[29 Pa.B. 5527]
[Continued from previous Web Page] E10-307. Encroachment. Victory Christian Church, 216 Mystic Pine Trail, Cranberry Township, PA 16066. To include the following activities as part of the expansion of the Victory Christian Church: 1. To place and maintain two 70-foot-long by 103-inch-wide by 71-inch-high pipe arch culverts and associated fill in a tributary to Brush Creek (WWF) for access to parking areas; 2. To relocate and maintain an existing sanitary sewer across and under a de minimis wetland area (0.011 acre); 3. To place fill in a de minimis wetland area (0.029 acre) of wetland (PEM/PSS) to expand existing parking area and to relocate 140 linear feet of a tributary to Brush Creek (WWF); 4. To expand an existing stormwater detention basin by placing an earthen embankment within the 100-year floodway of a tributary to Brush Creek (WWF).
The project is located at the Victory Christian Church at 216 Mystic Pine Trail approximately 2 miles west of the intersection of SR 19 and SR 228 (Baden, PA Quadrangle N: 10.4 inches; W: 1.5 inches) located in Cranberry Township, Butler County.
E16-112. Encroachment. Redbank Township, P. O. Box 47, Fairmount City, PA 16224. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete arch culvert having a clear span of 12.315 meters and an underclearance of 2.855 meters on a 63 degree skew across Pine Creek (CWF) on T-510. This project will also include placement of fill in 0.0467 hectare of a wetland and the construction of a 0.0552 hectare replacement wetland. The project is located on T-510 across Pine Creek approximately 600 feet northwest of the intersection of T-510 and SR 28 (New Bethlehem, PA Quadrangle N: 10.1 inches; W: 0.2 inch) located in Redbank Township, Clarion County.
E62-353. Encroachment. John R. and Judith A. Morley, 210 River Road, Warren, PA 16365. To maintain a personal boat landing constructed without a permit consisting of a backfilled 30-foot-long by 4-foot-high retaining wall built of railroad ties and an access stairway within the 100-year floodway and along the Allegheny River (WWF, Nominated 1-A). The project is located along the Allegheny River (north side) approximately 1,500 feet southwest of the intersection of SR 6 and Preston Road (Warren, PA Quadrangle N: 15.8 inches; W: 10.0 inches) located in Conewango Township, Warren County.
E62-354. Encroachment. PA Dept. of Transportation, Engineering District 1-0, 255 Elm Street, P. O. Box 398, Oil City, PA 16301. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a reinforced concrete box culvert having a waterway opening with a span of 12 feet and a rise of 8 feet across a tributary to Stillwater Creek (CWF) locally known as Stauffer Run on SR 957. This project will include placement of the box culvert invert approximately 1 foot 4 inches below the existing streambed elevation to allow for unobstructed access for aquatic organisms. This project is located on SR 957 across a tributary to Stillwater Creek approximately 150 feet east of the intersection of SR 957 and Stillwater Road (Sugar Grove, PA Quadrangle N: 19.1 inches; W: 13.7 inches) located in Borough of Sugar Grove, Warren County.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Requests for Environmental Assessment approval under 25 Pa. Code § 105.15 and requests for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, 3rd Floor, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, (717) 787-8568.
EA06-006CO. Environmental Assessment. Galen Hall Corporation (815 Lancaster Avenue, Reading, PA 19607). To construct and maintain two nonjurisdictional dams across a tributary to Cacoosing Creek (WWF) to control stormwater at the proposed Galen Hall (Phase I) subdivision impacting 0.11 acre of wetlands (PFO) and approximately 400 linear feet of stream channel. The proposed subdivision is located approximately 2,000 feet northwest of the intersection of Galen Hall Road and Cushion Peak Road (Sinking Spring, PA Quadrangle N: 8.9 inches; W: 12.5 inches) in South Heidelberg Township, Berks County.
EA28-001CO. Environmental Assessment. J. Gary Rine (45 Jumper Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257-9723). To construct and maintain a nonjurisdictional dam across a tributary to Conodoguinet Creek (HQ-CWF) for recreation located approximately 7,100 feet southwest of the intersection of Upper Horse Valley Road and Keefer Road (Fannettsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 6.3 inches; W: 9.0 inches) in Letterkenny Township, Franklin County.
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 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, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of receipt of the 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.
