NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Applications, Actions and Special Notices
APPLICATIONS
[37 Pa.B. 4102]
[Saturday, July 28, 2007]
THE CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT (WQM) PERMITS This notice provides information about persons who have applied for a new, amended or renewed NPDES or WQM permit, a permit waiver for certain stormwater discharges or submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) for coverage under a general permit. The applications concern, but are not limited to, discharges related to industrial, animal or sewage waste, discharges to groundwater, discharges associated with municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4), stormwater associated with construction activities or concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92 and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act.
Location Permit Authority Application Type or Category Section I NPDES Renewals Section II NPDES New or amendment Section III WQM Industrial, sewage or animal waste; discharge into groundwater Section IV NPDES MS4 individual permit Section V NPDES MS4 permit waiver Section VI NPDES Individual permit stormwater construction Section VII NPDES NOI for coverage under NPDES general permits For NPDES renewal applications in Section I, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a tentative determination to reissue these permits for 5 years subject to effluent limitations and monitoring and reporting requirements in their current permits, with appropriate and necessary updated requirements to reflect new and changed regulations and other requirements.
For applications for new NPDES permits and renewal applications with major changes in Section II, as well as applications for MS4 individual permits and individual stormwater construction permits in Sections IV and VI, the Department, based upon preliminary reviews, has made a tentative determination of proposed effluent limitations and other terms and conditions for the permit applications. These determinations are published as proposed actions for comments prior to taking final actions.
Unless indicated otherwise, the EPA Region III Administrator has waived the right to review or object to proposed NPDES permit actions under the waiver provision in 40 CFR 123.24(d).
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES application are invited to submit a statement to the regional office noted before an application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Persons wishing to comment on a WQM permit application are invited to submit a statement to the regional office noted before the application within 15 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within the respective comment periods will be considered in the final determinations regarding the applications. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.
The Department will also accept requests for a public hearing on applications. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. The Department will postpone its final determination until after a public hearing is held.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users, or other accommodations to seek additional information should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
I. NPDES Renewal Applications
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
NPDES No.
(Type)Facility Name &
AddressCounty &
MunicipalityStream Name
(Watershed #)EPA Waived Y/N ? PA0084646
(SEW)Southern Fulton School District
3072 Great Cove Road
No. 100
Warfordsburg, PA 17267Fulton County
Bethel TownshipUNT White Oak Run
13-BY
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
NPDES No.
(Type)Facility Name &
AddressCounty &
MunicipalityStream Name
(Watershed #)EPA Waived Y/N ? PA0101150
(Nonmunicipal)RIP Management Corporation
Quality Inn
191 United Road
DuBois, PA 15801Clearfield County
Sandy TownshipGravel Lick Run
17CY
II. Applications for New or Expanded Facility Permits, Renewal of Major Permits and EPA Nonwaived Permit Applications
Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
PA0043966, Sewage, SIC 6515, Valley Forge Group Limited Partnership d/b/a, Valley Forge Crossing, 31200 Northwestern Highway, Farmington Hills, MI 48334. This existing facility is located in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County.
Description of Proposed Activity: Renewal of NPDES permit to discharge 0.045 mgd of treated effluent from the Valley Forge Crossing Mobile Home Park Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plant is located at 1311 Catfish Lane, Norristown, PA 19403.
The receiving stream, a UNT to the Schuylkill River, is in the State Water Plan Watershed 3F and is classified for WWF, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The nearest downstream public water supply intake for PA American--Norristown is located on the Schuylkill River and is approximately 4.5 miles below the point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.045 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Instantaneous Average Instantaneous Parameters Monthly Daily Minimum Monthly Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 Ammonia as N 7.0 60 (5-1 to 10-31) 20.0 14.0 (11-1 to 4-30) 200 40.0 Fecal Coliform (# col/100 ml) 6.0 1,000 pH (Standard Units) 5.0 9.0 Dissolved Oxygen 0.26 Total Residual Chlorine 0.85 In addition to the effluent limits, the permit contains the following major special conditions:
