NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Applications, Actions and Special Notices
[26 Pa.B. 6000]
APPLICATIONS The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge controlled wastewaters into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standard and regulations the Department of Environmental Protection proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain effluent limitations and special conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative.
Where indicated, the EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.6E.
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the office noted above the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The application and related documents, proposed effluent limitations and special conditions, comments received and other information are on file and may be inspected and arrangements made for copying at the office indicated above the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate in the proceeding should contact the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.
Applications for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit to discharge to State waters.
Southeast Regional Office, Regional Manager, Water Management, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, telephone (610) 832-6130.PA 0057037. Industrial waste, Mobil Oil Corporation, 10617 Braddock Road, Room 108D, Fairfax, VA 22032.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge treated groundwater from a groundwater remediation system in Douglass Township, Montgomery County. This is a new discharge to Minister Creek.
The receiving stream is classified for warm water fish, trout stocking, potable water supply, industrial water supply, livestock water supply, wildlife water supply, irrigation, boating, fishing, water contact sports and esthetics.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of 0.007 mgd are as follows:
Average Minimum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Benzene 0.001 0.002 0.0025 Total BETX 0.1 0.2 0.25 Ethylbenzene monitor/report monitor/report Toluene monitor/report monitor/report Total Xylenes monitor/report monitor/report pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0056995. Industrial waste, PA American Water Company, 852 Wesley Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge treated groundwater from excavation activities at the Pennsylvania American Water Company facility located in Norristown Borough, Montgomery County. This is a new discharge to the Schuylkill River.
The receiving stream is classified for warm water fish, migratory fish, potable water supply, industrial water supply, livestock water supply, wildlife water supply, irrigation, boating, fishing, water contact sports and esthetics.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of 150 gpm are as follows:
Average Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) Oil and Grease 15 30 pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times Diesel Range Organics monitor/report monitor/report monitor/report The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0057011. Sewage, Thornbury Township, 8 Township Drive, Cheyney, PA 19319-1019.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from Bridlewood Farm STP in Thornbury Township, Chester County. This is a new discharge to Radley Run.
The receiving stream is classified for warm water fish, migratory fish, potable water supply, industrial water supply, livestock water supply, wildlife water supply, irrigation, boating, fishing, water contact sports and esthetics.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of .103 mgd are as follows:
Average Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 40 50 Suspended Solids 30 45 60 Ammonia (as N) (5-1 to 10-31) 3.5 7.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 10.5 21.0 Phosphorus (as P) 2.0 4.0 Fecal Coliforms 200 colonies/100 ml as a geometric average Dissolved Oxygen minimum of 5.0 mg/l at all times pH within limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times Total Residual Chlorine 0.2 0.5 The EPA waiver is in effect.
Other requirements:
Effective chlorination and dechlorination
Maximize spray irrigation
Southwest Regional Office, Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.PA 0022365. Sewage, Perryopolis Area Joint Authority, P. O. Box 298, Perryopolis, PA 15473-0298.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from the Perryopolis Sewage Treatment Plant in Perryopolis Borough, Fayette County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as the Youghiogheny River, which are classified as a warm water fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first downstream potable water supply intake from this facility is the McKeesport Municipal Water Authority.
Outfall 001: existing discharge, design flow of .750 mgd.
Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum CBOD5 25 38 50 Suspended Solids 30 45 60 Fecal Coliforms (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 100,000/100 ml as a geometric mean Total Residual Chlorine 1st month--36th month monitor and report 37th month--expiration 0.5 1.6 pH 6.0--9.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0093475. Sewage, Findlay Township, Drawer W, Clinton, PA 15026.
This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from Maronda Farms STP in Findlay Township, Allegheny County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as tributary of Potato Garden Run, which are classified as a warm water fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first downstream potable water supply intake from this facility is the Midland Borough Municipal Authority.
Outfall 001: existing discharge, design flow of .168 mgd.
Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum CBOD5 25 38 50 Suspended Solids 30 45 60 Ammonia Nitrogen (5-1 to 10-31) 2.0 3.0 4.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 3.5 5.8 7.0 Fecal Coliforms (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean Total Residual Chlorine 0.4 0.12 Dissolved Oxygen not less than 5.0 mg/l pH 6.0--9.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA 0217506. Sewage, Black's Mobile Home Park, Mary Ann Turner Parish, R. D. 2, Big Knob Road, Lot No. 38, Rochester, PA 15074.
