NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Applications, Actions and Special Notices
APPLICATIONS
[52 Pa.B. 1500]
[Saturday, March 12, 2022]
THE PENNSYLVANIA CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT (WQM) PERMITS UNDER THE CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT This notice provides information about persons who have applied to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for a new, renewed, or amended NPDES or WQM permit, or a permit waiver for certain stormwater discharges, or have submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) for coverage under a General Permit. The applications and NOIs concern, but are not limited to, effluent discharges from sewage treatment facilities and industrial facilities to surface waters or groundwater; stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity (industrial stormwater), construction activity (construction stormwater), and municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s); the application of pesticides; the operation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs); and the construction of sewage, industrial waste, and manure storage, collection and treatment facilities. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251—1376). More information on the types of NPDES and WQM permits that are available can be found on DEP's website (visit www.dep.pa.gov and select Businesses, Water, Bureau of Clean Water, Wastewater Management, and NPDES and WQM Permitting Programs).
Section Category I Individual and General WQM Permit Applications/NOIs Received, General NPDES Permit NOIs Received, and All Transfer and Minor Amendment Applications/NOIs Received II Individual NPDES Permits—New, Renewal, and Major Amendment Applications and Draft Permits for Discharges Relating to Sewage, Industrial Waste, Industrial Stormwater, MS4s, Pesticides and CAFOs III Individual NPDES Permit Applications for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activity Section I identifies the following applications and NOIs that have been received by DEP:
• Individual and General WQM Permit Applications Received—DEP provides a 15-day public comment period for Individual WQM Permit Applications for new and reissued permits. There is no public comment period for General WQM Permit NOIs.
• General NPDES Permit NOIs Received—There is no public comment period for General NPDES NOIs received.
• All Transfer and Minor Amendment Applications/NOIs Received—Transfer and Minor Amendment Applications/NOIs received for Individual and General WQM Permits and Individual and General NPDES Permits are identified but do not have public comment periods. DEP provides a 15-day public comment period for Individual WQM Permit Applications for amendments.
Additional information on these applications and NOIs may be reviewed by generating the ''Applications and NOIs without Comment Periods Report'' or, for Individual WQM Permit Applications, the ''Applications Received with Comment Periods Report'' on DEP's website at www.dep.pa.gov/CWPublicNotice.
Section II identifies individual NPDES permit applications received and draft permits issued by DEP relating to sewage, industrial waste, industrial stormwater, MS4s, pesticides and CAFOs. A 30-day public comment period applies to these applications, except when a site-specific water quality criterion is used to establish effluent limitations, in which case a 45-day public comment period applies. The period for comment may be extended at the discretion of the Department for one additional 15-day period. Additional information, including links to draft permits and fact sheets that explain the basis for DEP's tentative determinations may be reviewed by generating the ''Applications Received with Comment Periods Report'' on DEP's website at www.dep.pa.gov/CWPublicNotice. Notification of 15-day extensions for comment will be provided in the ''Applications Received with Comment Periods Report'' (Comments column).
Section III provides notice of applications and draft individual permits for stormwater discharges associated with construction activities. Where indicated, DEP has made tentative determinations, based on preliminary review, to issue permits subject to proposed effluent limitations consisting of best management practices identified in the erosion and sediment control (E&S) plans and post-construction stormwater management (PCSM) plans submitted with the applications, as well as other terms and conditions based on the permit applications. A 30-day public comment period applies to these applications.
Applications and NOIs may be reviewed at the DEP office that received the application or NOI. Contact information for each DEP office for Sections I & II is listed as follows. Contact information for Section III is available within the table. Members of the public are encouraged to use DEP's website to obtain additional information as discussed previously.
Comments received within the appropriate comment periods for WQM and NPDES permit applications will be retained by DEP and considered in the final determinations regarding the applications. A comment submittal should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform DEP of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.
DEP office contact information to review applications and NOIs in Sections I & II and to submit comments for those application and NOIs, when applicable, is as follows:
DEP Southeast Regional Office (SERO)—2 E. Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401-4915. File Review Coordinator: 484.250.5910. Email: RA-EPNPDES_SERO@pa.gov.
DEP Northeast Regional Office (NERO)—2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915. File Review Coordinator: 570.826.5472. Email: RA-EPNPDES_NERO@pa.gov.
DEP Southcentral Regional Office (SCRO)—909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. File Review Coordinator: 717.705.4732. Email: RA-EPNPDES_SCRO@pa.gov.
DEP Northcentral Regional Office (NCRO)—208 W. Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. File Review Coordinator: 570.327.3693. Email: RA-EPNPDES_NCRO@pa.gov.
DEP Southwest Regional Office (SWRO)—400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. File Review Coordinator: 412.442.4286. Email: RA-EPNPDES_SWRO@pa.gov.
DEP Northwest Regional Office (NWRO)—230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335. File Review Coordinator: 814.332.6340. Email: RA-EPNPDES_NWRO@pa.gov.
DEP Bureau of Clean Water (BCW)—400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105. File Review Coordinator: 717.787.5017. Email: RA-EPNPDES_Permits@pa.gov.
DEP will also accept requests or petitions for public hearings on applications. The request or petition must indicate the interest of the party filing and the reasons why a hearing is warranted. A hearing will be held if the Department determines that there is a significant public interest. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. DEP will postpone its final determination until after a public hearing is held.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users, or other accommodations to seek additional information should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
III. Individual NPDES Permit Applications for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activity.
Application Number Application Type Applicant Name & Address Municipality, County Office PAD150241 New Wallace Tract Partners, LLC
55 Country Club Lane
Downingtown, PA 19335Wallace Township
Chester CountySERO PAD150244 New Henry Pellegrini
Margaret Pellegrini
54 Pugh Road
Wayne, PA 19084Charlestown Township
Chester CountySERO PAD230059 New Sunoco Pipeline, LP
100 Green Street
Marcus Hook, PA 19061Tinicum Township
Delaware CountySERO PAD510010-3B A-5 Amendment City of Philadelphia
Division of Aviation (DOA)
Joseph Thomas
Planning and
Environmental Services
PHL Terminal D
Third Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19153City of Philadelphia
Philadelphia CountySERO PAD510202 A-1 Amendment Philadelphia Parks and Recreation
1515 Arch Street
11th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102City of Philadelphia
Philadelphia CountySERO PAD640030 Individual NPDES Central Wayne
Regional Authority
574 Bucks Cove Road
Honesdale, PA 18431Honesdale Borough
Wayne CountyNERO PAD390229 Individual NPDES City Center Investment Corp.
