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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--6026.909).
Provisions of Chapter 3 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice of submission of final reports. A final report is submitted to document cleanup of a release of a regulated substance at a site to one of the act's remediation standards. A final report provides a description of the site investigation to characterize the nature and extent of contaminants in environmental media, the basis for selecting the environmental media of concern, documentation supporting the selection of residential or nonresidential exposure factors, a description of the remediation performed, and summaries of sampling methodology and analytical results which demonstrate that the remediation has attained the cleanup standard selected.
For further information concerning the final report, 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.
Snow Environmental, Inc., Aston Township, Delaware County. Brian R. Evans, Hydrocon Services, Inc., 2945 S. 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 Statewide health standards.
PPL Former Distribution Pole #68752S35168, Hatfield Township, Montgomery County. Lisa A. Palfey, Environmental Consultant, 1 Scotchpine Drive, Hazleton, PA 18219, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with PCBs. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Statewide health standard.
Kostyk/Robertson Property, Springfield Township, Montgomery County. Richard D. Trimpi, P.G., Trimpi Associates, Inc., 889 Seminary Street, Pennsburg, PA 18073, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Statewide health standards.
Realen Homes, Middletown Township, Bucks County. Joseph W. Standen, Jr., Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc., 426 Brandywine Parkway, West Chester, PA 19380, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with BTEX. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Statewide health standard.
Triboro Electric Company, Doylestown Borough, Bucks County. Terrence J. McKenna, Keating Environmental Management, Inc., 479 Thomas Jones Way, Suite 700, Exton, PA 19341, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet Statewide health standards.
The Orchards, Dublin Borough, Bucks County. Darryl D. Borrelli, Manko, Gold & Katcher LLP, 401 City Laine Avenue, Suite 500, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site groundwater contaminated with solvents. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet background standards.
Southcentral Regional Office: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4705.
Oley Industries, formerly Eastern Machine Products, City of Reading, Berks County. Oley Industries, Inc., 426 South Aubrey Street, Allentown, PA 18105 and HydroScience, Inc., 607 Washington Street, Reading, PA 19601 have submitted a combined remedial investigation and final report concerning remediation of site soils contaminated with heavy metals, solvents, BTEX, PHCs, and PAHs, and groundwater contaminated with solvents. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to a combination of the Statewide health and site-specific standards.
Pillowtex Site, Hanover Borough, York County. EPSYS Corporation, 1414 North Cameron Street, Suite A, Harrisburg, PA 17103 and Redevelopment Authority of the County of York, 144 Roosevelt Avenue, Suite 100, York, PA 17404 have submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soils and groundwater contaminated with PCBs, lead, heavy metals, pesticides, BTEX and PAHs. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to the Statewide health standard.
Tyco Electronics Formerly Amp Inc., Elizabethtown Borough, Lancaster County. Tyco Electronics Corp., P. O. Box 3608, MS 140-42, Harrisburg, PA 17105 and SAIC, 6310 Allentown Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17112 have submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soils contaminated with solvents. The report is intended to document remediation of site soils 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 Remediation Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.909) 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 Remediation 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's Regional Office under which the notice of the plan or report appears. If information concerning the 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 of Environmental Protection has acted upon the following plans and reports:
Southcentral Regional Office: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4705.
Boundary Avenue Corridor, City of York, York County. Crispus Attucks Community Development Corporation, 605 South Duke Street, York, PA 17403 and York County Economic Development Corporation, 160 Roosevelt Avenue, Suite 300, York, PA 17404 have submitted a Baseline Environmental Report concerning the remediation of site soils and groundwater contaminated with lead, PHCs, BTEX, and PAHs. The report was approved by the Department on November 9, 2000.
Palm Industrial Center, Hereford Township, Berks County. Palm Partners, 404 Main Street, Pennsburg, PA 18073 and Earth Data, Inc., 924 Springdale Drive, Exton, PA 19341 have submitted a final report concerning the remediation of site soils and groundwater contaminated with PHCs and PAHs. The final report demonstrated attainment of the Statewide health standard, and was approved by the Department on November 16, 2000.
Northcentral Regional Office: Michael C. Welch, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, (570) 321-6525.
Dana Corporation--Building 93, Berwick Borough, Columbia County. RMT, Inc., on behalf of its client Dana Corporation, 2424 West State Boulevard, Fort Wayne, IN 46808, has submitted a Final Report concerning the remediation of site soil and groundwater contaminated with PHCs and PAHs. The final report demonstrated attainment of the site-specific standard and was approved by the Department on November 8, 2000.
Northwest Regional Office: Craig Lobins, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6648.
Rockwell International Corporation, New Castle, City of, Lawrence County, had submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of groundwater contaminated with solvents and PAHs. The report demonstrated attainment of the site-specific standard and was approved by the Department on November 9, 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.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
06-03110A. Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc. (P. O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474) for construction/operation of a nonmetallic mineral crushing plant at the Pottstown Trap Rock Quarry in Douglass Township, Berks 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).