This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from Black's Mobile Home Park Sewage Treatment Plant in New Sewickley Township, Beaver County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as an unnamed tributary of Brush Creek, which are classified as a warm water fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first downstream potable water supply intake from this facility is the Beaver Falls Municipal Authority on the Beaver River.
Outfall 001: new discharge, design flow of 0.0095 mgd.
Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum CBOD5 25 50 Suspended Solids 30 60 Ammonia Nitrogen (5-1 to 10-31) 3 6 (11-1 to 4-30) 9 18 Fecal Coliforms (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean Total Residual Chlorine 0.4 0.9 Dissolved Oxygen not less than 4.0 mg/l pH 6.0--9.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
Northeast Regional Office, Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, telephone (717) 826-2511.
PA 0062634. Sewerage, AWB Associates, P. O. Box 388, Lionville, PA 19353.
This proposed action is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage into an unnamed tributary to Mahonney Creek in N. Manheim Township, Schuylkill County.
The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: cold water fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation.
For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply (PWS) considered during the evaluation is Pottstown Water Authority on Schuylkill River at Lat. 40°14`18", Long. 75°41`45".
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 based on a design flow of 0.007 mgd are:
Monthly Instantaneous Parameter Average (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 60 Fecal Coliforms (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean pH 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times Total Residual Chlorine 1.2 2.8 The EPA waiver is in effect.
The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from a proposed construction activity into the surface waters of the Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain limitations set forth in the permit and special conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative. Limitations are provided in the permit as erosion and sedimentation control measures and facilities which restrict the rate and quantity of sediment discharged.
Where indicated, the EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.24(d).
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the Regional Office or County Conservation District Office indicated as the responsible office, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. A copy of the written comments should be sent to the County Conservation District Office. Comments reviewed within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Regional Office of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the Regional Office considers the public response significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealable to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The application and related documents, including the erosion and sedimentation control plan for the construction activity, are on file and may be inspected at the County Conservation District Office or the Department Regional Office indicated above the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.
Northeast Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, telephone (717) 825-2511.
Northcentral Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 208 W. Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, telephone (717) 327-3669.
Southcentral Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, telephone (717) 657-4590.
Berks County Conservation District, District Manager, P. O. Box 520 Ag. Ctr., Leesport, PA 19533, telephone (610) 372-4657.
NPDES Permit PAS10C027. Stormwater. Frederick Snyder, Group One Properties Inc., 4641 Pottsville Pike, Ste. E, Reading, PA 19605 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, to the Schuylkill River.
Blair County Conservation District, District Manager, 1407 Blair Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648, telephone (814) 696-0877.
NPDES Permit PAS100617. Stormwater. Ralph Albarano Jr., Strawberry Meadows Partnership, P. O. Box 419, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Allegheny and Blair Townships, Blair County, to Beaverdam Branch of the Juniata River.
Columbia County Conservation District, District Manager, 1127a Old Berwick Rd., Bloomsburg, PA 17815, telephone (717) 784-1310.
NPDES Permit PAS102102. Stormwater. Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Conyngham Township, Columbia County, and Ashland Borough, Schuylkill County, to Big Mine Run and Mahanoy Creek.
Lehigh County Conservation District, District Manager, Lehigh Ag. Ctr., Ste. 102, 4184 Dorney Park Rd., Allentown, PA 18104, telephone (610) 820-3398.
NPDES Permit PAS10Q127. Stormwater. Western Lehigh Valley Corporation, 740 Hamilton Mall, Allentown, PA 18101 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, to UNT to Jordan Creek.
NPDES Permit PAS10Q128. Stormwater. Orefield Cold Storage, 3824 Route 309, Orefield, PA 18069 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, to UNT to Jordan Creek.
York County Conservation District, District Manager, 118 Pleasant Acres Rd., York, PA 17402, telephone (717) 840-7430.
NPDES Permit PAS10Y058. Stormwater. Lutheran Social Services, Mike Stoner, 1050 Pennsylvania Avenue, York, PA 17404 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Manchester Township, York County, to Codorus Creek.
