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DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER
Applications under the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law
(Part II Permits) The following permit applications and requests for plan approval have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department).
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 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 protest or protests. Each commentator 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).
Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
A. 5698401. Sewerage. PennCoal, Inc., 214 College Park Plaza, Johnstown, PA 15904. Application for the construction and operation of a package sewage treatment plant located in the Township of Jenner, Somerset County to serve the Sarah Mine.
A. 6597407. Sewerage. Seward/St. Clair Township Sanitary Authority, Box 494, Seward, PA 15954. Application for the construction and operation of a sanitary collection and treatment system including a sewage treatment plant to serve various locations in Seward Borough and St. Clair Township, Westmoreland County.
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (Pennvest) which administers Pennsylvania's State Revolving Fund has been identified as a possible funding source. The Department's review of the sewage facilities plan revision has not identified any significant environmental impacts resulting from this proposal.
A. 6598402. Sewerage. Numis Corporation/Hamill Manufacturing Company, 500 Pleasant Valley Road, Trafford, PA 15085. Application for the construction and operation of a small flow sewage treatment plant located in the Township of Penn, Westmoreland County.
A. 6598403. Sewerage. Roger Alms, Summit Hospitality Group Services, Inc., Days Inn at Donegal, Route 31, Donegal, PA 15628. Application for the construction and operation of a sewage treatment plant located in the Township of Donegal, Westmoreland County to serve the Days Inn at Donegal.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
WQM Permit No. 3398201. Industrial waste. TA Operating Corporation, Truckstops of America-Brookville, 24601 Center Ridge Road, Suite 200, Westlake, OH 44114-2375. This project is for the modification of current wastewater treatment systems and installation of stormwater treatment equipment in Brookville, Jefferson County.
WQM Permit No. 4398407. Sewage, Mrs. Ronald K. Callahan, SRSTP, 565 Mercer Rd., Greenville, PA 16125. This project is for the construction of a single residence sewage treatment plant in Hempfield Township, Mercer County.
WQM Permit No. 4398408. Sewage, Frank Giordano, c/o Rod McClelland, SRSTP, 101 Beaver St., Mercer, PA 16137. This project is for the construction of a single residence sewage treatment plant in Lake Township, Mercer County.
INDIVIDUAL PERMITS
(PAS) The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from a proposed construction activity into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) 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 appealed 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's 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 (800) 654-5984.
Northeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.
Monroe County Conservation District, District Manager, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg, PA 18360, (717) 629-3060.
NPDES Permit PAS105063. Stormwater. Pocono Commons, Pocono Commons Associates. L.L.C., c/o Gene Bushyeager, 1765 Merriman Rd., Akron, OH 44313 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Stroud Township, Monroe County, to Pocono Creek.
Southcentral Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4590.
Berks County Conservation District, District Manager, P. O. Box 520, 1238 County Welfare Road, Leesport, PA 19533, (610) 372-4657.
NPDES Permit PAS-10-C036. Stormwater. Wagner Farm Development, Inc., Robert Redcay, 2229 Creekhill Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Spring Township and Sinking Spring Borough, Berks County, to Cacoosing and Tulpehocken Creeks and the Schuylkill River.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Bureau of Water Supply Management, Division of Drinking Water Management, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105. Contact: Godfrey C. Maduka, (717) 787-9037.
A. 9996456. Readington Farms, Inc., 12 Mill Road, Whitehouse (Readington Township), NJ 08888-0164, Donald K. Merrigan, President. Applicant requests Department approval to sell bottled water in Pennsylvania under the brand names: ShopRite Natural Spring Water and PriceRite Natural Spring Water.
Southeast Regional Office, Sanitarian Regional Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, (610) 832-6130.
A. 0998501. Public water supply. Delaware Valley College of Science & Agriculture, 700 East Butler Avenue. This proposal involves the installation of corrosion control treatment to the water supply of Delaware Valley College consisting of caustic soda and ortho/polyphosphate in Doylestown Township, Bucks County.
A. 4698501. Public water supply. Evansburg Water Company, Charles Mruskovic, 385 Bridge Street, Collegeville, PA 19462. This proposal involves the installation of an air stripper and a clearwell, pump and controls for the removal of TCE at existing Well No. 103 in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County.
Northeast Regional Office, Sanitarian Regional Manager, 2 Public Squre, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.
3598501. Public water supply. PA American Water Company, David Kaufman, Operations Manager, 20 E. Union Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. This proposal involves the construction of a booster pump station to provide service to the Montage/Glenmaura Corporate Center. It is located in Moosic Borough, Lackawanna County.
Engineer: David Kaufman, PA American Water Company.