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
15-0004. Reynolds Metals Co. (520 Lincoln Avenue, Downingtown, PA 19335) on November 13, 2000, for a Glue Laminator in Downingtown Borough, Chester County.
46-0059. Handelok Bag Co. (87 Commerce Drive, Telford, PA 18969) on November 15, 2000, for Facility VOC Sources in Telford Borough, Montgomery County.
09-0015. Rohm & Haas Co. (Route 413 & Old Route 13, Bristol, PA 19007) on November 17, 2000, for Facility VOCs/NOx RACT in Bristol Township, Bucks County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
06-05066. Exide Corp. (Box 13995, Reading, PA 19612) to amend their Title V Operating Permit due to change of ownership from General Battery Corp. to Exide Corp. in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County.
07-05003A. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (200 North 4th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16001) for operation of a traction motor overhaul dust collection unit and a locomotive truck paint (surface coating) booth in Logan Township, Blair County. The installation and operation of the sources will increase emissions of VOCs by approximately 1.65 tons per year. Conditions will be placed in the operating permit limiting the particulate matter emissions from the traction motor overhaul dust collection unit to 0.02 gr/dscf. Conditions will be included to limit the VOC emissions from the surface coating operations to the levels specified in 25 Pa. Code § 129.52. The operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating with all applicable air quality requirements.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3637.
49-00003. ACF Industries--AMCAR, Milton Plant (P. O. Box 109, Milton, PA 17847) issued a revised Title V Operating Permit on October 13, 2000, to include conditions from Plan Approval 49-00003A for operation of a new fabric collector on their grit blasting operation. This facility manufactures railroad equipment in Milton Borough, Northumberland County.
49-00011. Butter Krust Baking Co., Sunbury Bakery (249 North Eleventh Street, Sunbury, PA 17801) issued a revised Title V Operating Permit on November 16, 2000, to include conditions from Plan Approval 49-00011A for operation of a new catalytic oxidizer to control VOC emissions from two bread baking ovens. This facility is a bakery in Sunbury, Northumberland County.
Philadelphia Department of Public Health: Air Management Services, 321 University Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19104, (215) 685-7584.
95-015. Stone Container Corp. (Tulip and Decatur Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19136) on November 20, 2000, for a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit previously issued on December 14, 1999, to correct the permit number located in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.
Operating Permits Issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F and/or G (relating to operating permit requirements).
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
15-0078. Centocor, Inc. (200 Great Valley Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355) on November 3, 2000, for operation of a Facility NOx/VOC RACT in East Whiteland Township, Chester County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
22-03020. Hempt Bros., Inc. (P. O. Box 278, Camp Hill, PA 17001-0278) on November 15, 2000, for a Natural Minor Operating Permit at the Steelton Quarry in Steelton Borough, Dauphin County.
22-05023. Mobil Oil Corp. (5140 Paxton Street, Harrisburg, PA 17111) on November 16, 2000, for a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit in Swatara Township, Dauphin County.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3637.
12-00002. GKN Sinter Metals, Inc. (R. R. 2, Box 47, Cameron Road, Emporium, PA 15834) issued a Title V Operating Permit on October 12, 2000, for a sintered metal parts manufacturing facility that includes combustion units, sintered metal parts molding units, sintering furnaces, an oil impregnation operation, sizing operations and heat treating in Shippen Township, Cameron County.
49-00033. Watsontown Brick Co. (P. O. Box 68, Route 405, Watsontown, PA 17777) issued a Title V Operating Permit on October 26, 2000, for a brick manufacturing facility that includes combustion units, a brick kiln, a brick dryer, a sand dryer, brick manufacturing operations, sand mixers, raw material storage and raw material crushing and grinding operations in Delaware Township, Northumberland County.
60-00004. New Columbia Joist Co. (P. O. Box 31, Old Route 15, New Columbia, PA 17856) issued a Title V Operating Permit on November 3, 2000, for a steel joist manufacturing facility that includes combustion units, welding operations, four paint dip tanks and a vacuum coater with a natural gas fired dryer in White Deer Township, Union County.
41-00016. Plastic Development Co. (P. O. Box 4007, Williamsport, PA 17701) issued a Title V Operating Permit on November 16, 2000, for operation of their hot tub manufacturing facility, which includes gel coat/resin spraying/PVC cementing/touch up/cleanup operations and small combustion sources in Woodward Township, Lycoming County.
17-00001. Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC--Shawville Generating Station (1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907-1050) issued a Title V Operating Permit on November 7, 2000, for the Shawville electric generating station in Bradford Township, Clearfield County.
41-00010. Andritz, Inc. (35 Sherman Street, Muncy, PA 17756) issued a Title V Operating Permit on October 26, 2000, for a steel foundry and special industry machinery manufacturing facility that includes modeling operations, surface coating operations, grinding and finishing operations, combustion sources and emergency generators in Muncy Borough, Lycoming County.