1. Notification of Designation of Responsible Operator.
2. Abandon STP when Public Sewers become Available.
3. Remedial Measures if Public Nuisance.
4. No Stormwater to Sanitary Sewers.
5. Necessary Property Rights.
6. Small Stream Discharge.
7. Change in Ownership.
8. Chlorine Minimization.
9. Proper Sludge Handling.
10. Instantaneous Maximum Limitations.
11. Operator Training.
12. Operations and Maintenance Plan.
13. Fecal Coliform Reporting.
14. Laboratory Certification.The EPA waiver is in effect.
Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.PA0063592, Sewage, Gilberton Borough, 2710 Main Street, Mahanoy Plane, PA 17949. This facility is located in Gilberton Borough, Schuylkill County.
Description of Proposed Activity: Renewal of NPDES Permit.
The receiving stream, Mahanoy Creek, is in the State Water Plan Watershed No. 06B and is classified for WWF. The nearest downstream public water supply intake for Dauphin Consolidated Water Company is located on the Susquehanna River 38 miles below the point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.100 mgd.
Average Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 40 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 45 60 Dissolved Oxygen A minimum of 5.0 mg/l at all times.
Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean
(10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean
pH 6.0 to 9.0 Standard Units at all times.
Total Residual Chlorine 1.0 2.0 Ammonia Nitrogen Monitor and Report
Kjeldahl Nitrogen Monitor and Report
Nitrite-Nitrate as N Monitor and Report
Total Nitrogen Monitor and Report
Total Phosphorus Monitor and Report In addition to the effluent limits, the permit contains the following major special conditions:
Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Requirements.
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.Application No. PA0086771, Sewage, Centre Township Municipal Authority (Dauberville WWTP), 449 Bucks Hill Road, Mohrsville, PA 19541. This facility is located in Centre Township, Berks County.
Description of activity: The application is for renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage.
The receiving stream, Irish Creek, is in Watershed 3-B, and classified for WWF, water supply, recreation and fish consumption. The nearest downstream public water supply intake for Borough of Pottstown Water and Sewer Authority is located on the Schuylkill River, approximately 32 miles downstream. The discharge is not expected to affect the water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 0.080 mgd are:
Average Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 40 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 45 60 NH3-N 20 40 Total Residual Chlorine 0.5 1.64 Dissolved Oxygen Minimum of 5.0 at all times pH From 6.0 to 9.0 inclusive
Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric average Persons may make an appointment to review the Department of Environmental Protection's files on this case by calling the file review coordinator at (717) 705-4732.
The EPA waiver is not in effect.
Application No. PA0085669, Sewage, Centerport Borough Municipal Authority, 110 Callowhill Road, Centerport, PA 19516. This facility is located in Centre Township, Berks County.
Description of activity: The application is for renewal of an NPDES permit for existing discharge of treated sewage.
The receiving stream, Irish Creek, is in Watershed 3-B, and classified for WWF, water supply, recreation and fish consumption. The nearest downstream public water supply intake for Borough of Pottstown Water and Sewer Authority is located on the Schuylkill River, approximately 37 miles downstream. The discharge is not expected to affect the water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 0.060 mgd are:
Average Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 40 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 45 60 NH3-N 20 40 Total Residual Chlorine 0.5 1.64 Dissolved Oxygen Minimum of 5.0 at all times pH From 6.0 to 9.0 inclusive
Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric average Persons may make an appointment to review the Department of Environmental Protection's files on this case by calling the file review coordinator at (717) 705-4732.
The EPA waiver is in effect.
Southwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Management, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.PA0000558, Industrial Waste, SIC 6512, Hertz Gateway Center, LP, Two Gateway Center, 603 Stanwix Street, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1402. This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge untreated noncontact cooling water and filter backwash from Gateway Center in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, Allegheny River, classified as a WWF with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first existing/proposed downstream potable water supply (PWS) is Emsworth Lock and Dam located at Neville Island, 5.3 miles below the discharge point.
