[54 Pa.B. 2508]
[Saturday, May 11, 2024]
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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.
Individuals 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.
Individuals in need of accommodations should contact the SCC through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
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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/
NewCollett Pullet (Covered Bridge Road Farm)
334 Covered Bridge Road
Pine Grove, PA 17963Schuylkill County 37.2 387.18 Pullets
Sheep
SteerNA Renewal Greystone Pork Farm
12950 Forge Rd
Mercersburg, PA 17236Franklin County 124.2 807.04 Swine NA Renewal Kevin Martin
288 Shartlesville Road
Bernville, PA 19506Berks County 42 394.95 Poultry Large Broilers NA Renewal Matthew Nolt
131 Krumstown Road
Myerstown, PA 17067Lebanon County 92.3 326.79 Broilers NA Renewal Windy Pine Farm
Larry Harnish
410 Barnsley Road
Oxford, PA 19363Chester County 61.8 363.09 Swine NA Renewal
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PERMITS Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17), the following parties have applied for Public Water Supply (PWS) permits to construct or substantially modify public water systems.
Individuals 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 Environmental Protection (DEP) 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, DEP 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.
Individuals in need of accommodations should contact DEP through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Application(s) Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17).
Northwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, 814-332-6945.
Contact: David J. Sterrett, P.E., Environmental Engineer, 814-332-6846.
Application No. 2524501, Construction, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Borough of Albion Address 538 East State Street
Albion, PA 16401Municipality Conneaut Township County Erie County Responsible Official Gary Wells
Borough Manager
538 East State Street
Albion, PA 16401Consulting Engineer Jeffrey Marnicio, P.E.
Burgess & Niple
100 State Street
Suite 300
Erie, PA 16507Application Received April 29, 2024 Description Two (2) new groundwater sources and chlorine feed pump at Gage Road Well Field. Application No. WA24-1000A, Construction, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Fox Township—Toby Water Address 117 Irishtown Road
Kersey, PA 15846Municipality Fox Township County Elk County Responsible Official Randy Gradizzi
Supervisor
117 Irishtown Road
Kersey, PA 15846Consulting Engineer Jim Sleigh
ProChemTech International, Inc.
51 ProChemTech Drive
P.O. Box 214
Brockway, PA 15824Application Received April 29, 2024 Description An increase in water allocation from 45,000 gallons per day (''gpd'') to 67,500 gpd, consistent with Article 11 of the March 8, 2021 Permanent Backup Water Supply Interconnection Agreement Toby Water System between Fox Township—Toby Water and St. Marys Area Water Authority. Southcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: Joseph Mattucci, Program Manager, 717-705-4931.
Application No. 2124511, Construction, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Harmony Hills Address P.O. Box 8899
Camp Hill, PA 17001Municipality North Middleton Township County Cumberland County Responsible Official PCS Chadaga
P.O. Box 8899
Camp Hill, PA 17001Consulting Engineer Charles A. Kehew, II, P.E.
18 South George Street
Suite 300
York, PA 14701Application Received April 26, 2024 Description This application proposes iron and manganese treatment upgrades, including but not limited to (1) replacement greensand media, (2) elimination of potassium permanganate, and (3) elimination of Aqua Mag.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 1
Acknowledgment of Notice(s) 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 (DEP) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent (NOI) to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a NOI to Remediate is used to identify a site where an individual proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Individuals 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 DEP. A NOI to Remediate filed with DEP 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. An individual 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 DEP. Furthermore, an individual shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible individuals 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 individual, 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 plans or reports, please contact the Regional Office Program Manager previously listed in the notice.
Individuals in need of accommodations should contact DEP through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
The DEP 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.
6532 Blue Church Road South, Primary Facility ID # 867172, 6532 Blue Church Road South, Coopersburg, PA 18036, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County. MEA, 1365 Ackermanville Road, Bangor, PA 18013 on behalf of BQ Basements and Concrete, 106 Park Drive, Montgomeryville, PA 18936, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil was contaminated with heating oil from an aboveground storage tank. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in Express Times on April 12, 2024. Application received: April 29, 2024.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program Manager, 717-705-4705.
Tech Cast Holdings, LLC, Primary Facility ID # 875062, 640 South Cherry Street, Myerstown, PA 17067, Myerstown Borough, Lebanon County. Geosyntec Consultants, 5313 Campbells Run Road, Suite 150, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 on behalf of Tech Cast Holdings, LLC, 7201 Metro Blvd., Suite 850, Minneapolis, MN 55439, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with Metals & Petroleum Hydrocarbon. The site will be remediated to the statewide health standard. Future use of the site will be nonresidential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Lebanon Daily News on April 22, 2024. Application received: April 25, 2024.
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5900.
Contact: Charline Bass, Administrative Assistant, 484-250-5787.
Philadelphia Union Sports Complex, Primary Facility ID # 861634, 2501 Seaport Drive (between Highland Avenue and Commodore Barry Bridge), Edison, NJ 08837, City of Chester, Delaware County. Nevin Diehl, Weston Solutions Inc., 205 Campus Drive, Edison, NJ 08837 on behalf of Dave Debusschere, Keystone Sports and Entertainment, LLC, 2501 Seaport Drive, BH Suite 100, Chester, PA 19103, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The site has been found to be contaminated with unleaded gasoline, lead, other organics, PAHs and PCBs in soil and groundwater. The proposed future use of the property is recreational. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the site-specific standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in Delaware County Times on March 26, 2024. Application received: March 19, 2024.
640 North Lewis Road and 155 South Limerick Road—Turtle Creek North Zone, Primary Facility ID # 864073, 640 North Lewis Road and 155 South Limerick Road, Limerick, PA 19468, Limerick Township, Montgomery County. David Kistner, AECOM, 625 West Ridge Pike, Suite E-100, Conshohocken, PA 19428 on behalf of Susan Salinas, Teleflex Inc., 3085 Old Conejo Road, Newbury Park, CA 91320, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The site has been found to be contaminated with VOCs in soil and groundwater. The former Teleflex properties (640 North Lewis Road and 155 S. Limerick Road) are nonresidential. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the Statewide health standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in Mercury on March 20, 2024. Application received: March 26, 2024.
Philmont Country Club—Former Maintenance Area, Primary Facility ID # 874552, Northeast of the intersection of Tomlinson Road and Philmont Avenue, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006, Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County. Richard Lake, Geo-Technology Associates, Inc., 2405 John Fries Highway, Quakertown, PA 18951 on behalf of Michael Charlton, ESC Philmont, LLC, 5074 Dorsey Hall Drive, Suite 205, Ellicott City, MD 21042, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The site has been found to be contaminated with diesel fuel, No. 2 fuel oil, leaded gasoline, unleaded gasoline and used motor oil in soil. The proposed future use of the property will be residential. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the Statewide health standard The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in Times Chronicle on March 10, 2024. Application received: March 18, 2024.
G. J. Littlewood and Sons Inc., Primary Facility ID # 874754, 4045-4061 Main Street, Philadelphia, PA 19127, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. John Pavlik, AEC, LLC, 3819 Germantown Pike, Suite B, Collegeville, PA 19426, on behalf of Andrew Zakroff, Urban Conversions, LLC, 1010 North Hancock Street, c/o WeWork, Philadelphia, PA 19127, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The site has been found to be contaminated with inorganics, lead and PAHs in soil. The proposed future use of the property will be residential for multi-tenant use. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the site-specific standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in Metro Philadelphia on March 27, 2024. Application received: March 28, 2024.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) 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 DEP, 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 DEP received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities. Copies of the application, DEP'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 DEP Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the appropriate DEP Regional Office. The address and telephone number of the Regional Office is listed before the application notices.
Individuals 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 DEP'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.
Any individual wishing to request a hearing may do so during the 30-day comment period. A public hearing may be held, if DEP, 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 DEP determines this type of notification is sufficient. Requests for a public hearing and any relevant information should be directed to the appropriate DEP 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.
Individuals in need of accommodations should contact DEP through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
PLAN APPROVALS
Notice of Intent to Issue Plan Approval(s) and Notice of Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permit(s) 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.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, 814-332-6945.
Contact: David G. Balog, P.E. New Source Review Section Chief, 814-332-6328.
20-00145D: Vitro Meadville Flat Glass, 5123 Victory Blvd, Cochranton, PA 16314, Greenwood Township, Crawford County. Application received: October 16, 2023.
The Department of Environmental Protection intends to issue a plan approval to Vitro Meadville Flat Glass, LLC (Vitro) for the reactivation and initial operation of existing glass production equipment and the construction and initial operation of control devices at their facility in Greenwood Township, Crawford County. This is an existing Title V facility (TV20-00145). Public notice is required for sources required to obtain a Plan Approval in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44.
This project would reactivate Source 102 (Glass Melting Furnace 8-2) and the associated glass manufacturing equipment which supports it: Sources 109 (Wareroom Packers 1—3), 112 (Cullet Drop 0 Line 2), 133 (Surface Passivation 2), and 176 (W System Line 2). Vitro's restart of these sources is planned for the first half of 2025.
Vitro intends to reactivate air emission sources later than five years after their deactivation. Reactivation of sources occurring five years or more after deactivation requires Department approval and the equipment must meet Best Available Technology (''BAT'') as described in 25 Pa. Code § 127.11a(b). Emission reductions will achieved through the use of oxyfuel firing furnace burners (NOx reduction), Dry Sorbent Injection (SOx reduction), and a baghouse (PM reduction).
This plan approval will address the specific requirements of reactivation. The Plan Approval will contain testing, recordkeeping, emission restriction, reporting, and work practice requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Issuance of an Operating Permit or incorporation of a Plan Approval into a current Operating Permit is contingent upon satisfactory compliance with the Plan Approval conditions, upon the source and control device being installed and operated as stated within the application, and upon satisfactory demonstration that the emissions from the source will not be in violation of applicable Rules and Regulations of the Department.
The special conditions of the draft Plan Approval include the following (abbreviated version):
Site Level ADDITIONAL
a) If at any time the Department has reason to believe that the air contaminant emissions are, or may be, in excess of any applicable air contaminant emission limitation, the owner or operator shall conduct such stack tests or source tests requested by the Department to determine the actual air contaminant emission rate.
b) No person may permit air pollution as that term is defined in the act.
c) All sources shall be operated and maintained in such a manner that no owner or operator may permit the emission into the outdoor atmosphere of any malodorous air contaminants from any source such that the malodors are detectable outside the property of the owner or operator on whose land the facility is being operated.
d) All requirements of the current operating permit (20-00145 issued by the Department on December 6, 2021, Authorization # 1371348) remain in effect, as applicable, unless modified by this plan approval. The conditions of this plan approval supersede the conditions of previous authorizations.
Site Level RECORDKEEPING
a) All records required must be maintained onsite for a minimum of 5 years and may be maintained in electronic format.
b) The owner or operator of the facility shall generate and maintain records that clearly demonstrate to the Department that the facility is in compliance with all emission limitations. The Department reserves the right to request additional information necessary to determine compliance with the plan approval.
Site Level WORK PRACTICE
a) The permittee shall install, maintain, and operate sufficient instrumentation and monitoring equipment in order to comply with the recordkeeping requirements of this plan approval.
Site Level REPORTING
a) The owner or operator shall notify the Department's Air Quality Program within twenty-four (24) hours of the discovery of any malfunction.
b) The owner or operator shall notify the Department, in writing, no later than five (5) business days after the following activities:
1) Initial commencement date of construction of the source/control device(s).
2) Any lapse in construction activity of eighteen (18) months or more.