41-00013. Coastal Aluminum Rolling Mills (2475 Trenton Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701) issued a Title V Operating Permit on October 30, 2000, for an aluminum rolling and coil coating facility that includes rolling mills, coil coating lines, process heaters and ovens, and small combustion sources in the City of Williamsport, Lycoming County.
41-00018. Springs Window Fashions Division, Inc. (P. O. Box 500, Route 405, Montgomery, PA 17752-0500) issued a Title V Operating Permit on October 10, 2000, for a window blinds and shades manufacturing facility that includes several coil coating lines and associated paint mixing and cleanup operations, small combustion sources and emergency equipment [one water pump and two generators] in Clinton Township, Lycoming County.
49-00010. Fleetwood Motor Homes of PA.--Paxinos Plant (P. O. Box 5, Paxinos, PA 17860) issued a Title V Operating Permit on October 23, 2000, for operation of their motor home manufacturing facility, which includes undercoating/gluing/sealing/cleanup operations and small combustion sources in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
03-00027. Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC--Keystone Power Plant (1001 Broad Street, P. O. Box 1050, Johnstown, PA 15907-1050) issued a Title V Operating Permit on September 28, 2000, for operation of the power plant in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
25-00337. Custom Engineering Co. (2800 McClelland Avenue, Erie, PA 16510) issued a Natural Minor Operating Permit for air emissions from metal fabrication, machining, and surface coating in the City of Erie, Erie County.
25-00267. American Meter Co. (920 Payne Avenue, Erie, PA 16512) issued a Natural Minor Operating Permit on November 13, 2000, for manufacturing of natural gas metering devices including surface coating in the City of Erie, Erie County.
Philadelphia Department of Public Health: Air Management Services, 321 University Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19104, (215) 685-7584.
96-002. Tenet HealthSystem, Medical College of Pennsylvania--Main Campus and Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (3300 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129) on October 20, 2000, for operation of a hospital in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. This Synthetic Minor facility's air emission sources include five emergency generators and two 650 HP Natural Gas or #6 Oil-fired Boilers, two 750 HP #4 Oil-fired Boilers and one 200 HP Natural Gas-fired Boiler.
96-003. Tenet HealthSystem, Medical College of Pennsylvania--Queen Lane Campus (2900 West Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129) on October 20, 2000, for operation of a hospital in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. This Natural Minor facility's air emission sources include one emergency generator and five #2 Oil-fired Boilers; two are rated at 225 HP, one is rated at 112 HP, and two are rated at 84 HP.
00-002. Girard College Power Plant (2101 South College Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19121) on November 7, 2000, for operation of a school in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. This Synthetic Minor facility's air emission sources include three 725 HP Boilers and one 300 HP Boiler that can burn natural gas or No. 2 fuel oil.
96-050. Convent of the Sisters of Saint Joseph (9601 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118) on November 7, 2000, for operation of a nonprofit religious educational institution in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. This Synthetic Minor facility's air emission sources include four emergency generators, two Natural Gas Fired Boilers each rated at less than 1.0 MMBTU/hr, three No. 2 Oil or Natural Gas Fired Boilers with low NOx burners; two units are rated at 600 HP and one unit is rated at 300 HP.
95-008. PECO Energy Co.--Oregon Shop (2610 Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19148) on November 8, 2000, for operation of a maintenance facility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County servicing and repairing equipment and power generating components for surrounding PECO Energy generating facilities. This Synthetic Minor facility's air emission sources include 13 combustion units each rated at less than 5.0 MMBTU/hr, one metal working station, two paint shop spray booths with dry panel filters, one transformer shop paint spray booth with dry panel filters, one graphic arts shop, and one gasoline storage tank and distribution with Stage I and Stage II Vapor Recovery Systems.
PLAN APPROVALS
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).
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
46-0206. Merck & Co., Inc. (1180 Church Road, Lansdale, PA 19446) on November 14, 2000, for operation of two 400 kW Emergency Generators in Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County.
Southcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
06-03077A. F. M. Brown's Sons, Inc. (205 Woodrow Avenue, Sinking Spring, PA 19608-0116) on November 3, 2000, for installation of a baghouse in Sinking Spring Borough, Berks County.
06-05101A. Terradyne Ceramics of PA LLC (101 Chesley Drive, Suite 202, Media, PA 19063-1761) on November 6, 2000, for construction of a tile manufacturing facility controlled by various controls at the Morgantown Plant in New Morgan Borough, Berks County.
22-03041A. Librandi's Machine Shop, Inc. (93 Airport Drive/HIA, Middletown, PA 17057) on November 8, 2000, for construction of electroplating operations in Middletown Borough, Dauphin County. This source is subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart N--Standards of Performance for Chromium Emissions from Hard and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks.