Outfall 001: existing discharge, design flow 21.4 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) Monitor and Report Total Suspended Solids 0.5 1.25 Temperature, ° F 110 pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 Outfall 101: existing discharge, design flow of 0.864 mgd.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantanteous Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum Flow (mgd) Monitor and Report Total Suspended Solids 30 60 Total Iron 2 4 Total Aluminum 4 8 Total Manganese 1 2 pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
PA0217565, Sewage, John and Lynae Williams, 2212 Anthony Run Road, Indiana, PA 15701. This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from Maple Valley Personal Care Home STP in Armstrong Township, Indiana County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as Anthony Run, which are classified as a CWF with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first downstream potable water supply intake from this facility is the Buffalo Township Municipal Authority, Freeport Plant, on the Allegheny River.
Outfall 001: existing discharge, design flow of 0.006 mgd.
Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum CBOD5 25 50 Suspended Solids 30 60 Ammonia Nitrogen (5-1 to 10-31) 21.0 42.0 Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric mean
(10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean
Total Residual Chlorine 1.4 3.3 pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0 The EPA waiver is in effect.
III. WQM Industrial Waste and Sewerage Applications Under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001)
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
WQM Permit No. 2107405, Sewerage, Silver Spring Township Authority, 31 West Main Street, P. O. Box 1001, New Kingstown, PA 17072-1001. This proposed facility is located in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Application for construction/operation of the Avalon pump station and force main to serve 527 residential units.
WQM Permit No. 2105403, Amendment 07-1, Sewerage, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 435 State Park Road, Schellsburg, PA 15559-7308. This proposed facility is located in Cooke Township, Cumberland County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Application for amendment to their existing permit for change in the type of disposal system at Pine Grove Furnace State Park.
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
WQM Permit No. 1491204-A1, Industrial Waste SIC, Graymont PA, Inc., 965 East College Avenue, Bellefonte, PA 16823-6823. This proposed facility is located in Spring Township, Centre County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: The applicant proposes to discharge boiler and cooling blow down waters, treated reverse osmosis and softener wastewaters and stormwater to the groundwater.
WQM Permit No. 1407407, Sewerage 4952, University Area Joint Authority, 1576 Spring Valley Road, State College, PA 16801. This proposed facility is located in Patton Township, Centre County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: The applicant proposes construction of a gravity interceptor system consisting of approximately 3,450 linear feet of 18" PVC sewer main. The interceptor will connect the existing sewer main along North Atherton Street to the existing sewer main under the Route 322 bypass near the Toftrees exit. The project will also include the abandonment of an existing pump station located at Douglas Drive.
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
WQM Permit No. 3074201-A4, Industrial Waste, Allegheny Energy Supply Co., LLC, 800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601-1689. This existing facility is located in Monongahela and Cumberland Townships.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Application for permit amendment.
WQM Permit No. 0407401, Sewerage, Janice Polito, 256 Park Lane, Darlington, PA 16115. This proposed facility is located in Big Beaver Borough, Beaver County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Application for the construction and operation of a single-residence sewage treatment plant.
WQM Permit No. 1107401, Sewerage, Johnstown Regional Energy, LLC, 80 Clinton Street, Johnstown, PA 15901. This proposed facility is located in Jackson and West Taylor Townships, Cambria County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Application for the construction and operation of 6 mile sanitary sewer along Dishong Mountain Road, Cardiff Street and Cooper Avenue.
WQM Permit No. 6507401, Sewerage, City of Jeannette Municipal Authority, 1000 Railroad Street, Penn, PA 15675. This proposed facility is located in the City of Jeannette, Westmoreland County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Application for sanitary sewer rehabilitation and treatment plant improvements.
IV. NPDES Applications for Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)
V. Applications for NPDES Wavier Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)
VI. NPDES Individual Permit Applications for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities
Northeast Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Pike County Conservation District: HC 6, Box 6770, Hawley, PA 18428, (570) 226-8220.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI025207003 Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
P. O. Box 8451
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8451
Pike Greene Township East Branch Wallenpaupack
HQ-CWFLuzerne County Conservation District: Smith Pond Road, Lehman, PA 18627-0250, (570) 674-7991.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI024007003 Keith Linn, Sr.
