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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.
Location: Middlesex Township, Butler County. Middlesex Township Supervisors, 133 Browns Hill Road, Valencia, PA 16059. Project Description: This approved project proposes construction of a public sewer system and sewage treatment plant to serve the township. The sewage treatment plant would discharge to the South Branch of Glade 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
Permit issued under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Regional Office: Northcentral Field Operations, Environmental Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Permit No. 1499503. The Department issued an Operation Permit to Snow Shoe Borough Authority, R. D. 1, Box 81, Snow Shoe, PA 16874, Snow Shoe Borough, Centre County. The permit authorizes operation of Well #2 and additional service line for the first customer.
Permit No. 1798501. The Department issued an Operation Permit to Houtzdale Municipal Authority, 131 I Kirk Street, P. O. Box 97, Houtzdale, PA 16651. The permit is for operation of 65,000 feet of distribution lines in the Sanbourn, Jeffries, New Castle and Ashland areas, a 244,000 gallon finished water storage tank and a booster pump and chlorination station.
Permit No. Emergency Permit #1. The Department issued an Emergency Operation Permit to The Pennsylvania State University, Office of Physical Plant, University Park, PA 16802-1118, State College Borough, Centre County. The emergency permit is for operation of the recently reconstructed Well UN-14.
HAZARDOUS SITES CLEAN-UP
Under the Act of October 18, 1988
Settlement Under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act
Butler Mine Tunnel Superfund Site The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), under the authority of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA) (35 P. S. §§ 6020.101--6020.1305), has entered into a proposed consent decree regarding the Department's costs incurred for response activities at the Butler Mine Tunnel Superfund Site (Site). This proposed consent decree has been entered into with Amerada Hess Corporation, Auburn Technology, Inc., Avis Rent a Car System, Inc., BASF Corporation, Beazer East, Inc., Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc., Buckeye Pipe Line Company, Carrier Corporation, Caterpillar, Inc., CBS Corporation, Chemical Lehman Tank Lines, Inc., Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Conrail, Inc., Cooper Industries, Inc., Crosman Corporation, Crucible Materials Corporation, Daimler Chrysler Corporation, Dana Corporation, Eveready Battery Co., Inc., Exxon Mobile Corporation, Ford Motor Company, GAF Corporation, Gould Pumps, Inc., Heroux Corporation, Hertz Corporation, Hitchcock Gas Engine Co., Ingersoll-Rand Company, Mack Trucks, Inc., Miller Brewing Company, Neapco, Inc., Niagra Mohawk Power Corporation, Ogden Aviation Terminal Services, Inc., Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., Pharmacia Corporation, Potomac Electric Power Company Trust, Inc., Pratt & Whitney, Reynolds Metal Company, Rome Strip Steel Co., Inc., Shepard Niles, Inc., Signature Flight Support Corporation, The Stanley Works, Texaco, Inc., Textron, Inc., United Parcel Service of America, Inc., TRW Inc., Ware Chemical Corporation, and Washington Gas Light Company, Defendants in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection v. Amerada Hess Corporation et al., Civil Action No. 3:CV00-1911, and has been lodged with the court for a 60-day comment period required by Section 1113 of HSCA (35 P. S. § 6020.1113).
The Site includes a network of underground mines, related caverns and waterways created by approximately 5 square miles of deep coal mine workings bordering the east bank of the Susquehanna River. These mine workings are drained by a 7,500 foot tunnel known as the Butler Mine Tunnel. The Site is located in the City of Pittston, Luzerne County. Following a discharge of oily materials containing hazardous substances from the Tunnel in 1985, EPA placed the Butler Mine Tunnel Site on the National Priorities List in 1987 under section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C.A. § 9605. EPA issued a Record of Decision (ROD) in 1996. The ROD requires that an Administrative Center be set up to monitor rainfall, flow rates and water levels, and collect water samples from the Butler Mine Tunnel effluent for chemical analysis to attempt to predict when a discharge of hazardous substances may occur. The ROD also requires the construction of access roads and anchors along the Susquehanna River's edge and the pre-purchasing of containment and absorbent booms. The ROD also requires notification of EPA and PADEP of potential discharges, and when a discharge occurs, taking immediate response actions, such as deployment of booms to reduce the migration of the discharge, and removal of discharged hazardous substances from the waters of the Susquehanna River. The Department has incurred past response costs associated with the Site, and will continue to incur response costs associated with the Site through its role as support agency in overseeing response actions implemented by the settling potentially responsible parties in this matter.
The proposed consent decree with Defendants was lodged with the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on October 31, 2000. Under the terms of the consent decree, Defendants will implement the requirements of the ROD and pay the Department $34,072.52 for response costs incurred prior to May 5, 1999, and will, upon notice from the Department, reimburse the Department for response costs incurred after that date on an annual basis.