67-03096. FCI Interconnections (25 Grumbacher Road, York, PA 17402) on November 20, 2000, for construction of a hard chromium electroplating tank controlled by a composite meshpad system in Manchester Township, York County. This source is subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart N--Standards of Performance for Chromium Emissions from Hard and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3637.
40-301-080. SPCA of Luzerne County, Inc. (524 East Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702) on November 14, 2000, for construction of an animal crematory in Plains Township, Luzerne County.
54-313-081. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 351, Tamaqua, PA 18252) on November 16, 2000, for construction of the West Nitrogen Trifluoride Plant and associated air cleaning device in Rush Township, Schuylkill County.
40-309-026B. Celotex Corp. (P. O. Box 663, Pittston, PA 18640) on November 16, 2000, for modification of the product recycling system in Exeter Borough, Luzerne County.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
65-920A. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 427, Acme, PA 15601) on November 6, 2000, for operation of a Portable Coal Crusher at Hoffer Surface Mine in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
25-035A. Molded Fiberglass--Union City (55 Fourth Street, Union City, PA 16438) on November 6, 2000, for construction of a paint line in Union City, Erie 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.
41-0007A. Coastal Aluminum Rolling Mills, Inc. (2475 Trenton Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701) on November 7, 2000, to extend the deadline for the performance of volatile organic compound stack testing on a cold aluminum rolling mill (#3 Mill) by 180 days in the City of Williamsport, Lycoming 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.
09-0046A. RJM Manufacturing, Inc. (250 Canal Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19030) on November 7, 2000, for operation of a Surface Coater Line #3 in Falls Township, Bucks County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
07-05001B. Appleton Papers, Inc. (100 Paper Mill Road, Roaring Spring, PA 16673) on November 2, 2000, to authorize temporary operation of bleach plant operations controlled by a packed-column wet scrubber, covered under this Plan Approval until February 28, 2001, at the Spring Mill in Roaring Spring Borough, Blair County. This source is subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart S--Standards of Performance for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Pulp and Paper Industry.
36-03031A. Paradise Custom Kitchens, Inc. (3333 Lincoln Highway East, P. O. Box 278, Paradise, PA 17562) on November 11, 2000, to authorize temporary operation of a Binks dry panel filter booth and associated equipment, covered under this Plan Approval until March 9, 2001, in Paradise Township, Lancaster County.
36-05015B. Dart Container Corp. (60 East Main Street, Leola, PA 17540) on October 1, 2000, to authorize temporary operation of direct injection processing operations, covered under this Plan Approval until January 28, 2001, at the Leola Plant in Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County.
67-02004. P. H. Glatfelter Co. (228 South Main Street, Spring Grove, PA 17362) on November 14, 2000, to authorize temporary operation of three (3) power boilers controlled by an electrostatic precipitator, a lime calciner controlled by a venturi scrubber and softwood fiber line and causticizing area, covered under this Plan Approval until March 15, 2001, in Spring Grove Borough, York County.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3637.
41-318-045. High Steel Structures, Inc. (P. O. Box 10008, Lancaster, PA 17605-0008) on November 9, 2000, to extend authorization to operate a structural steel fabrication and surface coating operation on a temporary basis until March 8, 2001, in the City of Williamsport, Lycoming County.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
04-306A. BASF Corp. (370 Frankfort Road, Monaca, PA 15061) on November 13, 2000, for operation of Latex Products Manufacturing at the Monaca Site in Potter Township, Beaver County.
04-700A. Mansell Industrial Services (1755 Pennsylvania Avenue, Monaca, PA 15061) on November 14, 2000, for operation of a Rotary Kiln Dryer at Industry Plant in Industry Borough, Beaver County.
MINING
APPROVALS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES Action 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 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 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).
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
Coal Permits Issued:
17950119. Moravian Run Reclamation Co., Inc. (605 Sheridan Drive, Clearfield, PA 16830), revision to an existing bituminous surface mine permit for a postmining change in land use from pastureland to forestland and wildlife habitat. The permit is located in Pike Township, Clearfield County and affects 168 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Little Clearfield Creek. Application received September 22, 2000. Permit issued November 14, 2000.
17663037. Sky Haven Coal, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 180, Penfield, PA 15849), transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine permit from Al Hamilton Contracting Company. The permit is located in Decatur and Woodward Townships, Clearfield County affecting 400.5 acres. Receiving streams: Goss Run and Little Beaver Run, both to Beaver Run to Moshannon Creek to West Branch Susquehanna River to Susquehanna River. Application received June 12, 2000. Permit issued November 15, 2000.
Greensburg District Office, R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
03990102. Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 260D, Shelocta, PA 15774). Permit issued for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface auger mine located in South Bend Township, Armstrong County, affecting 58.0 acres. Receiving streams: Fagley Run to Crooked Creek. Application received: February 19, 1999. Permit issued: November 13, 2000.
