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Public Notification to Solicit Comments on Plan Approval Application No. PA-23-0082 Notice is hereby given under 25 Pa. Code § 127.44 and 40 CFR 72.65, that the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is soliciting comments on the proposed Air Quality Plan Approval for Liberty Electric Power, LLC (the Company), Route 291, Borough of Eddystone, Delaware County, PA, for construction of two combustion turbines with duct burners and a cooling tower as described in the Company's May 14, 1999, Plan Approval Application and subsequent supplemental submissions.
Copies of the application, the Department's technical review and other supporting documents used in the evaluation are available for public inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays at the address shown. To make an appointment, contact Records Management at (610) 832-6268.
Based on the information provided by the applicant and the Department's own analysis, the proposed combustion turbines, duct burners and cooling tower would emit:
Pollutant Emission Rate, tpy Nitrogen Oxides 227 tons per year Carbon Monoxide 507 tons per year Volatile Organic Compounds 50.1 tons per year Sulfur Dioxide 238 tons per year Particulate Matter < 10µm 224 tons per year Particulate Matter 224 tons per year Sulfuric Acid Mist 29.1 tons per year Based on the information provided by the applicant and the Department's own analysis, the proposed combustion turbines with duct burners would consume the following increments:
Pollutant Ambient Air Quality Impact Nitrogen Dioxide 0.4 µg/m3 (annual avg.) Carbon Monoxide 31.5 µg/m3 (1 hour avg.) and 12.8 µg/m3 (8 hour avg.) Sulfur Dioxide 8.9 µg/m3 (3 hour avg.), 4.1 µg/m3 (24 hour avg.) and
0.4 µg/m3 (annual avg.)Particulate Matter < 10 µm 4.8 µg/m3 (24 hour avg.) and 0.5 µg/m3 (annual avg.) To assure compliance with the applicable standards, the Department has placed the following conditions in the proposed Plan Approval:
1. Operational Limitations
a. The hours of operation of the combustion turbines shall not be limited.
b. The company shall limit the amount of natural gas combusted in the duct burners to 2,592 million cubic feet, or less, in a 12-month rolling period.
c. The company shall install a fuel meter on the natural gas supply line(s) to the duct burners.
d. The company shall combust only natural gas in the combustion turbines and duct burners.
e. The company shall construct, operate and maintain both combustion turbines, duct burners, cooling tower and air pollution control equipment in accordance with manufacturer's specifications as well as good air pollution control practices.
f. The duct burners are subject to Subpart Da of the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and shall comply with all applicable requirements of this Subpart. 40 CFR 60.4 requires submission of copies of all requests, reports, applications, submittals and other communications to both the EPA and the Department. The EPA copies shall be forwarded to: Director, Air, Toxics and Radiation Division, U. S. EPA, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
g. The combustion turbines are subject to Subpart GG of the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and shall comply with all applicable requirements of this Subpart. 40 CFR 60.4 requires submission of copies of all requests, reports, applications, submittals, and other communications to both the EPA and the Department. The EPA copies shall be forwarded to: Director, Air, Toxics and Radiation Division, U. S. EPA, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
h. The following condition applies to the start-up or shutdown of the combustion turbines.
i. A cold start-up shall be defined as an event that occurs after the combustion turbine has not been operating for at least 72 hours. A cold start-up shall not last longer than 5 hours after ignition.
ii. A warm start-up shall be defined as an event that occurs after the combustion turbine has not been operating for 8 hours to 48 hours. A warm start-up shall not last longer than 3 hours after ignition.
iii. A hot start-up shall be defined as an event that occurs after the combustion turbine has not been operating for less than 8 hours. A hot start-up shall not last longer than 1.5 hours after ignition.
iv. The emissions from a start-up or shutdown shall be included in the 12-month rolling sum.
v. The emission limitations contained in Condition 3 do not apply during start-up and shutdown of the combustion turbines.
i. The following conditions apply to operation of the selective catalytic reduction units (SCR).
i. Equipment, a rotameter or equivalent as approved by the Department, shall be provided so that the flow rate of reagent to the SCR system can be measured.
ii. The company shall install, operate and maintain the SCR system in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications and good air pollution control practices.
iii. The company shall limit the total dissolved/suspended solids in the cooling water to 4425 ppm by weight, or less, in the cooling tower blowdown water.