645 W. Hamilton St
Suite 600
Allentown, PA 18101City of Allentown
Lehigh CountyNERO PAD640029 Individual NPDES David Dulay
3225 Lake Ariel Highway
Honesdale, PA 18431Cherry Ridge Township
Wayne CountyNERO PAD210045 A-2 102 Individual Permit Hampden Townhomes, LLC 6211 Lookout Drive Mechanicsburg, PA 17050-1673 Hampden Township Cumberland County SCRO PAD3600087 102 Individual Permit Jacok K Stoltzfus
251 Maple Avenue
Bird in Hand, PA 17505Salisbury Township Lancaster County SCRO PAD360006 A-1 102 Individual Permit Ben B Stoltzfus
332 Little Britain Church Road
Peach Bottom, PA 17536Fulton Township Lancaster County SCRO PAD440017 102 Individual Permit Tyler MJ Watson
7706 Ferguson Valley Road
McVeytown, PA 17051-7539Brown Township Lancaster County SCRO PAD140086 New Individual Permit HRI, Inc.
SR8018, future Ramp off I-180
Bellefonte, PA 16841Marion Township
Centre CountyNCRO PAD140087 New Individual Permit Core Campus Manager, LLC 240 South Pugh Street
State College, PA 16801State College Borough
Centre CountyNCRO PAD140088 New Individual Permit Patton Township
2501 Bernel Road
State College, PA 16803Patton Township
Centre CountyNCRO PAG-02 Individual Permit Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County
112 Washington Place
Suite 900
Pittsburgh, PA 15219Coraopolis Borough
Allegheny County
317 East Carson Street
Suite 119
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 15301
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/
NewCedar Hill Pork
120 Harbold-Altland Road
Wellsville, PA 17365York 4.7 412.03 Swine NA New Edward Horst
251 Bunkerhill Road
Womelsdorf, PA 19567Berks 152.95 329.75 Hogs
Dairy HeifersNA Renewal
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 remedia-tor 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, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Eric Supey, Environmental Program Manager.
Lattimer Breaker, 10 Louis Schiavo Drive, Hazleton, PA 18202, Hazle Township, Luzerne County. United Environmental Services, P.O. Box 701, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972, on behalf of Blaschak Anthracite, P.O. Box 12, Mahanoy City, PA 17948, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil was contaminated by releases of petroleum from aboveground storage tanks, drums, and totes. Future use of the site will be nonresidential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Times Leader on February 25, 2022.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, 717-705-4705.
Foundry Lofts (aka Leithiser Comp.), 475 West Philadelphia Street and 145 North Harley Street, York, PA 17401, City of York, York County. ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC, 52-6 Grumbacher Road, York, PA 17406 on behalf of Magellan Investments, Inc., 1041 Silver Maple Circle, Seven Valleys, PA 17360 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil and groundwater contaminated with arsenic & chromium. The site will be remediated to the site-specific standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The York Dailey Records on December 27, 2021.
John Huber Property, 222 West Maple Avenue, Myerstown, PA 17067, Myerstown Borough, Lebanon County. Reliance Environmental, Inc., 235 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602 on behalf of Mr. John Huber, 631 Weavertown Road, Myerstown, PA 17067 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil and groundwater contaminated with No. 2 fuel oil. The site will be remediated to the Statewide health standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Lebanon Daily News on January 7, 2022.
DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY FOR RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application(s) for Determination of Applicability 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.
Southwest Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
General Permit Application No. WMGR123SW060. Range Resources Appalachia, LLC, 3000 Town Center Boulevard, Canonsburg, PA 15317. An application for coverage under General Permit No. WMGR123 for the processing, transfer and beneficial use of oil and gas liquid waste to develop or hydraulically fracture an oil or gas well at the Seibel Tank Pad facility, located in Independence Township, Beaver County and Findlay Township, Allegheny County, was accepted as administratively complete in the Southwest Regional Office on February 25, 2022.
Comments or questions concerning the application should be directed to the Southwest Regional Office Resource Account at RA-EP-EXTUPLSWRO@pa.gov, 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.
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.
15-0077B: Hanson Aggregates (Downingtown Quarry), 499 Quarry Road, Downingtown, PA 19335, East Caln Township, Chester County. The Plan Approval application is for the replacement of the primary and secondary equipment on the crushing plant. The Plan Approval will contain monitoring, recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to minimize emissions and 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-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
15-0160: International Paper Company, 4581 Lower Valley Road, Atglen, PA 19310, for installation and operation of sources for manufacturing and processing of corrugated paper at an existing facility in West Sadsbury Township, Chester County. This facility is a non-Title V facility. The Plan Approval will contain monitoring, recordkeeping, and operating conditions designed to keep the facility operating within the allowable emissions and 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-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Edward Orris, P.E., New Source Review Chief, (412) 442-4168.
56-00257C: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, 1920 Technology Parkway, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050. In accordance with Pa. Code 25 §§ 127.441, 127.425 and 127.521, the Department is providing notice that they intend to issue a Plan Approval to change the operation of equipment at a boiler house at a prison, known as SCI Laurel Highlands, located in Somerset Township, Somerset County.
The facility is a landfill gas (LFG) and natural gas-fired, electrical power and steam generating plant. The Pa. Department of Corrections is proposing two changes to emission processes at the facility:
1. It is proposed that the existing 44.4 MMBtu/Hr., Landfill Gas (LFG)-fired, combustion turbine (Source ID 109) be permanently removed from service. Authorization for this action is requested because the landfill which supplies the LFG that fuels this engine, frequently does not provide enough LFG to enable the turbine to operate at full load. Turbine engine operation at lower loads greatly increases emissions, and operation time at less than rated load is currently limited in the existing Operating Permit.
2. It is also proposed that the sum of the time that each of the two, 2,233-bhp, LFG-fired RICE (Source IDs 110 and 111) are permitted to operate, be increased from 8,400 hours per year to 13,800 hours per year.
No new equipment is being added to the facility and no other changes to existing equipment is being authorized by this Plan Approval. The only criteria pollutant that will increase as a result of these two simultaneous changes is VOC and the amount is less than that which is significant. The facility will remain a Title V facility, based on its potential emission of CO, and an area source of Hazardous Air Pollutants.