This notice is provided under section 1113 of HSCA (35 P. S. § 6020.1113). The Department will respond to any significant written comments and request that the Court take appropriate action regarding the proposed consent decree. The proposed consent decree containing the specific terms of the proposed settlement is available for public review and comment. The proposed consent decree can be examined from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Department's office at 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, by contacting Woodrow Cole at (570) 826-2511 or through the PA AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD). A public comment period on the proposed consent decree will extend for 60 days from today's date. Persons may submit written comments regarding the proposed consent decree to the Department by January 10, 2001, by submitting them to Woodrow Cole at the above address.
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 non-residential 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, please contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department 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.
Thomas H. Bliss, Patricia Bliss and Blissco Partnership, East Nottingham Township, Chester County. Philip F. Gray, Jr., Storb Environmental, Inc., 410 North Easton Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with BTEX and petroleum hydrocarbons. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Statewide health standards.
Tomlinson Residence, Warminster Township, Bucks County. Brian R. Evans, Hydrocon Services, Inc., 2945 South Pike Avenue, Allentown, PA 18103, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with BTEX and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Statewide health standards.
Burns Residence, Bristol Township, Bucks County. Brian R. Evans, Hydrocon Services, Inc., 2945 South Pike Avenue, Allentown, PA 18103, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with BTEX and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Statewide health standards.
Former Atlantic Service Station 0363-0431, Upper Darby Township, Delaware County. Michael Sarcinello, Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc., 410 Eagleview Boulevard, Suite 110, Exton, PA 19341, has submitted a Remedial Investigation/Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with BTEX and groundwater contaminated with BTEX, and petroleum hydrocarbons. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet Statewide health and site-specific standards.
Southcentral Regional Office: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4705.
Lewistown Hospital, Derry Township, Mifflin County. Bolger Brothers, Inc., R. D. 2, Box 438, Altoona, PA 16601-9322 and Lewistown Hospital, 400 Highland Avenue, Lewistown, PA 17044 have submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soils contaminated with BTEX, PHCs and PAHs. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to the Statewide health standard.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
Under Act 2, 1995
Preamble 3
The Department has taken action on the following plans and reports under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediations Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908) and Chapter 250 Administration of Land Recycling Program.
Provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 250.8 Administration of Land Recycling Program requires the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice of its final actions on plans and reports. A final report is submitted to document cleanup of a release of a regulated substance at a site to one of the remediation standards of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediations Standards Act (Act). Plans and reports required by provisions of the Act for compliance with selection of remediation to a site-specific standard, in addition to a final report, include a remedial investigation report, risk assessment report, and cleanup plan. A remedial investigation report includes conclusions from the site investigation, concentration of regulated substances in environmental media, benefits of reuse of the property, and in some circumstances, a fate and transport analysis. If required, a risk assessment report describes potential adverse effects caused by the presence of regulated substances. A cleanup plan evaluates the abilities of potential remedies to achieve remedy requirements. 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. The Department may approve or disapprove plans and reports submitted. This notice provides the Department's decision and, if relevant, the basis for disapproval.
For further information concerning the plans and reports, please contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department Regional Office under which the notice of the plan or report appears. If information concerning a plan or 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 acted upon the following plans and reports:
Northeast Regional Field Office: Joseph Brogna, Regional Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
Milford Inn, Milford Borough, Pike County. S & M Management Incorporated, P. O. Box 1429, Milford, PA 18337 submitted a Final Report (on behalf of their client, Raymond Calestini, Skytop Lane, Matamoras, PA 18336) concerning the remediation of site soils found or suspected to have been contaminated with no. 2 home heating oil constituents. The report documented attainment of the Statewide health standard and as approved on June 20, 2000.
Southcentral Regional Office: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4705.
Alex and Dawn Marie Acevedo Residence, Rapho Township, Lancaster County. Alex and Dawn Marie Acevedo, 32 Crystal Court, Manheim, PA 17545 and Hydrocon Services, Inc., 2945 South Pike Avenue, Allentown, PA 18103 have submitted a final report concerning the remediation of site soils contaminated with BTEX and PAHs. The final report demonstrated attainment of the Statewide health standard, and was approved by the Department on October 24, 2000.
Former Mifflin County Subaru, Armagh Township, Mifflin County. Juniata Valley Bank, P. O. Box 66, Mifflintown, PA 17059 and Dick Corporation, P. O. Box 10896, Pittsburgh, PA 15236 have submitted a combined remedial investigation and final report concerning the remediation of site soils and groundwater contaminated with BTEX, PHCs and PAHs and lead. The report demonstrated attainment of a combination of the Statewide health and site-specific standards, and was approved by the Department on October 24, 2000.
SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
LICENSE TO TRANSPORT HAZARDOUS WASTE
License expired under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.1001--6018.1003) and regulations for license to transport hazardous waste.
Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Hazardous Waste Management, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8471.
KVS Transportation, Inc.; P. O. Box 5295, Bakersfield, CA 93388; License No. PA-AH 0536; license expired on September 30, 2000.