SOURCE 102
Emission Restrictions
a) Emissions from the source shall not exceed:
(1) SOx: 22 lbs/hr, 1 hour average.
(2) NOx: 5.5 lbs/ton glass pulled, over a 30 day rolling average.
i. The NOx emission values from the CEMs are to be used for compliance, along with the quantity of glass pulled, to determine the daily average emission rate in pounds of NOx per ton of glass pulled.
ii. The daily average emission rate is to be combined with the emission rates from the previous 29 days to arrive at the 30-day rolling average emission rate in pounds of NOx per ton of glass pulled.
(3) Total particulate matter emissions (combined filterable and condensable) in the exhaust of the control device shall not exceed 0.005 grain per dry standard cubic foot of effluent gas.
b) Visible emissions from the exhaust stack shall not exceed 10% opacity.
BAGHOUSE
Source Level WORK PRACTICE
a) All gauges employed shall have a scale such that the expected normal reading shall be no less than twenty percent (20%) of full scale and be accurate within plus or minus two percent (+/- 2%) of full scale reading.
b) The permittee shall maintain and operate the following:
(1) A magnehelic gauge or equivalent.
(2) A triboelectric leak detection system. The system shall sound an alarm if a leak is detected.
c) The permittee shall maintain and operate the source and control device in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications and in accordance with good air pollution control practices. A copy of the control device manufacturer's operational and maintenance literature shall be maintained onsite at all times and shall be readily available.
d) The permittee shall perform preventative maintenance inspections of the control device including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) An annual visual inspection of the control device interior for dislodged filter media, filter media wear, and dust build-up inside the control device.
(2) A daily inspection of the control device effluent for the presence of visible emissions.
(3) A daily reading and recording of the pressure differential across the filter media.
(4) A daily reading and recording of the triboelectric leak detection system status/value.
(5) All manufacturer recommended maintenance activities which shall be performed on the control device at the frequency recommended by the manufacturer.
e) The owner or operator shall keep sufficient quantity of spare cartridges, at a minimum of 20% of the total number of cartridges.
Source Level RECORD KEEPING
a) The permittee shall record the following operational data from the control:
(1) Pressure drop across the baghouse (daily).
(2) Triboelectric leak detection system status/value (daily).
b) Manual log entries shall include the following:
(1) Time and date of observation.
(2) Name, title, and signature of the person making the observation.
(3) Any corrective action taken as result of the observation.
c) The permittee shall maintain a quarterly inventory of the number of spare filter cartridges onsite.
d) The permittee shall record all excursions from the specified operational parameters for the control devices, the corrective actions taken in response to an excursion, and the time elapsed until the corrective actions.
e) The permittee shall maintain records of all monitoring downtime incidents. The permittee shall also record the dates, times and durations, probable causes and corrective actions taken.
f) The permittee shall maintain records of all preventative maintenance, repairs, and inspections performed on the sources, monitoring equipment, and control devices.
Source Level REPORTING
a) The permittee shall report all excursions and corrective actions taken to the Department, including the dates, times, durations and probable causes, every six (6) months.
b) The permittee shall report all monitoring downtime incidents, their dates, times and durations, probable causes and corrective actions taken, every six (6) months.
Source Level TESTING
a) Within 60 days of achieving the source's normal production rate but no later than one hundred and eighty (180) days of startup, the permittee shall perform stack testing of the source/control device to determine the PM emission rate (combined filterable and condensable). Testing load conditions shall be representative to within 10% of maximum load design capacity or to within 10% of the maximum achievable operating load. Stack testing shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 139 of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection.
b) Within twelve (12) to eighteen (18) months prior to the expiration of the facility operating permit, a repeat stack test shall be performed.
Source Level MONITORING
a) The permittee shall adhere to the control device's approved indicator range so that operation within the range shall provide reasonable assurance of compliance.
(1) The permittee shall develop a maximum and minimum pressure drop indicator range.
(2) Triboelectric leak detection status/value.
b) The permittee may develop a new pressure drop range with a detailed request which is reviewed and approved by the Department. The Department, at its discretion, may approve or deny a request to adjust the required indicator ranges.
c) The permittee shall maintain all monitoring equipment and stock spare parts as necessary for routine onsite repairs.
d) The permittee shall ensure that at least 90% of the approved monitoring data has been properly and accurately collected.
Source Level ADDITIONAL
a) The permittee shall develop and implement a Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) as expeditiously as practicable within 60 days if any of the following occurs:
(1) For properly and accurately collected data, accumulated excursions exceeding two percent (2%) of the data.
(2) Six (6) excursions occur in a six (6) month reporting period.
(3) The Department determines after review of all reported information that the permittee has not responded acceptably to an excursion.
OXYFUEL
Source Level WORK PRACTICE
a) The permittee shall replace the glass melt furnace burners with oxyfuel fired burners before startup.
b) The permittee shall maintain and operate the source and control device in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications and in accordance with good air pollution control practices. A copy of the control device manufacturer's operational and maintenance literature shall be maintained onsite at all times and shall be readily available.
c) The permittee shall install, maintain, and operate sufficient instrumentation in order to record the following:
(1) The amount of fuel combusted by this source.
(2) The amount of glass produced by this source.
d) The permittee shall perform preventative maintenance inspections of the oxyfuel burners including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) A burner adjustment and tuning at the interval recommended by the manufacturer.
(2) A monthly visual inspection of the burner, oxygen supply system, and fuel supply system.
(3) All manufacturer recommended maintenance activities which shall be performed on the control device at the frequency recommended by the manufacturer.
Source Level RECORDKEEPING
a) The permittee shall maintain records of all preventative maintenance, repairs, and inspections performed on the burners.
b) The permittee shall maintain records of:
1) The amount of fuel combusted by this source.
2) The amount of glass pulled by this source.
3) Hours of operation.
4) Idling, start-up, and shutdown durations.
Source Level TESTING
a) Within 60 days of achieving the source's normal production rate but no later than one hundred and eighty (180) days of startup, the permittee shall perform stack testing of the source/control device to determine the NOx emission rate (lb/hr, lb/ton glass pulled). Testing load conditions shall be representative to within 10% of maximum load design capacity or to within 10% of the maximum achievable operating load. Stack testing shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 139 of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection.
DRY SORBENT INJECTION
Source Level WORK PRACTICE
a) The permittee shall inject dry sorbent at the rate approved by the Department. The injection rate shall be determined using Department approved source stack testing data, manufacturer's data, Vitro's glass formulation, and glass production rates/data.
b) The permittee shall maintain and operate the control device in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications and in accordance with good air pollution control practices.
c) A copy of the control device manufacturer's operational and maintenance literature shall be maintained onsite at all times and shall be readily available.
d) The permittee shall install, maintain, and operate sufficient instrumentation in order to record the following:
(1) Daily sorbent injection rate (tons/day, recorded daily).
(2) Sorbent injection rate (lbs/hour, recorded continuously).
(3) Daily sorbent injection rate (the day's tons sorbent injected/the day's tons glass produced).
(4) Triboelectric leak detection system status/value (recorded daily).
(5) The baghouse inlet temperature (recorded continuously).
(6) The sorbent injection port's exhaust gas temperature (recorded continuously).
e) The permittee shall perform preventative maintenance inspections of the control device including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Daily visual inspection of the sorbent hopper, metering system, feed system, and injection system.
(2) A monthly inspection of all DSI system motors which determines their functional performance and any maintenance needed.
(3) All manufacturer recommended maintenance activities which shall be performed on the control device at the frequency recommended by the manufacturer.
f) The permittee shall maintain a 15 day supply of sorbent at all times. Maintaining less than 15 days of sorbent due to documented supplier upsets or product availability shall not be considered a failure to comply with this requirement.
Source Level RECORDKEEPING
a) The permittee shall record the following operational data from the control device (these records may be done with strip charts recorders, data acquisition systems, or manual log entries):
(1) Daily sorbent injection rate (tons/day, recorded daily).
(2) Sorbent injection rate (lbs/hour, recorded continuously).
(3) Daily sorbent injection rate (the day's tons sorbent injected/the day's tons glass produced).
(4) Triboelectric leak detection system status/value (recorded daily).
(5) The baghouse inlet temperature (recorded continuously).
(6) The sorbent injection port's exhaust gas temperature (recorded continuously).
b) Manual log entries shall include the following:
(1) Time and date of observation.
(2) Name, title, and signature of the person making the observation.
(3) Any corrective action taken as result of the observation.
c) The permittee shall maintain a daily inventory of:
(1) Tons sorbent onsite.
(2) Estimated sorbent reserve capacity (days of estimated operation with current supply).
d) The permittee shall record all excursions from the specified operational parameters for the control devices, the corrective actions taken in response to an excursion, and the time elapsed until the corrective actions have been taken.
e) The permittee shall maintain records of all monitoring downtime incidents (other than downtime associated with monitoring system checks). The permittee shall also record the dates, times and durations, probable causes and corrective actions taken for the incidents.
f) The permittee shall maintain records of all preventative maintenance, repairs, and inspections performed on the sources, monitoring equipment, and control devices. These records shall contain the following at a minimum:
(1) Time and date of the task.
(2) Name, title, and initials of the person performing the task.
(3) A detailed description any maintenance/inspection/repair performed.
(4) Any problems or defects found.
(5) Any corrective action taken as result of the task.
Source Level TESTING
a) Within 60 days of achieving the source's normal production rate but no later than one hundred and eighty (180) days of startup, the permittee shall perform stack testing of the source/control device to determine the SOx emission rate (lb/hr). Testing load conditions shall be representative to within 10% of maximum load design capacity or to within 10% of the maximum achievable operating load.
b) Within eleven (11) to thirteen (13) months after the previous approved stack testing program, a stack test shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 139 of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection and previously listed Conditions (a)—(g).
c) After the completion of 3 consecutive SOx stack testing programs (all compliant and as outlined in (a)—(g) previously listed), the required SOx stack testing frequency shall become:
(1) Within twelve (12) to eighteen (18) months prior to the expiration of the facility operating permit.
SOURCE 109
Source Level WORK PRACTICE
a) All gauges employed shall have a scale such that the expected normal reading shall be no less than twenty percent (20%) of full scale and be accurate within plus or minus two percent (+/- 2%) of full scale reading.
b) The permittee shall maintain and operate the following:
(1) A magnehelic gauge or equivalent to measure the pressure differential.
(2) A triboelectric leak detection system recommended by the manufacturer. The system shall sound an alarm if a leak is detected.
c) The permittee shall maintain and operate the source and control device in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications and in accordance with good air pollution control practices.
d) A copy of the control device manufacturer's operational and maintenance literature shall be maintained onsite at all times.
e) The permittee shall perform preventative maintenance inspections of the control device including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) An annual visual inspection of the control device interior for dislodged filter media, filter media wear, and dust build-up inside the control device.
(2) A daily inspection of the control device effluent for the presence of visible emissions.
(3) A daily reading and recording of the pressure differential across the filter media.
(4) A daily reading and recording of the triboelectric leak detection system status/value.
(5) All manufacturer recommended maintenance activities which shall be performed on the control device at the frequency recommended by the manufacturer.
f) The owner or operator shall keep sufficient quantity of spare cartridges, at a minimum of 20% of the total number of cartridges, on hand for immediate replacement.
Source Level EMISSION RESTRICTIONS
a) Total particulate matter emissions (filterable only) in the exhaust of the control device shall not exceed 0.04 grains per dry standard cubic foot of effluent gas.
Source Level RECORD KEEPING
a) The permittee shall record the following operational data from the control device:
(1) Pressure drop across the baghouse (daily).