174 R. R. 1
Wapwallopen, PA 18660Luzerne Slocum Township Pond Creek
CWFSouthwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Somerset County Conservation District, 6024 Glades Pike, Suite 103, Somerset, PA 15501, (814) 445-4652.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI055607001 Shaffer Mountain Wind, LLC
One South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107Somerset County
Ogle and Shade Townships
Bedford County
Napier TownshipOgle and Shade Townships
Napier TownshipCub Run (CWF), Piney Run (EV), Beaverdam Run (HQ-CWF), Clear Shade Creek (EV), Dark Shade Creek (CWF), Little Dark Shade Creek (CWF) and Shingle Creek (CWF) in the Ohio River Watershed, Rocklick Creek (WWF) and tributaries to Dunning Creek (WWF) in the Susquehanna River Watershed.
VII. List of NOIs for NPDES and/or Other General Permit Types
PAG-12 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) PAG-13 Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (PWS) PERMIT Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17), the following parties have applied for a PWS permit to construct or substantially modify a public water system.
Persons wishing to comment on a permit application are invited to submit a statement to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding the application. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received during the 30-day public comment period.
Following the comment period, the Department will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The permit application and any related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and are available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the office listed before the application. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications Received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act
Southeast Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Permit No. 0907519, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Township Middletown County Bucks Responsible Official Karl Kyriss
762 Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3489Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer CET Engineering Services
1240 North Mountain Road
Harrisburg, PA 17112-1788Application Received Date July 16, 2007 Description of Action Installation of the Aries Managed Air System. Northcentral Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Permit No. 4496231A6--Operation, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Dutch Valley Food Company, Inc. Township or Borough Sunbury County Northumberland Responsible Official John T. Lerch, Projects Manager
Dutch Valley Food Company, Inc.
P. O. Box 471
1000 South Second Street
Sunbury, PA 17801Type of Facility Public Water Supply--Operation Consulting Engineer Ralph A. Lambert, Jr.
LAR Enterprises
363 West High Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325Permit Application Date July 12, 2007 Description of Action Addition of Stony Mountain Spring as a source of spring water for the bottling plant.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Sections 302--305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the Background Standard, Statewide Health Standard, the Site-Specific Standard or who intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known or suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one, a combination of the cleanup standards or who receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a Site-Specific Standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the sites identified, proposed for remediation to a Site-Specific Standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality within which the site is located may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified. During this comment period, the municipality may request that the person identified as the remediator of the site develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved and comments should be directed to the remediator of the site.
For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the environmental cleanup program manager in the Department regional office before which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Northeast Region: Ronald S. Brezinski, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Jim Wilson and Ruby Beck Residence, Allentown City, Lehigh County. Richard D. Trimpi, Trimpi Associates, Inc., 1635 Old Plains Road, Pennsburg, PA 18073 has submitted an NIR (on behalf of his clients, Jim Wilson and Ruby Beck, 2339 South 4th Street, Allentown, PA 18103), concerning the remediation of soils found or suspected to have been impacted by No. 2 fuel oil as a result of a release from a corroded seam in the bottom of an aboveground storage tank. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Residential Statewide Health Standard. The intended future use of the site is residential. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Express Times on June 27, 2007.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Charles D. Snyder & Son, Inc., City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County. BL Companies, Inc., 213 Market Street, 6th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101, on behalf of Charles D. Snyder & Son, Inc., P. O. Box 157, Emigsville, PA 17318-0157, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and groundwater contaminated with metals and VOCs. The applicant is seeking to remediate the site to the Site-Specific Standard. The property was a manufacturing facility and future use is a parking lot and warehouse.
Robert Shenton Residence, Manor Township, Lancaster County. GemChem, Inc., 53 North Cedar Street, Lititz, PA 17543, on behalf of Robert Shenton, 612 Millersville Road, Lancaster, PA 17603-6026, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with unleaded gasoline released during an automobile accident. The applicant is seeking to remediate to the Statewide Health Standard. The property is and will remain a private residence.
