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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/
NewChris Esbenshade
2569 Maytown Road
Marietta, PA 17547Lancaster County 118.4 2,778.9 Layers NA New
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PERMITS Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17), the following parties have applied for 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).
Southcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: Daniel J. Cannistraci, Environmental Engineering Specialist.
Application No. 5023515, Construction, Public Water Supply.
Applicant DDLC Corporation Address 316 Airy View Rd
Shermans Dale, PA 17090Municipality Carroll Township County Perry County Responsible Official Allen R. Lupfer, Owner
316 Airy View Rd
Shermans Dale, PA 17090Consulting Engineer James R. Holley and Associates, Inc.
18 South George St
Suite 300
York, PA 17401Application Received December 18, 2023 Description This application proposes an arsenic removal unit at the DDLC Corporation public water supply. Southeast Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5900.
Contact: Kimberleigh Rivers, Clerical Assistant 2, 484-250-5887.
Application No. 1523527, Construction, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Doylestown Township Municipal Authority Address 425 Wells Road
Doylestown, PA 18901Municipality Doylestown Township County Bucks County Responsible Official Brenton Eaton
425 Wells Road
Doylestown, PA 18901Consulting Engineer Gilmore & Associates
65 East Butler Avenue
Suite 100
New Britain, PA 18901-5106Application Received December 18, 2023 Description Installation of Manganese and PFAS Treatment Systems adjacent to Central Well 5 to treat groundwater from Central Wells 5 and 7.
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.
Susan Well Pad, Primary Facility ID # 862684, 3508 State Route 3003, Laceyville, PA 18623, Auburn Township, Susquehanna County. Creston Environmental, P.O. Box 1373, Camp Hill, PA 17001 on behalf of Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, 14 Chesapeake Lane, Sayre, PA 18847, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil was contaminated by releases of production fluid (brine). The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Daily Review on December 18, 2023. Application received: December 28, 2023.
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5900.
Contact: Charline Bass, Administrative Assistant, 484-250-5787.
Newtown Racquetball, Primary Facility ID # 871092, 114 Pheasant Run, Newtown, PA 18940, Newton Township, Bucks County. Rich Trimpi, Trimpi Associates, Inc., 1635 Old Plains Roads, Pennsburg, PA 18073 on behalf of Brian Herman, Newtown Racquetball Associates, LLC, 120 Pheasant Run, Newtown, PA 18940, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. A release of heating oil impacted the soil and was remediated. The current use and proposed future use of the source property is commercial. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the Statewide health standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Bucks County Courier Times on November 3, 2023. Application received: November 16, 2023.
200 West State Street, Primary Facility ID # 853178, 200 West State Street, Doylestown, PA 19142, Downingtown Borough, Bucks County. Shad Manning, REPSG, Inc., 6901 Kingsessing Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19142 on behalf of Larry Thomson, Kola, LLC, 16 North Franklin Street, Suite 111, Doylestown, PA 19142, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been contaminated with unleaded gasoline and No. 2 fuel oil. Future use of the site is anticipated to continue to be commercial. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the site-specific standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Intelligencer on September 22, 2023. Application received: November 13, 2022.
BP Point Breeze, Primary Facility ID # 871208, 6310 West Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Haley Kmetz, Roux Associates, Inc., 402 Heron Drive, Logan Township, NJ 08085 on behalf of Kayla Knittel, BP Point Breeze, LLC, One Gatehall Drive, Suite 201, Parsippany, NJ 07054, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The site is impacted by VOCs, SVOCs in soil and VOCs, metals and PFAS in groundwater. The proposed future use of the property is for nonresidential purposes. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the Statewide health standard/site-specific standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Daily News Legals on September 28, 2023. Application received: September 25, 2023.
Southwest Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000.
Contact: Kam Miseikyte, Clerical Assistant 2, 412-442-4091.
United Refining Co Asphalt Terminal, Primary Facility ID # 871539, 13 Mellon Street, Springdale, PA 15144, Springdale Borough, Allegheny County. Arcadis U.S., Inc., 2100 Georgetown Drive, Suite 402, Sewickley, PA 15143 on behalf of Chevron Environmental Management Company, 1500 Louisiana Street, Floor 38, Houston, TX 77002, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The 7.44-acre site is located in a mixed industrial and residential area on the north shore of the Allegheny River. The site has operated as an asphalt terminal since the 1950s, when it was owned by Gulf Oil Company (acquired by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. [Chevron] in 1985). In the early 1990s, the site was sold to its current owner and operator, United Refining Company. Site features include a two-story office building with a basement that contains an operating vapor mitigation system (VMS), several auxiliary buildings/sheds, loading platforms, a truck scale, seven aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) containing asphalt, as well as groundwater monitoring wells and air sparge wells. As a result of historical waste disposal practices, chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have historically been identified in soil and groundwater. Soil excavations were completed in the source areas. Trichloroethene (TCE) is the primary constituent remaining in groundwater. Future expected use will be nonresidential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on November 26, 2023. Application received: November 29, 2023.
House of Metal, Primary Facility ID # 871540, 901 Pennsylvania Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15233, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. American Geosciences, Inc., 3925 Reed Boulevard, Suite 400, Murrysville, PA 15668 on behalf of 901 Pennsylvania SRR, LLC, 411 Saline Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The subject property is located in Ward 22 in the western portion of the Central Northside neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Five parcels comprise the property identified Allegheny County tax parcel map, block, and lot numbers 22-S-213, 22-S-236, 22-S-270, 22-S-279, 22-S-316, 22-S-32 4. The parcels span approximately 7 acres. The property is currently used as leased office spaces and parking. However, historically the property was used for industrial purposes. Preliminary environmental investigations at the property have identified impacts to soil and groundwater by lead related to the historical industrial use. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on November 16, 2023. Application received: December 13, 2023.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Application(s) Received Under the Solid Waste Management Act of July 7, 1980 (P.L. 380, No. 97) (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904); and Regulations to Operate Solid Waste Processing or Disposal Area or Site.