(2) Triboelectric leak detection system status/value (daily).
(3) The baghouse airflow or fan amperage/frequency (daily).
b) The permittee shall maintain a quarterly inventory of the number of spare filter cartridges onsite.
c) The permittee shall record all excursions from the specified operational parameters for the control devices, the corrective actions taken in response to an excursion, and the time elapsed until the corrective actions have been taken.
d) The permittee shall maintain records of all monitoring downtime incidents (other than downtime associated with monitoring system checks). The permittee shall also record the dates, times and durations, probable causes and corrective actions taken for the incidents.
e) The permittee shall maintain records of all preventative maintenance, repairs, and inspections performed on the sources, monitoring equipment, and control devices.
Source Level REPORTING
a) The permittee shall report all excursions and corrective actions taken to the Department, including the dates, times, durations and probable causes, every six (6) months.
b) The permittee shall report all monitoring downtime incidents, their dates, times and durations, probable causes and corrective actions taken, every six (6) months.
Source Level TESTING
a) Within 60 days of achieving the source's normal production rate but no later than one hundred and eighty (180) days of startup, the permittee shall perform stack testing of the source/control device to determine the PM emission rate (filterable only). Testing load conditions shall be representative to within 10% of maximum load design capacity or to within 10% of the maximum achievable operating load.
b) Within twelve (12) to eighteen (18) months prior to the expiration of the facility operating permit, a stack test shall be performed.
Source Level MONITORING
a) The permittee shall adhere to the control device's approved indicator range so that operation within the range shall provide reasonable assurance of compliance:
(1) The permittee shall develop a maximum and minimum pressure drop indicator range.
(2) Triboelectric leak detection status/value.
b) The permittee may develop a new pressure drop range with a detailed request which is reviewed and approved by the Department.
c) The Department, at its discretion, may approve or deny a request to adjust the required indicator ranges.
d) The permittee shall maintain all monitoring equipment and stock spare parts as necessary for routine onsite repairs.
e) The permittee shall ensure that at least 90% of the approved monitoring data has been properly and accurately collected.
Source Level ADDITIONAL
a) The permittee shall develop and implement a Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) as expeditiously as practicable within 60 days if any of the following occurs:
(1) For properly and accurately collected data, accumulated excursions exceeding two percent (2%) of the data.
(2) Six (6) excursions occur in a six (6) month reporting period.
(3) The Department determines after review of all reported information that the permittee has not responded acceptably to an excursion.
SOURCE 112, 176, and C09A
Source Level WORK PRACTICE
a) The permittee shall operate the control device at all times that this source is in operation.
b) All gauges employed shall have a scale such that the expected normal reading shall be no less than twenty percent (20%) of full scale and be accurate within plus or minus two percent (+/- 2%) of full scale reading.
c) The permittee shall maintain and operate the following:
(1) A magnehelic gauge or equivalent to measure the pressure differential across the filter media.
d) The permittee shall maintain and operate the source and control device in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications and in accordance with good air pollution control practices.
e) A copy of the control device manufacturer's operational and maintenance literature shall be maintained onsite at all times and shall be readily available.
f) The permittee shall perform preventative maintenance inspections of the control device.
g) The owner or operator shall keep sufficient quantity of spare cartridges, at a minimum of 20% of the total number of cartridges, on hand for immediate replacement.
h) The permittee shall maintain all monitoring equipment and stock spare parts as necessary for routine onsite repairs.
i) The permittee shall adhere to the control device's indicator range so that operation within the range shall provide reasonable assurance of compliance. The following indicator ranges shall be determined by the operator using manufacturer's literature and historical operational data:
(1) The permittee shall develop a maximum and minimum pressure drop indicator range, as measured across the baghouse filtration media.
Source Level EMISSION RESTRICTIONS
a) Total particulate matter emissions (filterable only) in the exhaust of the control device shall not exceed 0.04 grain per dry standard cubic foot of effluent gas.
Source Level RECORD KEEPING
a) The permittee shall record the following operational data from the control device (these records may be done with strip charts recorders, data acquisition systems, or manual log entries):
(1) Pressure drop across the control device.
(2) A magnehelic gauge or equivalent to measure the recirculation fluid pressure (scrubber 176).
b) The permittee shall maintain a quarterly inventory of the number of spare filter cartridges onsite.
c) The permittee shall record all excursions from the specified operational parameters for the control devices, the corrective actions taken in response to an excursion, and the time elapsed until the corrective actions have been taken.
d) The permittee shall maintain records of all monitoring downtime incidents (other than downtime associated with monitoring system checks). The permittee shall also record the dates, times and durations, probable causes and corrective actions taken for the incidents.
e) The permittee shall maintain records of all preventative maintenance, repairs, and inspections performed on the sources, monitoring equipment, and control devices.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(f)(1), all the pertinent documents regarding this application (applications, review memos, and draft approvals) are also available for review from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Meadville Regional DEP office (Air Quality). Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the DEP at (814) 332-6940 or by email submitted to ra-epnwinformfilere@pa.gov.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(f)(2), a 30-day comment period, from the date of publication, will exist for the submission of comments. Any person(s) wishing to provide DEP with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3494 and must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed plan approval [20-00145D: Vitro Meadville Flat Glass] and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department of Environmental Protection, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received.
All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification is sufficient. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.45, a person may oppose the proposed plan approval by filing a written protest with the Department's Northwest Region. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Eric A. Gustafson, 230 Chestnut St., Meadville, PA 16335; 814-332-6819.
Contact: Eric Gustafson.
10-00383B: Boylan Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Inc., 856 Evans City Road, Renfrew, PA 16053, Connoquenessing Township, Butler County. Application received: November 27, 2023. The Department intends to issue a plan approval to reauthorize the temporary operation of a Matthews Cremation Division model IE43-PPI (POWER PAK I Plus) crematory (Source 101) at the Renfrew crematory facility. The Department's review of the information submitted by Boylan Funeral Homes & Cremation Center, Inc. indicates that the air contamination source to be operated will comply with all regulatory requirements 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. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed operation. The air contaminant emissions from the proposed source included in this project will not exceed the following rates in any 12 consecutive month period: 0.49 ton of nitrogen oxides (NOx, expressed as NO2) per year, 1.64 tons of carbon monoxide per year, 0.49 ton of volatile organic compounds per year, 1.15 tons of particulate matter less than 10 microns and less than 2.5 microns, 0.12 ton of hazardous air pollutants, 0.41 ton of sulfur oxides, and 25,707 tons per year of carbon dioxide equivalent. The facility is a State Only facility. In addition to the emission limitations, the following is a brief description of the types of conditions the Department intends to place in the plan approval in order to ensure compliance with all applicable air quality regulatory requirements. Monitoring and recording chamber temperatures, inspecting for malodors, limits on the hours of operation, monitoring hours of operation, and performing routine maintenance. If the Department determines that the source is constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specifications of the application for Plan Approval 10-00383B, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into a State Only Operating Permit pursuant to 25 Pa. Code § 127.421. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-3636.
43-270O: CCL Container Hermitage LLC, 1 Llodio Drive, Hermitage, PA 16148, City of Hermitage, Mercer County. Application received: October 23, 2023. The Department intends to issue a plan approval for the construction and temporary operation of an aerosol/beverage can manufacturing line (Source 114) with the air contaminant emissions to be controlled by two (2) existing regenerative thermal oxidizers (Control Devices C06 and C08) and one (1) existing baghouse (Control Devices C15A) at the Hermitage facility. The Department's review of the information submitted by CCL Container Hermitage, LLC indicates that the proposed source will meet all applicable air quality regulatory requirements, including the Best Available Technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12 and 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart WW pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants. Based on these findings, the Department intends to issue plan approval for the construction of the proposed source. The following is a brief description of the conditions that the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements: 1. Pursuant to the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the volatile organic compound destruction efficiency of Control Devices C06 and C08 shall be greater than 98% or less than 10 parts per million at 3% oxygen; 2. Pursuant to the best available technology requirement of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall not permit the emission of particulate matter into the outdoor atmosphere from Control Device C15A associated with Source 114 in a manner that the concentration of particulate matter in the effluent gas exceeds 0.02 grain per dry standard cubic foot; 3. Pursuant to the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall install a manometer, or equivalent, to measure the pressure drop across the enclosure of Source 114. The pressure drop must be greater than 0.007 inch of water column; 4. Pursuant to the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall maintain the capture efficiency of permanent enclosure (PE) 100% for Source 114 at all times; and 5. Pursuant to the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. The permittee shall not operate Source 114 without the simultaneous operation of Control Devices C06, C08 and C15A at any time. The plan approval will include all regulatory requirements, including monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements. The facility is a State Only facility. If 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 43-270O, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into State Only (Synthetic Minor) operating permit 43-00270 pursuant to the administrative amendment provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.450. All documentation used in the evaluation of the application is available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-3636.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5900.
Contact: James Beach, New Source Review Chief, 484-250-5920.
09-0210C: Waste Management of Fairless, Inc., 1000 New Ford Mill Rd, Morrisville, PA 19067, Falls Township, Bucks County. Application received: August 10, 2023. This action is for the proposed expansion of the Fairless landfill. The current landfill is permitted for 47.4 million bank cubic yards, 27.9 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) and covers 330.5 acres. The expansion will add 63.5 acres to the footprint of the landfill, increase capacity by 27.18 million bank cubic yards and permit an additional 20.51 million tons of MSW to be placed in the landfill. This modification will result in the increase of VOC emissions, after closure, to a maximum of 39.6 tons per year of controlled VOC emissions. No other emissions from the landfill will increase above the current permitted limits. VOC emissions from the landfill are controlled by a cap system and a landfill gas (LFG) system. At closure, the cap will have a minimum capture efficiency of 92% and the LFG system must reduce the VOC emissions by 98% by weight or to 20 ppmdv as hexane. An interim LFG system will collect and reduce the VOCs by the same amounts as required by the final, permanent system. The plan approval includes monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements related to VOC emissions, construction of the LFG system, and maximum permitted capacity of the landfill based on Federal and State regulations. Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the previously listed contact person. Comments on the draft plan approval can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
09-0032B: Eureka Stone Quarry Inc./Chalfont Quarry & Asphalt Plant, 800 Lower State Rd, Chalfont, PA 18914-3516, Warrington Township, Bucks County. Application received: March 14, 2024. This action is for the installation of a nonmetallic processing plant consisting of four (4) crushers, five (5) screens, one (1) grizzly feeder and nineteen (19) conveyors. The new plant is intended to replace a Crushing Plant (Source IDs 101; 102; 103; 104; 105; and 106) permitted under Synthetic Minor Operating Permit (SMOP) 09-00032. The new plant has the potential to emit the following (post control): 67.07 tons PM total per year, 26.46 tons PM-10 per year and 3.44 tons PM-2.5 per. Particulate matter (PM) emissions from the new plant will be controlled by an existing Wet Suppression System (Source IDs C001 and C002) permitted under SMOP 09-00032. With the installation of the new plant, the facility remains a synthetic minor for PM, VOC and NOx. The new plant is subject to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOO. The Plan Approval includes monitoring, recordkeeping, and work practice standard conditions designed to keep the facility operating within the allowable emission limits 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.
OPERATING PERMITS
Notice of Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permit(s) Under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 W. 3rd Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, 570-327-3636.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Program Manager, 570-327-3648.