4598501. Public water supply. Stroudsburg Municipal Authority, Kenneth Brown, Manager, P. O. Box 237, 410 Stokes Avenue, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301. This proposal involves the construction of approximately 8 miles of 12-inch DI pipe waterline extension along Route 447 and 611 in Stroud Township, a new pumping station, 0.75 mg storage tank and an interconnection with East Stroudsburg. It is located in Stroud Township, Monroe County.
Engineer: Max E. Stoner, P.E., Glace Associates, Inc., 3705 Trindle Rd., Camp Hill, PA 17011.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
Under Act 2, 1995
Preamble 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Sections 302 and 303 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent 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 must provide 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's 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 (800) 654-5984.
The Department 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, (717) 321-6525.
Friedman's Express--Bloomsburg Truck Terminal, Town of Bloomsburg, Columbia County. Dean C. Seman, on behalf of his client Friedman's Express, 475 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil and groundwater contaminated with BTEX. 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 Press Enterprises on February 3, 1998.
SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Applications received under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate a solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Southwest Regional Office, Regional Solid Waste Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
A. 100592. USA South Hill Landfill Inc., 3100 Hill Road, Library, PA 15129. Application for a major permit modification to expand the middle area of a landfill located in South Park/Union Townships, Allegheny/Washington Counties, was received in the Regional Office on February 17, 1998.
AIR POLLUTION
OPERATING PERMITS
Operating Permit applications received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Northeast Regional Office, Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (717) 826-2531.
39-304-009B: Ransom Industries Incorporated (101 North Church Street, Macungie, PA 18062) for the operation of a grinding operation and cutter controlled by three fabric collectors in Macungie Borough, Lehigh County.
40-313-033A: Coates Reprographics Incorporated (P. O. Box 160, Country Club Road, Dallas, PA 18612) for the operation of toner production lines controlled by a fabric collector in Dallas Borough, Luzerne County.
Southcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4587.
29-310-002E: H. B. Mellott Estate, Inc. (P. O. Box 310, Hancock, MD 21750) for the operation of a portable limestone crushing plant controlled by a combination wet suppression system and fabric collector in Bethel Township, Fulton County.
Notice of Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits
Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.521, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Title V Operating Permit to the following facilities. These facilities are major facilities subject to the operating permit requirements under Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapters F (relating to operating permit requirements) and G (relating to Title V Operating Permits).
Copies of the Title V application, proposed permit and other relevant information are available for public inspection and additional information may be obtained by contacting the regional office noted.
Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections concerning the proposed Title V permit to the regional office within 30 days of publication of this notice. Written comments submitted to the Department during the 30-day public comment period shall include the name, address and telephone number of the persons submitting the comments, along with the reference number of the proposed permit. The commentator should also include a concise statement of objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
The Department reserves the right to hold a public hearing on the proposed action based upon the information received during the public comment period and will provide notice of a scheduled public hearing at least 30 days in advance of the hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation where the facility is located.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Attn: Eric Gustafson, (814) 332-6940.
33-00137: Cogentrix of Pennsylvania, Inc. (Highway L. R. 33001, P. O. Box 192, Ringgold, PA 15770) in Ringgold Township, Jefferson County. The facility's major sources of emissions include three internal combustion engines used to generate electricity. The source is major due to emissions of nitrogen oxides.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval applications received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Northeast Regional Office, Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (717) 826-2531.
39-303-013: Eastern Industries Incorporated (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, PA 18034) for the construction of a batch asphalt plant controlled by a fabric collector in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.
39-303-014: Eastern Industries Incorporated (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, PA 18034) for the construction of a batch asphalt plant controlled by a fabric collector in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County.
39-313-037A: Fluoro-Seal Incorporated (16360 Park 10 Place No. 325, Houston, TX 77084) for the modification of a batch reaction operation controlled by a packed bed tower scrubber in Hanover Township, Lehigh County.
40-323-009: Caradon Mideast Aluminum Company (Crestwood Industrial Park, P. O. Box 98, Mountaintop, PA 18707) for the modification of a grinding and deburring operation controlled by a fabric collector in Wright Township, Luzerne County.
48-304-016C: Victaulic Company of America (4901 Kesslerville Road, P. O. Box 31, Easton, PA 18044) for the modification of foundry operations controlled by a fabric collector in Forks Township, Northampton County.
54-310-019: Commonwealth Environmental Systems (P. O. Box 249, Dunmore, PA 18512) for the construction of a stone crushing operation controlled by a waterspray system in Foster Township, Schuylkill County.
54-318-008B: Air Products & Chemicals Incorporated (P. O. Box 351, Tamaqua, PA 18252) for the modification of a paint spray operation controlled by panel filters in Rush Township, Schuylkill County.
Southcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4587.
06-10070: Carpenter Technology Corp. (P. O. Box 14662, Reading, PA 19612-4662) for the modification of the press forge facility (Building 78) in Reading/Muhlenberg Township, Berks County.
36-05067B: C & D Technologies, Inc. (82 East Main Street, Leola, PA 17540) for modification of the existing battery production facility in Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County.
36-318-137A: Conestoga Wood Specialties, Inc. (P. O. Box 158, 245 Reading Road, East Earl, PA 17519) for modification of coating line no. 2 located in East Earl Township, Lancaster County.
Northwest Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
PA 61-064A: The Conair Group, Inc. (Rt. 8 North, Franklin, PA 16323) for the installation of a spray paint booth and oven in Franklin, Venango County.
PA 43-273A: Greenville Metal Litho Enterprises, Inc. (242 Reynolds Industrial Park Road, Greenville, PA 16125-8216) for the construction of a single color offset lithographic press (70 tinplate sheets printed per minute) in Greenville, Mercer County.
REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
(RACT)
Public Hearing
Lancaster County Resource Recovery Facility The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a preliminary determination to approve a Reasonable Available Control Technology (RACT)/Federally Enforceable State Operating Permit (FESOP) Plan for the purpose of revising the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Lancaster County Resource Recovery Facility located in Conoy Township, Lancaster County which is owned by the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority and operated by Ogden Martin Systems of Lancaster, Inc.
The proposed SIP revision will incorporate the provisions and requirements contained in the RACT plan approval. Also, in accordance with the State Section 111(d)/129 plan for Municipal Waste Combustors, the Department will incorporate the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Cb.
The preliminary RACT determination along with the Subpart Cb requirements will be incorporated into a RACT/FESOP plan approval No. 36-2013, and will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's SIP.
The preliminary NOx RACT determination for the three combustion sources is a Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction.
An appointment to review the pertinent documents at the Southcentral Regional Office may be scheduled by contacting Mary Disanto at (717) 540-5018 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
One public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposal. The hearing will be held on April 9, 1998, at the Bainbridge Firehall, Second and Market Streets, Bainbridge, PA 17562 from 1 p.m. until all scheduled comments on the proposal are received.
Those wishing to comment are requested to contact Susan Frank, (717) 541-7969 at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to schedule their testimony. Commentators are requested to provide two written copies of their remarks at the time of the hearing. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes per individual. Organizations are requested to designate an individual to present testimony on behalf of the organization. Written comments may be submitted to Rick Millard, Air Pollution Control Engineer, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110 on or before April 6, 1998.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing scheduled for April 9, 1998, at the Bainbridge Firehall and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact Susan Frank directly at (717) 541-7969 or through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
MINING
APPLICATIONS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District mining office indicated above each application. Where a 401 water quality certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for the certification.
Written comments or objections, or requests for informal conferences on applications, may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the same address 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).
Where any of the mining activities listed will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. The NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations (as described in the Department's regulations--25 Pa. Code §§ 77.522, 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.242, 89.52 and 90.102) for iron, manganese, suspended solids, settleable solids, alkalinity and pH. In addition to the above, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 93 and 95). Persons or agencies which have requested review of the NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the above-mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on those requirements.
Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections, application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based. Requests for an informal conference must contain the name, address and telephone number of requestor; application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Coal Applications Received
32940102. Permit Revision, GLR Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 105, Clymer, PA 15728), to include a stream variance to conduct support activities within 100 feet of Leonard Run, beginning 2,200 feet upstream from Leonard Run's confluence with Yellow Creek, thence upstream a distance of 650 feet on the northern side of Leonard Run in Pine Township, Indiana County, affecting 148.7 acres, receiving stream Leonard Run. Application received February 12, 1998.
32920106. Permit Renewal, R & L Coal Corporation (P. O. Box 26, Punxsutawney, PA 15767), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous strip mine for reclamation, only in Banks Township, Indiana County, affecting 18.0 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to/and South Branch Bear Run, Straight Run to Little Mahoning Creek. Application received February 18, 1998.
Greensburg District Office, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
04920102R. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001). Renewal application received for continued reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in North Sewickley Township, Beaver County. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Connoquenessing Creek to the Beaver River. Renewal application received: February 12, 1998.
65920101R. Ralph Smith & Son, Inc. (200 2nd Street, Derry, PA 15627). Renewal application received for continued reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Derry Township, Westmoreland County. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Stony Run and Stony Run. Renewal application received: February 12, 1998.