American Environmental Technologies, Inc., 3 Trowbridge Drive, Bethel, CT 06801; License No. PA-AH 0421; license expired on September 30, 2000.
Renewal licenses issued under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations for license to transport hazardous waste.
Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Hazardous Waste Management, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8471.
Race, Inc. d/b/a Envirocure; 665 William Pitt Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15238; License No. PA-AH 0340; renewal license issued October 30, 2000.
Envirite of Pennsylvania, Inc.; 730 Vogelsong Road, York, PA 17404; License No. PA-AH 0549; renewal license issued October 26, 2000.
Gary W. Gary Trucking, Inc.; P. O. Box 48, Delaware, NJ 07833; License No. PA-AH 0474; renewal license issued October 24, 2000.
Hazardous waste transporter license voluntarily terminated under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and the Infectious and Chemotherapeutic Waste Law (35 P. S. §§ 6019.1--6019.6) and regulations for license to transport hazardous waste.
Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Hazardous Waste Management, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8471.
Photo Chemical Systems, Inc.; 105 Forest Drive, Knightdale, NC 27545; License No. PA-AH S215; license terminated October 17, 2000.
RESIDUAL WASTE PROCESSING FACILITIES
General Permit issued under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904); and the residual waste regulations for a general permit to operate residual waste processing facilities and the beneficial use of residual waste other than coal ash.
Central Office: Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, 14th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101-2301.
General Permit No. WMGR069. Taylor Packing Co., Inc., P. O. Box 188, Wyalusing, PA 18853. General Permit Number WMGR069 for the beneficial use of wastewater treatment sludge generated from meat processing operations. The beneficial use is limited to land application on agricultural lands in the Commonwealth. The general permit was issued by Central Office on October 27, 2000.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Applications withdrawn under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Northeast Regional Office: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.
Permit I. D. No. 101672. Valley Composting, Shannon Burke, R. R. 2, Box 1309, Sugarloaf, PA 18249. The withdrawal of an application for a new municipal yard waste composting facility, located in Black Creek Township, Luzerne County. The application was withdrawn from the Regional Office on October 20, 2000.
Permits issued under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6848.
A permit to expand the landfill was issued to Senaca Landfill, P. O. Box 1080, Mars, PA 16046, Permit No. 100403, located in Jackson and Lancaster Townships, Butler County, in the Regional Office on October 5, 2000.
AIR QUALITY
OPERATING PERMITS
General Plan Approval and Operating Permit usage authorized under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code chapter 127 to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Northeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (570) 826-2531.
54-302-069: Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center (700 East Norwegian Street, Pottsville, PA 17901) for construction and operation of a boiler in Pottsville, Schuylkill County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
06-5050A: Sun Pipe Line Co. (1801 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103) for construction/operation of two storage tanks for volatile organic liquids at the Montello Pump Station in Spring Township, Berks County.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
32-0355: Dominion Peoples (625 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222) on October 30, 2000, for construction and operation of a compressor engine at Egrey Compressor Station in Conemaugh Township, Indiana County.
65-0693: USA Waste Services, Inc. (Westpoint Corporate Center I, Suite 2, 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, PA 15108) on October 30, 2000, for construction and operation of Portable Nonmetallic Mineral Processing at Valley Landfill in Penn Township, Westmoreland County.
Administrative Operating Permit Amendments issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code § 127.450 (relating to administrative operating permit amendments).
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
30-00063: Consolidation Coal Co. (P. O. Box 100, Osage, WV 26543) for correction of typographical errors in their permit for the Robena Preparation Plant in Monongahela, Greene County. The facility is a Title V facility.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approvals issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (32 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B (relating to plan approval requirements).
Northeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (570) 826-2531.
48-309-112: ESSROC Cement Corp. (3251 Bath Pike, Nazareth, PA 18064) on October 19, 2000, for construction of #3 Cement Load-Out Station and associated air cleaning device at Nazareth Plant #1 in Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
38-318-036: American LaFrance Aerials-Lebanon (64 Cocalico Creek Road, Ephrata, PA 17522) on October 23, 2000, for installation of a paint booth operation at 18th and Lehman Streets in West Lebanon Township, Lebanon County.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
65-016E: Latrobe Steel Co. (2626 Ligonier Street, P. O. Box 31, Latrobe, PA 15650) on October 25, 2000, for operation of a Melt Shop at Latrobe Plant in Latrobe Borough, Westmoreland County.
Minor Modification of Plan Approvals issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B (relating to plan approval requirements).
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3637.
08-318-027: Mills Pride-Pennsylvania (P. O. Box 158, Sayre, PA 18840) on October 20, 2000, to extend the deadline for performing stack testing on two wood-fired boilers and associated air cleaning devices (dual stage multiclones) and a finishing operation and associated air cleaning device (regenerative thermal oxidizer) in Athens Township, Bradford County.