47-00001, Montour LLC, 18 McMicheal Road, Washingtonville, PA 17821, Derry Township, Montour County. Application received: April 5, 2024. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.111—129.115, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has made a preliminary determination to approve an alternative Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT 3) plan and seeks an approval of an amendment to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Montour, LLC Steam Electric Station (SES) located in Derry Township, Montour County. And in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.521, the Department of Environmental Protection intends to modify the facility's Title V Operating Permit. The facility is located at 18 McMicheal Rd, Washingtonville, PA 17821. The facility's representative to contact concerning this application is Ms. Kathleen Potter, Senior Environmental Professional. Her phone number is 610-601-0305. The facility's major emission sources include two tangential bituminous coal-fired boilers with nominal maximum heat inputs of 7,317 and 7,239 MMBtu/hr. The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the amended RACT 3 approval for the facility, which are intended to satisfy the requirements for the 2015 NAAQS for ozone. The proposed amendments to the RACT 3 determination, if finally approved, will be incorporated into a revised operating permit (47-00001) for the facility. The relevant RACT 3 requirements will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan and will remain in effect until replaced pursuant to 40 CFR 51 and approval by the EPA. Requirements that are not part of the RACT 3 determination will be excluded from the SIP submittal; this includes the provisions of the Department's presumptive RACT 3 requirements in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 129.112, as they apply to existing sources. The emission limits, throughput limitations and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements have been included in the operating permit to ensure the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. The following is a summary of the proposed amendments to the RACT 3 determination for this operation that will be submitted to the EPA as a SIP revision: • The total combined NOx emissions from Units 1 and 2 shall not exceed 0.091 lb/MMBtu on a 30-operating day rolling average. • Daily NOx emissions from Unit 1 shall not exceed 15,981 lbs per unit operating day. • Daily NOx emissions from Unit 2 shall not exceed 15,810 lbs per unit operating day. • The permittee shall: (a) Operate the SCR systems associated Unit 1 and/or 2 at all times the source is in operation and it is technically feasible to do so in accordance with manufacturer specifications for the SCR systems and sound engineering principles. This requirement applies regardless of the fuel type being combusted in the boiler. (b) Utilize reagent in the SCR systems at a rate that its optimized for NOx control while minimizing ammonia slip, and (c) Operate and maintain the SCR systems in accordance with manufacturer specifications and good operating practices for the control of the NOx emissions. • The permittee shall create and maintain records of: (a) The hourly heat input for each unit; (b) The specific hourly ammonia injection amounts for each unit; and (c) The specific hourly NOx emission rate for each unit. (d) For each unit, whether the SCR system was operated or not on an hourly basis; and (e) The technical justification for periods of operation where the SCR system was not utilized. Records shall be retained for at least five years. • The permittee shall be in compliance with the case-by-case NOx RACT 3 requirements within 45 days of the effective date of the modified TVOP 47-00001, except for the Facility-Wide 30 Operating Day Rolling Average NOx Emission Rate Requirement, for which the compliance date is the day that the permittee has operated for 30 operating days after, and possibly including, the initial compliance date. A public hearing will be held if requested by June 7, 2024 to accept oral comments on the proposed operating permit revision and the proposed SIP revision. The hearing will be held, if requested, on June 18, 2024, at 1:00 PM at the DEP Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. To request a hearing, to register to speak at a hearing, or to inquire if a hearing will be held, please contact Megan Lehman at 570-327-3659. The last day to pre-register to speak at a hearing, if one is held, will be June 11, 2024. Please note that any updates made to any aspect of the hearing, including whether or not a hearing will be held, will be posted online at https://www.dep.pa.gov/About/Regional/North-central-Regional-Office/Community-Information/Pages/default.aspx. We ask that you contact Megan Lehman at 570-327-3659 or monitor our Web site to determine if a hearing will be held. Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Megan Lehman at 570-327-3659 at least one week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes per individual and two written copies of the oral testimony are requested. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf. Persons unable to attend the hearing, if it is held, may submit three (3) copies of a written statement and exhibits within 10 days thereafter to Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. 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 Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448. A 30-day comment period from the date of this notice 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 RACT Operating Permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the proposed RACT 3 Plan. All pertinent documents are available for public review between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the DEP Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling the Department at 570-327-3636. Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact Megan Lehman at 570-327-3659 or the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate your needs.
17-00001, Shawville Power, LLC, 250 Power Plant Drive, Shawville, PA 16873, Bradford Township, Clearfield County. Application received: February 21, 2023. The Department intends to issue the Title V Operating Permit (TVOP 17-0001) and Acid Rain Permit (TIVOP 17-00001) renewal regarding the Shawville Generating Station. In addition, the DEP has made a determination to approve an alternative Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT 3) plan submitted for the previously listed facility and seeks approval of an amendment to the State Implementation Plan (SIP). The facility's contact person regarding the previously listed proposals is Mr. John A. Telford, Safety Specialist, Shawville Power, LLC, 250 Power Plant Drive, P.O. Box F, Shawville, PA 16873. The Shawville Generating Station facility's sources are comprised of the natural gas-fired utility boilers associated with Source IDs 031—034, along with the ancillary sources including the 1-MW generator diesel engines associated with Source IDs P101—P103, the emergency generator diesel engines associated with Source IDs P104 and P120, the two fire pump diesel engines associated with Source IDs P106, the various space heaters associated with Source ID 038, the parts washers associated with Source IDs P121, the wastewater treatment operation associated with Source ID P116, and the cooling towers associated with Source IDs P201. The type and quantity of emissions on a combined facility wide basis are estimated to be equal to approximately: 1,740 tons/yr nitrogen oxides (NOx); 1,400 tons/yr carbon monoxide (CO); 11 tons/yr sulfur oxides (as SO2); 25.9 tons/yr volatile organic compounds (VOC); 30 tons/yr hazardous air pollutants (as hexane), 2,020,000 tons/yr carbon dioxide (CO2); and 130 tons/yr PM2.5 and PM10. The renewal TVOP 17-00001 application incorporates the newly applicable regulations that are codified in 40 CFR Part 97 Subpart GGGGG (5G) and removes the existing coal-firing provisions and equipment that were previously used. Moreover, the facility will continue to be subject to minor source requirements for VOCs, including appropriate testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and other appropriate conditions to verify compliance. As previously noted, the facility's utility boilers are major for NOx and will be subject to the final alternative RACT 3 case-by-case NOx requirements as discussed in detail as follows. Additionally, the Department hereby provides notice of the intent to also approve the renewal Title IV Acid Rain Permit application for the Shawville Generating Station. The facility's utility boilers are Phase I units as per 40 CFR 72.2. Moreover, the boilers will continue to operate with low NOx gas burners and supplementary combustion air in order to comply with the Title IV Acid Rain Permit requirements. Based upon EPA's Acid Rain Program Database, the SO2 allowance allocations are summarized as follows:
Calendar Year 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Unit 1 4,437 4,437 4,437 4,437 4,437 Unit 2 4,463 4,463 4,463 4,463 4,463 Unit 3 6,081 6,081 6,081 6,081 6,081 Unit 4 6,081 6,081 6,081 6,081 6,081 The other applicable air quality regulations include the existing Plantwide Applicability Limit (PAL) conditions specified in 25 Pa. Code § 127.218 and 40 CFR 52.21(aa) and the existing RICE MACT requirements specified in 40 CFR Part 63 subpart ZZZZ. The PAL limits were derived from the past coal-firing operating periods and will be adjusted, later, following receipt of the required PAL permit renewal application. No changes have been submitted regarding the existing RICE MACT conditions. Moreover, all the existing Best Available Technology (BAT) requirements remain in effect. TVOP 17-00001 contains all applicable air quality regulatory requirements, including appropriate testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice conditions to verify compliance. The requirements are derived from 25 Pa. Code Article III, Chapters 121—145, relating to the rules and regulations of DEP. The emission limits, throughput limitations and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements have been included in the operating permit to ensure the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. As previously noted, pursuant to 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.111—129.115, this notice also provides that the DEP has made a determination to approve the alternative RACT 3 plan including case-by-case NOx requirements. Accordingly, the DEP also seeks approval of an amendment to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Shawville Generating Station owned and operated by Shawville Power, LLC. The final case-by-case NOx requirements established under RACT will be incorporated into TVOP 17-00001 and later submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan (SIP). The requirements will remain in effect until replaced pursuant to 40 CFR 51 and approval by the EPA. Other permit requirements that are not part of the alternative RACT 3 plan will be excluded from the proposed SIP revision. Additionally, the proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the case-by-case NOx requirements, which are intended to satisfy the requirements for the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone. The following is a summary of the proposed alternative RACT3 requirements: • The daily total NOx emissions from each Source ID 031 and 032 shall not exceed 3,228 lb/day. • The daily total NOx emissions from both Source ID 033 and 034 shall not exceed 8,592 lb/day. • Each of the utility boilers will be subject to a 65% capacity factor limitation, along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to verify compliance. • The rate of NOx emissions from Source IDs 031 through 034 shall not exceed 0.10 lb/MMBtu, on a daily average, combined when all boilers operate 18-24 hr/day. • The rate of NOx emissions from Source IDs 031 through 034 shall not exceed 0.18 lb/MMBtu, on a daily average, combined when all boilers operate 0-17 hr/day. • The permittee shall follow and comply with the case-by-case NOx RACT3 requirements no later than the effective date of the new operating permit (TVOP 17-00001). A public hearing will be held if requested by June 14, 2024, to accept oral comments on the proposed operating permit and the proposed SIP revision. The hearing will be held, if requested, on June 26, 2024, at 1:00 PM at the DEP Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. To request a hearing, to register to speak at a hearing, or to inquire if a hearing will be held, please contact Megan Lehman at 570-327-3659. The last day to pre-register to speak at a hearing, if one is held, will be June 19, 2024. Please note that any updates made to any aspect of the hearing, including whether or not a hearing will be held, will be posted online at: https://www.dep.pa.gov/About/Regional/North-central-Regional-Office/Community-Information/Pages/default.aspx. We ask that you contact Megan Lehman at 570-327-3659 or monitor the Web site to determine if a hearing will be held. Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Megan Lehman at 570-327-3659 at least one week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes per individual and two written copies of the oral testimony are requested. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf. Persons unable to attend the hearing, if it is held, may submit three (3) copies of a written statement and exhibits within 10 days thereafter to Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. 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 Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. A 30-day comment period from the date of this notice 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 operating permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the proposed permit. All pertinent documents are available for public review between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the DEP Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling the Department at 570-327-3636. Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact Megan Lehman at 570-327-3659 or the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate your needs. The Title IV and V applications were received February 21, 2023, and the RACT 3 Notification and was received December 30, 2022.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, 814-332-6945.
Contact: Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, 814-332-6940.
61-00181, Scrubgrass Generating Company, 2151 Lisbon Rd, Kennerdell, PA 16374, Scrubgrass Township, Venango County. Application received: December 23, 2022. The Department intends to issue the renewal of the Title V Operating Permit for Scrubgrass Generating Company for the electric generating station. The facility is a Title V. The primary sources at the facility include two circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers that fire waste coal (gob) used to produce electricity. The facility reported the 2022 facility wide emissions as: 838.11 TPY SOx, 285.75 TPY NOx, 169.55 TPY CO, 80.97 TPY PM10, 4.42 TPY VOC, 194.19 TPY HCl, and 614,194.16 TPY CO2. The renewal permit contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practice, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act. In this renewal, most of the permit changes concern the CFB boilers. New permit requirements for these boilers include regulatory language updates to Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) NOx and SO2 Trading Programs (40 CFR 97 Subparts AAAAA, CCCCC, and the replacement of EEEEE with GGGGG); and presumptive Reasonably Available Control Technology Requirements for Major Sources of NOx and VOC (RACT III, 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.111 to 129.115). The presumptive RACT III requirements also applies to the emergency diesel engine and the limestone pulverizer/dryer operations at the facility. The facility is subject to the Acid Rain Permit Program. Copies of the application, the Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335. Any person wishing to provide the Department of Environmental Protection with additional information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit may submit the information to the Department at the previously listed address. A 30-day comment period, from the date of this publication, 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 Permit No. TV 61-00181) 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, 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, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Mr. Eric Gustafson, Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Region, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335. For additional information concerning the permit or the issuance procedure, contact Mr. Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, Air Quality Program, at the same address or phone at (814) 332-6940.