Actions under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).
Northeast Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
Permit No. 6499401. Honesdale Borough Council, 958 Main Street, Honesdale, PA 18431. Permit to construct and operate a sewage pumping station, located in Honesdale Borough, Wayne County.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6942.
NPDES Permit No. PA0039225. Sewage. Blaine E. Rhodes Sewer Company, P. O. Box 397, Reno, PA 16343-0397, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Sugar Creek Borough, Venango County to the Allegheny River.
NPDES Permit No. PA0103446. Industrial waste. Superior Greentree Landfill, 635 Toby Road, Kersey, PA 15846, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Fox Township, Elk County to an unnamed tributary to Bear Run and Little Toby Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0004898. Industrial waste. Loranger Manufacturing Corporation, Clark Street, P. O. Box 948, Warren, PA 16365, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in the City of Warren, Warren County to the Allegheny River.
NPDES Permit No. PA0221571. Industrial waste. Loranger Manufacturing Corporation, Starbrick, P. O. Box 948, Warren, PA 16365, is authorized to discharge from a facility located in the City of Warren, Warren County to an unnamed tributary to Morse Run.
WQM Permit No. 2099410. Sewerage, David S. Graham SRSTP, 400 Ash Street, Kane, PA 16735. Construction of David S. Graham SRSTP located in North Shenango Township, Crawford 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, (570) 826-2511.
NPDES Applicant Name County and Receiving Permit No. and Address Municipality Stream PAS10Q174 Richard Birdoff
R. D. Management
810 7th Ave., 28th Floor
New York, NY 10019Lehigh County
City of AllentownTrout Creek PAS10Q028-R Byron B. Ashbrook
Brook Haven
Development Corp.
2910 Lindberg Ave.
Allentown, PALehigh County
Lower Macungie
TownshipLittle Lehigh PAS10S020-R Keystone Hollow Corp.
P. O. Box 1158
Marshalls Creek, PA 18335Monroe County
Middle Smithfield
TownshipTributaries to
Sand Hill Creek
and Pond CreekNorthcentral Region: Water Management, Soils and Waterways Section, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
NPDES Applicant Name County and Receiving Permit No. and Address Municipality Stream PAS10F078 Eastern States Exploration
P. O. Box 178
Snow Shoe, PA 16874Centre County
Snow Shoe TownshipBeech Creek,
Rock Runk,
Unt. Sandy
RunNorthwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
NPDES Applicant Name County and Receiving Permit No. and Address Municipality Stream PAS102305 Paul Agnew
9905 Harmonsburg Rd.
Linesville, PA 16424Crawford County
Sadsbury TownshipConneaut Lake
Unnamed Tributary
INDIVIDUAL PERMITS
(PAR)
Approvals to Use NPDES and Other General Permits
The following parties have submitted (1) Notices of Intent (NOIs) for coverage under General NPDES Permit(s) to discharge wastewater into the surface waters of this Commonwealth; (2) NOIs for coverage under General Permit(s) for Beneficial Use of Sewage Sludge or Residential Septage by Land Application in Pennsylvania; or (3) Notifications for First Land Application of Sewage Sludge.
The approval of coverage under these General Permits may be subject to one or more of the following: pollutant or effluent discharge limitations, monitoring and reporting, pathogen and vector attraction reduction requirements, operational standards, general requirements, management practices and other conditions set forth in the respective general permit. The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has reviewed the NOIs and determined that they comply with administrative requirements of the respective permit application. Also, the Department has evaluated the First Land Application of Sewage Sludge for the sites applying for coverage under PAG-7, PAG-8 and PAG-9 and determined that the sites are suitable for land application of sewage sludge.
The EPA Region III Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this permit action under the waiver provision: 40 CFR 123.24.
The application and related documents, effluent limitations, permitting requirements and other information are on file and may be inspected and arrangement made for copying at the contact office noted.