The application, the DEP's Review Memorandum, and the proposed Plan Approval 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 contact Tom Joseph at 412.441.4336.
Those who wish to provide the Department with additional written information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this Plan Approval may submit the information to Martin L. Hochhauser, P.E., Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit (specify Plan Approval PA-56-00257C) and concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.48, prior to issuing a Plan Approval, the Department may hold a fact-finding conference or hearing at which the petitioner, and a person who has properly filed a protest under § 127.46 (relating to filing protests) may appear and give testimony. The Department is not required to hold a conference or hearing. The applicant, the protestant, and other participants will be notified of the time, place and purpose of a conference or hearing, in writing or by publication in a newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin, unless the Department determines that notification by telephone will be sufficient.
30-00077E: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, 258 Bristoria Road, Wind Ridge, PA 15380. Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44—127.46 that the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue Air Quality Plan Approval 30-00077E for installation of two (2) Solar, 10,744 HP, Taurus 070 natural gas-fired compressor turbines at the Holbrook Compressor Station located in Richhill Township, Greene County.
These new turbines will replace twelve (12) engines. The turbines will be built with SoLoNOx dry low NOx (DLN) technology for the control of NOx and equipped with oxidation catalysts for the control of CO, VOCs, and organic hazardous air pollutants (HAPS). The new turbines will be equipped with Solar Turbines proprietary gas release control technology to reduce the VOC and methane emissions associated with compressor turbine operations such as gas releases from dry seals and depressurization required for scheduled maintenance or non-emergency shutdowns. The facility is also replacing two emergency generators (Source IDs 120 and 121) with a Waukesha VGF24GL 585 hp, natural gas, emergency generator. The project will also include the installation of two (2) fuel gas heaters, each rated at 0.769 MMBtu/hr heat input, three (3) separator vessels each rated less than 450 gallons used to collect pipeline liquids, and one (1) 2,940 gallon pipeline liquids tank.
Potential to emit from the facility after installation of the new sources and controls will be:
Table 1: Facility Wide Potential to Emit
Air Contaminant Emission Rate
(tpy)
Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) 140 Carbon Monoxide (CO) 130 Total Particulate Matter (PM) 17 Particulate Matter Less Than
10 Microns In Diameter (PM10)17 Particulate Matter Less Than
2.5 Microns In Diameter (PM2.5)17 Sulfur Oxides (SOx) 35 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) 62 Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP) 8 Formaldehyde (HCHO) 3.5 Carbon Dioxide Equivalents (CO2e) 325,000 The authorization is subject to State regulations including 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1, 123.2, 123.31 and 123.41, Federal New Source Performance Standards including 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart KKKK—Standards of Performance for Stationary Combustion Turbines and 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart JJJJ—Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines, and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ—National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE). This plan Approval has been conditioned to ensure compliance with all applicable rules. This includes emissions restrictions, operational restrictions, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice requirements. The Department has determined that the proposed facility satisfies Best Available Technology (''BAT'') requirements. Once compliance with the Plan Approval is demonstrated, the applicant will be required to revise or submit a Title V Operating Permit in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Subchapter G.
The Plan Approval Application, the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, and the proposed Air Quality Plan Approval for this project are available for review by any interested party at the Department'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.
A person may oppose the proposed plan approval by filing a written protest with the Department through Melissa Jativa, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; mjativa@pa.gov; or fax 412.442.4194. 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 Plan Approval (PA-30-00077E) and a concise statement of the objections to the plan approval issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information 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 by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone or email, where the Department determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Edward F. Orris, Environmental Engineer Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 or by email to eorris@pa.gov.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
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.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, P.E., Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 412-442-4336.
56-00257: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, 1920 Technology Parkway, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.441, 127.425 and 127.521, the Department is providing notice that they intend to issue a renewed Title V Operating Permit (TVOP) for the continued operation of a boiler house at a prison, known as SCI Laurel Highlands, located in Somerset Township, Somerset County.
The proposed TVOP incorporates the ongoing requirements of PA-56-00257C and will not be issued until the PA is issued. The facility is a landfill gas (LFG) and natural gas-fired, electrical power and steam generating plant. LFG is pumped to the boiler house from an off-site, commercial landfill. The main sources at this facility are two (2), 2,233-bhp, SI, Caterpillar, LFG-fueled, generator engines and one (1), 20.3 MMBtu/hr, dual-fuel (LFG & NG) boiler. Supporting equipment at this site includes one (1), purge gas, siloxane removal system with an enclosed flare, two (2), 9.85 MMBtu/hr, Miura, NG-fired boilers, one (1), 27.7 MMBtu/hr, natural gas-fired, trailer mounted boiler, and three (3), 2,235-bhp, 2,235-bhp, and 268-bhp, emergency, diesel, generator engines.
Annual facility-wide potential emissions are 175 tons of CO, 53 tons of NOx, 35 tons of VOC, 8 tons of PM10, 8 tons of PM2.5, and 6 tons of SO2. The plant also has annual potential emissions of 9.9 tons of formaldehyde and 15.3 tons of all HAPs combined. Potential annual emission of greenhouse gases is 50,744 tons CO2e per year. Sources at the facility are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart A—General Provisions, 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Dc—Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units, 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart JJJJ—Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines, and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. No equipment or emission changes are being approved by this action. The permit includes emission limitations and operational, monitoring, testing, recordkeeping, work practice, and reporting requirements for the facility.
The application, the DEP's Review Memorandum, and the proposed permit are available for public review during normal business hours at DEP's Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A file review can be scheduled through the DEP's website at https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/PublicRecords/Pages/Informal-File-Review.aspx, or contact Tom Joseph at 412.441.4336.