NPDES Permit PAS10Y059. Stormwater. Wilson Dickinson Hague LP, Ste. 195, 939 Elk Ridge Landing Road, Linthicum, MD 21090 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Manchester Township, York County, to UNT to Codorus Creek.
Southwest Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.
NPDES Permit PAS10L014. Stormwater. Fay-Penn Fiber, Inc., 7505 Waters Avenue, Suite F5, Savannah, GA 31406 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Georges Township, Fayette County, to Georges Creek.
The following permit applications and requests for plan approval have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection.
Persons objecting on the grounds of public or private interest to the approval of an application or submitted plan may file a written protest with the Department of Environmental Protection at the address indicated above each permit application or plan. Each written protest should contain the following: name, address and telephone number, identification of the plan or application to which the protest is addressed and a concise statement in sufficient detail to inform the Department of the exact basis of the protest and the relevant facts upon which it is based. The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to any given protests. Each writer will be notified in writing of the time and place if a hearing or conference concerning the plan, action or application to which the protest relates is held. To insure consideration by the Department prior to final action on permit applications and proposed plans, initial protests and additions or amendments to protests already filed should be filed within 15 calendar days from the date of this issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin. A copy of each permit application and proposed plan is on file in the office indicated and is open to public inspection.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceeding should contact the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.
Industrial waste and sewerage applications under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).
Southeast Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, telephone (610) 832-6130.
1596415. Sewerage. North Coventry Municipal Authority, 1485 East Schuylkill Road, P. O. Box 833, Pottstown, PA 19464-0833. Construction of a sewer extension and pumping station to serve North Coventry Municipal Authority located in Warwick Township, Bucks County.
2396407. Sewerage. James and Marjorie Hill, 866 Shavertown Road, Boothwyn, PA 19061. Construction of a small flow sewage treatment plant to serve the Hill residence located in Concord Township, Delaware County.
1596416. Sewerage. Township of West Brandywine, 1199 Lafayette Road, Coatesville, PA 19320. Construction of sewers and a pumping station to serve Friendship Village located in West Brandywine Township, Chester County.
Southwest Regional Office, Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.
A. 6570407. Amendment No. 3. Sewerage, Rostraver Township Sewage Authority, P. O. Box 92, Brownsville, PA 15417. Application for the relocation of portions of the existing interceptor sewers to serve the Sweeney-Fellsburg Area (Pollock Run) located in the Township of Rostraver, Westmoreland County.
A. 6570410. Amendment No. 1. Sewerage, Franklin A. and Janet A. Taddeo, P. O. Box 297, Elizabeth, PA 15037. Application for the modification and operation of a sewage treatment plant to serve the Pine View Manor Mobile Home Park STP located in the Township of Hempfield, Westmoreland County.
A. 6596411. Sewerage, Samuel C. Davis, Route 819, R. D. 1, Box 206, Scottdale, PA 15683. Application for the construction and operation of a single residence sewage treatment plant to serve the Davis residence located in the Township of East Huntingdon, Westmoreland County.
Applications received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Southcentral Regional Office, Sanitarian Regional Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, telephone (717) 657-4692.
A. 0696509. Public water supply. AVW Inc., Exeter Township, Berks County (Donald L. Peifer, P. O. Box 264, Birdsboro, PA 19508), construction of new treatment facilities for previously unpermitted well no. 9. Well no. 9 is to be used at a rate of 67 gpm. Treatment will include sodium hypochlorite for disinfection and a shallow tray aerator for volatile organic compound removal (Edward J. Gaydos, Vitillo Group, Inc.,/Flying Hills Corporate Center, Six Commerce Drive, Reading, PA 19607).
Southwest Regional Office, Regional Manager, Water Supply and Community Health, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.
A. 1189505-A1. Gallitzin Water Authority, 702 Jackson Street, Gallitzin, PA 16641. Addition of chemicals to water treatment process for manganese removal/control, Gallitzin Township, Cambria County.
Northwest Regional Office, Sanitarian Regional Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, telephone (814) 332-6899.
A. 2496501. Public water supply. Wilcox Water Company, Inc., P. O. Box 96, Wilcox, PA 15870. This proposal involves the construction of a new well as a new water source, including disinfection in Jones Township, Elk County.