63900101. Amerikohl Mining, Inc./Central PA Div. (P. O. Box 327, Top of 3 Mile Hill, Acme, PA 15610). Renewal issued for continued reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine located in Fallowfield Township and Twilight Borough, Washington County, affecting 43.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Maple Creek and Maple Creek. Application received: August 21, 2000. Reclamation only renewal issued: November 17, 2000.
McMurray District Office, 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317.
17941601. Forcey Coal, Inc. (P. O. Box 225, Madera, PA 16661-0225), to renew the permit for the Forcey Tipple in Bigler Township, Clearfield County to renew the existing coal preparation plant permit and related NPDES permit and to include property ownership revisions and additional buildings, no additional discharges. Permit issued November 8, 2000.
32803712. Kent Coal Mining Company (P. O. Box 219, Shelocta, PA 15774), to renew the permit for the Lewisville Recovery Plant Coal Refuse Disposal Area in Young Township, Indiana County, renewal for reclamation only of the existing coal refuse disposal permit, no additional discharges. Permit issued November 9, 2000.
30753712. RAG Emerald Resources, L. P. (P. O. Box 1020, Waynesburg, PA 15370), to transfer the permit for the Emerald Mine, Refuse Site No. 1 in Franklin Township, Greene County to transfer from corporation to L. P., no additional discharges. Permit issued November 14, 2000.
33971301. Laurel Energy, L. P. (One Energy Place, Suite 7500, Latrobe, PA 15650), to transfer the permit for the Dora No. 8 Mine in Perry Township, Jefferson County to transfer from Doverspike Bros. Coal Co. to Laurel Energy, L. P., no additional discharges. Permit issued November 16, 2000.
Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931-4119.
Coal Applications Issued:
56950110. Permit Renewal, Hardrock Coal Company (275 Saddle Ridge Road, Berlin, PA 15530), for continued operation of a bituminous surface mine in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, affecting 163.6 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to/and Flag Run, unnamed tributary to/and Casselman River, Crab Run, application received September 21, 2000, issued November 13, 2000.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
Small Noncoal (Industrial Minerals) Permits Issued:
42000804. George F. Harrier (R. R. 2, Box 67, Eldred, PA 16731) Commencement, operation and restoration of a small noncoal topsoil operation in Otto Township, McKean County affecting 5.1 acres. Receiving streams: None. Application received: August 17, 2000. Permit Issued: November 13, 2000.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
66000810. Raymond C. Hayduk, Jr. (P. O. Box 554, Dalton, PA 18414), commencement, operation and restoration of a bluestone quarry operation in Lemon Township, Wyoming County affecting 3.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Permit issued November 14, 2000.
58000836. Warren L. Stone (R. R. 1, Box 5, Thompson, PA 18465), commencement, operation and restoration of a small quarry operation in Thompson Township, Susquehanna County affecting 2.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Permit issued November 15, 2000.
58000842. Ronald B. Kiefer (R. R. 4, Box 59, Montrose, PA 18801), commencement, operation and restoration of a bluestone quarry operation in Rush Township, Susquehanna County affecting 1.0 acre, receiving stream--none. Permit issued November 15, 2000.
58000848. Charles V. Ace (R. R. 3, Box 85, Meshoppen, PA 18360), commencement, operation and restoration of a bluestone quarry operation in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County affecting 1.0 acre, receiving stream--none. Permit issued November 15, 2000.
58000852. William S. Mead (R. R. 1, Box 248, Montrose, PA 18801), commencement, operation and restoration of a bluestone quarry operation in Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County affecting 1.0 acre, receiving stream--none. Permit issued November 15, 2000.
35000804. Ben Telford (R. D. 1, Box 1148, Carbondale, PA 18407), commencement, operation and restoration of a small noncoal quarry operation in Greenfield Township, Lackawanna County, affecting 2.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Permit issued November 17, 2000.
Noncoal Permits Issued:
35840602C3. Wyoming Sand and Stone Company (6 Wyoming Sand Road, Tunkhannock, PA 18657), renewal of NPDES Permit #PA0595012 in South Abington and Scott Townships, Lackawanna County, receiving stream--unnamed tributary to Griffin Pond. Renewal issued November 14, 2000.
09840301C5. Waste Management Disposal Services of PA, Inc. (1121 Bordentown Road, Morrisville, PA 19067), renewal of NPDES Permit #PA0614301 in Falls Township, Bucks County, receiving stream--unnamed tributary to Delaware River and Van Sciver Lake. Renewal issued November 14, 2000.
7975SM1A1C4. Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc. (2052 Lucon Road, P. O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474), correction to an existing quarry operation in Hilltown Township, Bucks County affecting 47.5 acres, receiving stream--Morris Run. Correction issued November 17, 2000.
45950302C. Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc. (2052 Lucon Road, P. O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474), renewal of NPDES Permit #PA0613037 in Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County, receiving stream--Twomile Run and unnamed tributary of Trout Creek. Renewal issued November 17, 2000.