Plan Approvals extensions issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code § 127.13 (relating to extensions).
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
09-302-065A: Rohm & Haas Co. (Route 413 and Old Route 13, Bristol, PA 19007) on October 25, 2000, for operation of two boilers to amend waste in Bristol Township, Bucks County.
46-327-018: Superior Tube Co. (3900 Germantown Pike, Collegeville, PA 19426) on October 25, 2000, for operation of a new vapor degreaser in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
22-301-058: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110) on September 20, 2000, to authorize temporary operation of an animal health laboratory multichambered incinerator controlled by a Venturi wet scrubber and a mist eliminator, covered under this Plan Approval until January 17, 2001, in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County.
Southwest Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
63-307-027: American Iron Oxide Production Co. (Foster Plaza #7, 661 Andersen Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15220) on October 23, 2000, for operation of iron oxide production at the Allenport Plant in Allenport Borough, Washington County.
30-087A: RAG Emerald Resources Corp. (145 Elm Drive, P. O. Box 1020, Waynesburg, PA 15370) on October 23, 2000, for installation of a coal preparation plant at the Emerald Mine Prep Plant in Franklin Township, Greene County.
65-884A: IA Construction Corp. (P. O. Box 290, Homer City, PA 15648) for installation of a bituminous concrete plant at the Donegal Plant in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County.
MINING
APPROVALS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES Actions on 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). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the request for 401 water quality certification. Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality 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).
Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931-4119.
Coal Applications Issued:
56930112. Permit Revision, Future Industries, Inc. (P. O. Box 157, Meyersdale, PA 15552), to change the post-mining land use on a portion of the site from ''forestland'' to a combination of ''cropland'' and ''fish and wildlife habitat'' in Black Township, Somerset County, affecting 316.0 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to/and Rhoades Creek, application received August 24, 2000, issued October 24, 2000.
Greensburg District Office, R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
03960107. Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 260D, Shelocta, PA 15774). Permit revised to add acreage, reclaim an abandoned highwall, and abate two discharges at a bituminous surface/auger mining site located in Burrell Township, Armstrong County, now affecting 167.8 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Cherry Run to Crooked Creek to Allegheny River. Application received: December 27, 1999. Revision issued: October 25, 2000.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
14663010. R. S. Carlin, Inc. (P. O. Box 395, Snow Shoe, PA 16874), revision to an existing bituminous surface mine permit to apply stabilized sewage sludge to enhance vegetation, located in Snow Shoe Township, Centre County affecting 114 acres. Application received March 28, 2000. Permit issued October 19, 2000.
17990122. Johnson Brothers Coal Company (R. R. 1, Box 580, Mahaffey, PA 15757), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine permit in Brady and Bloom Townships, Clearfield County affecting 91 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary #1 to Little Anderson Creek to Anderson Creek to the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Application received November 19, 1999. Permit issued October 20, 2000.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
24000101. Tamburlin Brothers Coal Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 1419, Clearfield, PA 16830). Commencement, operation, and restoration of a bituminous strip operation in Fox Township, Elk County affecting 62.1 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed Tributary ''A'' to Sawmill Run. Application received: March 6, 2000. Permit issued: October 23, 2000.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
54753044R3. Coal Contractors (1991), Inc., (Gowen Mine, Fern Glen, PA 18241), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Cass Township, Schuylkill County affecting 120.6 acres, receiving stream--none. Renewal issued October 24, 2000.
40850201R3. Beaver Brook Coal Company, (P. O. Box 2123, Hazleton, PA 18201), renewal of an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation in Hazle Township, Luzerne County affecting 312.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Renewal issued October 24, 2000.
54803201R3. Blaschak Coal Corp., (P. O. Box 12, Mahanoy City, PA 17948), renewal of an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County affecting 17.4 acres, receiving stream--none. Renewal issued October 24, 2000.
Small Noncoal (Industrial Mineral) Permits Issued:
58000833. Mark W. Lewis (R. R. 1, Box 98L, New Milford, PA 18834), commencement, operation and restoration of a bluestone quarry operation in Harford Township, Susquehanna County, affecting 3.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Permit issued October 24, 2000.
58000830. Chester E. Kilmer, Jr. (R. R. 1, Box 1079A, Hop Bottom, PA 18826), commencement, operation and restoration of a small bluestone quarry operation in Jackson Township, Susquehanna County, affecting 2.0 acres, receiving stream--unnamed tributary to the Susquehanna River. Permit issued October 26, 2000.
58000841. Douglas G. Kilmer (R. R. 1, Box 85K, Uniondale, PA 18470), commencement, operation and restoration of a small bluestone quarry operation in Apolacon Township, Susquehanna County, affecting 3.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Permit issued October 26, 2000.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232
Noncoal Permits Issued:
16950306. Ancient Sun, Inc. (P. O. Box 129, Shippenville, PA 16254). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip operation in Perry and Toby Townships, Clarion County affecting 58.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Black Fox Run. Application received: September 18, 2000. Permit issued: October 23, 2000.
ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
ENCROACHMENTS The Department of Environmental Protection has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval, and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Any person 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) the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 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 rule 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 on applications filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27), section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302); sections 5 and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.5 and 691.402); and notice of final action for certification under Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)), (Note: Permits issued for Small Projects do not include 401 Certification, unless specifically stated in the description).
Permits Issued and Actions on 401 Certifications:
Southeast Regional Office, Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E46-870. Encroachment. Schuylkill Canal Association and Upper Providence Township, Schuylkill Canal Association, P. O. Box 3, Mont Clare, PA 19453-5032 and Upper Providence Township, P. O. Box 406, Oaks, PA 19456. To perform the following activities associated with the restoration of the Schuylkill Canal (WWF) Lock 60:
1. To remove a minor road crossing.
2. To construct and maintain a historically accurate bridge at the same location.
3. To install and maintain functional mitre gates at each end of the lock.
4. To construct and maintain a small toll house (lock tender's shanty).
This work is located just north of the PA Route 29 (Mont Clare) Bridge crossing (Phoenixville, PA Quadrangle N: 3.65 inches; W: 1.15 inches) in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County.
This permit also includes maintenance activities at a section of the canal located approximately 1 mile southeast of Lock 60 (Phoenixville, PA Quadrangle N: 1.0 inches; W: 0.05 inch), where a culvert connects the Schuylkill Canal to the Schuylkill River (WWF). This work will consist of the removal of a set of existing metal plates that are used to control the water level in the canal and to install and maintain a new sluice gate at this location on the upstream side of the culvert. Work will also consist of construction and maintenance of wingwalls on the downstream side and local bank stabilization.
E15-618. Encroachment. West Whiteland Township, 222 North Pottstown Pike, Exton, PA 19341. To remove an existing dilapidated bridge and to install and maintain 26 linear feet of 22-foot by 9.0-foot reinforced concrete box culvert with an open bottom located at a point approximately 50 feet downstream from the existing location in and along Lionville Run (CWF-MF), a tributary to Valley Creek. The site is located approximately 80 feet west of the intersection of S. R. 100 and Township Line Road (Downingtown, PA Quadrangle N: 7.8 inches; W: 1.4 inches) in West Whiteland Township, Chester County.
E51-185. Encroachment. Penn's Landing Corporation and Simon Property Group, 121 North Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19106. To install and maintain approximately 120 concrete-filled piles through the existing platform and into the riverbed of the Delaware River (WWF, MF) to support the new structures at the proposed Penn's Landing Entertainment Center, located 2,000 feet downstream of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge on the west bank of the Delaware River (Philadelphia, PA-NJ Quadrangle N: 13.3 inches; W: 2.1 inches) in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.
Northeast Regional Office, Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E35-330. Encroachment. South Abington Township, 104 Shady Lane Road, Chinchilla, PA 18410. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 12-foot by 12-foot concrete box culvert, depressed one foot below streambed elevation, in Summit Lake Creek. The project, known as the Leach Street Culvert Replacement Project, is located 0.5 mile west of the intersection of Shady Lane Road and S. R. 0006 (Scranton, PA Quadrangle N: 17.5 inches; W: 9.2 inches), in South Abington Township, Lackawanna County.
E35-331. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 4-0, P. O. Box 111, Scranton, PA 18501. To remove the existing structures and to construct and maintain a 13-foot × 7-foot concrete box culvert, having alternating 6-inch-high concrete baffles, with its invert depressed 1.0 foot below streambed elevation, in Lucky Run Creek; and to remove an existing commercial building along the right bank and within the floodplain of Lucky Run Creek. The project is associated with the Keyser Avenue Rehabilitation Project and is located on S. R. 3011, Section 204, Segment 0120, Offset 0259 (Scranton, PA Quadrangle N: 6.9 inches; W: 11.1 inches) in Taylor Borough and the City of Scranton, Lackawanna County.
E35-332. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 4-0, P. O. Box 111, Scranton, PA 18501. To remove the existing structures and to construct and maintain a 16-foot × 6-foot concrete box culvert, with its invert depressed 1.0 foot below streambed elevation, in Keyser Creek. The project is associated with the Keyser Avenue Rehabilitation Project and is located on S. R. 3011, Section 204, Segment 0150, Offset 0000 (Scranton, PA Quadrangle N: 9.9 inches; W: 9.2 inches), in Taylor Borough and the City of Scranton, Lackawanna County.
E40-554. Encroachment. Luzerne County, Luzerne County Courthouse, 200 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. To maintain a road crossing of Browns Creek consisting of three 29-inch × 42-inch C.M.P. arch culverts with the center depressed 6 inches below the streambed. This project was constructed under Emergency Permit No. EP4000402 and is located along Township Road T609 (Hardisky Road), approximately 0.4 mile north of T712 (Gates Road) (Kingston, PA Quadrangle N: 6.6 inches; W: 13.5 inches) in Jackson Township, Luzerne County.