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use a background standard, Statewide health standard, site-specific standard or who intend to remediate a site in a Special Industrial Area must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of the cleanup standards identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department and shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific cleanup standard, in whole or in part, and for sites determined to be located in Special Industrial Areas. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area by the person conducting remediation. For the sites identified below, a municipality 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 date specified below. During this comment period, a municipality may request that the person identified below, as the remediator of a site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved, and comments, should be directed to the remediator of a site. For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, please contact the Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.
The Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Northcentral Regional Office, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, telephone (717) 321-6525.
Berwick Industries, Inc. Fulton Plant, Borough of Berwick, Columbia County. Berwick Industries Inc., c/o Suite 800, 1845 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 and Henry Doherty, c/o R. Timothy Weston, Esquire, Kirkpatrick and Lockhart, The Payne Shoemaker Building, 240 North Third Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101-1503 have submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with toluene, and groundwater contaminated with solvents. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard for soil and the site-specific standard for ground water. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Press Enterprise on November 7, 1996.
Northeast Regional Field Office, Joseph Brogna, Regional Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, telephone (717) 826-2511.
Queen City Business Center, City of Allentown, Lehigh County. James F. Mattern, Regional Manager, Apex Environmental, Inc., 301 W. Lancaster Avenue, Reading, PA has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate (on behalf of his client, Queen City Business Center, 1801 South 12th Street, Allentown, PA) concerning the remediation of site groundwater suspected of being contaminated with solvents. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the site-specific standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the East Penn Press on November 25, 1996.
Star Pipe and Supply Company, Moosic Borough, Lackawanna County. Jerome X. Loftus, President, Northeastern Environmental Associates, Inc., 1620 N. Main Avenue, Scranton, PA has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate (on behalf of his client, Star Pipe and Supply Company, 100 State Highway, Moosic, PA) concerning the remediation of site soils found to have been contaminated with BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene) compounds, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, and petroleum hydrocarbons. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the background standard. A Final Report was simultaneously submitted. Please refer to additional Pennsylvania Bulletin notification.
Southeast Regional Office, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-5950.
Meadow Run Site, Concord Township, Delaware County. Darryl D. Borrelli, Manko, Gold & Katcher, 401 City Ave., Suite 500, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and sediment contaminated with heavy metals. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the site-specific standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Delaware County Daily Times on November 15, 1996.
Sections 302 and 303 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) requires the Department of Environmental Protection to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate identifies a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the background or Statewide health standard to remediate a site must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site, and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of the cleanup standards identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department and shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.
The Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Southwest Field Office, John J. Matviya, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-5217.
West Rentals, Inc., Neville Township, Allegheny County. West Rentals, Inc., 6200 Grand Avenue, Neville Township, PA 15225 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with solvents, BTEX and PHCs. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard.
Northwest Regional Office, John Fruehstorfer, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6648.
National Forge Company, Brokenstraw Township, Warren County, One Front Street, Irvine, PA 16329, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil, groundwater and sediment, at the former AOC-1 Wastewater System Settling Lagoon, Holding Pond Outfall, contaminated with PCBs, lead, heavy metals, PHCs, volatiles and semi-volatiles. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Warren Times Observer on October 17, 1996.
Opening of the Administrative Record and Proposed Interim Response Under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act
Leighton Industries Site
Borough of Phoenixville, Chester CountyThe Department of Environmental Protection (Department), under the authority of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA) (35 P. S. §§ 6020.101--6020.1305), has proposed an interim response at the Leighton Industries Site (site). The site is located at 40 South Second Avenue, Phoenixville Borough, Chester County.
The site consists of a 7.5 acre property which was abandoned in 1993. The site has been under investigation by the Department since that time. Based upon the findings of the investigation the Department determined that soil on the site is contaminated by hazardous materials. The Department has also discovered dust, waste piles, pits and tanks in site buildings and in exterior portions of the property which contain hazardous substances.
The Department conducted a Prompt Interim Response Action in April 1996 to address drums containing hazardous materials at the Site. The basis for the Prompt Interim Response was outlined in an Analysis of Alternatives and Proposed Response Document dated March 25, 1996.
The Department has determined that additional action is necessary to address contaminated soil and hazardous materials which were improperly disposed of at the site. Lead contamination at the site may pose a threat to public health and to the environment through direct contact, ingestion and/or inhalation. Contaminants and wastes from the site may be subject to migration by wind, in surface water or in groundwater. This migration could result in offsite contamination which could affect nearby residents or children at the adjacent elementary school.