The Department has acted on the following requests for coverage under the specified General Permit as follows:
List of General Permit Type PAG-1 General Permit for Discharges From Stripper Oil Well Facilities PAG-2 General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater From Construction Activities PAG-3 General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater From Industrial Activities PAG-4 General Permit for Discharges From Single Residence Sewage Treatment Plant PAG-5 General Permit for Discharges From Gasoline Contaminated Ground Water Remediation Systems PAG-6 General Permit for Wet Weather Overflow Discharges From Combined Sewer Systems PAG-7 General Permit For Beneficial Use of Exceptional Quality Sewage Sludge By Land Application PAG-8 General Permit For Beneficial Use of Non-Exceptional Quality Sewage Sludge By Land Application to Agricultural Land, Forest, a Public Contact Site or a Land Reclamation Site PAG-9 General Permit For Beneficial Use of Residential Septage By Land Application to Agricultural Land, Forest or a Land Reclamation Site General Permit Type--PAG-2
Receiving Stream, Facility Location Body of Water County and Applicant Name or Site Name Contact Office and Municipality Permit No. and Address and Address Telephone No. Schuylkill County
West Mahanoy TownshipPAR105792 Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.
PP&L Service Center
P. O. Box 236
Morea Industrial Rd.
Frackville, PA 17931Stoney Cr. Schuylkill CD
(570) 622-3742Luzerne County
Hanover TownshipPAR10R184 Mericle Properties
(Han. Ind.--Lot 10)
600 Baltimore Dr.
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702Unnamed Trib.
to Warrior Cr.Luzerne CD
(570) 674-7991Luzerne County
Dupont BoroughPAR10R183 William S. Gilchrist
(Petro Stopping Center)
98 Grove St.
Dupont, PA 18641Mill Creek Luzerne CD
(570) 674-7991Butler County
Jackson TownshipPAR10E117 Freight Transfer Service
Station & Maintenance Shop
A. Duie Pyle, Inc.
650 Whites Town Road
West Chester, PA 19381Breakneck Creek Butler Conservation Dist.
122 McCune Drive
Butler, PA 16001-65001
(724) 284-5270Union County
Kelly TownshipPAR106836 Kelly Commons
P. O. Box 46
Lewisburg, PA 17837Unt. Susquehanna River Union County CD
60 Bull Run Crossing
Lewisburg, PA 17837
(570) 523-8782Washington Township
Franklin CountyPAR-10-M183 Waynesboro Market
Place Associates L. P.
1398 Logan Circle
Marietta, GA 30062Red Run Franklin County CD
550 Cleveland Avenue
Chambersburg, PA 17201
(717) 264-8074Springettsbury Township
York CountyPAR-10-Y412 St. Onge Company Lot 1A
St. Onge Company
1407 Williams Road
York, PA 17402Unt. to Mill Creek York County CD
118 Pleasant Acres Rd.
York, PA 17402
(717) 840-7430Chanceford Township
York CountyPAR-10-Y407 Rutter's Farm Store No. 24
CHR Corporation
2100 North George Street
York, PA 17404Toms Run York County CD
118 Pleasant Acres Rd.
York, PA 17402
(717) 840-7430Spring Garden Township
York CountyPAR-10-Y416 Spring Garden Apartments
York College of PA
439 Country Club Road
York, PA 17405Unt. to Codorus Creek York County CD
118 Pleasant Acres Rd.
York, PA 17402
(717) 840-7430Stoney Run
York CountyPAR-10-Y400 Rosado & Hare Properties
Carlos Rosado
126 North Fileys Road
Dillsburg, PA 17019Monaghan York County CD
118 Pleasant Acres Rd.
York, PA 17402
(717) 840-7430Penn Township
York CountyPAR-10-Y410 Park Hills Elementary School
South Western School District
225 Bowman Road
Hanover, PA 17331-4297Plum Creek York County CD
118 Pleasant Acres Rd.
York, PA 17402
(717) 840-7430Warrington Township
York CountyPAR-10-Y362 Deer Run
Robert Muller
P. O. Box 75
Dillsburg, PA 17019Unt. to Conewago
CreekYork County CD
118 Pleasant Acres Rd.
York, PA 17402
(717) 840-7430General Permit Type--PAG-3
Receiving Stream, Facility Location Body of Water County and Applicant Name or Site Name Contact Office and Municipality Permit No. and Address and Address Telephone No. Schuylkill County
West Mahanoy TownshipPAG052207 Jack Rich, Inc.