Those who wish to provide the Department with additional written information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this Title V Operating Permit may submit the information to Martin L. Hochhauser, P.E., Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Operating Permit (specify Operating Permit TVOP-56-00257) and concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Operating Permit.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.428, prior to issuing an operating permit, the Department may hold a fact-finding conference or hearing at which the petitioner, and a person who has properly filed a protest under § 127.426 (relating to filing protests) may appear and give testimony. The Department is not required to hold a conference or hearing. The applicant, the protestant, and other participants will be notified of the time, place and purpose of a conference or hearing, in writing or by publication in a newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin, unless the Department determines that notification by telephone will be sufficient.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
09-00222: Telex Metals, LLC, 105 Phyllis Avenue, Croydon, PA 19021, located in Bristol Township, Bucks County, for the renewal of a State-Only Operating Permit. This facility is classified as Natural Minor facility for Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPS) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions. Telex Metals reworks and oxidizes various scrap metals (e.g., tantalum, molybdenum, tungsten, silver, and copper). The reworking operation is controlled by a dust collector. Metal refining and oxidizing are controlled by three packed tower wet scrubbers. There is no increases of HAPS or NOx emissions with this renewal. The facility hydrochloric acid emission, which is a HAP, remains capped at 150.00 pounds per year and the facility NOx emission limit remains capped at 6.60 tons per year. The Operating Permit will contain monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice conditions designed to address 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-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
15-00153: Sunoco Pipeline, LP, 100 Green Street, Marcus Hook, PA 19061, was published February 5, 2022 and is republished to address the inaccuracies of resource account address and type of pumped gas. The revised notice is as follows: A State Only Operating Permit renewal for a Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) compressor station located in West Goshen Township, Chester County. The permit is for a non-Title V (State Only) facility. The facility's potential to emit criteria pollutants is less than major thresholds; therefore, the facility is a Natural Minor. The actual volatile organic emissions (VOCs) emissions from the facility shall not exceed 24.9 tons per year. This action is a renewal of the State Only Operating Permit. The initial permit was issued on March 3, 2017 and will expire on March 3, 2022. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person listed in the previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@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.
06-03062: Theodore C. Auman, Inc., 247 Penn Street, Reading, PA 19601, to issue a State Only Operating Permit for a human cremation unit at the facility located in the City of Reading, Berks County. The subject facility's cremation unit will be controlled by an internal secondary combustion chamber. The facility's potential-to-emit estimates are 0.4 tpy of CO, 0.1 tpy NOx, 0.4 tpy PM, 0.1 tpy SOx, and 0.7 tpy VOC. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
38-03029: Elk Corporation of Texas, 401 Weavertown Road, Myerstown, PA 17067, to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the asphalt shingle manufacturing plant located in Jackson Township, Lebanon County. The potential emissions from the facility are estimated at 5.8 tpy of NOx, 9.8 tpy of CO, 31.9 tpy of PM10, 0.1 tpy of SOx and 1.7 tpy of VOC. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR 60 Subpart UU—Standards of Performance for Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Manufacture, 40 CFR 63 Subpart AAAAAAA—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Manufacture and 40 CFR 63 Subpart ZZZZ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, P.E., Facilities Permitting Chief, (412) 442-4336.
OP-56-00241: Rockwood Area School District, 439 Somerset Ave., Rockwood, PA 15557-1030. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424, 127.425 and 127.521, the Department is providing notice that it intends to issue a renewal Synthetic Minor Operating Permit for operation of the Rockwood Junior/Senior High School located in Rockwood Borough, Somerset County.
Equipment at this facility includes two (2) 4.3 MMBtu/hr tri-fuel boilers which burn primarily coal, a 150 kW diesel-fired emergency electric generator engine, a 20 kW propane-fired emergency electric generator engine, two (2) hot water boilers rated at 0.6 MMBtu/hr and 0.299 MMBtu/hr, six (6) radiant space heaters rated with a total heat input rating of 0.7 MMBtu/hr, and a heating furnace rated at 0.08 MMBtu/hr. Potential annual emissions from the facility are based on a limit of burning 2,070 tons of coal per consecutive 12-month period and are estimated to be 9.8 tons NOx, 1.3 tons VOCs, 11.4 tons CO, 4.7 tons particulate matter, 77.0 tons SOx, 1.24 tons HCl, 0.16 ton HF, 1.40 tons total HAPs, and 6,469 tons GHG. The facility is subject to the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. The proposed operating permit contains applicable emission limits, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice requirements.
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.
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 Nick Waryanka, P.E., Air Quality Engineer, 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 56-00241) 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.
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 are also subject to 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. Requests for 401 Water Quality Certifications are included in individual application only if 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). Such comments or objections should contain the name, address and phone 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.
In addition, requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit applica-tion, as provided by 25 Pa. Code § 77.123 (relating to public hearing-informal conferences) or § 86.34 (relating to informal conferences), must also contain a brief sum-mary 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 is associated with an application for an NPDES permit. A separate notice will be provided for the draft NPDES permit.
Coal Applications
Effluent Limits—The following range of effluent limits (Table 1) will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with the associated coal mining activity permit. Additional effluent limits will be listed as part of the publication of the draft NPDES permit.
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 pH must always be greater than 6.0; less than 9.0. Alkalinity must always be greater than acidity. California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100, (Contact: Bonnie Herbert).
Permit No. 63743702 and NPDES No. PA0214248. Eighty Four Mining Company, 46226 National Road, St. Clairsville, OH 43950, to revise the permit and related NPDES Permit to revise the water handling plan and remove outfall 009, to be routed to outfall 008 in Somerset Township, Washington County. Receiving stream: Unnamed Tributary to Center Branch of Pigeon Creek, classified for the following use: WWF. Application received: December 20, 2021.
Permit No. 32041301 and NPDES No. PA0235644. Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201, to revise the permit and related NPDES Permit and add Upper Kittanning Coal Seam to the mining plan in Center and Brush Valley Townships, Indiana County, affecting 2,664.3 proposed underground acres and 2,664.3 proposed subsidence control plan acres. Application received: February 10, 2022.
Permit No. 32061301 and NPDES No. PA0235679. Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201, to revise the permit and related NPDES Permit for post-mining land use change in Green and Cherryhill Townships, Indiana County. Application received: December 21, 2021.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191, RA-EPKNOX@pa.gov (Contact: Cayleigh Boniger).
Permit No. 61970101. Bedrock Mines, LP, 111 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215. Renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine in Irwin Township, Venango County, affecting 75.2 acres. This renewal is issued for reclamation only. Receiving streams: Scrubgrass Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF. No changes proposed. Application received: February 11, 2022.
Noncoal Applications
Effluent Limits—The following Table 2 effluent limits apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit. Additional effluent limits will be listed as part of the publication of the draft NPDES permit.
Table 2
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Alkalinity must always exceed acidity. pH must always be greater than 6.0; less than 9.0. Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191, RA-EPKNOX@pa.gov, (Contact: Cayleigh Boniger).