OPERATING PERMITS
Notice of Intent to Issue Operating Permit(s) Under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 W. 3rd Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, 570-327-3636.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Program Manager, 570-327-3648.
17-00071, Continental Carbonic Products, Inc., 40 Technology Drive, Clearfield, PA 16830, Clearfield Borough, Clearfield County. Application received: October 2, 2023. The Department intends to issue an initial State Only Operating Permit authorization to permit continued operation of the existing Clearfield CO2 plant. The facility's original sources as well as the new ones authorized under the subsequent modifications are currently authorized via Plan Approval 17-00071B. The facility's sources are comprised of the Source ID P101 CO2 Recovery Process modified in 2022, the Source ID P102 Refrigeration Systems modified in 2022, and the Source ID P103 Evaporative Condensers modified in 2022, along with ancillary operations associated with the previously listed processes. In addition, the facility added minor sources emitting CO2 only via the 2019 RFD approval, which is also being incorporated into the initial State Only Permit application, along with the previously listed plan approval's sources. The type and quantity of pollutants emitted on a facility-wide basis are, as follows: 4.78 tons/year (tpy) NOx; 3.60 tpy CO; 1.94 tpy VOC; 1.86 tpy PM (and PM-10 and PM2.5); 0.00 tpy SOx; 0.7 tpy HAPs (total); 17,741 tpy CO2e; and 0.5 tpy ammonia (NH3). In addition to the Plan Approval and RFD, the initial operating permit contains all other applicable requirements, including appropriate testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, work practice and other requirements to verify compliance. The applicable requirements are derived from 25 Pa. Code Article III, Chapters 121 and 145, relating to Air Resources. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the PA DEP's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-3636.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Norm Frederick 570-826-2409.
35-00071, Hickory Crematory and Cremation Services of NEPA, LLC, 436 Cedar Avenue, Scranton, PA 18505, City of Scranton, Luzerne County. Application received: April 9, 2024. The Department intends to issue a renewal State-Only (Natural Minor) Permit for this facility located in the City of Scranton, Luzerne County. The main source at this facility is a crematory incinerator. The control device is a secondary chamber. The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), total suspended particulate (TSP) and VOC's. The proposed permit contains applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, 814-332-6945.
Contact: Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, 814-332-6940.
25-00360, The Electric Materials Company, P.O. Box 390, North East, PA 16428-0390, North East Borough, Erie County. Application received: April 26, 2023. The Department intends to issue the renewal of a Synthetic Minor State-Only Operating Permit to a copper manufacturer, where processes include forging, extrusion, casting, foundry, mill, machining, and plating operations. The primary sources at the facility are miscellaneous natural gas combustion, an emergency generator, a brite annealing furnace, cold batch dip tanks, mica electric ovens, a natural gas furnace, electric induction furnaces, and parts washers. Facility potential emissions are as follows: particulate matter, 93.1 tons per year (TPY); PM10, 1.18 TPY; PM2.5, 0.40 TPY; sulfur oxides, 0.17 TPY; nitrogen oxides, 45.8 TPY; carbon monoxide, 17.5 TPY; and volatile organic compounds, less than 50.0 TPY. The permit contains emission and operating hour restrictions, along with monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, work practice and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
61-00122, Seneca Hardwood Lumber, 212 Seneca Hardwood Rd, Cranberry, PA 16319-2526, Rockland Township, Venango County. Application received: January 27, 2023. The Department intends to issue the renewal of the State-Only Operating Permit of a sawmill facility. Permitted air emission sources at the facility are two (2) wood-fired boilers, miscellaneous woodworking operations, drying kilns, and a parts washer. With PTEs of approximately 49 TPY CO, 40 TPY NOx, 22 TPY PM10, 2.0 TPY SOx, and 2.0 TPY VOC, all below major source thresholds, the facility is Natural Minor. The wood-fired boilers are subject to 40 CFR 63 Subpart JJJJJJ that pertains to NESHAP for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers Area Sources. There are no significant changes in this renewal; some minor ministerial updates are applied.
37-00328, Resco Products Inc. New Castle Plant, 606 McCleary Avenue, New Castle, PA 16101, City of New Castle, Lawrence County. Application received: May 22, 2023. The Department intends to issue the renewal of the State Only Operating Permit for Resco Products, Inc. New Castle Plant for the operation of a clay refractory manufacturing. The facility is a Natural Minor. The primary sources include the clay mix line, a shuttle kiln, a bell kiln, ware dryers 1-4, a mold dyer/ware dryer and a clay graphite mixer. The facility wide potential emissions are calculated by the facility to be: 7.2 tpy NOx, 8.8 tpy CO, 3.3 tpy PM, 0.54 tpy VOC, 1.2 tpy SOx and 2.1 tpy HAP. The renewal permit contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practice, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
42-00117, Zippo Mfg Congress St, 33 Barbour St, Bradford, PA 16701-1973, Bradford Township, McKean County. Application received: March 10, 2023. The Department intends to issue the renewal State Only Natural Minor Operating Permit for the Congress Street manufacturing facility. The facility's primary emission sources include miscellaneous natural gas boilers, CNC engraving cells, a plating machine, automatic hoist plating lines (2), a burn off oven, edge buffing and polishing lathes, old and new high polishing buffing machines, an Acme edge buffing machine, emergency generators (4), a rack coating curing oven, epoxy ovens 1 & 2 (2), miscellaneous natural gas usage, a cold solvent degreaser unit, an R&D cell, and miscellaneous lasers (engraving and powder coating removal). The potential emissions of the primary pollutants from the facility are as follows: 24.14 TPY NOx, 19.15 TPY CO, 5.17 TPY VOC, 0.70 TPY total HAP, 2.58 TPY PM-10, 2.46 TPY PM-2.5, and 0.14 TPY SOx; thus, the facility is a natural minor. The facility is subject to 40 CFR 63 Subpart WWWWWW, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP): Area Source Standards for Plating and Polishing Operations. The plating machine is subject to 40 CFR 63 Subpart N, NESHAP for Chromium Emissions from Hard and Decorative Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks. Three of the emergency generators are subject to 40 CFR 63 Subpart ZZZZ, NESHAP for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. The renewal permit will contain emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practices, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
37-00373, Amerikohl Aggregates, Inc. Welsh Mine, 1384 State Route 711, Stahlstown, PA 15687-1301, Wayne Township, Lawrence County. Application received: July 1, 2022. The Department intends to issue the new State Only Natural Minor Operating Permit for the nonmetallic mineral processing plant. The facility consists of the mineral processing plant (feeders, crushers, conveyors, screening), four new diesel-fired stationary internal combustion engines that drive equipment onsite (415 bhp, 174 bhp, 480 bhp, and 347 bhp), and a nonroad diesel-fired 1,818 bhp generator engine. The potential emissions of the primary pollutants from the facility are as follows: PM-10: 7.187 TPY, PM-2.5: 3.257 TPY, NOx: 66.468 TPY, SOx: 9.480 TPY, NMHC: 4.097 TPY, and CO: 21.677 TPY; thus, the facility is a natural minor. The stationary engines are subject to 40 CFR 60 Subpart IIII, Standards of Performance for Stationary CI Internal Combustion Engines. The processing facility is subject to 40 CFR 60 Subpart OOO, Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants. The nonroad engine is subject to GP-11 requirements. The facility and stationary engines are subject to Plan Approval 37-373A conditions, which includes a yearly operation limit on all of the equipment at the facility. The permit will contain emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practices, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: Thomas Bianca, PE, West Permit Section Chief, 717-705-4862.
01-03022, Agricultural Commodities, Inc., 1585 Granite Station Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Straban Township, Adams County. Application received: November 9, 2023. For the operation of an animal feed manufacturing facility. This is for renewal of the existing State-Only Permit. Potential air emissions from the facility are estimated at 91.56 tpy PM-10, 81.50 tpy PM-2.5, 18.77 tpy NOx, 15.35 tpy CO, 1.05 tpy VOC, 0.15 tpy SOx, and 5.98 tpy total HAPs. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart DDDDDDD—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Prepared Feeds Manufacturing.
67-03182, Separation Technologies, LLC, 1400 Wago Road, York Haven, PA 17370, East Manchester Township, York County. Application received: January 31, 2024. To issue a State Only Operating Permit renewal for the Brunner Island fly ash processing facility. Potential air emissions from the facility are estimated to be 5.32 tpy NOx, 12.95 tpy CO, 32.34 tpy PM10 and < 1 tpy each of SOx, VOC and HAP. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions for 25 Pa. Code § 123 Standards for Contaminants.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, PE, East Permit Section Chief, 717-705-4862.
22-03052, Hearth & Home Technologies, 352 Mountain House Road, Halifax, PA 17032, Jackson Township, Dauphin County. Application received: January 29, 2024. To issue a State Only Operating Permit renewal for the pellet, gas and wood burning appliances manufacturing facility. The potential emissions from the facility are estimated at 54.6 tpy of VOC and 45.2 tpy of HAPs. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart XXXXXX—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Source Standards for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Source Categories.
36-03221, CK Manufacturing LLC, 330 Millwood Road, Lancaster, PA 17603, Pequea Township, Lancaster County. Application received: September 15, 2023. For operation of a light-duty truck body and barn stall railings coating booth, at their site. 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. Actual VOC emissions are approximately 5.0 tons per year and potential VOC emissions are about 33.7 tons per year. 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.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5900.
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, 484-250-5920.
09-00206, B&J Group, Inc., 1001 New Ford Mill Rd, Morrisville, PA 19067-3704, Falls Township, Bucks County. Application received: December 15, 2023. The B & J Group facility consists of sixteen aboveground storage tanks, a paint stripper manufacturing operation and chemical repackaging process. The facility is a source of volatile organic compound (VOC) and hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions. The operation of the facility will have emission restrictions, on a 12-month rolling basis, not to exceed 5.0 tons of VOCs, 9.90 tons of a single HAP and 15.0 tons of total HAPs. The emissions of all other criteria pollutants are considered minor. This significant modification to the State Only Operating Permit (SOOP) does not authorize any increase in air emissions of regulated pollutants from the facility previously-approved levels; however, requirements under 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart VVVVVV—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources, that applies to the three methylene chloride storage tanks, paint stripper manufacturing operation and chemical repackaging process, are incorporated into the SOOP. The proposed and current operating permit conditions contain work practice standards, monitoring and recordkeeping requirements, and operating restrictions designed to keep the sources and 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 previously listed contact person. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
46-00094, Highway Materials, Inc./Plymouth Meeting Asphalt Plant, 5100 Joshua Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County. Application received: May 9, 2024. This action is for a renewal of State Only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit No. 46-00094 for the combination batch/drum hot mix asphalt (HMA) plant at the facility. Since DEP last modified the State Only Operating Permit (SOOP) in August 2019, no physical changes have occurred at the facility. The combination batch/drum HMA plant is subject to an HMA production restriction of less than 700,000 tons/yr, as well as the following hourly and annual emission rate restrictions: • Carbon monoxide (CO): 200 lbs/hr and 99.9 tons/yr. • Nitrogen oxides (NOx): 46.40 lbs/hr and 23.18 tons/yr. • Particulate matter (PM): 5.78 lbs/hr and 2.89 tons/yr. • Sulfur oxides (SOx): 9.02 lbs/hr and 10.83 tons/yr. • Volatile organic compounds (VOCs): 10.35 lbs/hr and 5.17 tons/yr. Moreover, the facility is subject to site-level CO and NOx emission restrictions of less than 100 tons/yr and less than 25 tons/yr, respectively, so that the facility is not considered a major facility. The average annual CO, NOx, PM, SOx, and VOC emissions from the facility for calendar years 2018—2022 were 31.99 tons/yr, 4.76 tons/yr, 1.61 tons/yr, 1.04 tons/yr, and 2.50 tons/yr, respectively. The renewal SOOP will continue to 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 previously listed contact person. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROPUBCOM@pa.gov.