617 Altamont Boulevard
Frackville, PA 17931Tributary to Mud Run Northeast Office
2 Public Square
Wilkes-Barre, PA
18711-0790
(570) 826-2511Allegheny County
Neville TownshipPAR206125 AMG Resources Corporation
4100 Grand Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15225Ohio River Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
(412) 442-4000General Permit Type--PAG-4
Receiving Stream, Facility Location Body of Water County and Applicant Name or Site Name Contact Office and Municipality Permit No. and Address and Address Telephone No. Knox Township
Clarion CountyPAG048618 Timothy S. and Rise L. Graham
R. R. 1, Box 779
Lucinda, PA 16235Step Creek Northwest Region
Water Management
230 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA
16335-3481
(814) 332-6942West Salem Township
Mercer CountyPAG048628 Fred W. and Mary J. White Unnamed
Tributary to Big
RunNorthwest Region
Water Management
230 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA
16335-3481
(814) 332-6942North Shenango Township
Crawford CountyPAG048625 David S. Graham
400 Ash Street
Kane, PA 16735Tributary Bennett
RunNorthwest Region
Water Management
230 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA
16335-3481
(814) 332-6942General Permit Type--PAG-5
Receiving Stream, Facility Location Body of Water County and Applicant Name or Site Name Contact Office and Municipality Permit No. and Address and Address Telephone No. Somerset County
Somerset BoroughPAG056135 Somerset Fuel Co.
P. O. Box 430 S. Kimberly Ave.
Somerset, PA 15501Coxes Creek Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
(412) 442-4000Washington County
Peters TownshipPAG056136 Guttman Oil Company
200 Speers Street
Belle Vernon, PA 15012UNT of Brush
RunSouthwest Regional Office:
Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
(412) 442-4000
SEWAGE FACILITIES ACT
PLAN APPROVAL
Plan approval granted under the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (35 P. S. §§ 750.1--750.20).
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
West Fallowfield Township, Crawford County
West Fallowfield Township, 6993 Westford Road, Hartstown, PA 16131-0157.
The purpose of this update is to change the location of the proposed sewage treatment facility to a site approximately 4,000 feet south of the formerly approved site near the Village of Hartstown. The proposed receiving stream is Patton Run.
The Department's review of the sewage facilities update revision has not identified any significant environmental impacts resulting from this proposal.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Actions taken under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Southcentral Regional Office: Sanitarian Regional Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4708.
Permit No. 3899503. Public water supply, Richland Borough, Mill Creek Township, Lebanon County. Responsible Official: Dwight Belleman, Water Superintendent. Type of Facility: Construction and use of Well No. 6 as a source of supply. Water is to be disinfected using existing treatment facilities. Consulting Engineer: Jeffrey A. Warmkessel, Motley Engineering Co., Inc., 1300 New Holland Rd., Kenhorst, PA 19607. Permit to Construct issued: October 14, 1999.
Regional Office: Northcentral Field Operations, Environmental Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Permit No. Minor Amendment. The Department issued a construction permit to Beech Creek Borough Authority, P. O. Box 216, Beech Creek, PA 16822, Beech Creek Borough, Clinton County, to replace the pump in Well No. 2, construct a new salt storage room at the treatment building, and construct a new system booster pump station at the treatment building.
Southwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Supply Management, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
Permit No. 5699505-E. Public water supply. Somerset Borough Municipal Authority, 340 West Union Street, Somerset, PA 15501. Type of Facility: Emergency use of Walker Farm Wells. Permit for Operation issued: September 27, 1999.
Permit No. 3292501-A1. Public water supply. Indiana County Municipal Services Authority, P. O. Box 351, Indiana, PA 15701. Type of Facility: Hood School Road water storage tank and distribution lines. Permit for Construction issued: October 4, 1999.
Permit No. 2699501. Public water supply. Pennsylvania American Water Company, P. O. Box 1290, 300 Galley Road, McMurray, PA 15317. Type of Facility: Route 40 Chemical Feed Station. Permit for Operation issued: September 28, 1999.
Permit No. 2699502. Public water supply. Indian Creek Valley Water Authority, P. O. Box 486, Indian Head, PA 15446. Type of Facility: Law's Hill pump station and water storage tank. Permit for Construction issued: September 27, 1999.
Permit No. 0299506. Public water supply. Harrison Township Municipal Authority, 1705 Rear Freeport Road, Natrona Heights, PA 15065. Type of Facility: Liquid chemical feed system (Aqua-Mag). Permit for Operation issued: October 6, 1999.