Permit No. 10030302 and NPDES No. PA0242462. Allegheny Mineral Corporation, P.O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201, Renewal of an NPDES permit associated with a large noncoal surface mining permit in Brady Township, Butler County, affecting 340.7 acres. Receiving stream: Unnamed tributaries to Big Run, classified for the following use: CWF. No changes proposed. Application received: January 31, 2022.
Permit No. 10110306. Raducz Stone Corporation, 313 Pittsburgh Road, Butler, PA 16002. Proposed revision to an existing large noncoal surface mine to relocate 11.2 acres from northeastern part of the permit to the southwestern part of the permit located in Penn Township, Butler County. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Thorn Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF. Application received: February 7, 2022.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200, RA-EPMOSHANNON@pa.gov (Contact: Cassandra Stanton).
Permit No. 17860301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0115550. North Star Aggregates, Inc. (P.O. Box R, Ridgeway, PA 15853), renewal of an NPDES permit associated with a large noncoal (industrial minerals) mining site located in Huston Township, Clearfield County, affecting 73.1 acres. Receiving stream(s): Bennett Branch to Sinnemahoning Creek classified for the following use(s): CWF. Application received: February 22, 2022.
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 must always be greater than 6.0; less than 9.0. Alkalinity must always be greater than acidity. 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 § 77.522 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.
Additional criteria
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 of 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.
Submittal of comments
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 notice within 30-days of this 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 phone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.
Requests or petitions for a public hearing on any NPDES permit applications will be accepted 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, phone number and the interest of the party filing the request and state the reasons why a hearing is warranted. The Department may hold a public hearing if the public interest is significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. 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, RA-EPCAMBRIA@pa.gov (Contact: Melanie Ford-Wigfield).
Permit No. 29160101 and NPDES No. PA PA0279285. J & J Svonavec Excavating, Inc., 110 Windermere Lane, Somerset, PA 15501, renewal of an NPDES permit in Broad Top and Wells Townships, Bedford and Fulton Counties, affecting 66.0 acres related to a coal mining activity permit. Receiving stream: Great Trough Creek, classified for the following use: TSF. Application received: February 2, 2022.
Unless otherwise noted, 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 Great Trough Creek:
Outfall number New or Existing Type Discharge rate 001 Existing Stormwater Precipitation Induced 002 Existing Stormwater Precipitation Induced The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls 001 and 002 (dry Weather) 30-Day Daily Instant Parameter (unit) Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Total Iron (mg/L) XXX 3.0 6.0 7.0 Total Manganese (mg/L) XXX 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Aluminum (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) XXX 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.) 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 Net Alkalinity (mg/L) 0.0 XXX XXX XXX Total Alkalinity (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report Total Acidity (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report Flow (gpm) XXX XXX XXX Report Temperature (°C) XXX XXX XXX Report Specific Conductance (µmhos/cm) XXX XXX XXX Report Sulfate (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report
Outfalls 001 and 002 (10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) 30-Day Daily Instant Parameter (unit) Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Total Iron (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX 7.0 Total Settleable Solids (ml/L) XXX XXX XXX 0.5 pH (S.U.) 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 Net Alkalinity (mg/L) 0.0 XXX XXX XXX Total Alkalinity (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report Total Acidity (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report
Outfalls 001 and 002 (>10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) 30-Day Daily Instant Parameter (unit) Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Total Settleable Solids (ml/L) XXX XXX XXX 0.5 pH (S.U.) 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 Net Alkalinity (mg/L) 0.0 XXX XXX XXX Total Alkalinity (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report Total Acidity (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report Permit No. 05160101 and NPDES No. PA0279447. J & J Svonavec Excavating, Inc., 110 Windermere Lane, Somerset, PA 15501, renewal of an NPDES permit in Broad Top Township, Bedford County, affecting 95.0 acres related to a coal mining activity permit. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to/and Great Trough Creek, classified for the following use: TSF. Application received: February 2, 2022.
Unless otherwise noted, 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 Great Trough Creek:
Outfall number New or Existing Type Discharge rate 001 Existing Stormwater Precipitation Induced 003 Existing Stormwater Precipitation Induced The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls 001 and 003 (dry Weather) 30-Day Daily Instant Parameter (unit) Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Total Iron (mg/L) XXX 3.0 6.0 7.0 Total Manganese (mg/L) XXX 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Aluminum (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) XXX 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.) 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 Net Alkalinity (mg/L) 0.0 XXX XXX XXX Total Alkalinity (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report Total Acidity (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report Flow (gpm) XXX XXX XXX Report Temperature (°C) XXX XXX XXX Report Specific Conductance (µmhos/cm) XXX XXX XXX Report Sulfate (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report
Outfalls 001 and 003 (10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) 30-Day Daily Instant Parameter (unit) Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Total Iron (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX 7.0 Total Settleable Solids (ml/L) XXX XXX XXX 0.5 pH (S.U.) 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 Net Alkalinity (mg/L) 0.0 XXX XXX XXX Total Alkalinity (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report Total Acidity (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report
Outfalls 001 and 003 (>10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) 30-Day Daily Instant Parameter (unit) Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Total Settleable Solids (ml/L) XXX XXX XXX 0.5 pH (S.U.) 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 Net Alkalinity (mg/L) 0.0 XXX XXX XXX Total Alkalinity (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report Total Acidity (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributary to Great Trough Creek:
Outfall number New or existing Type Discharge rate 002 Existing Stormwater Precipitation Induced The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls 002 (All Weather) 30-Day Daily Instant Parameter (unit) Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Total Iron (mg/L) XXX 3.0 6.0 7.0 Total Manganese (mg/L) XXX 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Aluminum (mg/L) XXX 1.3 2.6 3.2 Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) XXX 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.) 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 Net Alkalinity (mg/L) 0.0 XXX XXX XXX Total Alkalinity (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report Total Acidity (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report Flow (gpm) XXX XXX XXX Report Temperature (°C) XXX XXX XXX Report Specific Conductance (µmhos/cm) XXX XXX XXX Report Sulfate (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191, RA-EPKNOX@pa.gov (Contact: Cayleigh Boniger).
Permit No. 61110103 and NPDES No. PA0259209. Hillside Stone, LLC, 4080 Sandy Lake Road, Sandy Lake, PA 16145, Renewal of an NPDES permit in Irwin Township, Venango County, affecting 73.9 acres related to a coal mining activity permit. Receiving stream: Unnamed tributaries to Scrubgrass Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. TMDL: Scrubgrass Creek. Application received: January 12, 2022.