2. Acid Rain Requirements
Upon start-up, the combustion turbines are subject to the applicable requirements contained in 40 CFR Parts 72 through 78. In addition, the combustion turbines are subject to the applicable requirements contained in 25 Pa. Code § 127.531, regarding special conditions related to acid rain.
3. Emission Limitations
a. The following air contaminant emission limits are approved for each combustion turbine with duct burners.
Short Term Emission Short Term Emission Annual Limitation For Limitation For Combustion Emission Pollutant Combustion Turbine3 Turbine and Duck Burner3 Rate1 Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) 3.5 ppmvd4 5.0 ppmvd4 113.4 tpy Volatile Organic 1.4 ppmvd4 5.0 ppmvd4 25.1 tpy Compounds (VOCs)2 Carbon Monoxide (CO) 15 ppmvd4 120 ppmvd4 253.7 tpy Particulate Matter (PM) 22.6 lbs/hr 28.1 lbs/hr 109 tpy Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) 119 tpy Sulfuric Acid Mist 14.6 tpy 1Based on a 12-month rolling period and calculated as a 12 month rolling sum. The annual emission rate includes the emissions from start-ups and shutdowns.
2The Volatile Organic Compounds shall be calculated as methane.
3The short term limitations shall be calculated as an hourly average.
4Corrected to 15% O2.
b. The emission rates above apply at all times except during start-up and shutdown periods.
c. The company shall limit the emissions of particulate matter from the 12 cell cooling tower to 5.9 tons in a 12-month rolling period.
d. The company shall comply with the provisions contained in 25 Pa. Code § 123.31(b), regarding malodors.
e. The combustion turbines shall comply with the provisions contained in 25 Pa. Code § 123.41, regarding visible emissions.
f. The company shall limit the ammonia slip from each SCR system to 10 ppm, or less.
4. Emission Reduction Credit Requirements
a. The company shall not operate the combustion turbines and/or duct burners until the required emission reduction credits are provided and processed through the emission reduction credit (ERC) registry.
b. The company is required to provide emission offsets in the amount of 295.1 tons per year of NOx and 65.1 tons per year of VOCs to offset emissions of 227 tons per year of NOx and 50.1 tons per year of VOCs.
5. NOx Allowance Requirements
a. The company shall comply with the applicable regulations contained in 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.101--123.120.
b. The company shall establish a compliance account prior to the commencement of operations and it is responsible to acquire any required NOx allowances from those available in the NATS (25 Pa. Code § 123.117(a)).
6. Monitoring Requirements
a. The company shall install, operate and maintain continuous emission monitors for nitrogen oxides, oxygen and carbon monoxide on both combustion turbines.
b. The company shall install a Department certified continuous emission monitor for sulfur dioxide or comply with the provisions of 40 CFR Part 75, Appendix D, relating to estimating the emissions of sulfur dioxide. Prior to the issuance of an operating permit, the company shall notify the Department, in writing, as to the method for monitoring the emissions of sulfur dioxide.
c. The continuous emission monitoring system for the parameters in Condition 6a above must be approved by the Department. The continuous emission monitoring system shall be installed, operated and maintained in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 139 of the Rules and Regulations of the Department. Proposals containing the information as listed in Phase I section of the Department's Continuous Source Monitoring Manual for the continuous emission monitoring system must be submitted at least 3 months prior to the start-up of the combustion turbines.
d. The continuous emission monitoring system shall be maintained and operated to achieve the following data availability requirements.