Northwest Region: Waste Management Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, 814-332-6945.
Contact: Christina S. Wilhelm, Regional Solid Waste Program Manager, 814-332-6848.
101734. Finney Waste, LLC, 1944 West 20th Street, Erie, PA 16502, Elk Creek Township, Erie County. Finney Waste, LLC submitted an application for a waste transfer station permit. The transfer station will be used to receive and temporarily store waste before hauling to another facility for disposal. The proposed transfer station will accept municipal waste hauled from residential, municipal, commercial, or institutional establishments and from community activities; and construction/demolition waste. Application received: December 26, 2023. Deemed administratively complete: December 26, 2023.
Comments or questions concerning the application should be directed to Christina S. Wilhelm, Regional Solid Waste Program Manager, 814-332-6848, Northwest Region, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, 814-332-6945. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application.
Southcentral Region: Waste Management Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: John Oren, Waste Management Permits Section Chief, 717-705-4907.
101611. Berks Transfer, Inc., 59 Willow Creek Road, Reading, PA 19605, Ontelaunee Township, Berks County. Major permit modification to an existing municipal transfer station permit. Berks Transfer, Inc. is proposing to increase the permitted maximum daily waste volume from 1,000 tons per day to 1,500 tons per day. Application received: December 13, 2023. Deemed administratively complete: December 27, 2023.
Comments or questions concerning the application should be directed to John Oren, Waste Management Permits Section Chief, 717-705-4907, Southcentral Region, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS The Department 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.
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.
09-0059B: St. Mary Medical Center, 1201 Langhorne-Newtown Rd, Langhorne, PA 19047, Middletown Township, Bucks County. Application received: October 23, 2023. St. Mary Medical Center (SMMC) submitted a Plan Approval application to the Department of Environmental Protection for the installation of a 35.66 MMBtu/hr natural gas fired boiler. SMMC operates as a general medical and surgical hospital and is classified as a synthetic minor facility for NOx emissions. The nitrogen oxide emissions from the new boiler will be controlled by a low NOx burner with flue gas recirculation. An annual hourly restriction to limit the boiler to 500 hours per year will be included in the plan approval as an enforceable condition. This will limit the boiler to 0.325 ton per year of NOx emissions and ensure SMMC maintains a synthetic minor status for NOx emissions. The Plan Approval will contain monitoring, recordkeeping, testing and work practice conditions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable local, state, and Federal air quality requirements. Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person listed in the previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000.
Contact: Sheri Guerrieri, P.E., New Source Review Chief, 412-442-4174.
04-00034C: The Sherwin-Williams Manufacturing Company, 372 Cleveland St, Rochester, PA 15074, Rochester Township, Beaver County. Application received: March 15, 2023.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44—127.46 that the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a modification to the Air Quality Plan Approval 04-00034C for the Sherwin-Williams Manufacturing Company Rochester Plant located at 372 Cleveland St, Rochester, PA 15074 in Rochester Township, Beaver County.
The proposed modifications to this plan approval include:
The updated facility-wide potential to emit (PTE) is summarized as follows:
VOC PM10/PM2.5 SOx NOx CO HAP Single HAP CO2e tpy tpy Tpy tpy tpy tpy tpy tpy 20.3 5.8 0.4 29.6 17.6 6.1 1.5 35,870 The revised facility potential to emit includes the emissions from the thermal oxidizer fuel combustion emissions based on final design. As a result of this modification (adding the fuel emission estimates from the thermal oxidization), the NOx emission increase from previous publication exceeds the 25 Pa. Code § 127.449 de minimis increase threshold of 1.0 tpy from a single source thus requiring republication for a 30-day comment period.
The plan approval 04-00034C; Section C; stated facility-wide emission limit for VOC and Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) emissions has been revised.
Tank 4085, under Source ID 101, is no longer part of the project and will not be constructed.
The Plan Approval 04-00034C; Section D; Source ID 101; stated thermal oxidation retention time and outlet VOC ppm requirements have been modified per this action. The revised condition reads: ''Thermal Oxidizer shall control VOC and HAPs by a minimum of 95% or an outlet VOC ppm no greater than 8 ppm as propane, shall be operated at no lower than 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit, shall have a retention time of 1.0 second, and shall have a capture efficiency of 100%.'' This change does not meet the 25 Pa. Code § 121.1 definition of a Major Modification and the Department does not expect any emission increases from the retention time reduction since it meets best available technology.
The Department has approved the make and model of the thermal oxidizer for this project.
Plan approval 04-00034C; Section D; Source ID 101; Conditions # 002—004 (condition numbers based on the original Plan Approval), include typographical errors and as such, each of these conditions have been updated to exclude, ''This performance test is to ensure compliance with the emission limits of Condition 2 in Section D.'' The changes to these conditions are a result of typographical errors which meets ''administrative permit amendment'' per 25 Pa. Code § 127.450(a)(1). As such, a 30-day comment period is not needed to fix these typographical errors.
South Tank Truck Area, Sherwin Williams proposes to install and operate adsorption equipment for the control of VOC/HAP and malodors. The Owner/Operator shall initiate construction no later than three (3) months after this plan approval modification issuance (or within a written extension timeframe approved by the Department).
North and South Tank Truck Area bulk storage tanks identified with VOC and potential odor emissions that are not controlled by the adsorption equipment shall minimize VOC/HAP emissions through control measures using pressure relief valves in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 129.57 or vapor return lines, may include corrections to other minor typographical errors and omissions.
The authorization is subject to State Emission Standards. This Plan Approval has been conditioned to ensure compliance with all applicable rules. This includes emissions restrictions, operational restrictions, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice requirements. Once compliance with the Plan Approval is demonstrated, the applicant will be required to revise the existing Synthetic Minor Operating Permit in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Subchapter F.