Permit No. 0284505-A2. Public water supply. Borough of Sewickley Water Authority, P. O. Box 190, Sewickley, PA 15143. Type of Facility: Sewickley Reservoir No. 4 Cover. Permit for Construction issued: October 6, 1999.
HAZARDOUS SITES CLEANUP
Under the Act of October 18, 1988
Notice of Prompt Interim Response under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act
Bottle House Site
Allentown, Lehigh County The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), under the authority of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (35 P. S. §§ 6020.101--6020.1305) (HSCA), has initiated a prompt interim response at the Bottle House Site (site). This response has been undertaken under section 505(b) of HSCA. The site is located at 451 Front Street in the City of Allentown, Lehigh County, PA.
The site consists of a large three story brick building that was formerly the bottling house for the Neuweiler Brewery. The site is an industrial property that is located in a residential area. The site had been used by a tenant for the production and packaging of pesticides, herbicide, plasticizers and cleaning compounds from approximately 1989 to 1998. Currently stored in the abandoned building are approximately 2,000 55-gallon drums; numerous small (1 pint to 5 gallons) containers; five laboratories containing unidentified chemicals; various process mixing vats; numerous bags of chemicals; and 1-cubic yard containers containing plastic-like flakes and pellets.
To date, the Department has identified the following hazardous substances and/or contaminants at the site: ammonium hydroxide; hydrogen peroxide; liquid caustic soda; isocyanuric acid; organotin compounds; sulfonic acid (a.k.a. chlorosulfuric acid); sulfamic acid; piperonyl butoxide; sodium hypochlorites; chlorene tablets; hydrogen peroxide; hydrochloric acid; ethyl ether; various pesticides, herbicides and algecides; and various organic solvents, corrosives and oxidizers.
The objective of this prompt interim response action is to eliminate the immediate threat to human health and safety and the environment posed by the hazardous waste, hazardous substances and/or contaminants present on the site.
Given the specific circumstances at this site, the Department has determined that removal of hazardous substances to an approved offsite treatment/storage/disposal/recycling facility is the only viable alternative to implement at this site. This response action is needed in a prompt manner to protect human health and the environment.
On September 27, 1999, the Department mobilized an Interim Response Services contractor to the site to conduct preliminary activities necessary to identify and characterize site materials. Removal of site wastes may be initiated prior to publication of this notice.
This notice is being provided under sections 505(b) and 506(b) of HSCA. The administrative record, which contains the information that forms the basis and documents the selection of this response action, is available for public review and comment. The administrative record is located at the DEP Bethlehem District Office at 4530 Bath Pike (Route 512) in Hanover Township, Northampton County and is available for review Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The administrative record will be open for comment from October 23, 1999, until January 24, 2000. Persons may submit written comments into the record during this time only, by sending them to Joseph Iannuzzo, DEP Project Officer, at the DEP Bethlehem Office at 4530 Bath Pike (Route 512) in Hanover Township, Northampton County or by delivering them to that office in person.
In addition, persons may present oral comments on the remedy selection for inclusion in the administrative record, at a public hearing. The Department has scheduled the hearing on December 7, 1999, at 1 p.m. at the Department's Bethlehem District Office at 4530 Bath Pike (Route 512) in Hanover Township, Northampton County. Persons wishing to present comments must register with Joseph Iannuzzo before November 30, 1999, (570) 826-2589 or in writing at the Department's Bethlehem District Office.
If no person registers to present oral comments by November 30, 1999, the hearing will not be held. Persons interested in finding out if anyone has registered, and if the hearing will be held, should contact Joseph Iannuzzo.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate in the proceedings, should contact Joseph Iannuzzo, or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Public Notice of Proposed Consent Order and Agreement
Swissvale Auto Surplus Parts Site
Swissvale, Allegheny County Under section 1113 of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA) (35 P. S. § 6020.1113) the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has entered into a Consent Order and Agreement (CO&A) with Consolidation Coal Company, Dravo Corporation, Duquesne Light, USX Corporation and CBS Corporation f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Consenting Parties) concerning the Swissvale Auto Surplus Parts site (site). The site is located in Swissvale, Allegheny County, PA. The site was utilized from the 1940s until 1984 as a scrap reclaiming facility and was last operated by a now defunct business called Swissvale Auto Surplus Parts.