Requirement Monitored Pollutants or Parameters Carbon Monoxide, NOx and Oxygen Data Availability: >=90% valid hours/calendar month
>=95% valid hours/calendar quarterValid Hour: >=75% valid readings
(45 minutes/hour)e. Continuous monitoring shall be conducted at the locations approved by the Department for the following:
i. Nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and oxygen shall be monitored downstream of the air pollution control equipment.
f. The continuous monitors shall be operated in such a manner as to determine compliance with the applicable limits in Condition 3.
g. The company shall continuously monitor the amount reagent being injected.
h. The company shall, on a monthly basis, monitor the amount of natural gas combusted in the duct burners to determine compliance with Condition 1b.
7. Testing Requirements
a. Within 60 days after achieving the maximum production rate at which the affected facility will be operated, but not later than 180 days after the initial start-up of the facility, the owner or operator shall conduct performance test(s) as per Sections 60.8 and 40 CFR, Part 60, Subparts Da and GG and Chapter 139 of the Rules and Regulations of the Department.
b. The initial stack shall be for nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, ammonia slip, and particulate matter.
c. At least 30 days prior to the test, the Regional Air Quality Manager shall be informed of the date and time of the test.
d. At least 60 days prior to the test, the company shall submit to the Department for approval the procedures for the test and a sketch with dimensions indicating the location of sampling ports and other data to ensure the collection of representative samples.
e. Within 30 days after the source test(s), two copies of the complete test report, including all operating conditions, shall be submitted to the Regional Air Quality Manager for approval. All test reports shall be complete and include all operating conditions.
f. The company shall, on a weekly basis, test the cooling tower water for dissolved/suspended solids. A schedule of less frequent testing may be approved by the Department upon demonstration that the results of the required testing are below the limitation contained in Condition 3j.
8. Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
Sufficient data shall be recorded so that compliance with the conditions in this Plan Approval can be determined. Records shall be kept for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.
a. The company shall maintain records on all air pollution control system performance evaluations and records of calibration checks, adjustments and maintenance performed on all equipment which is subject to this Plan Approval.
b. The company shall maintain a copy of the manufacturer's specifications for the 2 combustion turbines, 2 duct burners, cooling tower and air pollution control equipment onsite.
c. The company shall maintain a copy of the manufacturer's specifications for all CEMs that are required by this plan approval.
d. The company shall keep a record of all the stack tests that are required in this Plan Approval.
e. The company shall keep a monthly record of the fuel monitoring that is required by Condition 6h.
f. The company shall keep a record of the date of the malfunction, the time of the malfunction, the cause of the malfunction and the action taken to correct the malfunction.
g. The company shall keep a record, on a monthly basis, of the emissions from each combustion turbine and duct burner as well as the cooling tower to demonstrate compliance with Conditions 3a and 3c.
h. The company shall keep all records that are required under 40 CFR Part 60 Subparts Da and GG and 40 CFR Parts 72 through 78.
i. The company shall keep a record of each start-up and shutdown of the combustion turbines and/or duct burners.
j. The company shall keep a record of the results of the testing for cooling tower blowdown water total dissolved and suspended solids.
Anyone wishing to provide the Department with additional information they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the Plan Approval may submit the information to the address shown below within 30 days. Written comments should include the following: name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments; identification of the proposed Plan Approval; No. PA-23-0082; concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or any objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
Requests for a public fact finding conference or hearing may also be made by writing the Department at the address shown below. A public conference may be held if the Department in its discretion decides that such a conference is warranted on the basis of the information received. All persons who have submitted comments or have requested a conference will be notified of the decision to hold such a conference by publication in a newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient.
Written remarks from the public will be addressed by the Department during the review process before a final action is taken on the proposal. A summary report addressing the concerns raised by the public will be released should the Department decide to issue the Plan Approval. Written remarks should be sent to: Francine Carlini, Regional Air Quality Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428. For additional information contact George A. Monasky, P.E. at (610) 941-5123.
MINING
APPLICATIONS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.31); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to the 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 such 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.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
Coal Applications Received:
33793033. Cloe Mining Company, Inc. (P. O. Box I, Grampian, PA 16838). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface and auger operation in Gaskill Township, Jefferson County, affecting 94.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Stony Run. Application received December 20, 1999.