46-00114, Profiners, Inc., 2299 Amber Dr, Hatfield, PA 19440-1902, Hatfield Township, Montgomery County. Application received: September 8, 2023. This action is for the renewal of an Air Quality Program, Natural Minor, Operating Permit. This operating permit was last renewed on April 17, 2019. The facility emission points are two (2) melting furnaces, two (2) incinerators and their associated emission control devices, including one (1) afterburner and one (1) electrostatic precipitator. Facility-wide potential to emit Volatile Organic Compound (VOC), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Particulate Matter (PM) and Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) emissions are less than major source thresholds for the Southeast Regional Area. The facility has the potential to emit 0.5 tons per year NOx and negligible emissions of VOC and PM; therefore, the facility is classified as a Natural Minor for VOC, NOx, and PM emissions and an area source of HAP emissions. The original State-only Operating Permit was issued on January 7, 2004. The renewal contains 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 previously listed contact person. Comments on the draft permit 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, 412-442-4000.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, P.E., Facilities Permitting Chief, 412-442-4336.
04-00734, Sardello, Inc., 1000 Corporation Drive, Aliquippa, PA 15001, Hopewell Township, Beaver County. Application received: August 23, 2023. 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 Sardello, Inc. to authorize the continued operation of their Hopewell facility located in Hopewell Township, Beaver County. The facility performs an array of services that include diesel engine component tear down, cleaning metal surfaces of oils, carbon and/or paints, inspection, testing and/or remanufacturing. Processes include thermal and/or abrasive cleaning, painting, and coating and testing. Estimated potential emissions from this facility are 1.13 tpy of VOC, 0.62 tpy of NOx, 0.01py of PM10, and 0.52 tpy of CO. The proposed SOOP contains emission restriction, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice standards derived from the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Article III, Chapters 121—145. A person may oppose the proposed State Only Operating Permit by filing a written protest with the Department through Noor Nahar via mail to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Each protest or set of written comments must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed State Only Operating Permit (04-00734) and a concise statement of the objections to the Operating Permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. The application, DEP's Review Memorandum, and the proposed permit are available for public review during normal business hours at DEP's Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A file review can be scheduled through the DEP's website at https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/PublicRecords/Pages/Informal-File-Review.aspx or by contacting Tom Joseph, Facilities Permitting Chief, directly. All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
COAL & NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications 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 (DEP). 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 DEP 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 DEP 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 application, 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 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 is associated with an application for an NPDES permit. A separate notice will be provided for the draft NPDES permit.
Individuals in need of accommodations should contact DEP through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
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
Parameter 30-Day
AverageDaily
MaximumInstantaneous
MaximumIron (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 Mining Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100.
Contact: Bonnie Herbert, Clerical Assistant 3.
Mining Permit No. 30841317. NPDES No. PA0213527. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC, 275 Technology Drive, Suite 101, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Washington and Richhill Townships, Greene County. To revise the permit and related NPDES permit for installation of bleeder facility, affecting 17.1 proposed surface acres. Blasting may be conducted but will not occur until a plan is approved by Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Application received: March 28, 2024. Accepted: April 24, 2024.
Mining Permit No. 32061302. NPDES No. PA0235768. Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201, Young Township, Indiana County. To revise the permit and related NPDES permit for construction and maintenance of two (2) treatment ponds and installation of a dewatering borehole; affecting 4.6 proposed surface acres. Receiving Stream(s): Blackleggs Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. Application received: March 1, 2024. Accepted: April 15, 2024.
Mining Permit No. 30841602. NPDES No. PA0215562. Duquesne Light Company, 2825 New Beaver Avenue, N6-TNG, Pittsburgh, PA 15233, Monongahela Township, Greene County. To renew the permit and related NPDES permit. Application received: March 7, 2024. Accepted: April 24, 2024.
Mining Permit No. 32131303. Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201, Washington Township and Creekside Borough, Indiana County. To renew the permit. Application received: March 25, 2024. Accepted: April 24, 2024.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
Contact: Cassie Stanton, Clerical Assistant 2.
Mining Permit No. 17820129. NPDES No. PA0610623. Kasubick Brothers Coal Company, 501 David Street, Houtzdale, PA 16651, Woodward Township, Clearfield County. Permit renewal application for a bituminous surface coal mine and associated NPDES permit affecting 161.8 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed tributary to Upper Morgan Run and North Branch of Upper Morgan Run to Morgan Run to Clearfield Creek to West Branch Susquehanna River classified for the following use(s): CWF. Application received: April 26, 2024. Accepted: April 29, 2024.
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
Parameter 30-day
AverageDaily
MaximumInstantaneous
MaximumSuspended 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.
Contact: Alicia Cook, Clerical Assistant 3, 814-343-3328.
Mining Permit No. 37090302. NPDES No. PA0258768. Allegheny Mineral Corporation, P.O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 162021, Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County. Renewal of an NPDES permit associated with a large noncoal mining site affecting 104.1 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributary to Slippery Rock Creek and Slippery Rock Creek classified for the following use(s): CWF. Application received: April 18, 2024.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Contact: RA-EPPottsvilleDMO@pa.gov.
Mining Permit No. 15830602. NPDES No. PA0614203. Allan Myers, L.P., DBA Allan Myers Materials, 638 Lancaster Avenue, Malvern, PA 19355, Charlestown Township, Chester County. Renew NPDES Permit on a quarry operation affecting 87.74 acres. Receiving stream: UNT to Pickering Creek, classified for the following uses: TSF, MF. Application received: April 8, 2024. Application received: April 24, 2024.
Mining Permit No. 58170806. Estate of C. Thomas Chilewski, Jr., P.O. Box 88, Susquehanna, PA 18847-0088, Jackson Township, Susquehanna County. Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation affecting 2.0 acres on property owner by John Mitchell Constatine. Application received: April 15, 2024.
Mining Permit No. 58900813. Estate of C. Thomas Chilewski, Jr., P.O. Box 88, Susquehanna, PA 18847-0088, Oakland Township, Susquehanna County. Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation affecting 4.0 acres on property owner by Chester Chilewski. Application received: April 15, 2024.
MINING ACTIVITY NPDES DRAFT PERMITS This notice provides information about applications for a new, amended or renewed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (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 (DEP) 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:
Parameter 30-Day Daily
Instantaneous 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 DEP 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.
Coal NPDES Draft Permits
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931-4119, 814-472-1800.
Contact: Melanie Ford-Wigfield, 814-472-1900, ra-epcambria@pa.gov.
PA0263354. Mining Permit No. 56110108. Robindale Energy Services, Inc., 224 Grange Hall Road, P.O. Box 228, Armagh, PA 15920, Shade Township, Somerset County. Renewal of NPDES permit affecting approximately 177 acres. Receiving stream: Unnamed tributaries to/and Oven Run and Unnamed tributaries to Stonycreek River classified for the following use: CWF. Application received: May 24, 2023.
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 Oven Run and a UNT to the Stonycreek River:
Outfall Number New or Existing Type 001 Existing Treatment Outfall 002 Existing Treatment Outfall 003 Existing Treatment Outfall 004 Existing Stormwater Outfall 005 Existing Stormwater Outfall 006 Existing Stormwater Outfall 007 Existing Stormwater Outfall The following limits apply to dry weather discharges from all facilities to Paddy Run:
Discharge Limitations
Monitoring Requirements Discharge Parameter Minimum Average
MonthlyMaximum Daily Instantaneous
MaximumMeasurement Frequency
(minimum1)Sample Type Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) N/A 35 70 90 2/Month Grab Iron, Total (mg/L) 1.5 3.0 3.7 2/Month Grab Manganese, Total (mg/L) 1.0 2.0 2.5 2/Month Grab Aluminum, Total (mg/L) 0.75 0.75 0.75 2/Month Grab Net Alkalinity (as CaCO3, mg/L) 0.0 2/Month Calculated Alkalinity, Total (as CaCO3, mg/L) Report
2/Month Grab Acidity, Total (as CaCO3, mg/L) Report
2/Month Grab pH (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 2/Month Grab Specific Conductance (micromhos) Report
2/Month Grab Sulfate Report
2/Month Grab Flow (gpm) Report
2/Month Measured Temperature (°F) Report
2/Month Measured
NPDES No. PA0124834. Mining Permit No. 32803010. Consol Mining Co., LLC, 275 Technology Drive, Suite 101, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Black Lick Township, Indiana County. Renewal of an NPDES permit affecting 89.9 acres related to a coal mining activity permit. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Aultmans Run, classified for the following use: TSF. The receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: January 31, 2024.
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 unnamed tributary to Aultmans Run:
Outfall Number New or Existing Type Discharge Rate 007 Existing Treatment Facility 0.0596 MGD The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls: 007 (All Discharges) Parameter (unit) Minimum 30-Day
AverageDaily
MaximumInstant
MaximumTotal Iron (mg/L) XXX 1.5 3.0 3.7 Total Manganese (mg/L) XXX 1.0 2.0 2.5 Total Aluminum (mg/L) XXX 0.75 0.75 0.75 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
NPDES No. PA0279650. Mining Permit No. 56180103. Heritage Coal & Natural Res LLC, 1117 Shawn Mines Rd, Meyersdale, PA 15552, Brothersvalley and Summit Townships, Somerset County. Renewal of an NPDES permit for discharge of water resulting from surface mining activities affecting 58.1 acres. Receiving stream(s): Bear Run, classified for the following use: CWF. This receiving stream is included in the Casselman River TMDL. Application received: February 13, 2024.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
The following outfall discharges to Bear Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 002 N The proposed effluent limits are instream criteria for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls: 002 (>10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) XX XX 3.75 Manganese (mg/l) XX XX 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) XX XX 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) XX XX 90.0 Sulfate (mg/l) Report
Temperature (°C) Report
Flow (gpm) Report
Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Report
pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
The following outfalls utilize a non-discharge alternative:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N 002 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 001, 002 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) XX XX 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) XX XX 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) XX XX 90.0 Aluminum (mg/l) Report
Sulfate (mg/l) Report
Temperature (°C) Report
Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Report
pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. New Stanton District Mining Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500.
Contact: Tracy Norbert, RA-EPNEWSTANTON@pa.gov.
NPDES No. PA0278599. Mining Permit No. Government Financed Contract Number 26-23-01. Stash Mining, LLC, 675 Old Route 51, Waltersburg, PA 15488, Franklin Township, Fayette County. Application received: July 26, 2023.
NPDES permit application on a Government Financed Construction Contract, affecting 6.4 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributaries to Redstone Creek, classified for the following use(s): WWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Newell, PA.
