, Suite 200, Clearfield, PA 16830, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site groundwater contaminated with vegetable tannery sludge residuals. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the site-specific and Statewide health standards.
Chattanooga Labeling Systems, Inc., 2 Industrial Park Rd, Galeton, PA 16922, Galeton Borough and Pike Township, Potter County. J. Krupa Company, Inc., 108 Nova Road, St. Mary's, PA 15857, on behalf of Chattanooga Labeling Systems, 120 Parmenas Lane, P.O. Box 4753, Chattanooga, TN, 37405, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil and groundwater contaminated with fluoride and chloride. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the nonresidential Statewide health standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Potter-Leader-Enterprise on May 27, 2021.
Principle Enterprises LLC Project, Rain Gauge Road, New Albany, PA 18833, Overton Township, Bradford County. EnviroServe, Inc., 254 Reitz Avenue, Winfield, PA 17889, on behalf of Principle Enterprises, LLC, 2897 Route 414, Canton, PA 17724, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with produced water. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the nonresidential Statewide health standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Daily Review on June 10, 2021.
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 1940, 484-250-5787.
209 Main Street, 209 Main Street, Red Hill, PA 18076, Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County. Richard Doran, HETI, P.O. Box 8028, Pelham, NY, 10803 on behalf of Charles Dampman, C.R. Dampman Fuels, Inc., P.O. Box 63, East Greenville, PA 18041 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The site has been found to be contaminated with heating oil compounds, which contaminated soil on the site. The proposed future use of the property will be residential. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is Statewide health standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Town and County on May 27, 2021.
Bristol Township Croydon Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1800 River Road, Bristol, PA 19007, Bristol Township, Bucks County. Toby Kessler, PG, Gilmore & Associates, Inc., 65 East Butler Avenue, New Britain, PA 18901 on behalf of Randee Elton, Bristol Township, 1800 River Road, Bristol Township, PA 19007 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil was contaminated with the release of benzene, 2,4-dimethylphenol, triethylamine, acetone, cardon disulfide, ethylbenzene, toluene, 4-methyl-2-pentanone (MIBK) isopropylbenzene (cumene), xylenes, methyl cyclohexane, 2-butanone. The intended future use of the property is nonresidential. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is Statewide health standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Bucks County Courier Times on June 21, 2021.
Ponds and Gardens, 200 Limekiln Pike, Glenside, PA 19038, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County. Philip Donmoyer, PG, ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC, 52-6 Grumbacher Road, York, PA 17406 on behalf of Greg Baltz, Grindstone Properties LP, 1259 Cox Road, Rydal, PA 19046 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The site has been found to be contaminated with arsenic, which has contaminated soil on the site. The subject property is currently occupied by a residential dwelling, apartment and commercial store. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is site-specific standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Montgomery News Digital on March 28, 2021.
1152 Bridge Road, 1152 Bridge Road, Skippack Township, PA 19473, Skippack Township, Montgomery County. Toby Kessler, PG, Gilmore & Associates, Inc., 65 East Butler Avenue, New Britain, PA 18901 on behalf of Tracy Termin, Coventry Environmental, Inc., 795 South Main Street, Spring City, PA 19475 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Diesel fuel contaminated soil associated with a release from a vehicle during a collision with the dwelling. Proposed future use of the property is residential. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is Statewide health standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Times Herald on June 28, 2021.
DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY FOR RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application(s) for Determination of Applicability Administratively Complete Under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904); and Residual Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Residual Waste Processing Facilities and/or the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste Other Than Coal Ash.
Central Office: Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 14th Floor, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.
General Permit Application No. WMGR131SC001. Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC (Pixelle), 228 South Main Street, Spring Grove, PA 17362, Spring Grove Borough, York County. The application submitted by Pixelle for coverage under, and modification to, the base General Permit No. WMGR131 was determined administratively complete by the Southcentral Regional Office on June 8, 2021. General Permit No. WMGR131 authorizes the beneficial use of carbonaceous wastes: (i) petroleum coke, (ii) uncontaminated and untreated wood chips generated during the pulp and/or paper making process, and (iii) other paper and wood industry wastes comprised of primarily wood fibers, and tire-derived fuel as alternative fuels to be combined with waste coal/coal for circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers at the facility. The resulting boiler ash generated by co-firing the approved alternative fuels referenced is beneficially used as the following:
1) Structural fill
2) Soil substitute or soil additive
3) At coal mining activity site
4) At abandoned surface mining sites
5) And other beneficial uses
The modifications added to the WMGR131 base permit would allow the blend of alternate fuel for beneficial use by Pixelle to be greater than 50% by weight of the alternative fuels listed in the general permit as long as the blended fuel meets the requirements of the air quality permits for the facility and has a heating value of no less than 5,000 British Thermal Units (BTU) per pound.