The Plan Approval Application, the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, the proposed Air Quality Plan Approval, and other relevant information for this project are available for review by any interested party at the Department's Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. To request a review of the Plan Approval Application, to receive an electronic copy of the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, or to receive an electronic copy of the Department's proposed Air Quality Plan Approval for this project, a person may contact the Department at 412-442-4000.
A person may oppose the proposed plan approval by filing a written protest with the Department through Sheri Guerrieri, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, by e-mail at shguerrier@pa.gov or fax 412.442.4174. Each protest or set of written comments must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval (PA-04-00034C) and a concise statement of the objections to the plan approval issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
A public hearing may be held, 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 is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Sheri Guerrieri, Environmental Engineer Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 or by email to shguerrier@pa.gov. All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
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.
18-00030, First Quality Tissue LLC, 904 Woods Ave, Lock Haven, PA 17745, Castanea Township, Clinton County. Application received: February 3, 2023. To issue a renewal Title V Operating Permit for their Lock Haven Plant. The facility's sources include multiple paper manufacturing machines each with a dedicated natural gas-fired boiler. Emissions from the paper machines are controlled by cyclone separators and wet scrubbers. The facility also includes ancillary air emissions sources such as a wastewater treatment operation, storage tanks, small heating units, emergency fire pump, etc. The facility has potential emissions of 199 tons per year (tpy) nitrogen oxides, 338 tpy carbon monoxide, 286 tpy particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter, 206 tpy volatile organic compounds, 2 tpy sulfur oxides, 13 tpy hazardous air pollutants, and 385,717 tpy greenhouse gases. No emission or equipment changes are being proposed by this permit renewal action. The emission limits, throughput limitations and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements have been included in the operating permit to ensure the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. These operating permit conditions have been derived from the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Parts 60, 63, 64, and 70 and 25 Pa. Code Article III, Chapters 121—145. The proposed renewal also incorporates the applicable presumptive RACT 3 requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.112. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-0550.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Norman Frederick, Facility Permitting Chief, 570-826-2409.
35-00002, PEI Power LLC, 500 Technology Drive, 2nd Floor, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Archbald Borough, Lackawanna County. Application received: September 7, 2022. The Department intends to issue a renewal Title V Operating Permit for the operation of sources at their electricity generating plant. The proposed Title V Operating Permit contains all 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.
40-00121, Greater Hazleton City Joint Sewer Authority, P.O. Box 651, Hazleton, PA 18201, West Hazleton Borough, Luzerne County. Application received: October 3, 2022. The Department intends to issue an initial Title V Operating Permit for the operation of sources at their wastewater treatment plant. The proposed Title V Operating Permit contains all 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.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, PE, East Permit Section Chief, 717-705-4862.
06-05078, FR & S, Inc./Pioneer Crossing Landfill, 727 Redlane Rd., Birdsboro, PA 19508, Exeter Township, Berks County. Application received: September 28, 2023. For their municipal solid waste landfill. Actual facility emissions of criteria pollutants and HAPs in 2022 were CO: 5.62 tpy; NOx: 2.13 tpy; PM: 21.76 tpy; SOx: 3.64 tpy; VOC: 11.10 tpy; Total HAP's: 9.33 tpy. The Title V permit is proposed to undergo a significant modification to revise Section E, Group SG01, Condition # 004 to update the allowable hourly emission of SO2 for Source IDs C01 & C02. However, the 12-month permitted limit of 55 tons/yr of SO2 for the affected sources remains unchanged.
38-05019, Helix Ironwood LLC, 305 Prescott Rd, Lebanon, PA 17042, South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County. Application received 11/18/2023. To issue a Title V Operating Permit renewal for the electric generating station. Additionally, the Department has made a preliminary determination to approve a Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) plan to be submitted for approval as part of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the facility.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit renewal for the previously mentioned facility.
The actual emissions from the facility in 2022 year are estimated at 244 tpy of NOx, 15 tpy of CO, 18 tpy of PM10, 11 tpy of SOx, 8 tpy of VOC, 8 tpy of HAP and 24 tpy of NH3. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.111—129.115—Additional RACT Requirements for Major Sources of NOx, 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GG—Standards of Performance for Stationary Gas Turbines, Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) and 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ, National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.111—129.115 (relating to additional RACT requirements for major sources of NOx and VOCs for the 2015 ozone NAAQS), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has made a preliminary determination to approve a RACT III plan, to be submitted as part of the State Implementation Plan (SIP).
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It will incorporate the provisions and requirements contained in the RACT 3 approval, which are intended to satisfy the requirements for the 1997 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) and the 2008 NAAQS, and the 2015 NAAQS for ozone. The proposed RACT III plan, if approved by DEP, will be issued as a part of the facility's Title V operating permit renewal (38-05019). The relevant RACT III requirements will also be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval and incorporation into Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan. Requirements that are not part of the RACT III approval will be excluded from the SIP submittal.
The following is a summary of the proposed RACT III requirements for this facility that will be submitted to the EPA as a revision to the Commonwealth's SIP:
RACT III Case-by-Case Requirements
Source ID T001—No. 1 Combustion Turbine and Source ID T002—No. 2 Combustion Turbine
a. Pursuant to the Lowest Achievable Emission Rate (LAER) provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.205, the following emission limits apply to normal operation of each of the combustion turbines:
1. NOx: 4.5 ppm dry volume corrected to 15% oxygen, calculated as a 3-hour rolling block average during normal operation.