09890303C2. Miller & Son Paving, Inc. (1371 West Street Road, P. O. Box 161, Warminster, PA 18974), renewal of NPDES Permit #PA0594661 in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, receiving stream--North Branch of Neshaminy Creek. Renewal issued November 17, 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, pursuant to Section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and the Administrative Agency Law, 2 Pa.C.S. Chapter 5A, to 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 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 on applications filed 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 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.
E23-401. Encroachment Permit. Ridley Township, 100 East MacDade Boulevard, Folsom, PA 19033-2511. To construct and maintain a 5-foot wide by 42-foot long single span pedestrian footbridge across Stoney Creek (WWF-MF). This work also includes construction and maintenance of two temporary cofferdams, and placement of riprap protection along approximately 130 feet of the right stream bank. This structure will replace an existing deteriorated bridge located approximately 200 feet northeast of the intersection of Sutton Avenue and Melrose Terrace, (Lansdowne, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 4.4 inches; W: 10.2 inches) in Ridley Township, Delaware County.
E09-810. Encroachment Permit. Metromedia Fiber Network Services, Inc., One North Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor, White Plains, NY 10601. To install and maintain a fiber optic utility line crossing, consisting of two 8-inch steel pipes attached to the north side of the Pennsylvania Canal Bridge by the use of existing brackets. The crossing spans the Pennsylvania Canal (a.k.a. Delaware Canal) (WWF/TSF) and is located where the Conrail tracks cross the Canal (Trenton West Quadrangle N: 12.8 inches; W: 4.45 inches) in Morrisville Borough, Bucks County.
Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E39-389. Encroachment. North Whitehall Township, 3256 Levans Road, Coplay, PA 18037. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a road crossing of Spring Creek, consisting of an open-bottomed cast-in-place or precast concrete box culvert, having a waterway opening of approximately 12.0 feet by 7.0 feet. The project includes placement of fill in a de minimis area of wetlands less than 0.01 acre. The structure is located along T-708 (Mulberry Street), immediately north of the intersection of T-708 and T-699 (Spring Street) (Cementon, PA Quadrangle N: 11.7 inches; W: 6.6 inches) in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.
EA48-003NE. Encroachment, Francis Fehley, 183 Lachenour Avenue, Easton, PA 18042. To remove a deteriorated masonry wall on the east side of a building in the 100-year floodway of Bushkill Creek and to stabilize and restore the work area. The project is located at 315-329 Snyder Street/248 North Third Street (Easton, NJ-PA Quadrangle N: 12.7 inches; W: 11.6 inches) in the City of Easton, Northampton County.
Southcentral Region: Section Chief, Department of Environmental Protection, Southcentral Regional Office, Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, 909 Elmerton Avenue, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E21-316. Encroachment. Lower Allen Township, 1993 Hummel Avenue, Camp Hill, PA 17011. To construct and maintain an 8-inch diameter PVC pipe in an unnamed Mill Race tributary to the Yellow Breeches Creek (CWF) for the purpose of providing fire protection to the immediate area located about 30 feet from the bridge across the Mill Race on SR 0114 (Lemoyne, PA Quadrangle N: 7.7 inches; W: 4.5 inches) in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County. This permit was issued pursuant to Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E31-164. Encroachment. Joseph Harding, Penn State University, School of Forestry Resources, 1 Merkle Bldg., University Park, PA 16802. To construct and maintain a corrugated metal arch culvert having a span of 133 inches and a rise of 84.0 inches in Herod Run (HQ-CWF) to provide access to Penn State Forest property located on an existing private drive about 200 feet east of Guyer Road (T-532) and 0.76 mile north of SR 0305 (McAlveys Fort, PA Quadrangle N: 3.25 inches; W: 17.0 inches) in Jackson Township, Huntingdon County. This permit was issued pursuant to Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E34-096. Encroachment. Monroe Township, R. D. 1, Richfield, PA 17086. To maintain an existing 8-foot culvert in the channel of Quaker Run (CWF) at a point immediately upstream of T-510 (Richfield, PA Quadrangle N: 6.2 inches; W: 11.3 inches) in Monroe Township, Juniata County. This permit was issued under § 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E36-694. Encroachment. Mark Burkhead, PA Department of Transportation, Engineering District 8-0, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a bridge of prestressed concrete I-beams and concrete abutments having a clear span of 119.5 feet on a 75° skew with an underclearance of 18.25 feet on SR 0222-004 across Mill Creek (WWF) (Lancaster, PA Quadrangle N: 0.45 inch; W: 6.08 inches) in West Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E05-280. Encroachment. New Enterprise Stone & Lime, Inc., P. O Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664. To construct and maintain a bridge with a single span of 32.5 feet with a minimum underclearance of 4.19 feet across Three Springs Run (HQ-CWF) in order to provide access of delivery trucks located about 1,750 feet downstream of Church Street (New Enterprise, PA Quadrangle N: 8.33 inches; W: 3.86 inches) in South Woodbury Township, Bedford County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E36-697. Encroachment. Conoy Township, 211 Falmouth Road, Bainbridge, PA 17052. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 71-inch by 47-inch corrugated metal arch culvert at the channel of an unnamed tributary to Conoy Creek in order to widen Chestnut Street (T-849) in Bainbridge Village (York Haven, PA Quadrangle N: 17.3 inches; W: 6.0 inches) in Conoy Township, Lancaster County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' 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.