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Andres Estate Property, Sugarcreek Borough, Venango County. Moody & Associates, Inc., 11548 Cotton Road, Meadville, PA 16335, on behalf of the Estate of Edward Andres, 403 Grant Street, Franklin, PA 16323 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The Andres Estate property was formerly part of the Eclipse Oil Refinery which was owned by the Atlantic Richfield Company. The refinery operated between the 1880s and late 1930s. The primary contaminants that will be addressed as part of this site closure will be petroleum related (VOCs, SVOCs and metals). The intended future use of the property is a convenience store and gasoline filling station.
Ogden Manufacturing Company, Franklin Township, Erie County. WSP Environmental Strategies, LLC, 750 Holiday Drive, Suite 410, Pittsburgh, PA 15220 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Chlorinated solvents, specifically TCE and 1,1,1-TCA, were released to the soil. Volatile organic compounds were detected in the groundwater of the unconsolidated one and the upper bedrock zone.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Application received, 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.
Southwest Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
Permit ID No. 101571. Mostoller Landfill, Inc., 7095 Glades Pike, Somerset, PA 15501. Mostoller Landfill, 7095 Glades Pike, Somerset, PA 15501. Application for a major permit modification to revise the leachate and gas management plans of a municipal waste landfill in Brothers Valley and Somerset Townships, Somerset County, was received in the Regional Office on July 3, 2007.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State operating permit and Title V operating permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed plan approval or operating permit must indicate their interest to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a proposed plan approval or operating permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department regional offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the Plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office identified before the application. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984. Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121--143, the Federal Clean Air Act (act) and regulations adopted under the act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
06-05114A: Birchcraft Kitchens, Inc. (1612 Thorn Street, Reading, PA 19601) for installing finishing operations at their assembly facility at 1900 Madison Avenue in the City of Reading, Berks County.
67-05046F: BAE Systems Land & Armaments, LP (1100 Bairs Road, York, PA 17404) for installation of a surface coating line, a vehicle wash booth and three fabric filters at the existing plant in West Manchester Township, York County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
10-001K: AK Steel Corp. (P. O. Box 832, Butler, PA 16003-0832) for modification of the CO emission rate from the Electric Arc Furnaces Nos. 2--4 at their Melt Shop facility, Butler Works, in the City of Butler, Butler County. This plan approval is subject to the Prevention of Significant Deterioration requirements for CO. The facility currently has a Title V permit which was issued February 13, 2006.
25-179A: Erie Sewer Authority (68 Port Access Road, Erie, PA 16507) for removal of two 3.2 mmBtu/hr secondary burners (known as the afterburners) at the Erie Wastewater Treatment Plant in the City of Erie, Erie County. This is a Title V facility.
42-111E: Ethan Allen Mfg. Corp.--Eldred Division (3289 Route 446, Eldred, PA 16731) for conversion of the current surface coating system (Booths 5--7 and Ovens E and F) from a two-pass system to a new one-pass system which will include new Booths 1--4 and Ovens A--C in Eldred Township, McKean County. This is a State-only facility.
37-317A: Ellwood Mill Products (712 Moravia Street, New Castle, PA 16101) for construction of a forge shop consisting of 12 natural gas-fired forge furnaces with a combined heat input of 207 mmBtu/hr and for construction of a solvent parts washer in New Castle City, Lawrence County. This is a State-only facility.
20-123B: Lord Corp.--Cambridge Springs (124 Grant Street, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403) for construction of a preheat oven/automated spray booth in Cambridge Springs Borough, Crawford County. This is a Title V facility.
61-004D: Electralloy (175 Main Street, Oil City, PA 16301) for installation of a new fabric filter to replace the existing scrubber to control emissions from the electric arc furnace and AOD vessels at their facility in the Borough of Oil City, Venango County. The facility currently has a Title V permit which was issued October 31, 2002.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Thomas McGinley, New Source Review Chief, (484) 250-5920.