2. NOx: 0.018 lb/mmBtu, HHV, calculated as a 3-hour rolling block average during normal operation.
3. These emission limits ensure compliance with the NOx emission standard included in 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GG.
b. Annual NOx emissions shall not exceed 442 tons per consecutive 12-month period. This limit includes emissions generated during all start-up and shutdown periods as well as during normal operation. NOx emissions from all startup, shutdown and load change periods are included in the annual NOx emission cap. Actual NOx emissions shall be those measured by the facility's continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS).
c. Pursuant to the Lowest Achievable Emission Rate (LAER) provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.205, the following emission limits apply to each of the combustion turbines during the stated periods. The definitions and durations of these periods are provided elsewhere in this approval. Maximum total emissions per turbine for startup and load change events shall not exceed the following values:
1. Cold startup: 731 pounds of NOx
2. Warm startup: 543 pounds of NOx
3. Hot startup: 295 pounds of NOx
4. Load change: 295 pounds of NOx
d. Normal operation of the combustion turbines is specified as all operation other than that occurring during the following designated periods:
1. Cold startup: Refers to restarts made more than 48 hours after shutdown; cold startup periods shall not exceed 15 hours per turbine per occurrence. A successful cold startup will be determined upon the turbine reaching 50% of full load; should the turbine trip prior to reaching 50% of full load, subsequent restarts will still be defined as a cold startup.
2. Warm startup: Refers to restarts made more than 8 hours, but less than or equal to 48 hours after shutdown; warm startup periods shall not exceed 10.5 hours per turbine per occurrence. A successful warm startup will be determined upon the turbine reaching 50% of full load; should the turbine trip prior to reaching 50% of full load, subsequent restarts will still be defined as a warm startup.
3. Hot startup: Refers to restarts made 8 hours or less after shutdown; hot startup periods shall not exceed 4 hours per turbine per occurrence.
4. Shutdown: Commences with the input of a stop command by the operator and ends with termination of combustion in the combustion chamber.
5. Load changes: Refers to the reduction in load of one or both combustion turbines to less than 50% of full load for a period of time not to exceed 6 hours for the purpose of balancing steam output from the units while changing the plant from two unit to one unit operation or from one unit to two unit operation; or to an automatic or operator selected reduction in load of one or both combustion turbines to less than 50% of full load due to instrumentation or equipment related maintenance and support activities which require reduced load operation.
6. The permittee shall maintain detailed records to document each interval defined previously. This information shall be made available to Department representatives upon request.
e. The permittee shall maintain detailed records of all maintenance performed on the air emissions control systems associated with the combustion turbines for the most recent five-year period.
f. The permittee shall operate the turbines in such a manner as to minimize the duration of start-up, shutdown and load change periods. All NOx emissions from these events will be quantified by the approved methods and are included in the annual facility limit for that pollutant.
g. The permittee shall monitor and record the following parameters for each of the SCR systems associated with the combustion turbines:
1. Catalyst bed inlet temperature
2. Ammonia solution injection rate
3. Ammonia solution concentration
4. Ammonia slip
h. The permittee shall maintain and operate a continuous monitoring system to monitor and record the natural gas consumption and total operating hours for each of the combustion turbines.
i. Compliance with the NOx emission limits in this Source Group shall be determined via CEMS data.
Upon approval by US EPA as a SIP revision, the provisions of Section E, Group 007 of this permit shall supersede the provisions of Section E, Group 006 of this permit. [Group 006 contains previously SIP-ed RACT 2 conditions for Sources T001 and T002. The only difference between Group 006 and 007 is that Group 007 changes all of the 70% references in Group 006 to 50%. This relates to the definitions of startups and load change.]
Public Comment Details:
A 30-day public comment period is provided for persons wishing to file a written protest, objection, comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit. The written comments, information, protests or objections may be submitted to Thomas Hanlon, Environmental Engineering Manager, Air Quality Program, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, or at thanlon@pa.gov on or before the closing date of this 30-day public comment period. The 30-day public comment period closes on February 12, 2024.
Each written submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the RACT III permit, including the permit number, and a concise statement regarding the RACT III permit provision or requirement that the person is commenting on and the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the RACT III permit.
Public hearing. A public hearing will be held on February 27, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, to accept oral comments on the proposed RACT III permit action and the proposed SIP revision. To register to speak at the hearing, please contact Thomas Hanlon at 717.705.4862. Speakers must pre-register in order to testify at the hearing. The last day to pre-register to speak at the hearing will be the Friday before the hearing.
Oral testimony at the hearing will be limited to a maximum of 5 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 may submit a written statement and exhibits within 10 days thereafter to Thomas Hanlon at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, or at thanlon@pa.gov.
All pertinent documents are available electronically for public review and copies can be requested by contacting Thomas Hanlon at 717.705.4862 or at thanlon@pa.gov.
Individuals who are in need of an accommodation for the hearing as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact Thomas Hanlon at 717.705.4862 or make accommodations through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD).
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.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Norman Frederick, Facility Permitting Chief, 570-826-2409.
40-00112, Four Daughters LLC, 1 Korn Street, Kingston, PA 18704-2637, Kingston Borough, Luzerne County. Application received: November 21, 2023. The Department intends to issue a renewal State-Only Operating Permit (synthetic minor) for sources such as their spray booth with panel filter, spray line with filter, and drying oven. The proposed operating permit contains all 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.
10-00281, Coherent Corp, 375 Saxonburg Blvd., Saxonburg, PA 16056, Clinton Township, Butler County. Application received: December 21, 2022. The Department intends to issue the renewal of the State Only Operating Permit for Coherent Corp (previously II—VI). The sources at the facility include miscellaneous combustion sources, batch vapor degreaser using a halogenated solvent, chemical vapor deposition units, hydrogen selenide gas production, thins film materials production, isopropyl alcohol vapor degreasers, batch vapor dryer, and emergency generators. The halogenated solvent vapor degreaser is subject to 40 CFR 63 Subpart T—NESHAP for Halogenated solvent cleaning. The emergency generators are subject to 40 CFR 63 Subpart ZZZZ and Subpart IIII. Emissions from the facility are less than the major source thresholds with a potential of 15.73 tpy NOx, 4.2 tpy methylene chlorine and 0.0037 tpy hydrogen selenide. The facility is a Natural Minor. 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.
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.