Persons interested in reviewing the general permit application may contact Chris Solloway, General Permits/Beneficial Use Section, Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Bureau of Waste Management, P. O. Box 69170, Harrisburg, PA 17106-9170. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Application(s) Received Under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003), the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904) and Regulations to Operate Solid Waste Processing or Disposal Area or Site.
Southwest Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Permit Application No. 101718. RGL, Inc. dba Mountain State Waste, 702 North Main Avenue, Weston, WV 26452, Perry Township, Greene County. This permit application is for the operation of a new municipal solid waste transfer facility named the Greene County Transfer Facility, located at 108 Bald Hill Road, Mt. Morris, PA 15349. The application was deemed administratively complete by the Southwest Regional Office on June 27, 2019.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to Greg Holesh, Engineering Manager, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Persons interested in obtaining more information about the permit application may contact the Southwest Regional Office, 412-442-4000. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS The Department has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State Operating Permit and Title V Operating Permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the general public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to submit permitting documents relevant to its application for all sources related to a facility or a proposed project, affords an opportunity for public input, and provides for a decision on the issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities. Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, all pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application and subsequently prepared proposed plan approvals/operating permits are available for public review during normal business hours at the appropriate Department Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the appropriate Department Regional Office. The address and phone number of the Regional Office is listed before the application notices.
Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit, may submit the information to the Department's Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval/Operating Permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the permit.
A person wishing to request a hearing may do so during the 30-day comment period. A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted based on the information received. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper, the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines this type of notification is sufficient. Requests for a public hearing and any relevant information should be directed to the appropriate Department Regional Office.
Permits issued to the owners or operators of sources subject to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter D or E, or located within a Title V facility or subject to 25 Pa. Code § 129.51(a) or permits issued for sources with limitations on their potential to emit used to avoid otherwise applicable Federal requirements may be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for review and approval as a revision to the State Implementation Plan. Final Plan Approvals and Operating Permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the sources are constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015), 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401—7671q) and regulations adopted under the Federal Clean Air Act.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the Regional Office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania 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.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: Dave Balog, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6328.
24-022B: SMC Global Holdings, Incorporated— St Marys Carbon (259 Eberl Street, Saint Marys, PA 15857), for the proposed installation of an oxidation system for control of the Carbon/Graphite Mixers 2 & 3 (Sources 115A & 115B). The facility is located in Saint Marys City, Elk County. This is a State Only facility.
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.
09-0084B: Grand View Hospital (700 Lawn Avenue, Sellersville, PA 18960) for the replacement of certain existing equipment at its facility, which is located in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, and permitted under State Only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit No. 09-00084, with new equipment, as follows:
• Replacement of the existing 750-ekW and 600-ekW emergency generator sets (two each; Source IDs 101 and 102A, respectively) with three new 2,000-ekW emergency generator sets.
• Replacement of the 9.9-mmBtu/hr burner of existing boiler 4 (Source ID 034) with a new 14.7-mmBtu/hr low-nitrogen oxides (NOx) burner.
Based on a maximum operating schedule of 185 hours per year for each emergency generator set, and compliance with the current combined natural gas and No. 2 fuel oil fuel consumption restrictions for existing boilers 1—4 (Source IDs 031A—033A and 034, respectively) in the State Only Operating Permit, the potential NOx emission rate for the facility will remain less than 25 tons/yr, the major facility threshold for the Philadelphia Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area. Therefore, the status of the facility will remain Synthetic Minor.
The diesel fuel-fired engines of the new emergency generator sets are subject to the provisions of the Federal Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIII). Upon replacement of the burner of existing boiler 4, the boiler will be subject to the provisions of the Federal Standards of Performance for Small Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Dc). However, as the boiler will still meet the definition of the term ''gas-fired boiler'' in 40 CFR 63.11237, the boiler will remain exempt from the provisions of the Federal National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers Area Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart JJJJJJ).
The plan approval will include monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person listed in the previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit 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.
21-05035C: Hempt Bros., Inc. Locust Point Quarry (205 Creek Rd, Camp Hill, PA 17011) for the replacement and operation of a secondary crushing unit which will increase downstream maximum production capacity from 400 to 500 tons per hour at the existing limestone crushing plant located in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County. The crusher and downstream equipment will be controlled with water sprays. The increases in potential emissions are 1.64 tpy PM-10 and 0.18 tpy PM-2.5. DEP's review of the information submitted by the company indicates that the air contamination sources will comply with all regulatory requirements, including monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements, and pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirement (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12 as well as 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO, NSPS for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants. Based on this finding, DEP proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed installation. The facility is a State Only facility. If DEP determines that the sources are constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specifications 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.