E64-208. Oregon Township, R. R. 3, Box 2140, Honesdale, PA 19431. To remove the existing superstructure and to modify and maintain the existing bridge by constructing a concrete cap on each existing stone abutment to which a new steel bridge superstructure will be attached. The modified bridge will have a single span of approximately 19 feet and an underclearance of 6.8 feet across Big Brook. The project is located along Township Road T564, approximately 300 feet east of its intersection with S. R. 0191 (Aldenville, PA Quadrangle N: 7.2 inches; W: 0.6 inch) in Oregon Township, Wayne County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Section Chief, Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, 909 Elmerton Avenue, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E07-330. Encroachment. Antis Township, 909 N. Second St., Bellwood, PA 16617. To (1) remove a stone masonry arch culvert, and about 55 feet of stone masonry retaining wall along with about 50 feet of gabion wall; (2) construct and maintain a single span concrete bridge having a normal clear span of 18.32 feet and an underclearance of 4.5 feet and construct a sandbag diversion dike with two 18-inch diameter, 180 foot long pipes to convey the stream flow through the construction; (3) excavate about 750 cubic yards of material from the stream banks and channel and construct about 525 cubic yards of R-7 rock riprap stream bank protection with live steak plantings on the south stream bank for about 160 feet, 50 feet upstream, about 90 feet downstream of the bridge, in Riggles Gap Run (CWF); (4) impact a total of 0.044 de minimis acre of wetlands by constructing along the west side of Asbury Lane (T-489) about 95 feet of a jute matted vegetated trapezoidal channel on the south side of Riggles Gap Run (CWF) and constructing on the west side of Asbury Lane (T-489) about 190 feet of AASHTO No. 1 rock lined trapezoidal channel on the north side of Riggles Gap Run (CWF) to convey natural drainage to Riggles Gap Run (CWF) located on Township Road T-489 about 300 feet from its intersection with Township Road T-483 (Altoona PA Quadrangle N: 14.5 inches; W: 1.6 inches) in Antis Township, Blair County. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E44-098. Encroachment. PA Lions Beacon Lodge Camp, Inc., 114 SR 103 South, Mount Union, PA 17066. To (1) repair about 274 feet of existing gabion wall, and to add or replace about 63 feet of gabion wall stream bank protection on the east bank of an unnamed tributary to the Juniata River (HQ-CWF), (2) repair about 371 feet of existing gabion wall, and add or replace about 543 feet of gabion wall stream bank protection on the west bank of the same unnamed tributary to the Juniata River (HQ-CWF), (3) remove about 405.6 cubic yards of debris and gravel deposits in about 504 feet of the 1,800 foot reach of stream channel of the same unnamed tributary to the Juniata River (HQ-CWF), (4) place a total of 23.4 cubic yards of concrete at three locations in the stream channel of the same unnamed tributary to the Juniata River (HQ-CWF) to encase three utility pipe lines, (5) repair or replace a concrete walk across an existing low head dam on the same unnamed tributary to the Juniata River (HQ-CWF)--all for the purpose of restoring damage done to the stream during the January 19, 1996 flood event; and, (5) to partially drain an existing on-stream impoundment to lower the water level in the pool for the purpose of removing silt and other sediment deposits to restore the impoundment to its original contours located in Sugar Valley at Beacon Lodge near the confluence of the Juniata River and the unnamed tributary (Aughwick, PA Quadrangle N: 22.5 inches; W: 8.63 inches) in Wayne Township, Mifflin County. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E67-677. Encroachment. South Branch Limited Partnership, R. D. 1, Box 131AA, Seven Valleys, PA 17360. To construct and maintain a 129-foot, 8-inches long three-span steel truss bridge supported by reinforced concrete piers with two 30-foot steel approach spans and a center span of 66-foot, 8-inches having an underclearance of 11.5-foot across the South Branch of Codorus Creek (WWF). The project purpose is a 16-foot wide access road and pedestrian walkway from Glatfelter Station Road (SR 3020) to the York County Rail Trail and McWilliams Farm located east of Station Road (Glen Rock, PA Quadrangle N: 22.0 inches; W: 17.2 inches) in Springfield Township, York County. Wetland impacts total 0.53 acre from the access road and bridge abutments and 0.01 acre from the proposed Rail-Trail parking lot access road located north of the access road. The permittee is required to provide a minimum of 0.54 acre of replacement wetlands which is proposed onsite. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Northcentral Region, Water Management--Soils and Waterways, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
E55-165. Encroachment. Matthew Metzger, 19 Greenbrier Avenue, Selinsgrove, PA 17870. To construct, operate and maintain a road crossing on an unnamed tributary to Middle Creek and a contributory channel of the same waterway for access to private property. The road crossing the unnamed tributary shall be constructed with two 6-foot diameter by 25-foot long culvert pipes. The road crossing the contributory channel shall be constructed with a single 3-foot diameter by 25-foot long culvert pipe. The project is located along the northern right-of-way of SR 2010 approximately 879-feet west of SR 2007 and SR 2010 intersection (Freeburg, PA Quadrangle N: 2.7 inches; W: 3.0 inches) in Washington Township, Snyder County. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E55-166. Encroachment. Sheri B. and Jon L. Ficken, P. O. Box 344, Middleburg, PA 17842. To construct and maintain a 10' × 15' pre-fab storage shed on her property in the floodway of Middle Creek. The project is located in the third back yard off the alley by ''Big Daddys'' (Middleburg, PA Quadrangle N: 7.13 inches; W: 6.23 inches) in Middleburg Borough, Snyder County. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E26-270. Encroachment. Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation, Courthouse Square, Suite 601, Greensburg, PA 15601. To place and maintain fill in 0.57 acre of wetland, 0.43 acre POW and 0.14 acre PEM/PSS for the purpose of constructing an interchange track that will connect the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad and the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad. The project is located at the Village of Owensdale (Connellsville, PA Quadrangle N: 14.0 inches; W: 14.7 inches) in Upper Tyrone Township, Fayette County. The permittee will construct 0.21 acre of replacement wetlands adjacent to the project.