21-05051, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education—Shippensburg University, 1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, PA 17257, Shippensburg Township, Cumberland County. Application received: January 31, 2023. To issue a State Only Operating Permit for Shippensburg University. Potential emissions at the facility are estimated to be the following: CO—30.60 tpy, NOx—51.6 tpy, PM10—2.72 tpy, SO2—1.69 tpy, VOC—2.60 tpy. The operating permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR 60 Subpart IIII—Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines and 40 CFR 60 Subpart JJJJ—Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, PE, East Permit Section Chief, 717-705-4862.
36-05130, Masonic Villages, 1 Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022, Elizabethtown Borough, Lancaster County. Application received: August 30, 2023. For the operation of their emergency generators and boilers for their residential living campus. The facility potential emissions are 21.88 tons of CO, 48.87 tons of NOx, 3.95 tons of PM, 2.63 tons of SOx, and 9.94 tons of VOC. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include 40 CFR 60, Subpart IIII—Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines and 40 CFR 60, Subpart Dc—Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-institutional Steam Generating Units.
06-03140, McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, Inc., 524 Highway Street East, P.O. Box 70, Dodge Center, MN 55927, Caernarvon Township, Berks County. Application received: June 6, 2023. For the truck repair and replacement parts facility. The actual emissions from the facility in 2022 year are estimated at 0.5 ton of VOC and 0.1 ton of 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 derived from 40 CFR 63 Subpart HHHHHH.
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.
15-00054, Highway Materials Inc./Malvern Asphalt Plant, 680 Morehall Road, Frazer, PA 19355, East Whiteland Township, Chester County. Application received: July 27, 2023. This action is for the renewal of the State Only Operating Permit for Highway Materials, Inc. operates a hot mix batch asphalt plant, consisting of a rotary dryer which primarily burns natural gas, but is also approved to burn propane and various liquid fuels. Air emissions from the asphalt plant are controlled by a knockout box and baghouse dust collector. The permit authorizes the operation of portable aggregate processing equipment powered by diesel-fired engines. The permit will also be amended to incorporate the requirements of plan approval 15-0054D, which revised the emission limits of the asphalt plant in accordance to the facility's most recent stack test. There have been no physical changes or modifications made to the asphalt plant since the permit was last amended in 2021. Highway Materials, Inc. is categorized as a synthetic minor facility because the facility has taken limits to keep the potential to emit below major source thresholds. The permit includes monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to address all applicable air quality requirements. Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person in the previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
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. 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.
Mining Permit No. 32901602. NPDES No. PA0214442. Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201, Burrell Township, Indiana County. Renewal to the NPDES permit and mining activity permit for I-22 Tipple Prep Plant affecting 40.8 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed Tributary to Conemaugh River classified for the following use: CWF. Application received: December 12, 2023.
Mining Permit No. 31220101. NPDES No. PA0279854. J & J Svonavec Excavating, Inc., 110 Windermere Lane, Somerset, PA 15501, Wood Township, Huntingdon County. Permit revision to allow for the beneficial use of biosolids for land reclamation on a bituminous surface/sandstone mine affecting 134.5 acres. Receiving streams: Great Trough Creek, classified for the following uses: TSF. Application received: December 19, 2023.
Mining Permit No. 11230101. NPDES No. PA0279901. RES Coal, LLC, 51 Airport Road, Clearfield, PA 16830, Cresson Township, Cambria County. Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine affecting 364.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed Tributary to Bear Rock Run and Unnamed Tributaries to Burgoon Run and Burgoon Run classified for the following use: CWF. Application received: December 5, 2023.
Mining Permit No. 56160101. NPDES No. PA0279510. Coal Loaders, Inc., 210 East Main Street, P.O. Box 556, Ligonier, PA 15658, Paint Township and Windber Borough, Somerset County. Transfer of a bituminous surface and auger mine from Berwind Coal Sales Company, 509 15th Street, Windber, PA 15963 affecting 159.2 acres. Receiving streams: Weaver Run to Seese Run to Paint Creek/Stonycreek River Watershed, classified for the following uses: CWF. Application received: December 26, 2023.
Mining Permit No. 56100105. NPDES No. PA0263079. Heritage Coal & Natural Resources, LLC, 550 Beagle Road, Rockwood, PA 15557, Black Township, Somerset County. Transfer of a bituminous surface mine from Wilson Creek Energy, LLC, P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541 affecting 149.3 acres. Receiving streams: Coxes Creek and Wilson Creek classified for the following uses: WWF. Application received: December 27, 2023.
Mining Permit No. 56841612. NPDES No. PA0588491. Heritage Coal & Natural Resources, LLC, 550 Beagle Road, Rockwood, PA 15557, Black Township, Somerset County. Transfer of a coal preparation plant mine and land change to industrial land use from Wilson Creek Energy, LLC, P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541 affecting 43.0 acres. Receiving streams: Coxes Creek classified for the following uses: WWF. Application received: December 27, 2023.
Mining Permit No. 56230102. NPDES No. PA0279919. Wilson Creek Energy, LLC, P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, Somerset Township, Somerset County. Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine affecting 147.7 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed Tributaries to Kimberly Run to Kimberly Run to East Branch to Coxes Creek to Casselman River classified for the following use: CWF, CWF/TMDL, CWF/TMDL). Application received: December 5, 2023.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Contact: RA-EPPottsvilleDMO@pa.gov.
Mining Permit No. 54910206. Rausch Creek Coal Preparation Lykens, LLC, 978 Gap Street, Valley View, PA 17983, Tremont Township, Schuylkill County. Renew an anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation affecting 54.6 acres. Receiving stream: Stumps Run, classified for the following uses: CWF, MF. Application received: December 18, 2023.
Mining Permit No. 54180202. Rausch Creek Fuels, LLC, 978 Gap Street, Valley View, PA 17983, Frailey Township, Schuylkill County. Renew an anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation affecting 11.8 acres. Receiving stream: Good Spring Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF, MF. Application received: December 18, 2023.