38-03066A: Georgia Pacific Corrugated, LLC (122 Bordnersville Road, Jonestown, PA 17038) for the construction of two recyclable mailer production lines in Union Township, Lebanon County. Potential emissions from the operations are projected to be 46.4 tpy of VOCs and 6.2 tpy of HAPs. 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. Based on these findings, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction. If, after the project has been implemented, the Department determines that the sources are constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for plan approval, the requirements established in the plan approval may be incorporated into an operating permit pursuant to the administrative amendment provisions of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127.
OPERATING PERMITS
Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
09-00053: Greif Packaging, LLC (695 Louis Drive, Warminster, PA 18974), located in Warminster Township, Bucks County, for a renewal of Title V Operating Permit (TVOP) No. 09-00053 for its steel drum manufacturing facility. The facility's air emissions sources consist of three spray booths, three bake ovens, and other miscellaneous operations associated with the steel drum manufacturing; as well as a cold cleaning machine and emergency generator set to support the facility. In addition, Greif Packaging, LLC, operates and maintains a regenerative thermal oxidizer to capture and control volatile organic compound (VOC) and hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from the spray booths and bake ovens.
The facility is subject to site-level VOC and HAP emission restrictions of equal to or less than 21.0 tons/yr, as well as an individual HAP emission restriction of less than 10 tons/yr (each calculated monthly as a 12-month rolling sum). In addition, the plan approval-exempt engine of the emergency generator set is subject to nitrogen oxides (NOx) emission restrictions of less than 100 lbs/hr, 1,000 lbs/day, 2.75 tons/ozone season, and 6.6 tons/yr (calculated monthly as a 12-month rolling sum).
The changes that have occurred at the facility since DEP issued the original TVOP in September 2015 are the replacement of the steel drum exterior paint spray booth (with new enclosure) under Plan Approval No. 09-0053C, and installation of a new enclosure for the steel drum parts lining/paint spray booth under Plan Approval No. 09-0053D. The renewal TVOP incorporates the requirements of these Plan Approvals by reference.
The renewal permit will contain monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements, including the provisions of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MMMM, for the spray booths.
Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person listed in the previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROPUBCOM@pa.gov.
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.
22-03018: Millersburg Area School District Lenkerville Elementary School (520 South Market Street, Millersburg, PA 17061) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the coal boiler at the elementary school located in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County. The potential emissions from the facility are estimated at 47.20 tpy of SOx, 5.45 tpy of NOx, 0.36 tpy of CO, 4.36 tpy of PM and 0.18 tpy of TOC. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart JJJJJJ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers Area Source.
Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, Facilities Permitting Chief, 412.442.4336.
56-00204: Columbia Gas Transmission Corp, Salisbury Compressor Station (1700 MacCorkle Avenue SE, Charleston, WV 25314-1518), to issue a natural minor operating permit renewal for the Salisbury compressor station located at Greenville Township, Somerset County. The facility's Potential to Emit is 31.16 tpy CO, 69.16 tpy NOx, 1.61 tpy VOC, 2.25 tpy PM-10/PM-2.5, 0.24 tpy SO2, and 0.35 tpy HAP. 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 for the sources derived from 40 CFR 63 Subpart ZZZZ NESHAP for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines and 40 CFR 60 Subpart GG NSPS for Stationary Gas Turbines.
Any person may submit comments, a request for the Department to hold a public hearing, or a protest to the proposed operating permit or a condition thereof by submitting the information to Tom Joseph, P.E., Air Quality Engineering Manager, at the Southwest Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of publication of this notice will exist for the submission of comments. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit (specify Operating Permit 56-00204) and concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information in the proposed permit or objections to issuance of the permit.
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 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.
63-00646: Ritchey Metals Company, Inc. (30 Georgetown Road, Canonsburg, PA 15317). In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) gives notice that they intend to issue a State Only Operating Permit (SOOP) renewal to Ritchey Metals Company to authorize the continued operation of an Aluminum and Zinc based alloys manufacturing facility located in the Cecil Township, Washington County.
The facility consists of kettle furnaces, MRA machine, rotary reverb furnaces, and galvalume reverb, parts washer, and an emergency generator. All the furnaces are equipped with dust collectors to control particulate emissions. This facility has the potential to emit approximately 9.62 tons per year of PM10, 12.05 tons per year of NOx, 0.78 ton per year of VOC, 0.23 ton per year of HAPs, 10.12 tons per year of CO and 0.07 ton per year of SOx. The proposed SOOP renewal contains emission restriction, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice conditions of the proposed permit have been derived from the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Article III, Chapters 121—145 and NESHAP for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE) found in 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ.