E12-120. Encroachment. Allegheny Power Company, Route 120, R. R. 5, St. Marys, PA 15857. To remove an existing utility line and to install, operate and maintain a single pole power transmission line across three wetlands within the West Branch--Hicks Run Watershed; Beldin Hollow Run; and Portable Run. The installation of the power transmission line shall be completed when the waterways and wetlands are at seasonal low water elevations. No earthmoving activities, which includes but is not limited to excavating and grating, shall be conducted in or along the regulated waters of the Commonwealth. The project is located along the southern right-of-way of SR 0120 approximately 1.3 miles south of SR 3001 and SR 0120 intersection (West Creek, PA Quadrangle N: 15.1 inches; W: 10.5 inches) in Shippen Township, Cameron County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
E19-205. Encroachment. Columbia County Commissioners, Columbia County Courthouse, Box 380, 35 West Main Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. To remove an existing structure and to construct, operate and maintain a prestressed reinforced concrete spread box beam bridge to carry T-481 across West Branch, Briar Creek. The bridge shall be constructed with a minimum clear span of 30.9-feet, minimum underclearance of 3.45-feet and a skew of 87-degrees. The project is located along the northern right-of-way of SR 0093 approximately 2000-feet south of T-481 and SR 0093 intersection (Mifflinville, PA Quadrangle N: 9.9 inches; W: 11.0 inches) in North Centre Township, Columbia County.
E49-235. Encroachment. Milton Area Industrial Development Assoc., 1 Arch St., Milton, PA 17847. Milton Area Industrial Development Association (MAIDA) is expanding the Milton Area Industrial Park. The industrial park expansion is located near the Marsh Road/Housels Run Road intersection in the Borough of Milton, Northumberland County (Northumberland Quadrangle N: 18.3 inches and W: 13.9 inches). Phase I of the park expansion includes widening Housels Run Road, construction of a new road, and lot preparation for industrial and commercial clients. A wetland encroachment permit is being issued to MAIDA for Phase I of the park expansion for the placement of fill in two emergent wetlands with a total area of 1.02 acres. MAIDA is required to provide a minimum of 1.31 acres of replacement wetlands on an adjacent parcel as compensation for the encroachment. MAIDA will also be constructing 4.35 acres of wetlands as advance replacement for projected Phase II encroachments of 1.11 to 2.17 acres, and placing 98.18 acres of forested wetland and wetland replacement area under a restrictive covenant to protect this area from future development, logging, and other adverse environmental impacts.
E60-145. Encroachment. Union County Commissioners, 103 South Second Street, Lewisburg, PA 17837. To repair and maintain the left abutment with a new reinforced concrete abutment. The wing walls will remain unaltered. This permit also authorizes the installation of a temporary diversion dike system, which upon completion shall be removed and the area restored to its preexisting condition or better. All water pumped from the construction/diversion area shall be directed into a sediment trap or basin, or into an appropriate vegetated filter area to prevent sediment from being discharged into any waters of the Commonwealth. This project is located 1/4 mile east on T-357 from the intersection with T-394 (Mifflinburg, PA Quadrangle N: 12.3 inches, W: 10 inches) West Buffalo Township, Union County. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Southwest Regional Office: Soils & Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Permits Issued:
E26-273. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 12-0, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a single span bridge having a normal span of 25.0 meters and an underclearance or 3.21 meters across Georges Creek (WWF) for the purpose of improving transportation safety and roadway standards. This permit also authorizes the placement and maintenance of bank stabilization with rock riprap along 31.5 meters of an unnamed tributary to Georges Creek (WWF) and the construction and maintenance of an outfall channel and a 450 mm outfall pipe along Georges Creek (WWF). The project is located on S. R. 3003, Section B20 (Masontown, PA Quadrangle N: 4.0 inches; W: 2.7 inches) in Springhill and Nicholson Townships, Fayette County.
E32-422. Encroachment. Grant Township Supervisors, 1599 Hartman Road, Marion Center, PA 15759. To operate and maintain a 6-inch depressed, 72-inch × 55-inch CMP Arch Culvert in Rairigh Run (HQ-CWF) authorized for construction under Emergency Permit No. EP3200202 for the purpose of improving transportation safety and roadway standards. The project is located on T-830, approximately 1 mile from its intersection with S. R. 1037 (Rochester Mills, PA Quadrangle N: 5.35 inches; W: 7.35 inches) in Grant Township, Indiana 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.