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. 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.
Mining Permit No. 4975SM5. NPDES No. PA0612430. Glen-Gery Corporation, 1166 Spring Street, Wyomissing, PA 19610, Oxford Township, Adams County. Permit revision to remove 19.89 acres from the permit boundary on a large industrial mineral permit in Oxford Township, Adams County. Total permit acres goes from 110.3 to 91.05 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to South Branch Conewago Creek classified for the following use: WWF. Application received: December 20, 2023.
Mining Permit No. 21050301. NPDES No. PA0224456. 30-35 Ridge Road, LLC, 35 Ridge Road, Newville, PA 17241, North Newton Township, Cumberland County. Permit transfer from J.R. Zimmerman Enterprises, LLC, 82 Garden Spot Road, Ephrata, PA 17522, for continued operation and restoration of a large industrial mineral mine affecting 33.3 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Green Spring Creek classified for the following use: CWF. Application received: December 1, 2023.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Contact: RA-EPPottsvilleDMO@pa.gov.
Mining Permit No. 66880301. PA0594229. H & K Group, Inc., P.O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474, Falls Township, Bucks County. Renew NPDES Permit affecting 94.6 acres. Receiving stream: Buttermilk Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. Application received: December 19, 2023.
Mining Permit No. 7974SM2. PA0611999. Heidelberg Materials Northeast, LLC, 7660 Imperial Way, Allentown, PA 18195, Nockamixon Township, Bucks County. Renew NPDES Permit affecting 83.5 acres. Receiving stream Rapp Creek, classified for the following uses: EV, MF. Application received: December 20, 2023.
Contact: RA-EPPottsvilleDMO@pa.gov.
Mining Permit No. 58950815. Timothy Finch, 1673 Sheldon Hill Road, Springville, PA 18844, Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna County. Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation affecting 2.0 acres on property owned by Scott Wickizer. Application received: December 18, 2023.
Mining Permit No. 58030828. Northeast Stone Works, Inc., P.O. Box 332, Montrose, PA 18802, Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County. Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation affecting 1.0 acre on property owned by Edward Starzek, Jr. Application received: December 26, 2023.
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.
NPDES No. PA0262439. Mining Permit No. 11070202. Ebensburg Power Company, 224 Grange Hall Road, P.O. Box 228, Armagh, PA 15920, Nanty Glo Borough, Cambria County. Renewal of an NPDES permit affecting 83.1 acres. Receiving stream: South Branch Blacklick Creek classified for the following use: CWF. Application received: March 2, 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 limits apply to all discharges from stormwater outfall 001 discharging to South Branch Blacklick Creek.
Discharge Limitations
Monitoring Requirements Discharge Parameter Minimum Average Monthly Maximum Daily Instantaneous
MaximumMeasurement
Frequency* (minimum)Sample
TypepH (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 1.5 3.0 3.7 2/Month Grab Manganese, Total (mg/L) N/A 1.0 2.0 2.5 2/Month Grab Aluminum, Total (mg/L) N/A 0.75 1.5 1.8 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 Specific Conductance (µmhos/cm) Report
2/Month Grab Sulfate, Total (mg/L) Report
2/Month Grab The following limits apply to all discharges from stormwater outfall 002 discharging to South Branch Blacklick Creek.
Discharge Limitations
Monitoring Requirements Discharge Parameter Minimum Average Monthly Maximum Daily Instantaneous Maximum Measurement 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 3.0 6.0 7.0 2/Month Grab Manganese, Total (mg/L) N/A 1.6 3.2 4.0 2/Month Grab Aluminum, Total (mg/L) N/A 2.0 4.0 5.0 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 Specific Conductance (µmhos/cm) Report
2/Month Grab Sulfate, Total (mg/L) Report
2/Month Grab The following limits apply to all discharges from stormwater outfall 003 discharging to South Branch Blacklick Creek.
Discharge Limitations
Monitoring Requirements Discharge Parameter Minimum Average Monthly Maximum Daily Instantaneous Maximum Measurement 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 3.0 6.0 7.0 2/Month Grab Manganese, Total (mg/L) N/A 2.0 4.0 5.0 2/Month Grab Aluminum, Total (mg/L) N/A 1.1 2.2 2.8 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 Specific Conductance (µmhos/cm) Report
2/Month Grab Sulfate, Total (mg/L) Report
2/Month Grab
Noncoal 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.
NPDES No. PA0223239. Mining Permit No. 01930302. Specialty Granules, LLC, 1455 Old Waynesboro Road, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County. Revision of an NPDES permit affecting 241.25 acres related to a noncoal mining activity permit. Receiving stream: Unnamed Tributary to Toms Creek, classified for the following use: HQ-CWF. Application received: August 22, 2023.
Unless otherwise noted, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for noncoal mining activities.
The following stormwater outfalls discharge to unnamed Tributary to Toms Creek:
Outfall Number
New or Existing Type Discharge Rate 001 Existing Stormwater Precipitation Induced 002 Existing Stormwater Precipitation Induced 003 New Stormwater Precipitation Induced The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls 001 (>10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) Parameter (unit) Minimum 30-Day
AverageDaily
MaximumInstant
MaximumpH (S.U.) XXX XXX XXX Report
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report
Outfalls 002 and 003 (>100-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) Parameter (unit) Minimum 30-Day
AverageDaily
MaximumInstant
MaximumpH (S.U.) XXX XXX XXX Report
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report
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)).
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.
E4002223-023. Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority, P.O. Box 1909, Kingston, PA 18704, Forty Fort Borough, Luzerne County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Application received: December 14, 2023.