A person may oppose the proposed State Only Operating Permit by filing a written protest with the Department through Noor Nahar via mail to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Each protest or set of written comments must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed State Only Operating Permit (63-00646) and a concise statement of the objections to the Operating Permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
Ritchey Metals Company, Inc. State Only Operating Permit Application, the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, and the Proposed Air Quality Operating Permit for this facility are available for review by any interested party at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. To request a review of the Ritchey Metals Company, Inc. State Only Operating Permit application, to receive an electronic copy of the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, or to receive an electronic copy of the Department's proposed air Quality Operating Permit for this facility, a person may contact Noor Nahar at nnahar@pa.gov or 412.442.5225.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.
43-00372: Integrated Fabrication & Machining Inc. (639 Keystone Road, Greenville, PA 16125). The Department intends to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the metal fabrication facility located in Hempfield Township, Mercer County. Integrated Fab specializes in the manufacturing of components for the electric power grid here in North America. At the Greenville Plant, Integrated Fab consists of dry abrasive blasting operations and surface coating. The facility is limited to 20.0 tpy VOC, 1 tpy individual HAPs or 2.5 tpy combined HAPS for each dry abrasive blasting unit. The facility is a natural minor and is subject to State Regulations and Federal Regulations (40 CFR Part 63 Subpart XXXXXX). The permit includes additional operation requirements, monitoring requirements, and recordkeeping requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
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.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900, (Contact: Melanie Ford-Wigfield).
Permit No. 32950201 and NPDES No. PA0213004. Robindale Energy Services, Inc., 224 Grange Hall Road, P.O. Box 228, Armagh, PA 15920. Permit transfer from Cambria Reclamation Corporation, 2929 Allen Parkway, Suite 3275, Houston, TX 77019-0000 for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in White and Rayne Townships, Indiana County affecting 256 acres. Receiving streams: McKee Run to Crooked Creek classified for the following uses: cold water fishes and warm water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: July 9, 2021.
New Stanton District Office: P.O. Box 133, New Stanton, PA 15672, (724) 925-5500, (Contact: Tracy Norbert).
Permit No. 3473SM8 and NPDES Permit No. PA0200590. M. B. Energy, Inc., 175 McKnight Road, Blairsville, PA 15717. Renewal application for continued treatment to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 15.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Loyalhanna Creek, 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: July 12, 2021.
Permit No. 26980104 and NPDES Permit No. PA0202355. Gary Gioia Coal Company, 319 Karen Drive, Elizabeth, PA 15037. Renewal application for continued mining to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Wharton Township, Fayette County, affecting 156.5 acres. Receiving streams: Big Sandy Creek and unnamed tributary to Big Sandy Creek, classified for the following use: HQ-CWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: July 14, 2021.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118, (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
Permit No. 54693031R7. Joe Kuperavage Coal Company, 916 Park Avenue, Port Carbon, PA 17965, renewal of an existing anthracite coal surface mine operation in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County affecting 308.0 acres. Receiving stream: Schuylkill River, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: July 1, 2021.
Permit No. 54693031C3. Joe Kuperavage Coal Company, 916 Park Avenue, Port Carbon, PA 17965, correction of an existing anthracite coal surface mine operation to update the post-mining land use to unmanaged natural habitat in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County affecting 308.0 acres. Receiving stream: Schuylkill River, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: July 1, 2021.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits—The following effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit:
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30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 * The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191, (Contact: Cayleigh Boniger).
Permit No. 61110304. Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc., 952 Waddle Road, Suite 203, State College, PA 16803. Application for a wetland encroachment to mine through 0.42 acre of palustrine emergent wetlands and reconstruct 0.84 acre of palustrine emergent wetlands in Barkeyville Borough, Venango County. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed tributaries to East Branch Wolf Creek and an unnamed tributary to North Branch Slippery Rock Creek classified for the following use(s): CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application also includes a request for a Section 401 Water Quality Certification. Application received: December 9, 2020.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200, (Contact: Ashley Smith).
Permit No. 08210801 and NPDES GP-104 No. PAM221017. Quality Stone, LLC, 4244 Leraysville Rd., Warren Center, PA 18851. Commencement, operation, and restoration of a small noncoal (industrial minerals) operation located in Sheshequin Township, Bradford County affecting 1.9 acres. Receiving stream(s): Bullard Creek and Wysox Creek Watershed classified for the following use(s): CWF, MF. Application received: July 8, 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
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472.1900.
NPDES No. PA0269468 (Mining Permit No. 56150103), Elk Resources, Inc., 30 Pounds Road, West Lebanon, PA 15783, renewal of a NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mine in Paint Township, Somerset County, affecting 74.8 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributary to/and Stonycreek River, classified for the following use(s): warm water fishery. This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: April 1, 2021.