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 001 Y TFO 002 Y TFO 003 Y SWO 004 Y SWO The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls for all weather conditions are as follows:
Discharge Limitations Monitoring Requirements Discharge Parameter Minimum Average
MonthlyMaximum Daily Instantaneous
MaximumMeasurement Frequency* (minimum) Sample Type pH (S.U.) 6.0 N/A N/A 9.0 2/Month Grab Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) N/A 35.0 70.0 90.0 2/Month Grab Iron, Total (mg/L) N/A 1.50 3.00 3.80 2/Month Grab Manganese, Total (mg/L) N/A 1.00 2.00 2.50 2/Month Grab Aluminum, Total (mg/L) N/A 0.75 0.75 0.75 2/Month Grab Net Alkalinity (as CaCO3, mg/L) 0.0 N/A N/A N/A 2/Month Grab Alkalinity, Total (as CaCO3, mg/L) Report
2/Month Grab Acidity, Total (as CaCO3, mg/L) Report
2/Month Grab Flow (gpm) Report
2/Month Measured Temperature (°C) Report
2/Month Measured Total Dissolved Solids Report
2/month Grab Specific Conductance (µmhos/cm) Report
2/Month Grab Sulfate, Total (mg/L) Report
2/Month Grab Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Contact: RA-EPPottsvilleDMO@pa.gov.
NPDES No. PA0223492. Mining Permit No. 54930102. Rausch Creek Coal Mining Good Spring, LLC, 978 Gap Street, Valley View, PA 17983, Porter Township, Schuylkill County. Renewal of a NPDES permit affecting 564.3 acres related to a coal mining activity permit. Receiving stream: East Branch Rausch Creek, classified for the following use: CWF [TMDL for Aluminum, Iron, and Manganese]. Application received: November 13, 2023.
Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
Contact: Alicia Cook, Clerical Assistant 3, 814-343-3328.
NPDES No. PA0605336. Mining Permit No. 3072SM3. Allegheny Mineral Corporation, P.O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201, Marion Township, Mercer Township, Butler County. Renewal of NPDES permit for discharge of water resulting from surface mining of industrial minerals affecting 920.0 acres. Receiving Stream(s): Unnamed tributary to McMurry Run and McMurray Run, classified for the following use(s): CWF. Application received: February 29, 2024.
The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributary to McMurray Run and McMurray Run:
Outfall No. New or Existing Type Discharge Rate 002 Existing Treatment Pond TPB Intermittent (Pumped)—0.216 MGD 003 Existing Sediment Pond SPF Precipitation Induced—0.208 MGD The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 002 (All Discharges) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Iron, Total (mg/L) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese, Total (mg/L) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Flow (gpm) Report
Specific Conductance (µmhos/cm) Report
Sulfate (mg/L) Report Alkalinity, Total (as CaCO3, mg/L) Report Acidity, Total (as CaCO3, mg/L) Report
pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
Outfalls: 003 (Discharges during Dry Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Iron, Total (mg/L) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese, Total (mg/L) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Flow (gpm) Report
Specific Conductance (µmhos/cm) Report
Sulfate (mg/L) Report Alkalinity, Total (as CaCO3, mg/L) Report Acidity, Total (as CaCO3, mg/L) Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
Outfalls: 003 (Discharges after ≤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 Iron, Total (mg/L) N/A N/A 7.0 Flow (gpm) Report
Alkalinity, Total (as CaCO3, mg/L) Report
Acidity, Total (as CaCO3, mg/L) Report
pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
Outfalls: 003 (Discharges after >10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. NPDES No. PA0212032. Mining Permit No. 37860305. Three Rivers Aggregates, LLC, 1807 Shenango Road, New Galilee, PA 16141, Plain Grove Township, Lawrence County. Renewal of an NPDES permit for discharge of water resulting from mining of industrial minerals affecting 103.0 acres. Receiving stream(s): Taylor Run, classified for the following use(s): CWF. Application received: March 18, 2024.
The following outfall discharges to Taylor Run:
Outfall No. New or Existing Type Discharge Rate SP4 Existing Sediment Pond SP4 Precipitation Induced, 0.065 MGD The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls: SP4 (Discharges during Dry Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Iron, Total (mg/L) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese, Total (mg/L) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Flow (gpm) Report
Acidity, Total (as CaCO3) Report
Alkalinity, Total (as CaCO3) Report
Temperature (°F) Report
pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units.
Outfalls: SP4 (Discharges after ≤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 Flow (gpm) Report
pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times.
Outfalls: SP4 (Discharges after >10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Contact: RA-EPPottsvilleDMO@pa.gov.
NPDES No. PA0594601. Mining Permit No. 8275SM1. Pennsy Supply, Inc., 2400 Thea Drive, Suite 3A, Harrisburg, PA 17110, West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County. Renewal of a NPDES Permit affecting 115.0 acres. Receiving stream: Unnamed Tributary to Chiques Creek classified for the following use: WWF, MF. Application received: January 22, 2024.
NPDES No. PA0226416. Mining Permit No. 58110808. Ted Kazmierczak, 1000 Union Street, Taylor, PA 18517, New Milford Township, Susquehanna County. Issue of an NPDES Permit affecting 11.3 acres. Receiving stream: Wellmens Creek to Meylert Creek classified for the following use: HQ-CWF, MF. The operation does not discharge to waters of the Commonwealth. Application received: November 1, 2023.
NPDES No. PA0225908. Mining Permit No. 39970301. Holcim (US), Inc., 5160 Main Street, Whitehall, PA 18052, Whitehall Township, Lehigh County. Renewal of an NPDES Permit affecting 211.71 acres. Receiving stream: Coplay Creek classified for the following use: MW & CWF. Application received: February 2, 2024.
NPDES No. PA0593885. Mining Permit No. 8275SM2, 36970301, 36990301, & 36080302. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company, Inc., 3912 Brumbaugh Road, New Enterprise, PA 16664, Earl & Ephrata Townships, Lancaster County. Revision of an NPDES Permit affecting 261 acres. Receiving stream: Unnamed Tributary to the Conestoga River and the Conestoga River classified for the following use: WWF. Application received: June 23, 2023.
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 (DEP). 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. Individuals 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 DEP may schedule a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on each working day at the office noted above the application.
Individuals in need of accommodations should contact DEP through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
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)).
Central Office: Regional Permit Coordination Office, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101.
Contact: RA-EPREGIONALPERMIT@pa.gov.
EA0283224-001. Pittsburgh Water and Sewage Authority, 1200 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District. Application received: March 12, 2024.
To construct and maintain a stream restoration project within a 350-foot reach of Glass Run (WWF) for the purpose of stabilizing eroding streambanks, floodplain reconnection, restoring ecological functions, and reducing sediment load. The proposed work includes stream realignment, stream bank stabilization, floodplain grading, and the installation of in-stream habitat enhancement structures. The project is located along a section of Glass Run approximately 1,000 feet west of SR 0895 and situated along Glass Run Road (Pittsburgh East, PA Quadrangle) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. Latitude: 40.389472°, Longitude: -79.938409°.
Eastern District: Oil and Gas Management Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.
Contact: RA-EPEASTERNOGPRG@pa.gov.
E5929224-003. Highland Field Services, LLC, 51 Zents Blvd, Brookville, PA 15825, Delmar Township and Middlebury Township, Tioga County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Application received: February 6, 2024.
To construct, operate, and maintain:
1. A 16-inch diameter freshwater pipeline impacting 80 linear feet of Crooked Creek (WWF) (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.845228°, -77.279146°);
2. A temporary road crossing using timber mats and a 16-inch diameter freshwater pipeline impacting 917 square feet of a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.844395°, -77.281323°);
3. A temporary road crossing using timber mats and a 16-inch diameter freshwater pipeline impacting 16 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Norris Brook (TSF) (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.843367°, -77.280761°);
4. A temporary road crossing using timber mats and a 16-inch diameter freshwater pipeline impacting 730 square feet of a palustrine emergent/scrub shrub (PEM/PSS) wetland (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.836701°, -77.288524°);
5. A temporary road crossing using timber mats and a 16-inch diameter freshwater pipeline impacting 616 square feet of a palustrine forested (PFO) wetland (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.834668°, -77.290589°);
6. A temporary road crossing using timber mats and a 16-inch diameter freshwater pipeline impacting 593 square feet of a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.834098°, -77.291373°);
7. A temporary road crossing using timber mats and a 16-inch diameter freshwater pipeline impacting 18 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Norris Brook (TSF) (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.831683°, -77.293475°);
8. A 16-inch diameter freshwater pipeline impacting 92 linear feet of Norris Brook (EV) (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.824865°, -77.292839°);
9. A temporary road crossing using timber mats and a 16-inch diameter freshwater pipeline impacting 4,579 square feet of an exceptional value palustrine emergent (EV-PEM) wetland (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.820632°, -77.292582°);
10. A temporary road crossing using timber mats and a 16-inch diameter freshwater pipeline impacting 8,605 square feet of an exceptional value palustrine emergent (EV-PEM) wetland (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.818693°, -77.291345°);
11. A temporary road crossing using timber mats and a 16-inch diameter freshwater pipeline impacting 123 square feet of an exceptional value palustrine emergent (EV-PEM) wetland (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.81785°, -77.29021°);
12. A temporary road crossing using timber mats and a 16-inch diameter freshwater pipeline impacting 39 square feet of an exceptional value palustrine emergent (EV-PEM) wetland (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.817122°, -77.289853°);
13. A temporary road crossing using timber mats and a 16-inch diameter freshwater pipeline impacting 91 square feet of an exceptional value palustrine emergent (EV-PEM) wetland (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.816805°, -77.28976°);
14. A temporary road crossing using timber mats impacting 142 square feet of an exceptional value palustrine emergent (EV-PEM) wetland (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.815821°, -77.289831°);
15. A temporary road crossing using timber mats impacting 63 square feet of an exceptional value palustrine emergent (EV-PEM) wetland (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.815699°, -77.289848°);
16. A temporary road crossing using timber mats and a 16-inch diameter freshwater pipeline impacting 289 square feet of an exceptional value palustrine emergent (EV-PEM) wetland (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.815374°, -77.289949°);
17. A 16-inch diameter freshwater pipeline impacting 3 square feet of an exceptional value palustrine emergent (EV-PEM) wetland (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.814957°, -77.290345°);
18. A 16-inch diameter freshwater pipeline impacting 4 square feet of an exceptional value palustrine emergent (EV-PEM) wetland (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.814973°, -77.290702°);
19. A 16-inch diameter freshwater pipeline impacting 9 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Baldwin Run (HQ-CWF) (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.812301°, -77.291053°);
20. A temporary road crossing using timber mats and a 16-inch diameter freshwater pipeline impacting 759 square feet of an exceptional value palustrine emergent (EV-PEM) wetland (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle 41.811628°, -77.291165°).
The project will result in 215 linear feet of temporary stream impacts and 17,553 square feet (0.403 acre) of temporary wetland impacts all for the purpose of installing a natural gas pipeline in Delmar and Middlebury Township, Tioga County
E5329224-001. Greylock Production LLC, 500 Corporate Landing, Charleston, WV 25311, Hector Township, Potter County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Application received: February 9, 2024.