To construct and maintain a fill in the floodway of the Susquehanna River (CWF, MF) with work consisting of a 75-foot long, 3-foot wide trapezoidal stormwater drainage swale having 2:1 side slopes and a 5,500 ft2 bio-retention basin having 3:1 side slopes, tree plantings, and an emergency spillway. The project is located at 1989 Wyoming Avenue, approximately 300 feet southwest of intersection of Wyoming Avenue and Camryn Way (Forty Fort, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 17` 54.04"; Longitude: -75° 51` 39.65") in Forty Fort Borough, Luzerne County. Latitude: 41° 17` 54.04", Longitude: -75° 51` 39.65".
E4802223-012. Portland Industrial Park, L.P., 102 Demi Road, P.O. Box 330, Portland, PA 18351, Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District. Application received: December 15, 2023.
To permanently impact 0.48 acre of lacustrine wetlands for the construction of a 128,195 square foot recycling facility and a 3,600 square foot truck maintenance shop. The project is located in Upper Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton County, PA. (Portland, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 40° 54` 46"; Longitude: -70° 05` 46").
Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: 717-705-4802.
E0603223-016. Muhlenberg Township, 210 George Street, Reading, PA 19605-3164, Muhlenberg Township, Berks County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Application received: August 8, 2023.
To 1) install four pickleball courts, a multi-purpose field, a walking trail, a picnic pavilion, expanded access drive and parking, and associated landscaping impacting 0.24 acre of the floodway of Laurel Run (WWF, MF). All impacts are for the purpose of improving the parks recreation activities. The project is located at 3048 River Road, Muhlenberg Township, Berks County. There are no wetland impacts associated with this project. Latitude: 40.380238°, Longitude: -75.946920°.
Southeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5900.
Contact: Elaine Henderson, Clerical Assistant 3, 484-250-5157.
E0901223-013. Williams Field Services Company, LLC, 2000 Commerce Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275, Falls Township, Bucks County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District. Application received: December 14, 2023.
To construct and maintain about 14,200 LF of 6-inch steel renewable gas pipeline crossing about 200 LF of EV wetland (PUB-PFO) associated with the transportation of the safe and reliable renewable natural gas from the future Waste Management Fairless RNG site to an existing surface site in Falls Township. Total wetland impacts will be 0.002 acre, and HDD procedure will be used for the crossing. The site is located near New Ford Mill Road (Trenton West, PA USGS map) in Falls Township, Bucks County. Latitude: 40.146587°, Longitude: -74.753822°.
E1501223-017. Kennett Square Borough, 600 South Broad Street, Suite 110, Kennett Square, PA 19348, Kennett Square Borough, Chester County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District. Application received: November 14, 2023.
Kennett Square Borough is proposing to perform the following water obstruction and encroachment activities associated with the project near East South Street listed as follows: Activities associated with the reconstruction of the East South Street Pump Station which will be constructed in the floodway/floodplain of the East Branch of the Red Clay Creek: 1) To excavate within the floodway of East Branch of the Red Clay Creek for Pump Station reconstruction resulting in 933 sq ft, .02 acre of permanent floodway impacts. 2) To excavate within the floodway of East Branch of the Red Clay Creek for Pump Station reconstruction resulting in 20,110 sq ft, .46 acre of temporary floodway impacts. This project is located near East South Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348, Chester County, (USGS PA Kennett Square Quadrangle). Latitude: 39.840442°, Longitude: -75.706699°.
E5101223-004. Crown Point Owner, LP, 401 Franklin Street, Suite 2555, Houston, TX 77002, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District. Application received: December 26, 2023.
Crown Point Owner, LP is proposing to perform water obstruction and encroachment activities within the assumed 50-foot floodway of Walton Run (WWF-MF). These activities include trenching to facilitate the installation of pipe conveyance from stormwater management facilities to a new doghouse manhole over an existing 18-inch RCP conveyance pipe and outfall resulting in 6,253 square feet (0.144 acre) of permanent floodway impact. Utility trenching is located within the overall grading of the floodway resulting in 31,412 square feet (0.721 acre) of permanent floodway impact. This project is located at 10101 Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia County (USGS PA Frankford Quadrangle). Latitude: 40.095328°, Longitude: -75.012200°.
WV4601223-006, EA4601223-005. PSI Atlantic Horsham PA, LLC, 530 Oak Court Drive, Suite 155, Memphis, TN 38117, Horsham Township, Montgomery County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District. Application received: December 1, 2023.
PSI Atlantic Horsham PA, LLC is proposing to demolish existing obstructions (building and accessory parking lot) within the floodway of Tributary 02663 to Park Creek (WWF-MF) associated with construction activities outside the floodway. This activity will result in a total of 2,620 square feet of temporary floodway impact due to the removal of floodway obstructions and is considered a restoration activity under 105.12(a)(11). This project is located at 901 Horsham Road in Horsham Township, Montgomery County (USGS PA Ambler Quadrangle). Latitude: 40.199326°, Longitude: -75.165970°.
Southwest Region: Oil and Gas Management Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000.
Contact: D. J. Stevenson, 412-442-4281; RA-EPSW-OGSUBMISSION@pa.gov.
E6307223-010. Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 1700 MacCorkle Avenue SE, Charleston, WV 25314, Donegal Township, Washington County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District. Application received: November 22, 2023. Latitude: 40.146769°, Longitude: -80.441761°.
The project proposes to retrieve tools via bridge plug and junk basket from the existing Donegal Well 542 natural gas well in Washington County, PA and to replace the well head valve.