The following treated wastewater outfall discharges to an Stonycreek River:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 (Treatment Pond # 1) N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall 001 are as follows:
Outfall: 001 (Treatment Pond # 1) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The following treated wastewater outfall discharges to Unnamed Tributary to Stonycreek River:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 002 (Treatment Pond # 2) N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall 002 are as follows:
Outfall: 002 (Treatment Pond # 2) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The following treated stormwater outfall discharges to an Unnamed Tributary to Stonycreek River:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 003 (Sediment Pond # 2) N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall 003 are as follows:
Outfall: 003 (Sediment Pond # 2) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P.O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797.1191.
NPDES No. PA0259641 (Permit No. 16140101). Allegheny Mineral Corporation, P.O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201. Renewal of an NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mine in Perry Township, Clarion County, affecting 591.5 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed tributaries to Clarion River to Clarion River, unnamed tributaries to Cherry Run to Cherry Run to Licking Creek, classified for the following use(s): CWF. TMDLs: Lower Clarion River and Licking Creek. Application received: March 11, 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 outfalls discharge to unnamed tributaries to Cherry Run and unnamed tributaries to Clarion River:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 012 N 013 N 014 N 015 N 019 N 020 N 021 N 022 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall(s) are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributaries to Cherry Run and unnamed tributaries to Clarion River:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N 002 N 003 N 004 N 005 N 006 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. The following outfalls require a non-discharge alternative:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 016 N 017 N 018 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 90.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributaries to Cherry Run and unnamed tributaries to Clarion River:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 007 N 008 N 009 N 010 N 011 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.)
6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472.1900.
NPDES No. PA0234214 (Mining Permit No. 05960302), New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company, P.O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664, renewal of an NPDES permit for a limestone quarry in Snake Spring Township, Bedford County, affecting 131.3 acres. Receiving stream(s): Cove Creek, classified for the following use(s): exceptional value. Application received: June 22, 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 noncoal mining activities.
The following stormwater outfall discharges to Cove Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 No The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall(s) are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 (Dry Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) N/A N/A 75.0 Temperature (°F) N/A N/A 72.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times.
Outfalls: 001 (≤10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Total Settleable Solids (ml/l) N/A N/A 0.5 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P.O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797.1191.
NPDES No. PA0280763 (Permit No. 10160304). Allegheny Mineral Corporation, P.O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201. New NPDES permit for a large industrial minerals surface mine in Worth Township, Butler County, affecting 367.0 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed tributaries to Black Run and unnamed tributaries to Hogue Run, classified for the following use(s): CWF. TMDL: None. Application received: June 30, 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 noncoal mining activities.
The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributaries to Black Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 008 Y 009 Y 010 Y The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributaries to Black Run and unnamed tributaries to Hogue Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 Y 002 Y 003 Y 004 Y 005 Y The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. The following outfall discharges to unnamed tributary to Hogue Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 012 Y The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.8 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributary to Hogue Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 006 Y 007 Y The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.8 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. NPDES No. PA0259241 (Permit No. 37020306). The East Fairfield Coal Co., P.O. Box 217, North Lima, OH 44452. Renewal of an NPDES permit for a large industrial minerals surface mine in North Beaver Township, Lawrence County, affecting 202.6 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Honey Creek, classified for the following uses: HQ-CWF. TMDL: None. Application received: June 14, 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 noncoal mining activities.
The following outfall requires a non-discharge alternative:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) P03 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 90.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 1 The parameter is applicable 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)).
Northeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Contact: Gillian Ostrum, Clerk Typist 2, 570-830-3077.
E3902221-005. Borough of Catasauqua, 90 Bridge Street, Catasauqua, PA 18032, in Borough of Catasauqua, Lehigh County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To fill and maintain a 0.22 acre area of the floodway of Catasauqua Creek (CWF, MF) with work consisting of a thirty-two (32) space asphalt parking lot, two (2) access roads adjoining Race Street (S.R. 1004), an underground stormwater management facility, sidewalks, curbing, landscaping, and utilities. This project will result in a 540 ft3 net cut within the floodway. The project is located directly southwest of the intersection of Pineapple Street and Race Street (Catasauqua, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 38` 59"; Longitude: -75° 27` 59") in Catasauqua Borough, Lehigh County. (Catasauqua, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 40° 38` 59"; Longitude: -75° 27` 59").
E4502220-024. Tobyhanna Township, 105 Government Center Way, Pocono Pines, PA 18350, in Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain several road improvements near the I-380/SR940 interchange for the purpose of improving safety and traffic flow. The road improvements will permanently impact 0.69 acre of wetlands (EV). To compensate for the permanent wetland impacts, the applicant will mitigate in a 2:1 ratio, providing 1.41 acres of new wetlands offsite. The wetland mitigation site is located approximately 2.5 miles southwest of the project site along Tamaqua Lake Road. The project is located on the west side of the I-380/SR940 interchange (Pocono Pines, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 6` 27" Longitude: -75° 24` 6") in Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County.