E65-762. Encroachment. Joseph A. Laspina, Sr., 111 Laspina Lane, Irwin, PA 15642. To construct and maintain two 54-inch SWPP culverts in an unnamed tributary to Brush Creek (TSF) for the purpose of providing access to a residence located off of S. R. 4029, approximately 4,000 feet north of Paintertown (Irwin, PA Quadrangle N: 21.4 inches; W: 10.7 inches) in Penn Township, Westmoreland County. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Northwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
E10-310. Encroachment. Butler County Commissioners, 124 West Diamond Street, P. O. Box 1208, Butler, PA 16003-1208. To remove the existing Peffer Bridge and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete or steel beam bridge having two clear spans of 21.5 meters and a minimum underclearance of 4.57 meters on a 75° skew across Connoquenessing Creek on T-332 (Textor Hill Road) approximately 1.1 kilometers north of S. R. 68 (Evans City, PA Quadrangle N: 9.6 inches; W: 13.1 inches) in Jackson Township, Butler County.
E25-603A. Encroachment. Commodore Perry Yacht Club, P. O. Box 3455, Erie, PA 16508-0455. Permit No. E25-603 is hereby amended to remove two existing solid fill breakwalls and 20 boat slips and to conduct the following activities associated with the expansion of the existing Commodore Perry Yacht Club Marina in Presque Isle Bay, Lake Erie north of the Bayfront Highway approximately 0.8 mile west of State Street (Erie North, PA Quadrangle N: 1.1 inches; W: 14.1 inches) in the City of Erie, Erie County:
1. Construct and maintain a 550-foot long by 20-foot wide steel sheet pile solid fill breakwall extending east from the end of existing western breakwall.
2. Construct and maintain a 60-foot long by 20-foot wide steel sheet pile solid fill breakwall extending west approximately 75 feet south of the end of the existing eastern breakwall between Commodore Perry Yacht Club and the Cherry Street Marina.
3. Excavate existing rock rubble from the lakebed in the area between the existing northern marina breakwall and the proposed breakwall to be used as interior fill for the proposed breakwalls.
4. Construct and maintain steel tube floating docks to provide 98 boat slips.
E33-199. Encroachment. Jefferson County Commissioners, Jefferson Place, 155 Main Street, Brookville, PA 15825. To remove the existing County Bridge No. 15 and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete adjacent box beam bridge having a clear, normal span of 15.25 meters and a minimum underclearance of 2.77 meters across Stump Creek within the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Sykesville Flood Protection Project on Station Street approximately 220 meters south of S. R. 119 (West Main Street) (DuBois, PA Quadrangle N: 9.1 inches; W: 9.4 inches) in Sykesville Borough, Jefferson County.
WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION
Notice of Final Action on Request for Certification Under Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Except as otherwise noted below, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department), under section 401(a) of the Federal Clean Water Act, as amended, (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)), certifies that the construction and operation herein described will comply with the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of that act, and that the construction will not violate applicable Federal and State water quality standards, provided the following requirements are met:
A. Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permits must be obtained from the Department of Environmental Protection, Soils and Waterways Section, Water Management, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
B. The proposed activity must comply with Chapters 93, 95, 102 and 105 of the Department's rules and regulations and all other applicable state regulations and other state requirements.
Final or proposed action on certain other certification requests for projects which require both a Water Obstruction and Encroachment permit and either a U. S. Army Corps of Engineers individual permit or a nationwide permit 14, 18 or 26 will be published with Applications and Actions filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27).