10990104. Ben Hal Mining Company (389 Irishtown Road, Grove City, PA 16127). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface strip operation in Clay and Center Townships, Butler County, affecting 120.0 acres. Receiving streams: Four unnamed tributaries to Muddy Creek. Application received December 17, 1999.
33753031. Colt Resources (R. D. 3, Box 48A, Clarion, PA 16214). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface, auger, and tipple refuse disposal operation in Perry Township, Jefferson County, affecting 123.0 acres. Receiving streams: Nicely Run to Mahoning Creek. Application received December 22, 1999.
102327-24960101-E-6. Energy Resources, Inc. (P. O. Box 259, Brockway, PA 15824). Application for a stream encroachment to conduct coal mining activities within 100 feet of unnamed tributaries consisting of erosion and sedimentation control facilities, a stream crossing and to mine through and replace said tributaries with a downslope channel in Horton Township, Elk County. Receiving streams: Four unnamed tributaries of Mead Run and Mead Run. Application received December 23, 1999.
102327-24960101-E-7. Energy Resources, Inc. (P. O. Box 259, Brockway, PA 15824). Application for a stream encroachment to conduct coal mining activities within 100 feet of unnamed tributaries consisting of erosion and sedimentation control facilities, a stream crossing and to mine through and replace said tributaries with a downslope channel in Horton Township, Elk County. Receiving streams: Four unnamed tributaries of Mead Run and Mead Run. Application received December 23, 1999.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
17990124. Mark Coal Company (P. O. Box 166, Madera, PA 16661), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine permit in Bigler Township, Clearfield County affecting 73.7 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Muddy Run and Muddy Run. Application received December 14, 1999.
Greensburg District Office, R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
03900103R. Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 260D, Shelocta, PA 15774). Renewal application received for continued reclamation of a bituminous surface auger mine located in South Bend Township, Armstrong County, affecting 79.2 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Crooked Creek and Sugar Run to Crooker Creek. Renewal application received: December 21, 1999.
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
32870101. Permit Revision, Urey Coal Company (222 Forest Ridge Road, Indiana, PA 15701), to add 11.0 acres to the existing permit of which approximately 1.1 acres are projected for coal removal. Total SMP acres goes from 145.4 to 156.4 in Banks and Montgomery Townships; Glen Campbell Borough, Indiana County, receiving streams unnamed tributaries to Cush Creek and Cush Creek, application received December 15, 1999.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
Noncoal Applications Received:
52770301T. Shiffer Bituminous Service Co. (P. O. Box 248, 76 Storm Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360), transfer of an existing quarry operation from Getz Enterprises in Polk Township, Monroe County affecting 15.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received December 20, 1999.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
37840409. Southdown, Inc. (1200 Smith Street, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002) Revision to an existing limestone operation in Shenango Township, Lawrence County, affecting 186.8 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Big Run. Revision to include incidental coal extraction as part of the permitted activities. Application received December 21, 1999.
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.
Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E54-271. Encroachment. Pottsville Hospital and Warne Clinic, 420 South Jackson Street, Pottsville, PA 17901-3692. To grade the floodway and to construct an outfall structure along the Schuylkill River for the purpose of constructing the Schuylkill Rehabilitation Center. The project is located on the south side of the Schuylkill River approximately 600 feet east of the intersection of S. R. 0061 and S. R. 0209 (Pottsville, PA Quadrangle N: 10.4 inches; W: 8.6 inches), City of Pottsville and Palo Alto Borough, Schuylkill County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
EA64-001NE. Encroachment, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 320 First St. N. W., Washington, DC 20534. To place fill in 4.5 acres of wetlands and to construct and maintain a road crossing of a tributary to Munson Creek (HQ-CWF) for the purpose of constructing a United States Penitentiary. The project is located approximately 0.6 mile southwest of the intersection of S. R. 0296 and S. R. 3028 (Waymart, PA Quadrangle N: 11.75 inches; W: 5.75 inches), Canaan Township, Wayne County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
Southwest Regional Office, Soils & Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E26-263. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 12-0, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401. To remove the existing Everson Bridge and to construct and maintain a two-span reinforced concrete bridge having normal clear spans of 59.4 feet each and an underclearance of 9.0 feet over Jacobs Creek (WWF). Also to construct and maintain two 18-inch diameter concrete pipe outfalls in Jacobs Creek (WWF) and a temporary causeway for pier and beam erection. The project is located on S. R. 1031 (Section F00) between Scottdale and Everson (Connellsville, PA Quadrangle N: 16.7 inches; W: 13.0 inches) in Scottdale Borough, Westmoreland County and Upper Tyrone Township, Fayette County.