63920102. Pennweir Construction Company (401 Pennsylvania Avenue, Weirton, WV 26062). Renewal application received for continued reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Jefferson Township, Washington County. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Parmar Run and Parmar Run. Renewal application received: February 20, 1998.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
17860133. Johnson Brothers Coal Company (R. D. 1, Box 580, Mahaffey, PA 15757), revision to an existing bituminous surface mine permit for a change in permit acreage from 188.4 to 226.6 acres, Brady and Penn Townships, Clearfield County, receiving streams: Laurel Branch Run and Beech Run. Application received January 30, 1998.
17930109. Floyd Mottern Coal, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 118, Penfield, PA 15849), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine permit in Huston Township, Clearfield County affecting 51.8 acres, receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Moose Run and Moose Run. Application received February 4, 1998.
17960121. K & J Coal Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 189, Westover, PA 16692), revision to an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit for a change in permit acreage from 290.0 to 297.5 acres, Chest and Ferguson Townships, Clearfield County, receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Wilson Run and McMasters Run and its unnamed tributary and an unnamed tributary to Chest Creek. Application received February 6, 1998.
17940118. Cougar Contracting, Inc. (P. O. Box 217, Houtzdale, PA 16651), revision to an existing bituminous surface mine permit for a change in land use from forestland to pastureland or land occasionally cut for hay, Woodward Township, Clearfield County. Application received February 11, 1998.
17920114. Forcey Coal, Inc. (P. O. Box 225, Madera, PA 16661), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine permit in Decatur Township, Clearfield County affecting 77.4 acres, receiving streams: an unnamed tributary of Little Beaver Run to Little Beaver Run, Little Beaver Run to Beaver Run; Beaver Run to Moshannon Creek, Moshannon Creek to West Branch Susquehanna River, and North Branth Morgan Run to Upper Morgan Run, Upper Morgan Run to Clearfield Creek; Clearfield Creek to West Branch Susquehanna River. Application received February 12, 1998.
17980104. Swisher Contracting, Inc. (P. O. Box 1223, Clearfield, PA 16830), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County affecting 84 acres, receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Moose Creek, Moose Creek and Orr's Run. Application received February 18, 1998.
17980105. Jer-Dem, Inc. (P. O. Box 336, Houtzdale, PA 16651), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Knox Township, Clearfield County affecting 85 acres, receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Clearfield Creek and Cherry Run. Application received February 20, 1998.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
40930201R. Lonzetta Trucking and Excavating Company (P. O. Box 644, Hazleton, PA 18201), renewal of an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation in Hazle Township, Luzerne County affecting 27.6 acres, receiving stream none. Application received February 11, 1998.
49920101R. Blaschak Coal Corp. (P. O. Box 12, St. Nicholas, Mahanoy City, PA 17948), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Coal Township, Northumberland County affectig 1,016.0 acres, receiving stream none. Application received February 13, 1998.
54763207C. Gilberton Coal Company (P. O. Box 423, Gilberton, PA 17934), correction to an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, affecting 25.9 acres, receiving stream North Mahanoy Creek. Application received January 28, 1998.
54830103R2. K & K Coal Company (133 Valley Furnace Avenue, Port Carbon, PA 17965), commencement, operation and restoration of an anthracite surface mine operation in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County affecting 160.0 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Schuylkill River. Application received February 18, 1998.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
Noncoal Applications Received
48980301. Chrin Brothers, Inc. (635 Industrial Drive, Easton, PA 18042), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Williams Township, Northampton County affecting 36.8 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Lehigh River. Application received February 5, 1998.
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
ENCROACHMENTS The following Dam Safety and Encroachment permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for water quality certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317, as well as relevant State requirements. Initial requests for 401 certification will be published concurrently with the permit application. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 or to the issuance of a Dam Safety or Encroachment Permit or the approval of Environmental Assessments 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.
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 (800) 654-5984.
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.
Southwest Regional Office, Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E04-252. Encroachment. John E. and Laura A. Hall, 104 Turkmar Drive, Aliquippa, PA 15001-1400. To construct and maintain a 5-foot diameter concert culvert in Shafer Run for the purpose of providing access to a proposed residence. The project is located on the south side of East Shaffer Road approximately 3,400 feet east of its intersection of Broadhead Road (SR 0051) (Beaver, PA Quadrangle N: 2.2 inches; W: 6.8 inches) in Center Township, Beaver County.