To construct, operate and maintain the Genesee Forks Surface Water Withdrawal Project, which consists of a floating intake structure and one 16-inch diameter aboveground waterline, with the following impacts:
1. 21.0 linear feet of temporary stream impacts and 80.0 linear feet of temporary floodway impacts to Genesee Forks (HQ-CWF) via the installation of a floating intake structure and associated temporary waterline (West Pike, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: N 41° 50` 26.41", Longitude: W 77° 42` 09.14"); and
2. 21.0 linear feet of temporary stream impacts and 120.0 linear feet of temporary floodway impacts to a UNT to Genesee Forks (HQ-CWF) via the installation of a temporary aerial waterline crossing (West Pike, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: N 41° 50` 56.76", Longitude: W 77° 42` 11.16").
The project will result in 42.0 linear feet of temporary stream impacts, and 200.0 linear feet of temporary floodway impacts, all for the purpose of installing a temporary floating intake structure and temporary waterline for Marcellus shale development.
E6629224-001. SWN Production Company LLC, 1000 Energy Drive, Spring, TX 77389, Forkston Township, Wyoming County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Application received: February 26, 2024.
To construct, operate and maintain the North Branch Mehoopany Creek SWW Project, which consists of, with the following impacts:
1. 22.0 linear feet of direct temporary impacts to North Branch Mehoopany Creek (CWF, MF) and 42.0 square feet (0.001 acre) of direct temporary impacts to Exceptional Value (EV) Palustrine Emergent (PEM) Wetlands via the installation of two temporary submerged intake structures and associated temporary 10-inch aboveground waterlines (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: N 41° 32` 05.41", Longitude: W 76° 08` 50.33"); and
2. 5.0 linear feet of direct temporary impacts to UNT to North Branch Mehoopany Creek (CWF, MF) via an aerial waterline crossing (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: N 41° 31` 58.59", Longitude: W 76° 08` 45.48").
The project will result in 27.0 linear feet of direct temporary stream impacts, and 42.0 square feet (0.001 acre) of direct temporary EV PEM wetland impacts all for the purpose of installing a surface water withdrawal and aboveground waterlines for Marcellus shale development.
E5329224-002. Greylock Production LLC, 500 Corporate Landing, Charleston, WV 25311, Ulysses Township, Potter County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Application received: February 16, 2024.
To construct, operate and maintain the Pine Creek Surface Water Withdrawal Project, which consists of a floating intake structure and one 8-inch diameter aboveground waterline, with the following impacts:
1. 29.0 linear feet of direct temporary stream impacts to Pine Creek (HQ-CWF) via the installation of a floating intake structure and temporary 8-inch diameter aboveground waterline ( West Pike, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: N 41° 46` 56.40", Longitude: W 77° 44` 16.57"); and
2. 50.0 linear feet of temporary floodway impacts to Pine Creek (HQ-CWF) via the installation of a temporary 8-inch diameter aboveground waterline (West Pike, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: N 41° 46` 56.40", Longitude: W 77° 44` 16.57").
The project will result in 29.0 linear feet of temporary stream impacts, and 50.0 linear feet of temporary floodway impacts, all for the purpose of installing a temporary floating intake structure and temporary waterline for Marcellus shale development.
Northeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Michele Lauer, Clerical Assistant 2, 570-830-3077.
E4802224-006. Easton Wood Ave. Propco, LLC, 8801 River Crossing Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46240-2294, Easton City, Palmer Township, Wilson Borough, Northampton County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District. Application received: April 11, 2024.
To construct and maintain the following water obstructions and encroachments associated with the Easton Commerce Park Project: 1) A fill within 0.064 acre of PEM/PFO Wetlands (EV) for the purpose of constructing a 40-ft wide paved road to access a proposed 1,006,880 ft2 industrial building. 2) A channel change within an 870-ft segment of a UNT to Bushkill Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) consisting of the relocation of the existing stream and the construction of a 1,532-ft long, 8-ft wide, 1.1-ft deep trapezoidal channel having 2.5:1 side slopes, a bed lined with R-3 riprap, and longitudinal slopes ranging from 0.01% to 3%. 3) A stream crossing of a UNT to Bushkill Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) consisting of a 75-ft long, 96-inch diameter concrete culvert, concrete wingwalls, an 18-in thick reno mattress, and an invert depressed 6-in below streambed elevation. The project is located approximately 0.3 mile west of the intersection of N. 13th Street and Bushkill Drive (Easton, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 41` 55" Longitude: -75° 14` 5") in City of Easton, Palmer Township, and Wilson Borough, Northampton County.
E4002224-008. James Panzitta, 422 N. Pioneer Avenue, Dallas, PA 18612, Harveys Lake Borough, Luzerne County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Application received: April 15, 2024.
To construct and maintain dock expansion of an existing 917 ft2 dock structure consisting of a 583 ft2, pile-supported dock with twelve (12) support pilings at Pole # 62.5 within the normal pool elevation of Harveys Lake (HQ-CWF, MF). The project is located 0.2 mile southwest of the intersection of Victoria Lane and Lakeside Drive (Harveys Lake, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41° 22` 15.24"; Longitude: -76° 2` 21.91") in Harveys Lake Borough, Luzerne County.
Southeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5900.
Contact: ra-ep-ww-sero-105@pa.gov.
E0901222-007. MarCor 223, LLC, 961 North Easton Road, Doylestown, PA 18902, New Hope Borough, Bucks County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District. Application received: December 28, 2022.
MarCor 223, LLC is proposing the removal of the existing dilapidated concrete retaining wall in and along the 100-year floodway of the Delaware River and to construct and maintain at the same location a 95.3-feet long by 14.6 feet high retaining wall. The northern end of the new wall will return a length to 10.6 feet at the end of it. The new wall will have reinforced weep holes for drainage of water build up. Stone riprap is proposed along the base of the new retaining wall. The riprap will extend waterward of the new wall no more than 5.0 feet and have a slope of 1.5H:1V resulting in 476.5 square feet (0.011 acre) of permanent watercourse impact. Additionally, the applicant is proposing to remove the existing 2,637 square-foot residential duplex and construct a new 2,853 square-foot residential duplex within the floodway of the Delaware River (WWF-MF). The site is located at 8 and 10 Waterloo Street in New Hope, Bucks County (USGS PA Lambertville Quadrangle). Latitude: 40.361484°, Longitude: -74.949580°.
Southwest Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000.
Contact: Dana Drake, Program Manager.
E1105224-001. Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc., 260 Laurel Ridge Road, Johnstown, PA 15909, City of Johnstown, Cambria County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District. Application received: February 27, 2023. Latitude: 40° 26` 43", Longitude: -78° 53` 29".
E1105223-001, Johnstown Redevelopment Authority, Suite 200, 416 Main Street, Johnstown, PA 15901; Pittsburgh ACOE District.
To:
1. Construct and maintain 31 lf of 18 in smooth line corrugated plastic culvert, in association with a road crossing of a UNT to Hinckston Run (WWF).
2. Construct and maintain 25 lf of 24 in smooth line corrugated plastic culvert in association with a road crossing of this same UNT to Hinckston Run, at another location.
3. Construct and maintain 71 feet of rock lined channel in this same UNT to Hinckston Run.
4. Construction and maintain access road in 0.044 acre of permanent impact and 0.071 acre of temporary impact in the Floodway of this same UNT to Hinckston Run and floodplain of the Conemaugh River (WWF).
5. Construct and maintain a 20 feet long rock Apron outlet in the floodway of Hinckston Run (WWF).
For the purpose of the construction of a new access road from the existing Iron Street to an area approximately 115 acres of developable property. The project will cumulatively and permanently impact 100 LF of watercourse and 0.15 acre of floodway. The project will cumulatively and temporarily impact 0.29 acre of floodway.
The project site is located at 124 Iron street, City of Johnstown, PA 15906 (Johnstown, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 20`, 22"; W: -78°, 55`, 20"; Sub-basin 18; USACE Pittsburgh District), in City of Johnstown, Cambria County.
E30052-265. Franklin Township, 93 East High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370, Franklin Township, Greene County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District. Application received: February 21, 2024. Latitude: 39° 54` 18", Longitude: -80° 12` 29.3976".
The applicant seeks to amend Permit No. E30052-265, which granted consent to:
1. Place and maintain fill in a de minimis amount (0.0043 acre) of Wetland 03 (PEM).
2. Place and maintain fill in approximately 187 linear feet of an unnamed tributary (UNT) to Browns Creek (HQ-WWF), which has a drainage area of less than 100 acres.
3. Place and maintain approximately 187 feet by 100 feet of fill within the floodway of the aforementioned UNT, which has a drainage area of less than 100 acres.
In association with Phase I of Wisecarver Recreational Park.
This amendment proposes to:
1. Construct and maintain a boat dock (74 by 32 feet) in and along Wisecarver Run Reservoir (HQ-WWF).
2. Construct and maintain a kayak launch (20 by 20 feet) in and along Wisecarver Run Reservoir.
3. Construct and maintain a boat launch (18 by 15 feet) in and along Wisecarver Run Reservoir.
4. To place and maintain fill in an unnamed tributary (HQ-WWF) to the reservoir and to construct and maintain 416 LF of relocated stream channel, consisting of 237 LF of open channel and 179 LF to be conveyed in a stream enclosure (pipe dimensions), in association with constructing a trail, parking lots, access roads, pavilion, bathroom, and stormwater management facilities, on 4.71 acres, in and along Wisecarver Run Reservoir and the unnamed tributary.
For the purpose of constructing Phase II to the Wisecarver Recreation Park, creating communal recreational opportunities in and along the eastern side of the Wisecarver Run Reservoir. The project will cumulatively and permanently impact 416 linear feet of stream, 1,260 square feet (0.03 acre) of wetlands, and 3,038 square feet (0.07 acre) to the reservoir. The project will cumulatively and temporarily impact 416 linear feet of stream.
The project site is located along Wisecarver Run Reservoir and State Route 4035, (Waynesburg, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 39°, 54`, 18"; W: -80°, 12`, 29.3976"; Sub-basin 19B; USACE Pittsburgh District), in Franklin Township, Greene County.
E6505224-005. Powerex, Inc., 173 Pavilion Lane, Youngwood, PA 15697, Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District. Application received: April 16, 2024. Latitude: 40° 13` 48.705", Longitude: -79° 34` 5.396".
The applicant proposes to:
1. Construct, operate and maintain an 8" sanitary sewer line crossing of a UNT to Sewickley Creek (WWF) registered using a GP-5.
2. Construct, operate and maintain an 8" sanitary sewer line crossing of Wetland 01 (PEM) registered using a GP-5.
3. Construct, operate and maintain an 8" sanitary sewer line crossing of the floodway of a UNT to Sewickley Creek (WWF) and Sewickley Creek (WWF) registered using a GP-5.
4. Construct, operate and maintain a temporary stream and wetland crossing of the previously mentioned UNT to Sewickley Creek and Wetland 01 registered using a GP-8.
5. Remove an aboveground tank within the floodway of Sewickley Creek and restore the ground cover, registered using a GP-11.
6. Remove an aboveground tank within the floodplain of Sewickley Creek and restore the ground cover.
For the purpose of demolishing two aboveground tanks and installing approximately 220 linear feet of 8" sanitary sewer line. The project will permanently impact 4 linear feet (0.01 acre) of stream and temporary impact 14 linear feet (0.01 acre) of stream of stream. The project will permanently impact 0.01 acre of floodway and temporarily impact 0.46 acre of floodway. 0.01 acre of wetland impact are anticipated for the temporary stream crossing and proposed pipeline. The project will impact 0.76 acre of floodplain for the removal of aboveground tanks, and temporary storage and construction materials.
The project site is located along Hillis Street at 173 Pavilion Lane in Youngwood, PA (Mount Pleasant, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 13`, 48.705"; W: -79°, 34`, 5.396"; Sub-basin 19D; USACE Pittsburgh District), in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County.
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