E4002121-009, PA Department of Transportation, Eng District 4-0, 55 Keystone Industrial Park, Dunmore, PA 18512, Union Township, Luzerne County, Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a roadway carrying SR 3014 over Nescopeck Creek (TSF, MF) consisting of a 39-foot wide, three span prestressed concrete spread box beam bridge with 151-foot total span length and a 13.33-foot underclearance. Fill will also be placed in the floodway for construction of the proposed structure.
Quadrangle, Latitude: 41° 2` 35.23" N; Longitude: -76° 13` 21.75" W) in Nescopeck Township, Luzerne County.
Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E0603221-011. Bethel PA (SWC Klahr and Schubert), LLC, Southeast corner of Lancaster Ave and Schubert Road in Bethel Township, Berks County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
To place and maintain fill from grading, resulting in 1,088 square feet (0.025 acre) of permanent and 256 square feet (0.006 acre) of temporary impacts to an emergent wetland, all for the purpose of constructing a Burger King restaurant along with a parking lot, utilities, sidewalk, and roadway improvements. The project is located in the southeast corner at the intersection of Lancaster Ave and Schubert Road (Latitude: 40.478253, Longitude: -76.294922) in Bethel Township, Berks County. Permanent wetland loss is less than 0.05 acre and replacement is not required. The project is located within the Little Swatara Creek watershed (CWF, MF). No stream impacts are proposed.
Southwest Region: Dana Drake, Waterways and Wetlands Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000.
E0205220-042, Churchill Creek Project, LLC, 5050 W. Tilghman Street, Suite 435, Allentown, PA 18104; Lehigh County; Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
1. Place and maintain fill in approximately 0.75 acre of a body of water, to reconfigure an existing pond by reducing its size from 1.57 acres with a storage volume of approximately 1,010,000 cubic feet to 0.82 acre with a total potential storage volume of 348,852 cubic feet and converting it from a wet pond to a lined dry pond,
2. Operate and maintain 1,566 LF of an existing stream enclosure (UNT # 32837 to Sawmill Run (WWF) (aka Stream 1),
3. Construct and maintain a retaining wall, parking areas, and upgrades to an existing access road, along with associated fill material, and to construct and maintain a stormwater basin, within 2.99 acres of the floodway of stream 1,
4. Place and maintain fill in five (5) streams (streams 2 through 6, UNTs to Sawmill Run (WWF)) associated with grading and fill slopes for a total length of 1,157 LF of stream.
For the purposes of the construction of a 634,812 square foot fulfillment and sorting center and associated access roads, parking lot, and stormwater control features.
The project site is located at 1310 Beulah Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 (Braddock, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 26`, 29.2362"; W: -79°, 51`, 1.848"; Sub-basin 19A; USACE Pittsburgh District), in Churchill Borough, Allegheny County.
E1105221-003, M + M Development, LP, P.O. Box 1567, Beaver Falls, PA 15010, Gallitzin Township, Cambria County; Baltimore ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
Place and maintain fill in 0.11 acre of PEM wetlands to construct a new 9,000 square foot retail building. Permanent wetland impacts will be mitigated through the purchase of 0.11 wetland mitigation credits from the Tunnel Run Mitigation Bank within the Upper Juniata River Sub-basin 11.
The project site is located on West Main Street (Route 53), approximately 0.25 mile southwest of the intersection of West Main Street and Liberty Street (Ashville, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 33`, 24.96"; W: -78°, 33`, 7.78"; Sub-basin 8C; USACE Baltimore District), in Gallitzin Township, Cambria County.
E6305221-003, Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington, 100 West Beau Street, Suite 603, Washington, PA 15301, South Franklin Township, Washington County; Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
• Place and maintain fill within 0.018 acre of Wetland W-LRK-01 (PEM) to construct the taxiway and fill slope;
• Place and maintain fill within 0.12 acre of Wetland W-LRK-02 (PEM) to construct the taxiway, apron space, and fill slope;
• Place and maintain fill within 0.015 acre of Wetland W-LRK-03 (PEM) to construct the taxiway and apron space;
• Place and maintain fill within 0.081 acre of Wetland W-LRK-06 (PEM) to construct the access road and fill slope;
For the purpose of improving user services, infrastructure, and safety at the Washington County Airport.
Mitigation will be provided through the purchase of 0.27 ac PEM wetland credits from the Robinson Fork Phase 2 Mitigation Bank.
The project site is located at 205 Airport Road, Washington, PA 15301 Washington West, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 8`, 3"; W: -80°, 17`, 27"; Sub-basin 20F; USACE Pittsburgh District), in South Franklin Township, Washington County.