The proposed Interim Response Action includes the excavation of soil which is contaminated at levels exceeding the Statewide Human Health Based cleanup standards. The Action would also include the removal and containerization of hazardous substances from the building floor, in waste piles, pits and tanks. After excavation or removal and staging, these materials would be sampled for transportation and disposal characterization and shipped to an approved facility for treatment and/or disposal.
The Department proposes to conduct the response action as an Interim Response under the authority of HSCA. The Department may undertake an Interim Response at a site if the cost is estimated to be less than $2 million and the expected duration of the action is less than 12 months. The Department's estimates of cost and duration for the proposed response action meet the cost and time constraints imposed on Interim Response actions under HSCA. The Department considered taking no action at the site, and determined that taking no action would not address or resolve the threat to public health and the environment associated with the site.
The administrative record (AR), which contains the information that forms the basis for and documents the selection of this response action, is available for public review and comment Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the DEP offices located at 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428. A second copy of this AR will also be made available for public inspection at the Chester County Free Library of Phoenixville located at the corner of Second Avenue and Main Street from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Written comments concerning the Department's proposed response and the information contained in the AR will be accepted in person, if delivered, or by mail, if postmarked on or before March 13, 1997. Written comments should be directed to the attention of Dustin Armstrong, DEP Project Officer, Suite 6010, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, telephone (610) 832-6206.
In addition, the public will have the opportunity to present oral comments at a public hearing. The public hearing has been scheduled for January 23, 1997, at 7 p.m. at the Phoenixville Borough Hall, 140 Church Street, Phoenixville, PA. Persons wishing to present oral comments may register on or before the date of the public hearing by contacting Rob Goldberg, the DEP Community Relations Coordinator at (610) 832-6010.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact Rob Goldberg or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984 to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
The Department is providing this notice under sections 505(b) and 506(b) of the HSCA. The date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin initiates the minimum 90-day public comment period on the administrative record, as provided under the act.
Applications received for Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify or reactivate air contaminant sources.
Southeast Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
There is a 30-day comment period from this date of publication.
The Department intends to issue an air quality operating permit for the air contaminant sources and associated air cleaning devices described below for the specified companies.
Permit: 15-312-023
Source: Four Petroleum Storage Tanks No. 1, 2, 3, & 4
Company: Mobil Pipe Line
Location: East Whiteland
County: ChesterPermit: 23-312-044D
Source: 33 Storage Tanks
Company: Sun Company, Inc. (R&M)
Location: Marcus Hook
County: DelawarePermit: 46-302-205
Source: NOx Synthetic Minor
Company: Unisys Corporation
Location: Whitpain
County: MontgomeryPermit: 46-302-206
Source: Two Boilers
Company: Procter & Gamble
Location: Hatboro
County: MontgomeryPermit: OP-15-0029
Source: VOC Emitting Facility
Company: Dopaco, Inc.
Location: Downingtown
County: Chester
Applications under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify or reactivate air contamination sources.
Southcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
06-313-006C. Modification of several air contamination sources and control devices by Morton International (P. O. Box 15209, Reading, PA 19612) in Reading, Berks County.
06-1018A. Modification of two boilers controlled by low NOx burners by Hershey Chocolate USA (P. O. Box 15087, Reading, PA 19612-5087) in Reading, Berks County. The sources are subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart Dc, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
PA-36-05014A. Installation of an emissions control system on 11 annealing furnaces by Alumax Mill Products, Inc. (1480 Manheim Pike, Lancaster, PA 17604) in Manheim Township, Lancaster County.
36-302-130A. Reactivation of an existing boiler by R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company (216 Greenfield Road, Lancaster, PA 17601) at their Lancaster East Facility in the City of Lancaster, Lancaster County.
38-318-030A. Installation of a paint spray area by Supreme Corporation (P. O. Box 779, 411 Jonestown Road, Jonestown, PA 17038) in Swatara Township, Lebanon County.
Southwest Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality Control, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
PA-04-687A. Teledyne Rodney Metals (7544 Route 18N, Koppel, PA 16136) for a pickling tank at its Koppel Plant located in Koppel Borough, Beaver County.
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