09-0126C: Air Liquide Electronics, US LP (19 Steel Road West, Morrisville, PA 19067) for installation and operation of an ammonia purification system and an S-4 Scrubber System at an existing facility. Monitoring and recordkeeping requirements were applied to the source and the control devices to determine compliance with the applicable limitations in this plan approval. The facility is in Falls Township, Bucks County.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Mark Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
13-307-001: Weatherly Casting and Machine Co. (P. O. Box 21, Weatherly, PA 18255) for construction and operation of a sand reclamation system with baghouse at their site in Weatherly Borough, Carbon County. This facility is a non-Title V facility. The company shall not exceed 0.01 grains/dscf for PM10 emissions from the new baghouse. The company shall comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.41 for opacity. There is no production increase associated with this project. The company will operate the facility and maintain the system in accordance with the good engineering practices to assure proper operation of the system. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
01-05016I: ISP Minerals, Inc. (P. O. Box O, 1455 Old Waynesboro Road, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214-0914) for installation of a new screen deck and new pan feeder. These sources will be controlled by the use of existing fabric filter baghouses in Hamiltonban Township, Adams County. There will be no increase in actual emissions of PM, and there will be no change to other emissions. This plan approval will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the sources operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
06-03117E: Custom Processing Services, Inc. (2 Birchmont Drive, Reading, PA 19606-3266) for construction of an additional material grinding mill controlled by a fabric filter and final filter in Exeter Township, Berks County. The facility is a non-Title V (State-only) facility. The permit will include restrictions, monitoring, testing, work practices, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
06-05069L: East Penn Mfg. Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 147, Lyon Station, PA 19536) for installation of a carbon absorption control system on the existing small parts coating operation at their facility in Richmond Township, Berks County. The source is subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MMMM, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Small Part Coating Operations. This action will involve a net reduction in emissions of VOCs and HAPs from the source. The plan approval will include monitoring, work practices, testing, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the source operating within all applicable air quality requirements. The facility is presently covered by the Title V Operating Permit Application No. 06-05069. The plan approval will be incorporated into this permit in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450 (Administrative Amendment).
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, William Charlton, New Source Review Chief, (412) 442-4174.
PA-04-00044B: Horsehead Corp.--Horsehead (300 Frankfort Road, Monaca, PA 15061) for conversion of the ''A'' Swing Column to produce either decad metal or oxide product at their Monaca, PA facility in Potter Township, Beaver County.
Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(a)(4), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval to the Horsehead Corporation 300 Frankfort Road, Monaca, PA 15061 for the conversion of the "A" Swing Column to produce either decad metal or oxide product at its Monaca, PA facility. This will be accomplished by adding two blow boxes and two fabric filters that will collect the oxide powder. The proposed potential from the conversion of Column ''A'' is 21.t tpy of PM. This is a Title V Facility.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public inspection during the normal business hours at this address: Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
For the Department to assure compliance with all applicable standards, the Department proposes to place the following conditions in the Plan Approval:
Special Conditions for Plan Approval PA-04-00044B
1. This Plan Approval is for the modification of existing ''A'' Cadmium Column to a Swing Column, adding two blow boxes and two product fabric filters at the Horsehead Corporation facility located in Potter Township, Beaver County.
2. Emissions shall be limited from each collector as follows:
Pollutant lbs/hr Consecutive 12-month period PM10 2.45 10.74 tons 3. The exhaust from each collector shall be limited to 0.009 grains/dry standard cubic foot.
4. The net contemporaneous increase of PM10 from this modification is 12.7 tpy. Below summarizes the last ten years of increases and decreases from this facility.
21.5 tpy (modification of ''A'' Column) + 0.6 tpy (Ore Dryer - De Minimis Increase) - 9.4 tons of ERC's generated from the shutdown of the Acid Roaster = 12.7 tpy Net Increase in PM10 Emissions.
5. The owner/operator shall not exhaust greater than 10% opacity from either of the two collectors.
6. Stack testing shall be conducted on each of the two baghouse stacks to determine the filterable PM emission rate from each of the collectors while the process is operating at maximum normal production rate. The test performed for PM (filterable) shall be for compliance purposes. The owner/operator shall also perform a test for condensable PM and this shall be performed for informational purposes only.