Unless otherwise noted, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
The following treated wastewater outfalls discharge to Unnamed tributaries to Scrubgrass Creek:
Outfall number New or existing Type Discharge rate (*) 001 N SWO 118.8 002 N SWO 161.8 003 N TFO 50.0 *Indicate the rate or frequency of the proposed discharge; if the discharge is continuous, the average daily flow in GPD or MGD
The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant Parameter (unit) 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 Osmotic Pressure (milliosmoles/kg) 50.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118, RA-EPPottsvilleDMO@pa.gov (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
Permit No. 54850204 and NPDES No. PA0592749. Jeddo-Highland Coal Co., 144 Brown Street, Yatesville, PA 18640, renewal of NPDES Permit in Porter Township, Schuylkill County, affecting 246.1 acres related to a coal mining activity permit. Receiving stream: Wiconisco Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF, MF, Wiconisco Creek TMDL. Application received: June 7, 2021.
Unless otherwise noted, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
The following treated wastewater outfalls discharge to Wiconisco Creek:
Outfall Number New or Existing Type Discharge Rate 001 Existing Stormwater Precipitation Dependent The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
The following limits apply to dry weather discharges from the following stormwater outfall: 001
30-Day Daily Instant Parameter (unit) Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3) (mg/L) Monitor And Report Total Acidity (as CaCO3) (mg/L) Monitor And Report Net Alkalinity (mg/L) 0.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Total Iron (mg/L) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Total Manganese (mg/L) 2.0 4.0 5.0 The following alternate discharge limitations apply to discharges from the following stormwater outfalls resulting from precipitation events less than or equal to the 10-year/24-hour precipitation event: 001
30-Day Daily Instant Parameter (unit) Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3) (mg/L) Monitor And Report Total Acidity (as CaCO3) (mg/L) Monitor And Report Net Alkalinity (mg/L) 0.0 Total Settleable Solids (ml/L) 0.5 1 This Parameter is applicable at all times. Noncoal Npdes Draft Permits
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191, RA-EPKNOX@pa.gov (Contact: Cayleigh Boniger).
Permit No. 10030302 and NPDES No. PA0242462. Allegheny Mineral Corporation, P.O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201, Renewal of an NPDES permit in Brady Township, Butler County, affecting 340.7 acres. Receiving stream: Unnamed Tributaries to Big Run and Big Run, classified for the following use: SWF. Application received: January 31, 2022.
Unless otherwise noted, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for noncoal mining activities.
The following treated wastewater outfalls discharge to Unnamed Tributaries to Big Run and Big Run:
Outfall number New or existing Type Discharge rate (*) 001 N SWO 261.8 002 N SWO 457.6 003 N SWO 35.4 004 N SWO 116.0 005 N SWO 100.7 006 N SWO 45.8 007 N TFO 100.0 008 N TFO 100.0 009 N TFO 100.0 010 N TFO 100.0 *Indicate the rate or frequency of the proposed discharge; if the discharge is continuous, the average daily flow in GPD or MGD
The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant Parameter (unit) 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. NPDES No. PA0280771 (Mining Permit No. 33190301). Infrastructure Resources, Inc., P.O. Box 45, Punxsutawney, PA 15767. New NPDES permit in Ringgold Township, Jefferson County, affecting 210.0 acres. Receiving stream: Unnamed tributaries to Pine Run, classified for the following use: CWF. TMDL: Pine Run. Application received: January 31, 2022.
Unless otherwise noted, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for noncoal mining activities.
The following treated wastewater outfalls discharge to unnamed tributaries to Pine Run:
Outfall number New or Existing Type Discharge rate [*] ST01 Y TFO 83.3 ST03 Y TFO 55.6 *Indicate the rate or frequency of the proposed discharge; if the discharge is continuous, the average daily flow in GPD or MGD
The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant Parameter (unit) Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.75 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 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 Pehala, Clerk Typist 2, 570-830-3077.
E6402122-003, PA Department of Transportation, Eng District 4-0, 55 Keystone Industrial Park, Dunmore, PA 18512, Lebanon Township, Wayne County, Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To authorize the following water obstructions and encroachments associated with the SR 371 Section D50 Project:
1. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 40.8-foot wide pre-stressed concrete spread box beam bridge carrying SR 371 across East Branch Dyberry Creek (EV, MF) having a 56-foot normal clear span and a 7.1-foot minimum underclearance. In addition, 0.03 acre of East Branch Dyberry Creek (EV, MF) floodway will be impacted by bridge construction activities.
2. To impact 0.14 acre of a tributary to East Branch Dyberry Creek (EV, MF) floodway for SR 371 bridge and roadway construction.
3. To construct and maintain an outfall consisting of a 24" pipe and endwall discharging stormwater into a 14-ft long R-6 riprap apron, in the floodway of East Branch Dyberry Creek (EV, MF) (Impact EW-3 to EW-4).
4. To remove an existing outfall and to construct and maintain an 18" CMP and endwall discharging stormwater into 7.5-ft long R-6 riprap apron, floodway and watercourse of East Branch Dyberry Creek (EV, MF) (Impact EW-5 to EW-6).
5. To remove an existing outfall and to construct and maintain an 18" pipe and endwall discharging stormwater into a 21-ft long R-5 riprap apron, in the watercourse of a tributary to East Branch Dyberry Creek (EV, MF) (Impact EW-7 to EW-8).
6. To fill approximately 0.01 acre of PSS wetlands for bridge and roadway construction.
The project is located along SR 371 Section D50 Segment 0240, Offset 2417, at the SR 317/SR 1023 intersection (Aldenville, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 43` 36.34"; Longitude: -75° 15` 55.54").
Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E2203221-007: DHK Lot 2, LLC, 6259 Reynolds Mill Road, Seven Valleys, PA 17306 in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
To:
1. place and maintain fill in an emergent wetland, permanently impacting 1.39 acres (60,493 square feet);
2. place and maintain fill in a forested wetland, permanently impacting 0.33 acre (14,537 square feet);
3. place and maintain fill in an emergent wetland, permanently impacting 0.04 acre (1,609 square feet);
4. place and maintain fill in an emergent/forested wetland, permanently impacting 0.34 acre (14,969 square feet);
5. place and maintain fill in an Unnamed Tributary to the Susquehanna River (WWF, MF), permanently impacting 95 linear feet (466 square feet);
6. place and maintain fill in an Unnamed Tributary to the Susquehanna River (WWF, MF), permanently impacting 60 linear feet (3,221 square feet);
7. place and maintain fill in an Unnamed Tributary to the Susquehanna River (WWF, MF), permanently impacting 381 linear feet (1,073 square feet), all for the purpose of developing and constructing a 418,608 square foot warehouse/distribution center, access driveway, truck courts, employee parking areas, trailer storage site utilities, landscaping amenities, and a stormwater collection and conveyance system.