During site operations, operators dismantled polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)--containing transformers at the site. Site operators recycled the transformers' copper windings and burned the PCBs-containing oils in an onsite incinerator. Those actions resulted in PCBs- and dioxin-contamination. From 1984 through 1987, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted an emergency removal action at the site to remove drummed PCBs-waste and contaminated soils. The EPA's action was incomplete inasmuch as remaining onsite were a building, metal scrap and soils found to be contaminated with PCBs. In May and June of 1999, in a prompt interim response under section 505(b) of HSCA (35 P. S. § 6020.505(b)), the Department removed all remaining contaminated materials and, in doing so, incurred approximately $500,000 in costs.
In comparison to other hazardous substances contributed to the site by known and financially viable persons, the amounts of the hazardous substances the Department has determined are associated with the Consenting Parties, as well as the toxic or other hazardous effects of those substances, are minimal. The Department has therefore determined that the Consenting Parties are de minimis settlors. The Department has agreed to enter into a de minimis financial settlement with the Consenting Parties providing for an in-kind contribution by USX Corporation and a collective payment of $118,750 by the other Consenting Parties to the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund. The specifics of the settlement are set forth in the CO&A.
The Department will receive and consider comments relating to the CO&A for 60 days from the date of this public notice. The Department may withdraw its consent to the settlement with the Consenting Parties if the comments concerning the CO&A disclose facts or issues which indicate that the settlement is impracticable or not in the public interest. After the public comment period, the Department's settlement with the Consenting Parties shall become final upon the Department's filing of a response to any significant comments made to the CO&A.
Copies of the Consent Order and Agreement are available for review and comment at the Department's Southwest Regional Office, located at 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA. Comments may be submitted in writing to Gary Mechtly, Project Officer, Department of Environmental Protection, Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745. A copy of the Consent Order and Agreement or further information may be obtained by contacting Gary Mechtly at (412) 442-4201. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay Service at (800) 645-5984.
Public Notice of Proposed Consent Order and Agreement
Fair Oaks Dump Site
Leet Township, Allegheny County Under section 1113 of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA) (35 P. S. § 6020.1113), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) entered into a Consent Order and Agreement (CO&A) with Robertson CECO Corporation (RCC) concerning the Fair Oaks Dump site (site). The site is located in Leet Township, Allegheny County, PA.
During the late 1940s and through the early 1950s, waste was trucked to the top of a ravine located at the site and tail-end dumped over the hillside. The Department investigated site conditions and determined that waste at the site should be removed and disposed of properly to protect the public and the environment.
After extensive negotiation between the Department and RCC, the parties agreed that RCC shall conduct a site investigation and shall conduct a cleanup of site waste in the form of proper disposal at Department-approved disposal facilities. In turn, given the possibility of some portion of site waste being orphan (that is, of unknown origin), the Department agreed to subsidize a portion of the site's investigation and cleanup costs.
The Department will receive and consider comments relating to the CO&A for 60 days from the date of this public notice. The Department may withdraw its consent to the settlement with RCC if the comments concerning the CO&A disclose facts or issues which indicate that the settlement is impracticable or not in the public interest. After the public comment period, the Department's settlement with RCC shall become final upon the Department's filing of a response to any significant comments made to the CO&A.
Copies of the CO&A are available for review and comment at the Department's Southwest Regional Office, located at 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA. Comments may be submitted in writing to Jeffrey J. Jones, Project Officer, Department of Environmental Protection, Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745. A copy of the Consent Order and Agreement or further information may be obtained by contacting Jeffrey Jones at (412) 442-4142. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay Service at (800) 645-5984.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
Under Act 2, 1995
Preamble 2
The following final reports were submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Provisions of Chapter 3 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice of submission of final reports. A final report is submitted to document cleanup of a release of a regulated substance at a site to one of the act's remediation standards. A final report provides a description of the site investigation to characterize the nature and extent of contaminants in environmental media, the basis for selecting the environmental media of concern, documentation supporting the selection of residential or nonresidential exposure factors, a description of the remediation performed, and summaries of sampling methodology and analytical results which demonstrate that the remediation has attained the cleanup standard selected.
For further information concerning the final report, contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department's Regional Office under which the notice of receipt of a final report appears. If information concerning a final report 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 final reports:
Southeast Regional Office: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-5950.
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