7. The owner/operator is to offset the particulate emission increase with ERC's that qualify as credible reductions generated by the shutdown of the Acid Roaster in October of 2002 at this site. Those emission reduction credits shall be removed from the Pennsylvania Registry when the swing column commences operation.
8. Stack testing shall be performed within 180 days of start-up. Stack tests shall be conducted in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 regulations and the Department's Source Testing Manual.
9. Two copies of a pretest protocol shall be submitted to the Department for review at least 60 days prior to the performance of the stack test.
10. The Department shall be notified at least 2 weeks prior to the stack test of the date and time of the test so that an observer may be present.
11. Two copies of the stack test results shall be supplied to the Department for review within 60 days of completion of the testing. The results shall express emission rates in lbs/hr and grains/dry standard cubic feet.
12. This Plan Approval authorizes temporary operation of the source(s) covered by this Plan Approval provided the following conditions are met (25 Pa. Code § 127.12(b)).
a. The owner/operator shall submit written Notice of the Completion of Construction and the operator's intent to commence operation at least 5 days prior to the completion of construction. The Notice shall state the date when construction will be completed and the date when the operator expects to commence operation.
b. Operation of the sources covered by this Plan Approval is authorized only to facilitate the start-up and shakedown of sources and air cleaning devices, to permit operations pending the issuance of an Operating Permit, and to permit the evaluation of the source for compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements.
c. Upon receipt of the Notice of the Completion of Construction from the owner/operator the Department shall authorize a 180-day Period of Temporary Operation of the sources from the date of commencement of operation. The Notice submitted by the owner/operator, prior to the expiration of this Plan Approval, shall modify the Plan Approval expiration date. The new Plan Approval expiration date shall be 180 days from the date of commencement of operation.
d. Upon determination by the owner/operator that the sources covered by this Plan Approval are in compliance with all conditions of the Plan Approval the owner/operator shall contact the Department's reviewing engineer and schedule the Initial Operating Permit Inspection.
e. Upon completion of the Initial Operating Permit Inspection and determination by the Department that the sources covered by this Plan Approval are in compliance with all conditions of the Plan Approval, The owner/operator shall apply for an Operating Permit or submit an Administrative Amendment to an existing Operating Permit at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of the Plan Approval. The application shall incorporate the conditions of this Plan Approval in the Operating Permit.
f. The owner/operator may request an extension of the 180-day Period of Temporary Operation if compliance with all applicable regulations and Plan Approval requirements has not been established. The extension request shall be submitted in writing at least 15 days prior to the end of the Period of Temporary Operation and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source. The extension request shall include a detailed schedule for establishing compliance and the reasons compliance has not been established. This Period of Temporary Operation may be extended for additional periods, each not to exceed 120-days, by submitting an extension request as described previously.
Any person wishing to provide the Department with additional information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the Plan Approval may submit the information to the Department at the address show. A 30-day comment period, from the date of this publication, will exist for the submission of comments. Each written comment must contain the following:
* Name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.
* Identification of the proposed Plan Approval (specifiy the Plan Approval number).
* Concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted based on the information received. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in this newspaper or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, when the Department determines telephone notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Region--Field Operation, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
For additional information you may contact the following at the same address: Francis D. Condrick, Air Pollution Control Engineer III, Air Quality.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
24-111A: Elk Regional Health Center (763 Johnsonburg Road, St. Marys, PA 15857) for installation and operation of a wood fired biomass oiler with a multiclone cyclone used to control PM emissions in the City of St. Mary's, Elk County.
Under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.424 the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval, No. 24-111A, for their health facility in the City of St. Marys, Elk County. This plan approval will authorize the applicant to install and operate a wood fired biomass boiler with a multiclone cyclone used to control PM emissions as described in the applicant's application of April 25, 2007, with addendums submitted April 30, 2007, and July 2, 2007. The Plan Approval will subsequently be incorporated into a State-only Operating Permit in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Based on the information provided by the applicant and the Department's own analysis, wood usage will be limited to 12,461 tons, measured on an as-received basis, per year calculated as a rolling sum. The wood being combusted shall consist of virgin or green wood. At no time shall particleboard, flakeboard, preservative treated wood, coated or painted wood, laminated wood, construction or demolition waste or any other material, except green or kiln-dried virgin wood, be burned in the biomass boiler.