The project site is located along the southern side of Rosedale Avenue in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County (Latitude: 40.205570, Longitude: -76.764018). To compensate for wetland and stream impacts, the applicant will provide funds to acquire 3.00 acres of wetland credits and 562.00 stream credits from the Codorus Creek Mitigation Bank (PADEP Permit # MB990367-001) and the East Branch Codorus Creek Mitigation Bank Phase 2 (PADP Permit # MB990367-0002) in York County Pennsylvania.
E6703221-005: MRPI Willow Springs, LLC, 930 East Boot Road, West Chester, PA 19380 in Manchester Township, York County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
The applicant proposes to fill 0.07 acre of forested wetland, 0.07 acre of emergent wetland, and 251 linear feet of an Unnamed Tributary to Little Conewago Creek (WWF), all for the purpose of constructing two logistics warehouse facilities totaling 674,000 square feet. The project is located between Willow Springs Lane and Interstate 83 in Manchester Township, York County (Latitude: 40.0455; Longitude: -76.7426). The applicant proposes 0.21 acre of mixed emergent and forested wetland creation along an unnamed tributary to Little Conewago Creek (WWF) as compensatory mitigation for impacted wetlands.
E0603221-013: 633 Court Street, 14th Floor, Reading, PA 19601 in Exeter Township, Berks County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District.
To remove existing superstructure and to install and maintain a (1) 54.04 foot x 63.5 foot superstructure over Antietam Creek (CWF, MF) and (2) place 0.5 acre of fill within the floodway of Antietam Creek (CWF, MF) and 0.2 acre UNT Antietam Creek (CWF, MF). The project proposed to permanently impact 153 linear feet of stream channel and 0.7 acre of floodway impacts.
E0703222-001: PennDOT Engineering District 9-0, 1620 N. Juniata Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648, in Greenfield Township, Blair County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
To rehabilitate and repair the existing structure, remove sediment bar and to install a rock vane upstream of the structure in South Poplar Run (CWF, MF). The project proposes to permanently impact 265 linear feet of stream channel and 0.04 acre of wetland and temporarily impact 295 linear feet and 0.02 acre of wetland all for the purpose of improving transportation safety and roadway standards. The project is located at Claysburg approxi-mately 0.1 mile north of the intersection of Bedford Street and Park Road T-311 in Greenfield Township, Blair County (Latitude: 40.293341, Longitude: -78.448598).
Northcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-3636.
E5704222-004. Denise Ecker, 1210 Wheatfield Drive, Williamsport, PA 17701, Ecker Stream Crossing in Forksville Borough, Sullivan County, ACOE Baltimore District (Eagles Mere, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 29` 9.9"; Longitude -76° 36` 5.7").
To install a new crossing over an unnamed tributary to Loyalsock Creek (EV) to provide access to property which currently has no vehicular access. The structure is a timber deck set on concrete blocks. R-6 riprap will be installed as scour protection. The structure will pass the 500-year storm event. The total disturbed area along the watercourses is 0.01 acre. A PNDI search determined no species of concern to be present. There are no wetlands at the project site.
Southwest Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000.
Contact: Dana Drake.
E26052-385, Redstone Township Sewer Authority, 1010 Main Street, Republic, PA 15475, Redstone Township, Fayette County; Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
1. Construct and maintain two (2) 8-inch PVC sewer line crossings under Dunlap Creek (WWF) via directional bore,
2. Construct and maintain one (1) 8-inch PVC sewer line crossings under an unnamed tributary (UNT) to Dunlap Creek (WWF) via directional bore,
3. Construct and maintain five (5) 8-inch PVC sewer line crossings under one PEM and four PSS wetlands via directional bore; and
4. Construct and maintain one pump station within the 100-year floodplain of Dunlap Creek.
For the purpose of constructing a sewer line extension. The project will result in permanent impacts to Dunlap Creek (46 LF) and a UNT to Dunlap Creek (79 LF) and temporary impacts to Dunlap Creek (60 LF) and unnamed tributary to Dunlap Creek (80 LF), 0.08 acre of permanent impacts and 0.12 acre of temporary impacts to PEM wetlands, 0.61 acre of permanent impacts and 0.91 acre of temporary impacts to PSS wetlands, permanent impacts to the floodway of Dunlap Creek (0.55 acre) and UNT to Dunlap Creek (0.03 acre), temporary impacts to the floodway of Dunlap Creek (0.82 acre) and UNT to Dunlap Creek (0.05 acre), and permanent (3.49 acres) and temporary (5.34 acres) impacts to the 100-year floodplain of Dunlap Creek. Mitigation will include restoring the areas disturbed by the utility line crossing back to original condition and elevation and stabilizing the disturbed areas. The project includes a number of new sewer lines, starting approximately 500 feet northeast of the intersection of Keeny Row and Tower Hill Road (Quadrangle: Carmichaels, PA, Latitude: 39° 57` 11"; Longitude: -79° 52` 43"), and ends approximately 500 feet southeast of the intersection of Filbert Orient and Paradise Lake Road at the Filbert pump/treatment station (Salem, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; Latitude: 39° 57` 23"; Longitude: -79° 51` 39"; Subbasin 19C; USACE Pittsburgh District) in Redstone Township, Fayette County.
Eastern Region: Oil & Gas Management Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.
Contact: Robert Marquez, Senior Project Manager, Telephone Number: 570-327-3636.
E5729222-001: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, 14 Chesapeake Lane, Sayre, PA 18840, Cherry Township, Sullivan County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate and maintain:
1. A 260` by 390` well pad impacting 3,703 square feet of an exceptional value palustrine emergent (EV-PEM) wetland impacts. (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.525763°, Longitude: -76.349172°).