E20-489. Encroachment. PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Park Region No. 2, P. O. Box 387, Prospect, PA 16052-0387. To expand, rehabilitate and maintain the Jamestown Boat Livery in Pymatuning Lake east of Williamsfield Road approximately 2 miles north of S. R. 322 in Pymatuning State Park (Hartstown, PA Quadrangle N: 1.5 inches; W: 13.1 inches) in West Shenango Township, Crawford County, including the following:
1. Excavate approximately 0.6 acre of shoreline area above normal pool elevation of 1008 feet, including approximately 0.087 acre of wetland.
2. Dredge approximately 12,000 cubic yards of material from approximately 2 acre area to establish a minimum of 5-foot depth of water at normal pool elevation of 1008 feet.
3. Install approximately 400 linear feet of PVC sheet pile bulkhead or rock riprap shoreline protection with concrete dock bulkheads.
4. Remove the existing docks and install new floating docks to provide approximately 175 boat slips.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, 3rd Floor, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, (717) 787-8568.
D24-002EA. Environmental Assessment. Saint Marys Area Water Authority (429 Ridgway Road, P. O Box 33, Saint Marys, PA 15857). To breach and remove the Laurel Run Reservoir Dam across Laurel Run (CWF) for the purpose of restoring the stream to a free flowing condition. The dam is located approximately 2,000 feet upstream of the Route 255 bridge crossing Laurel Run (Saint Marys, PA Quadrangle N: 1.4 inches; W: 7.2 inches). Fox Township, Elk County.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Request for Comments on the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Developed for the Quittapahilla Creek, Deep Run, and Earlakill Run Watersheds in Lebanon County The Department of Environmental Protection will accept comments on the proposed TMDLs developed for the Quittapahilla Creek, Deep Run, and Earlakill Run watersheds in Lebanon County. These TMDLs were established in accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of The Clean Water Act. Pennsylvania's 1996 and 1998 Section 303(d) lists included surface waters in the Quittapahilla Creek, Deep Run, and Earlakill Run watersheds. The inclusion of these watersheds on the 303(d) lists was due to use impairments caused by excessive siltation, suspended solids and/or nutrients emanating from agricultural land uses in the watersheds.
The Department currently does not have water quality criteria for siltation, suspended solids or nutrients. Therefore, the Department established water quality objectives for them using a reference watershed approach. These water quality objectives were set with the expectation that they could be reasonably achieved.
The TMDLs set allowable loadings of sediment and phosphorus in the Quittapahilla Creek, Deep Run and Earlakill Run watersheds. Phosphorus was chosen as the TMDL endpoint for nutrient impairments due to its being the limiting nutrient in these watersheds. The sediment and phosphorus loadings were allocated among all land use categories present in the watersheds. Data used in establishing these TMDLs was generated using a water quality analysis model (AVGWLF) designed by the Pennsylvania State University.
The following table shows the current sediment and phosphorus loadings for the Quittapahilla Creek (including four named tributary basins), Deep Run, and Earlakill Run watersheds. Load reductions necessary in order to meet the TMDLs are also identified.
SUMMARY OF TMDL BASED LOAD REDUCTIONS IN THE QUITTAPAHILLA
CREEK WATERSHED
Existing Load TMDL WATERSHED POLLUTANT (lbs./yr.) (lbs./yr.) % REDUCTION Quittapahilla Creek Sediment 36,740,900 9,833,734 73% Bachman Run Phosphorus 7,724 2,912 62% Beck Creek Phosphorus 7,302 3,067 58% Killinger Creek Phosphorus 15,028 5,055 66% Snitz Creek Phosphorus 7,903 4,608 42% Deep Run Sediment 3,252,863 2,371,186 27% Phosphorus 4,853 2,828 42% Earlakill Run Sediment 2,355,945 1,674,743 29% Phosphorus 3,396 1,997 41% The data and all supporting documentation used to develop the proposed TMDLs are available from the Department. To request a copy of the proposed TMDL and an information sheet, contact: Joseph P. Hepp, Water Pollution Biologist 2, Water Management Program, Southcentral Regional Office, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4788, e-mail: hepp.joseph@dep.state.pa.us. The TMDLs can be viewed and printed from the Department's website (www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/watermgt/WC/subjects/WQStandards/TMDL/TMDLs.htm). Please note that at the current time, attachments and appendices must be requested through paper mail.
Additionally, the Department will hold a public meeting to address any outstanding concerns regarding the three TMDLs listed.
The meeting will be held on December 21, 2000 in the auditorium of the Lebanon County Court House, 400 South 8th Street, Lebanon, PA 17042 beginning at 7 p.m. Any person wishing to attend the meeting should call Ms. Charlotte Bonafair at (717) 705-4703. If no person expresses an interest in attending the meeting by December 15, the meeting will not be held. In addition, any person wishing to submit official comments must do so in writing by January 31, 2001. Written comments should be sent to Joseph Hepp at the above address or by email as indicated.
The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDLs, which will be submitted to EPA for approval.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-2072. Filed for public inspection December 1, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]
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