The following emissions restrictions are under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12:
a) NOx expressed as NO2 emissions shall not exceed 0.360 pound per million Btu of heat input or 28.77 tpy calculated as a 12-month rolling sum.
b) SOx expressed as SO2 emissions shall not exceed 0.025 pound per million Btu of heat input or 2.03 tpy calculated as a 12-month rolling sum. (Compliance with this condition streamlines out the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 123.22.)
c) VOCs emissions shall not exceed 0.017 pound per million Btu heat input or 1.38 tpy calculated as a 12-month rolling sum.
d) CO emissions shall not exceed 0.60 pound per million Btu heat input or 48.62 tpy calculated as a 12-month rolling sum.
e) PM10 emissions shall not exceed 0.24 pound per million Btu heat input or 19.04 tpy calculated as a 12-month rolling sum. (Compliance with this condition streamlines out the requirements of 25 Pa. Code Section 123.11.)
f) At no time shall the opacity of the emission be equal to or greater than 10%, except during startup and shutdown. (Compliance with this condition streamlines out the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 123.41.)
g) During startup and shutdown the permittee shall comply with the opacity limitations specified in 25 Pa. Code § 123.41.
The facility will be required to stack test for PM, CO, and NOx. Monitoring and recordkeeping requirements will insure compliance with the emission restrictions stated previously.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, and other documents used in the evaluation are available for public inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays at the address shown. To make an appointment, contact Records Management at (814) 332-6340, for an appointment.
Anyone wishing to provide the Department with additional information they believe should be considered may submit the information to the address shown. Comments must be received, by the Department, within 30 days of the last day of publication. Written comments should include the following:
1. Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments.
2. Identification of the proposed Plan Approval; No. 24-111A.
3. Concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or any objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted on the comments received during the public comment period. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in a local newspaper of general circulation or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines telephone notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to John Guth, Regional Air Quality Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6940.
61-181C: Scrubgrass Generating Co., LP (2151 Lisbon Road, Kennerdell, PA 16374) to install a 44,000 square yard ash conditioning area to treat ash generated by combusting waste coal from the company's circulating fluidized bed boilers in Scrubgrass Township, Venango County.
Under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.424 the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval, No. 61-181C, for their plant in Scrubgrass Township, Venango County. This plan approval will authorize the applicant to install a 44,000 square yard ash conditioning area to treat ash generated by combusting waste coal from the company's circulating fluidized bed boilers as described in the applicant's application of June 7, 2007. Limestone is added during the combustion process to control SO2 emissions. The excess limestone is then converted to lime, which is mixed with the coal ash. The ash contains unreacted lime that must be treated before disposal. The ash is treated in a pugmill to a moisture content of at least 15% and will be allowed to completely react and cool in the new ash conditioning area. The Plan Approval will subsequently be incorporated into the company's Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Based on the information provided by the applicant and Department's own analysis, the ash conditioning process has the potential to generate fugitive PM emissions of 1.57 tpy. The company will use water to control the fugitive PM emissions. The amount of ash disposed and the amount of water used will be monitored daily and record of daily ash weight and water volume will be kept. This information will be used to determine the moisture content of the ash. The company will also be required to perform a daily visual inspection of the ash conditioning area to determine if fugitive emissions are occurring and keep daily record of such inspections and any problems observed.
Copies of the application, the Deparment's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation are available for public inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays at the address shown. To make an appointment, contact Records Management at (814) 332-6340, for an appointment.
Anyone wishing to provide the Department with additional information they believe should be considered may submit the information to the address shown. Comments must be received, by the Department, within 30 days of the last day of publication. Written comments should include the following:
1. Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments.
2. Identification of the proposed Plan Approval; No. 61-181C.
3. Concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or any objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted on the comments received during the public comment period. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in a local newspaper of general circulation or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines telephone notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to John Guth, Regional Air Quality Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6940.
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