This project is an after-the-fact permit that is associated with the Chesapeake Audit and will result in 2,788 square feet (0.064 acre) of permanent PEM wetland impacts and 915 square feet (0.021 acre) of temporary wetland impacts, all for the purpose of establishing a well pad for Marcellus well development in Cherry Township, Sullivan County. The permittee will provide 0.17 acre of wetland credits at the Camp Brook Restoration Site (Elkland, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.988385°, Longitude: -77.337152°), permit application number E5929221-006.
E5729222-002: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, 14 Chesapeake Lane, Sayre, PA 18840, Elkland Township, Sullivan County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate and maintain:
1. A 250` by 470` well pad impacting 4,313 square feet of an exceptional value palustrine emergent (EV-PEM) wetland impacts. (Overton, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.559425°, Longitude: -76.571127°).
This project is an after-the-fact permit that is associated with the Chesapeake Audit and will result in 1,307 square feet (0.030 acre) of permanent PEM wetland impacts and 3,006 square feet (0.069 acre) of temporary wetland impacts, all for the purpose of establishing a well pad for Marcellus well development in Cherry Township, Sullivan County. The permittee will provide 0.20 acre of wetland credits at the Camp Brook Restoration Site (Elkland, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.988385°, Longitude: -77.337152°), permit application number E5929221-006.
Permit No. E0829222-007, Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, 14 Chesapeake Lane, Sayre, PA 18840-1567, Unconventional Gas Well Site and associated infrastructure, State Route 3020, Towanda Township, Bradford County, ACOE, Baltimore Office.
To construct, operate, and maintain:
1. A temporary wetland impact from construction activities impacting 3,659 square feet (0.08 acre) of Palustrine Forested Wetlands (PFO) (Towanda, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 45` 41", Longitude: -76° 29` 51").
The Miller Bra Pad, located in Towanda Township, Bradford County, seeks after-the-fact authorization in accordance with the Consent Decree Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC entered into with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the PA Department of Environmental Protection on May 20, 2021. Prior unauthorized impacts resulted in 3,659 square feet (0.08 acre) of temporary Palustrine Forested Wetlands (PFO) impacts. Wetland restoration activities will result in the replanting of 3,659 square feet (0.08 acre) of impacted PFO wetland with a variety of 20—30 trees and 5—8 shrubs to restore and mitigate for prior activities adjacent to the unconventional gas well site and associated infrastructure.
E0829222-008: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, 14 Chesapeake Lane, Sayre, PA 18840-1567, Wasyl Bra Pad in Ulster Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District.
This Joint Permit Application is being submitted for after-the-fact authorization of temporary wetland impacts at the Wasyl Bra Pad in accordance with the Consent Decree United States, et al. v. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, Civil Action No. 4:21—00538-MWB CALLC entered into with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and PADEP on May 20, 2021. The project is to construct, operate and maintain 0.1480 acre of temporary impacts to on-site wetlands. All impacts are associated with the Wasyl Bra Pad construction in 2011.
There are no stream and floodway impacts associated with this after-the-fact authorization. The project will result in a total of 6447 SF (0.1480 acre) of temporary wetland impacts.
Wetland Impact Table:
Resource
NameMunicipality Quadrangle Activity Cow. Class Listed Trout Impact Length Temp. (LF) Impact Area Temp. (SF) Impact Length Perm. (LF) Impact Area Perm. (SF) Lat.
Long.W-SLH-012-T Ulster Ulster Temporary Workspace PEM; EV None 152 6,447 41.810180° 76.510670° TOTAL IMPACTS
152 6,447 E0829222-004: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, 14 Chesapeake Lane, Sayre, PA 18840, Smithfield Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate and maintain:
1. A permanent access road impacting 3,136 square feet (0.072 acre) of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland and temporary impacting 1,394 square feet (0.032 acre) of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (East Troy, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41.834677°, Longitude: -76.648011°).
2. A 300` x 400` well pad permanently impacting 5,184 square feet (0.119 acre) of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland and temporary impacting 3,180 square feet (0.072 acre) of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (East Troy, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41.834524°, Longitude: -76.648079°).
This project is an after-the-fact permit that is associated with the Chesapeake Audit and will result in 8,320 square feet (0.191 acre) of permanent PEM wetland impacts and 4,574 square feet (0.105 acre) of temporary PEM wetland impacts, all for the purpose of installing a natural gas well pad and permanent access road for Marcellus Shale development in Smithfield Township, Bradford County. The permittee will provide 0.105 acre of PEM on-site restoration and 0.43 acre of PEM wetland mitigation at Camp Brook Restoration (Elkland, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.988385°, Longitude: -77.337152°), permit application number E5929221-006.
E0829222-009: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, 14 Chesapeake Lane, Sayre, PA 18840, Overton Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate and maintain:
1. a 18" HDPE culvert impacting 40 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Lick Creek (EV, MF) (Overton, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41.603649°, Longitude: -76.573311°).
This project is an after-the-fact permit that is associated with the Chesapeake Audit and will result in 40 linear feet of stream impacts, 4,029 square feet (0.092 acre) of permanent floodway impacts and 1,716 square feet (0.039 acre) of temporary floodway impacts, all for the purpose of installing a natural gas well pad and permanent access road for Marcellus Shale development in Overton Township, Bradford County. The permittee will provide 80 linear feet of stream mitigation at Camp Brook Restoration (Elkland, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.988385°, Longitude: -77.337152°), permit application number E5929221-006.
Regional Permit Coordination Office: 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101; Email: RA-EPREGIONALPERMIT@pa.gov.
E4183222-001. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, Park Place Corporate Center Two, 2000 Commerce Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275. Loyalsock Township, Lycoming County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
To restore, stabilize and maintain a 449-foot reach of Mill Creek (TSF, MF) with work involving installing two articulated concrete mats, installing a J-Hook structure, installing rip-rap armoring, removing instream accumulated gravels, and bank and floodway grading for the purpose of protecting two 24-inch diameter natural gas transmission pipelines (Leidy Line A and B).
The proposed project impacts include a total of 0.02 acre (80 linear feet) of temporary impacts and 0.22 acre (399 linear feet) of permanent impacts to Mill Creek and its UNT (TSF, MF); 0.60 acre temporary impacts and 0.54 acre of permanent impacts to floodways; and 0.04 acre of temporary impacts to PEM wetlands.
The project is located 0.26 mile southwest of the intersection of Walters Rd and Warrensville Road (Montoursville North USGS Quadrangle Map, Latitude: 41.279118°; Longitude: -76.935060°) Loyalsock Township, Lycoming County.
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