E6505221-004, Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County, 124 Park and Pool Road, New Stanton, PA 15068-6207, Westmoreland County; Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
Construct, operate, and maintain, an expansion of the existing pump station building, installation of a blacktop access drive around the northwest side of the building, additional stone between the building and the new access drive, installation of a concrete pad at the back corner, and installation of fencing around the entire building, within the floodway and floodplain of Beaver Run. Permanent impacts are 0.03 acre to the floodway and 0.08 to the floodplain. Temporary impacts are 0.13 acre to the floodway and 0.11 acre to the floodplain.
For the purpose upgrading the pump station to improve public water service.
The project site is located 2.6 miles southeast of the SR 66 & SR 380 intersection, Apollo, PA 15613 (Vandergrift, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 30`, 48"; W: -79°, 33`, 6"; Sub-basin 18B; USACE Pittsburgh District), in Washington Township, Westmoreland County.
E6505221-005, Ed's Auto Service, LLC, 5419 Old William Penn Highway, Export, PA 15632, Murrysville Borough, Westmoreland County; Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
Operate and maintain fill within Palustrine Emergent Wetlands. Permanent impacts include 0.27 acre. Mitigation will include 0.54 acre of wetland at the Shrader Hollow Mitigation Bank.
The project site is located at 5419 Old William Penn Highway, Export, PA 15632, Murrysville, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 25`, 16.032"; W: -79°, 38`, 29.698"; Sub-basin 19A; USACE Pittsburgh District), in Murrysville Borough, Westmoreland County.
E6505221-007, Suncap Property Group, LLC, 6101 Carnegie Boulevard, Suite 180, Charlotte, NC 28209, New Stanton Borough, Westmoreland County; Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
1. Place and maintain permanent fill within 0.012 ac of W006 (PEM);
2. Place and maintain permanent fill within 0.009 ac of W007 (PEM);
3. Place and maintain permanent fill within 0.005 ac of W013 (PEM);
4. Place and maintain permanent fill within 0.009 ac of W007 (PEM);
5. Place and maintain temporary fill within 0.146 ac of W017 (PEM);
6. Place and maintain temporary fill within 0.006 ac of W020 (PEM);
7. Place and maintain temporary fill within 0.305 ac of W021 (PEM);
8. Place and maintain temporary fill within 0.012 ac of W022 (PEM);
9. Place and maintain permanent fill within 132 linear feet of R001, an ephemeral unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek (WWF);
10. Place and maintain permanent fill within 189 linear feet of R002, an ephemeral section of an unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek (WWF);
11. Place and maintain permanent fill within 132 linear feet of R001, an ephemeral section of an unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek (WWF);
12. Construct, operate, and maintain a permanent 90 linear feet culvert in a perennial section of an unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek (WWF);
13. Construct, operate, and maintain a temporary 10 linear feet retaining wall in R002, a perennial section of an unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek (WWF);
14. Place and maintain permanent fill within 48 linear feet of R005, an ephemeral section of an unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek (WWF);
15. Place and maintain permanent fill within 55 linear feet of R007, an ephemeral section of an unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek (WWF);
16. Place and maintain permanent fill within 71 linear feet of R007, a perennial section of an unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek (WWF);
17. Construct, operate, and maintain a temporary 10 linear feet retaining wall in R007, a perennial section of an unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek (WWF);
18. Construct, operate, and maintain a permanent 150 linear feet enclosure that replaces a 130 linear foot enclosure of R009, a perennial section of an unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek (WWF);
19. Construct, operate, and maintain a permanent 40 linear feet culvert of R014, a perennial section of an unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek (WWF);
20. Place and maintain temporary fill within 30 linear feet of R014, a perennial section of an unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek (WWF);
21. Place and maintain permanent fill within 117 linear feet of R019, an ephemeral section of an unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek (WWF);
22. Place and maintain permanent fill within 65 linear feet of R020, an ephemeral section of an unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek (WWF);
23. Construct, operate, and maintain a permanent 230 linear feet enclosure of R020, a perennial section of an unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek (WWF);
24. Construct, operate, and maintain a temporary 20 linear feet retaining wall in R020, a perennial section of an unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek (WWF);
25. Construct, operate, and maintain a permanent 400 linear feet relocation of R030, an intermittent section of an unnamed tributary to Sewickley Creek (WWF), for the purposes of road improvements.
Cumulative permanent impacts are 904 linear feet to watercourses and 0.026 acre of wetlands, and temporary impacts are 70 linear feet of watercourses and 0.470 acre of wetlands.
Mitigation is proposed through a restoration of temporary wetland impacts and on site stream enhancement to offset channel loss.
For the purpose of constructing a 1,000,000 square foot warehousing are with a 20,000 square foot office appendage.