E02-235. Encroachment, Robert E. Dalzell, 14 River Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238. To amend permit No. E02-235 which authorized maintenance dredging, to embed a barge in the riverbank and to modify and maintain the existing docking facilities along the right bank of the Allegheny River (WWF) near Mile Point 11.1 (New Kensington West, PA Quadrangle N: 0.7 inches; W: 14.0 inches) in O'Hara Township, Allegheny County. The amendment will be for the operation and maintenance of a gazebo in the floodway of the Allegheny River located within the existing facility.
DAM SAFETY
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.
Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, 3rd Floor, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, (717) 787-8568.
D63-089. Dam, Eighty-Four Mining Company (1800 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15421). To modify, operate and maintain Mine No. 84-Pond 6 across a tributary to Pigeon Creek (WWF), for the purpose of elevating the height of the dam to increase the slurry storage capacity of Pond #6 (Hackett, PA Quadrangle N: 4.3 inches; W: 8.5 inches) in Somerset Township, Washington County.
WATER ALLOCATIONS
Applications received under the act of June 24, 1939 (P. L. 842, No. 356) (35 P. S. §§ 631--641 relating to the acquisition of rights to divert waters of the Commonwealth.
Southeast Regional Office: Bureau of Water Supply Management, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
WA 46-67H. Water allocation, Philadelphia Suburban Water Company, 762 West Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3489. The applicant is requesting the right to purchase up to 9.5 mgd per day from Philadelphia Water Department in Tinicum Township, Delaware County.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Supply Management, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6899.
WA 37-213A. Water allocation, Pennsylvania American Water Company--Ellwood District, 2736 Ellwood Road, New Castle, PA 16101. Due to recent purchase of the Franklin Township Water System, located in Beaver County, the Company requests modification to permit in order to provide service to an extended system. This application request is not changing the existing allocation, only the increase in service area and number of customers. Site of source and treatment is the Ellwood District, Lawrence County, site of service is Franklin Township, Beaver 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 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, 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 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 (P. L. 1987, No. 394) (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).
Permits Issued
Northeast Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
Permit No. 5499202. Minersville Borough Municipal Authority, 2 East Sunbury Street, Minersville, PA 17954. Permit to replace sand water filtration plant with a new package-type facility, located in Cass Township, Schuylkill County.
Permit No. 5899402. Ararat Township Supervisors, R. R. 1, Box 23E, Thorn Hill Road, Thompson, PA 18465. Permit to construct and operate a sewage treatment plant and pressure-sewer system around Fiddle Lake, located in Ararat Township, Susquehanna County.
Permit No. 5899403. Camp Chen-A-Wanda, Inc., R. R. 1, Thompson, PA 18465. Permit to construct and operate two pump stations within its existing collection system, located in Ararat Township, Susquehanna County.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0063207. Sewerage, Scott Township Sewer and Water Company, R. R. 1, Box 324, Jermyn, PA 18433 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Scott Township, Lackawanna County, to South Branch Tunkhannock Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0036102. Sewerage, Lehigh County Authority, P. O. Box 3348, Allentown, PA 18106 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Heidelberg Township, Lehigh County, to an unnamed tributary to Mill Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0032433. Sewerage, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Frances Slocum State Park, 565 Mount Olivet Road, Wyoming, PA 18644-9333 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Lehman Township, Luzerne County, to Abraham's Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0061697. Industrial waste, Gilberton Power Company, 50 Eleanor Avenue, Frackville, PA 17931 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, to Mahanoy Creek.