The project does not involve any impacts to Exceptional Value (EV) wetlands, but there are proposed impacts to three (3) Other wetlands and an intermittent stream and its Pennsylvania-regulated floodway (floodway). The impacted resources include three (3) wetlands, two (2) classified as palustrine emergent (PEM) wetlands (W1 and W2) and one (1) classified as a PEM/palustrine forested (PEM/PFO) wetland; an intermittent stream (S1); and stream S1's floodway. All resource impacts are considered temporary impacts. The temporary impacts are due to construction of the expanded well pad to complete the corrective actions that include excavation and filling of wetland W1 (including timber matting), filling of wetlands W2 and W4 and stream S1 and its floodway (along the access road using timber mats) and culverting a portion of stream S1 and its floodway. Resources will be restored to pre-construction conditions. The project has no permanent impacts. Proposed impacts are as follows:
Resource Wetland Classification Work Activity Coordinates Permanent (ft2) Temporary (ft2) Wetland W4 PEM/PSS Fill 40.147303
-80.4425500 214 Wetland W2 PEM Fill 40.147047
-80.4425860 349 Wetland W1 PEM Temporary
Well Pad40.146692
-80.4418080 2,357 Stream S1 N/A Fill 40.146911
-80.4424690 Watercourse (300) Floodway (825) Stream S1 N/A Fill 40.146739
-80.4419640 Floodway (2,928) Stream S1 N/A Channel Work 40.146767
-80.4420530 Watercourse (160) Stream S1 N/A Culvert Installation 40.146697
-80.4419250 Watercourse (180)
Contact: Dana Drake, Program Manager.
E0205123-013. PennDOT District 11-0, 45 Thomas Run Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District. Application received: June 13, 2023.
The applicant has requested to: 1. Remove the existing 858` by 75`-6", Adjacent Dual Concrete Multiple-Arch structure, and to construct and maintain a new 825`-3" by 86`-8 1/4" Flattened Delta Frame Bridge structure, having a cumulative permanent impact of 89 LF to Nine-mile Run (TSF) and 0.180 acre to the floodway of Nine-mile Run. 2. Abandon in place 140 LF of the existing 48" RCP, PWSA combined sewer line, which will be cut, capped, and filled, and to construct and maintain a replacement, 160 LF of 48" ductile iron combined sewer pipe, in a new location, having a permanent impact of 0.015 acre to the floodway of Nine-mile Run. 3. Abandon in place 350 LF of the existing 24" RCP, PWSA sanitary sewer line, which will be cut, capped, and filled, and construct and maintain a replacement, 420 LF of 24" ductile iron sanitary sewer line, in a new location, having a permanent impact of 0.020 acre to the floodway of Nine-mile Run. 4. Construct and maintain, in Phase 1, a temporary stream crossing consisting of five (5) 36" R/C pipes, and other erosion and sedimentation pollution controls. Then, construct and maintain, in Phase 2, a modification to this temporary stream crossing, by capping two (2) of the 36" R/C pipes, and extending the remaining three (3) of the 36" R/C pipes by connecting three (3) 36" ductile iron pipes. These activities will result in a cumulative temporary impact of 621 LF to Nine-mile Run (TSF) and 1.80 acres to the floodway of Nine-mile Run. 5. Construct and maintain two (2) new 18" RCP stormwater outfalls with concrete end-walls and rock aprons, having a permanent impact of approximately 0.003 acre to the floodway of Nine-mile Run (TSF). For the purpose of replacing a structure, carrying SR 376 over Commercial Street and Nine-mile Run (TSF). The project will have a cumulative and permanent impact to approximately 89 LF of watercourse and 0.180 acre of floodway, and a cumulative and temporary impact to 621 LF of watercourse and 1.80 acres of floodway. The project site is located at the SR 376 overpass that crosses Commercial Street (Pittsburgh East, PA USGS topographic quadrangle) in City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. Latitude: 40° 25` 31.2508", Longitude: -79° 4` 22.7885".
E2605223-003. Masontown Municipal Authority, 1 East Church Avenue, Masontown, PA 15461, Masontown Borough, Fayette County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District. Application received: June 27, 2023.
The applicant has requested to: 1. Remove an existing 644 lf of 3` x 4` CMP stream enclosure, which conveys an unnamed tributary (UNT) to the Monongahela River (WWF), and to construct and maintain 644 lf of relocated open channel that is 20` from top of bank to top of bank and 5` deep with a 5` wide stream bottom. 2. Construct and maintain 18 lf of 36" x 48" CMP pipe to connect the existing upstream stormwater network to the open channel previously mentioned, along with a new, 5` long x 14` wide x 4` tall concrete endwall in the same UNT to the Monongahela River. 3. Construct and maintain a 30 lf of 12" SDR 35 sanitary pipe crossing underneath the previously mentioned stormwater pipe beneath the same UNT to the Monongahela River, 4. To remove 530 lf of existing 12" SDR 35 sanitary pipe, and to construct, operate, and maintain 530 lf of relocated 12" SDR 35 sanitary pipe and associated manholes parallel to the previously mentioned open channel of a UNT to the Monongahela River. 5. To operate and maintain 109 lf of existing 12" SDR 35 sewer line within the floodway/floodplain of the newly constructed open channel. For the purpose of reducing the frequency and extent of flooding events in the surrounding area to improve public health, safety and the environment. The project will cumulatively and permanently impact 666 lf of watercourse and 0.800 acre of floodway. The project site is located between N. Redwood St and N. Liberty Ave (Masontown, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; Sub-basin 19G) in Masontown Borough, Fayette County. Latitude: 39° 84` 90", Longitude: -79° 91` 20".
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: 717-705-4802.
EA3603223-004. Warwick Township, 315 Clay Road, Lititz, PA 17543-9019, Warwick Township, Lancaster County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Application received: November 1, 2023.
To grade and maintain the streambanks along 2,554 liner feet of Watercourse 1 and 20 linear feet of Watercourse 2 which are both unnamed tributaries to Cocalico Creek (WWF, MF) including the construction of floodplain benches, (3) plunge pools, 14 log sills, the establishment of native vegetation, and a baseflow channel, all for the purpose stabilizing the actively eroding streambanks. The project also proposes to 1) install and maintain a temporary stream crossing under a General Permit 8 and 2) to install and maintain an agricultural crossing under General Permit 6 coverage. The project is located at 33 Picnic Woods Road in Warwick Township, Lancaster County. No wetlands will be impacted by the project. Latitude: 40.15774621°, Longitude: -76.24755257°.
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