The project site is located at Glenn Fox Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, Mount Pleasant/Smithon, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 13`, 34"; W: -79°, 37`, 30"; Sub-basin 19D; USACE Pittsburgh District), in New Stanton Borough, Westmoreland County.
Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering and Wetlands, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 787-3411.
MB990367-0002. First Pennsylvania Resource, LLC, 33 Terminal Way, Suite W445, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, Springfield Township, York County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
First Pennsylvania Resource, LLC (FPR, Sponsor), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC (RES) proposes to establish the East Branch Codorus Mitigation Bank—(Bank Site, Project). The Sponsor has secured a 39.12-acre tract of land composed of 2.09 acres of wetlands as well as 11,906.66 linear feet (lf) of existing waterways, located along and around the main stem of East Branch Codorus Creek within the Lake Redman—Lake Williams—East Branch Codorus Creek Watershed (12-digit HUC # 020503060602); PA Compensation Service Areas 07 West. The project consists of improving 16,648 linear feet of existing stream and 17.42 acres of wetlands through enhancing, rehabilitating and reestablishing aquatic resources resulting in 18,443 linear feet of improved streams and floodplains; and 31.44 acres of improved wetland resources. The project may result in 16,349.5 riverine credits and 21.66 wetland credits for use to satisfy third party compensatory mitigation requirements. (Latitude: 39.84956°; Longitude: -76.69107°)
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering and Wetlands, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 787-3411.
EA9915-005. U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest, 4 Farm Colony Drive, Warren, PA 16365. Allegheny National Forest, Warren County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District.
The U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest (ANF) is seeking a programmatic environmental assessment (EA) approval for use of restoration waiver under 105.12(a)(16) for stream, wetland and watershed restoration. The Forest Service is a Federal agency that manages public lands in National forests and Grasslands. This programmatic EA would apply to applicable projects within the 516,000-acre Allegheny National Forest which contains over 2,000 miles of perennial and intermittent streams, most which are currently listed as High Quality—Cold Water Fisheries. In addition to streams, the Allegheny National Forest has 1,261 mapped wetlands and 273 waterbodies.
The U.S.D.A. Forest Service's Forest Plan states a goal to ''restore and enhance stream processes and aquatic habitat diversity for brook trout and other headwater stream fishes. Stream restoration focuses on reestablishing the composition, structure, pattern, and ecological processes necessary to facilitate aquatic ecosystem sustainability, resilience, and health under current and future conditions. Forest Plan objectives call for the completion of stream restoration or enhancement for native and desired nonnative aquatic species where suitable habitat is lacking. The Forest Service primarily anticipates conducting projects that involve large wood addition/placement projects for stream restoration and road decommissioning projects (i.e., obliteration of road prism from a floodplain; removal of fill and restoration of stream channel at road-stream crossings).
D03SG51-001. Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation (CCRCF); 300 Conshohocken State Road, Suite 405, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, City of Philadelphia and Upper Darby Township, Philadelphia and Delaware Counties, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District. (39.970266 N, -75.266270 W).
The CCRCF is sponsoring a restoration project that proposes to provide comprehensive aquatic resource restoration of Cobbs Creek, Indian Creek and unnamed tributaries through the removal of legacy sediment to restore the floodplain as closely as possible to historical conditions. The restoration is ultimately intended to meet future third party compensation needs as a PA Department of Environmental Protection In-Lieu Fee project.
The comprehensive aquatic resource restoration will remove approximately 350,000 cubic yards of legacy sediment from an approximately 38 acres floodplain area of Cobbs Creek, Indian Creek and unnamed tributaries for the purpose of restoring natural aquatic ecosystems; to re-establish 36.8 acres of wetlands within the restored floodplain and enhance 1.2 acres; to realign approximately 8,014 lineal feet of Cobbs Creek 3,200 feet of Indian Creek and 4,460 feet of unnamed tributaries for the purpose of restoring approximately 19,326 LF of Cobbs Creek, 3,468 feet of Indian Creek and 3,714 feet of unnamed tributaries within the restored floodplain; to place log sills, root wads, and other wood grade control structures and woody debris habitat structures in restored channels and floodplain areas; to grade 2.27 acres of wetland for the purpose of relocating and reestablishing high quality wetlands within the proposed floodplain, tying in the proposed floodplain elevations to the existing grade, and using excavated floodplain material to elevate golf course features above the 100-year water surface elevation. The use of fill material within the site is a critical component of implementing the restoration to reduce the cost and impacts associated with hauling the excavated legacy sediment off-site. These proposed impacts will address the existing lateral stream bank erosion and downcutting stream bed (that is providing a sediment source to the Cobbs Creek watershed. If not addressed this horizontal and vertical degradation (and resulting sediment load) will worsen over time.
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