Southcentral Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4707.
Permit No. PA 0087980. Concentrated animal feeding operations, Agway Agricultural Products, 512 West King Street, Shippensburg, PA 17257 is authorized to operate a 2.295 Animal Equivalent Unit Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) located at Agway Dream Farm in Lurgan Township, Franklin County.
Permit No. PA 0081345. Sewerage, Grier Foundation, P. O. Box 318, Tyrone, PA 16686 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County to the receiving waters named Little Juniata River.
Permit No. PA 0082937. Industrial waste, R. R. Donnelley & Sons, Co., 1375 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Lancaster City, Lancaster County to the receiving waters named Little Conestoga Creek.
Permit No. 2898201. Concentrated animal feeding operation, Agway Agricultural Products, 512 West King Street, Shippensburg, PA 17257. This permit approves the construction of new manure storage facility in Lurgan Township, Franklin County.
Permit No. 2899405. Sewage, Shippensburg Borough, 60 West Burd Street, Shippensburg, PA 17257. This permit approves the modification to the construction of sewage treatment facilities in Southampton Township, Franklin County.
Permit No. 3699202. Industrial waste, Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Wasp and Biddle Street, P. O. Box 304, Marietta, PA 17547. This permit approves the construction of industrial waste treatment facilities in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County.
Permit No. 2270402-T1-Amendment 99-1. Sewage, Millersburg Area Authority, 101 West Street, Millersburg, PA 17061. This permit approves the rerating of sewage treatment facilities in Millersburg Borough, Dauphin County.
Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
NPDES Permit No. PA0043036. Sewage, Pennsylvania Conference Association of Seventh Day Adventists, Inc., 720 Museum Road, Reading, PA 19611 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at the Laurel Lake Sewage Treatment Plant, Banks Township, Indiana County to receiving waters named Straight Run.
NPDES Permit No. PA0091634. Sewage, The Rensselaerville Institute, P. O. Box 128, 63 Huyck Rd., Rensselaerville, NY 12147-0128 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Rensselaerville Institute STP, North Union Township, Fayette County to receiving waters named Unnamed Tributary of Redstone Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0097781. Sewage, NBI Properties, Inc., 1880 Industrial Circle, Suite F, Longmont, CO 80501 (previously Belle Vernon Motel Corporation) is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Belle Vernon Holiday Inn STP, Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County to receiving waters named Cedar Creek.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6942.
NPDES Permit No. PA0102547. Sewage, Oak Springs Mobile Home Park Inc., P. O. Box 9122, Cranberry Township, PA 16066-0035 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Cranberry Township, Butler County to an unnamed tributary to Brush Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0023167--Amendment No. 1. Sewage, Pine Street Wastewater Treatment Plant, P. O. Box 79, Kane, PA 16735 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Wetmore Township, McKean County to West Run.
NPDES Permit No. PA0221759. Sewage, Robert L. Shuttleworth, 923 Fern Road, St. Marys, PA 15857 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Jones Township, Elk County to an unnamed tributary to Swamp Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0035114. Industrial waste, Torpedo Specialty Wire, Inc., R. D. 2, Box 27, Pittsfield, PA 16340 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Pittsfield Township, Warren County to Gar Run.
WQM Permit No. 4399202. Industrial waste, Duferco Farrell Corporation, 15 Roemer Boulevard, Farrell, PA 16121. This project is for the construction of an acid pickling neutralization treatment system at the number 7 pickle line in the City of Farrell, Mercer County.
INDIVIDUAL PERMITS
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Approvals to Use NPDES and Other General Permits
The following parties have submitted (1) Notices of Intent (NOIs) for coverage under General NPDES Permits to discharge wastewater into the surface waters of the Commonwealth; (2) NOIs for coverage under General Permits 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 Groundwater 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 PAG-10 General Permit for Discharges Resulting From Hydrostatic Testing of Tanks and Pipelines
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