Any person 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, 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 procedures may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedures are also available in braille or on audiotape from the Secretary of 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.
Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Management Program, Southwest Region, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Certification Request Initiated by: Frank J. Kempf, P.E., Assistant Chief Engineer, Development Projects/Programs, PA Turnpike Commission, P. O. Box 67676, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676. Date of Initial Pennsylvania Bulletin Notice: August 26, 2000. Project Description: To construct approximately 15 miles of new, 4-lane, limited access, tolled highway connecting PA Turnpike 43 in Centerville Borough, Washington County and U. S. Route 119 in North Union Township, Fayette County. The project will impact the following streams: Twomile Run (WWF), six Unnamed Tributaries to Twomile Run (WWF), Monongahela River (WWF), two Unnamed Tributaries to Monongahela River (WWF), Rush Run (WWF), three Unnamed Tributaries to Rush Run, Cox Run (WWF), five Unnamed Tributaries to Cox Run (WWF), Dunlap Creek (WWF), nine Unnamed Tributaries to Dunlap Creek (WWF), Fourmile Run (WWF), Colvin Run (WWF), ten Unnamed Tributaries to Colvin Run (WWF), three Unnamed Tributaries to Rowes Run (WWF), Fans Run (WWF), one Unnamed Tributary to Fans Run (WWF), Jennings Run (WWF), nine Unnamed Tributaries to Jennings Run (WWF), Redstone Creek (WWF), and two Unnamed Tributaries to Redstone Creek (WWF). In addition, a total of 6.32 acres of wetlands are proposed to be permanently impacted (2.66 acres PEM, 0.28 acre PSS, 0.13 acre PFO, and 3.25 acres POW). Stream and wetland mitigation will be required. Location: Luzerne Township, Menallen Township, North Union Township, Redstone Township, and South Union Township in Fayette County; Centerville Borough in Washington County. Final Action on Request: Approval.
STORAGE TANKS
SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATION PERMITS The following Storage Tank Site Specific Installation Permits under the authority of the Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act (35 P. S. §§ 6021.304, 6021.504, 6021.1101 and 6021.1102) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 245, Subchapter C have been issued by the Bureau of Watershed Conservation, Director, P. O. Box 8555, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8555, (717) 787-5267.
SSIP Applicant Name County and Tank Type Permit No. and Address Municipality and Capacity 00-03-001 Kathleen M. Furlong
Spicer Energy LLC
100 Nyala Farm
Westport, CT 06880Armstrong County
Plum Creek Township4 ASTs storing
FTH-200 Additive
30,000 gallons each
2 ASTs storing
FTH-200 Additive
8,000 gallons each00-19-001 Leo R. Niedzwiecki
Bear Fuel Service, Inc.
227 State Route 118
Benton, PA 17814Columbia County
Sugarloaf Township1 AST storing
Kerosene
25,000 gallons
SPECIAL NOTICES
Request for Comment for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily
Load (TMDL) for South Branch Wyalusing CreekThe Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will accept comments on the proposed TMDL, established in accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. The South Branch of Wyalusing Creek was listed on Pennsylvania's 1996 and 1997 Section 303(d) listed because of impairment to uses due to sedimentation (Total Suspended Solids--TSS) and excess nutrient (Phosphorus & Nitrogen) loads to the creek.
The Department currently does not have water quality criteria for phosphorus, nitrogen or sediment. Therefore, the Department established a water quality objective for them. The water quality objectives for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment were established using a reference watershed approach. These water quality objectives were set with the expectation that they could be reasonably achieved.
The TDML sets allowable loading rates for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment for each land use category identified. The basis of information used in establishment of this TMDL are aquatic biological surveys and water quality analysis modeling using the AVGWLF model designed by the Pennsylvania State University.
The following table shows the current loading for the watershed and the necessary reductions to meet the TMDL. The loads are expressed in pounds per year.
Parameter Existing Load (lb/yr) Load Allocation (lb/yr) % Reduction to Meet TMDL Nitrogen 23,104 12,976 44 Phosphorus 3,529 1,672 53 Sediment 5,033,030 2,232,837 56 The data and all supporting documentation used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. To request a copy of the proposed TMDL and an information sheet, contact: Kate Crowley, Program Manager, Water Management Program, Northeast Regional Office, Department of Environmental Protection, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2553, E-mail: crowley.kate@dep.state.pa.us.
The TMDL can be viewed and printed from this Website. Please note that at the current time attachments and appendices must be requested through paper mail.
Written comments will be accepted at the above address and must be postmarked by January 11, 2001.
Additionally, the Department will accommodate small group meetings of interested parties to discuss this TMDL. A meeting can be arranged by contacting Raymond Kempa, Sanitary Engineer III (Northeast Regional Office) at (570) 826-2310.
The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to EPA for approval.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1939. Filed for public inspection November 10, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]
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