E11-258. Encroachment. Miller's Greenhouse, Box 21, Crooked Street, Wilmore, PA 15962-0021. To place and maintain fill in 0.2 acre of palustrine emergent wetlands for the purpose of expanding an existing greenhouse business. The wetlands are located within the Little Conemaugh River (CWF) watershed and along SR 0053 (Portage Street) at its intersection with Crooked Street (Ebensburg, PA Quadrangle N: 2.8 inches; W: 12.2 inches) Wilmore Borough, Cambria County. The applicant proposes to meet the wetland replacement obligation by contributing to the Wetland Replacement Fund.
E63-447. Encroachment. Pechin Leasing, Inc., P. O. Box 340, 1 Pechin Road, Dunbar, PA 15431-0340. To construct and maintain a marina in the channel of and along the left bank of the Monongahela River (WWF) to provide more mooring space located at River Mile 64.4 at the Old Clyde Mine site (Carmichaels, PA Quadrangle N: 22.0 inches; W: 16.85 inches) in East Bethlehem Township, Washington County.
E02-1217. Encroachment. Brusters Old Fashion Ice Cream, 161 Bluestone Drive, Bethel Park, PA 15102. To construct and maintain a 60-inch RCP culvert extension to an existing culvert in a tributary to Thompson Run (WWF) for a proposed Brusters Old Fashion Ice Cream Store, located along the north side of Old William Penn Highway approximately 500 feet west of its intersection with Beatty Road (Murrysville, PA Quadrangle N: 12.0 inches; W: 16.5 inches) in the Municipality of Monroeville, Allegheny County.
WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION Initial Notice of Request for Certification under Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
The following requests have been made to the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) for certification under section 401(a) of the Federal Clean Water Act (act) as amended, 33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a), that the construction and operation herein described will comply with the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the act, and that the construction will not violate applicable Federal and State water quality standards.
Prior to final approval of the proposed certification, consideration will be given to comments, suggestions or objections which are submitted in writing within 30 days of the date of this notice. Comments should be submitted to the Department at the address indicated above each of the following requests for certification. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting; identification of the certification request to which the comments are addressed; and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions in sufficient detail to inform the Department of the exact basis of the proposal and the relevant facts upon which it is based. The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary to resolve conflicts. Each individual will be notified in writing of the time and place of any scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the protest relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection and review at the address indicated above each request for certification between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day.
Regional Office: Tim V. Dreier, Regional Manager, Water Management, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Certification Request Initiated by: Alexander R. Jansen, P. E., Deputy Executive Director, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, P. O. Box 67676, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676.
Location: Findlay Township, Allegheny County and Robinson Township, Washington County.
Project Description: To construct approximately 6 miles of a new, four lane, limited access tolled highway connecting PA Route 60 at the Pittsburgh International Airport in Findlay Township, Allegheny County and US Route 22 in Robinson Township, Washington County. The project will impact the following streams: Potato Garden Run (WWF), five unnamed tributaries to Potato Garden Run (WWF), North Fork of Montour Run (TSF), six unnamed tributaries to Montour Run (TSF), two unnamed tributaries to Raredon Run (WWF) and seven unnamed tributaries to St. Patrick Run (WWF). In addition, a total of 8.0 acres of wetland are proposed to be impacted (6.3 acres PEM, 1 acre PSS, and 0.7 acre PFO). Stream and wetland mitigation will be required.
ACTIONS
FINAL ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
[National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Program (NPDES)]
DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER
(Part I Permits) The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications and requests for plan approval and has issued the following significant orders.
Persons aggrieved by this action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, 400 Market Street, Second Floor, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of receipt of written notice of this action unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
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.
Actions under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).
Southwest Regional Office, Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
NPDES Permit No. PA0001716, Amendment No. 1. Industrial waste, FMC Corporation, 57 Cooper Avenue, Homer City, PA 15748 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Packaging and Material Handling Division, Homer City Borough, Indiana County.
NPDES Permit No. PA0001864. Industrial waste, Heinz USA, P. O. Box 57, Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0057 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County to the Allegheny River.
NPDES Permit No. PA0205559. Sewage, WJT Enterprises, R. R. 2, Box 54, Marion Center, PA 15759 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Crystal Waters Personal Care Facility STP, Rayne Township, Indiana County to Pine Run.
Northwest Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
WQM Permit No. 3397407. Sewage. Doverspike Brothers Coal Company, R. D. 4, Box 271, Punxsutawney, PA 15767. This project is for the construction and operation of a wastewater treatment facility in Knox Township, Jefferson County.
INDIVIDUAL PERMITS
(PAS)
The following NPDES Individual Permits for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities have been issued.
Northeast Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.
NPDES Applicant Name County and Receiving Permit No. and Address Municipality Stream PAS105712 PA DEP
Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation
2 Public Square
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790Schuylkill Co.
E. Union Twp.Little Tomhicken Crk.
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