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PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (PWS) PERMITS Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1—721.17), the following parties have applied for PWS permits to construct or substantially modify public water systems.
Persons wishing to comment on permit applications are invited to submit statements to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding an application. A comment 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. 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 related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability that 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 may 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
Southcentral Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Permit No. 3610545, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Leola Sewer Authority Municipality Upper Leacock Township County Lancaster Responsible Official J Robert Rissler, Chief Water Operator
36 Hillcrest Avenue
PO Box 325
Leola, PA 17540Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Yves Pollart, P.E.
RETTEW
5031 Richard Lane
PO Box 325
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055Application Received: 12/8/2010 Description of Action Additon of a squestering agent at Entry Points 101 and 102 for general corrosion control.
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—6026.907)
Sections 302—305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) (35 P. S. §§ 6026.302—6026.305) require the 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. A person intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard or intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area shall 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 or a combination of cleanup standards or 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 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 following site, 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 as follows. 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 listed before the notice. 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:
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401
Crouse Building Facility, Limerick Township, Montgomery County. Richard D. Trimpi, Trimpi Associates Inc., 1635 Old Plains Road, Pennsburg, PA 18073 on behalf of Ira Saligman, 200 Chamounix Rd, Wayne, PA 19087 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Groundwater at the site has been impacted with the release of chlorinated solvents. The intended future use of the site is commercial. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Mercury on October 6, 2010.
Mt. Airy Shopping Center, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Charlene Drake, REPSG, 6901 Kingsessing Avenue, Suite 201, Philadelphia, PA 19142 on behalf of Brahin Properties, 1535 Chestnut Street, Suit 200, Philadelphia, PA 19102 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Groundwater and soil at the site has been impacted with the release of chlorinated solvents. The future use of the property will be both residential (school use) and non-residential for continued use as well as for the construction and operation of a school building. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Philadelphia Daily News on October 23, 2010.
Parker Hannifin Corporation Inc, Fanconia Township, Montgomery County. Matthew A. Cousino, AECOM, Four Gateway Center, 444 Liberty Avenue, Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 on behalf of Martha Connell, Parker Hannifin, 245 Township Line Road, Hatfield, PA 19440 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Groundwater at the site has been impacted with the release of chlorinated solvents. The future use of the site is expected to continue to be used for industrial and non-residential purpose.
GTS Welco Levittown Facility, Tullytown Borough, Bucks County. I Scott Renneisen, Synergy Environmental Inc. 155 Railroad Plaza, 1st Floor, Royersford, PA 19468, James Anderson, GTS-Welco, 8110 Route 13, Levittown, PA 19057 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Groundwater at the site has been impacted with the release of unleaded gasoline. The intended future use of the property will remain the same as the current use, retail sales of welding supplies and compressed gas distribution. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Bucks County Courier Times on August 2, 2010.
Synthes, East Goshen Township, Chester County. Daniel E. Erdman, Keystone E-Sciences Group Inc., 590 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite 200, Frazer, PA 19355 on behalf of Bryan Lee, Synthes, USA HQ, Inc., 1302 Wrights Lane, West Chester, PA 19380 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of diesel fuel. The current and intended future use of the property is commercial.
Tadlock Residence, Falls Township, Bucks County. Richard D. Trimpi, Trimpi Associates, Inc., 1635 Old Plains Road, Pennsburg, PA 18073, Ty Gawlik, State Farm Insurance Company, PO Box 8061, Ballston Spay, NY 12020-8061 on behalf of John Tadlock, 21 Timothy Lane, Levittown, PA 19054 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Groundwater and soil at the site has been impacted with the release of no. 2 fuel oil. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Bucks County Courier Times on October 13, 2010.
French Creek Center West, Borough of Phoenixville, Chester County. James F. Mullan, Hocage Consulting, Inc, 987 Haddon Avenue, Collingswood, NJ 08108 on behalf of Eric Moore, Phoenix French Creek Manor, LLC, 121 Bridge Street. Phoenixville, PA 19460 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater at the site has been impacted with the release of inorganics. The subject property is slated for redevelopment with a mix of non-residential (commercial, office, etc.) uses. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Mercury on September 24, 2010.
Septa Malvern Station, Borough of Malvern, Chester County. Craig Herr, RT Environmental Service, Inc., 215 West Church Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 on behalf of Mr. Glenn Morris, Septa, 61 North Warren Avenue, Malvern, PA 19355 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of unleaded gasoline. The intended future use of the site will remain a commuter parking lot. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Daily Local News on October 11, 2010.
210 Leedom Street Property, Borough of Jenkintown, Montgomery County. William F. Schmidt, Pennoni Associates, Inc. 3001 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Paul Martino, Pennoni Associates, Inc. 3001 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 on behalf of Joe English, Borough of Jenkintown, 700 Summit Avenue, Jenkintown, PA 19046 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater at the site has been impacted with the release of chlorinated solvents. The future use of the site will remain the same.
Amoroso Property, Falls Township, Bucks County. Richard Trimpi, Trimpi Associates, Inc. 1635 Old Plains Road, Pennsburg, PA 18073, Christine Dimmig, State Farm Insurance Company, PO Box 8061, Ballston Spa, NY 12020-8061 on behalf of Anthony Amoroso, 82 Blue Spruce Lane, Levittown, PA 19054 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater at the site has been impacted with the release of no. 2 fuel oil. The intended future use of the site is residential. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remdiated was to have been reported in the Bucks County Courier Times on October 13, 2010.
Loostyn Property, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. James Morrow, GHR Consulting Service, Inc., 224B S. Maple Street, Ambler, PA 19002 on behalf of Aurora Mannino, 3798 Spring Valley, Doylestown, PA 18901 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Groundwater and soil at the site has been impacted with the release of chlorinated solvents. The future use of the site will remain the same.
Moyer Residence, Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County. Andrew K. Markoski, Patriot Environmental Management, LLC, PO Box 629, Douglassville, PA 19518, John Palmer, Automotive Service Inc., 1350 West High Street, Pottstown, PA 19464 on behalf of Douglas Moyer, 264 Lee Avenue, Pottstown, PA 19464 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of no. 2 fuel. The intended future use of the property will remain residential. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was to have been reported in the Pottstown Mercury on October 29, 2010.
Lakeman & Gilbert Residence, Warwick Township, Chester County. Richard D. Trimpi, Trimpi Associates, Inc, 1635 Old Plains Road, Pennsburg, PA 18073, Frank Guarrier, Allstate Insurance care of Curtin Heefner, 250 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Morrisville, PA 19067 on behalf of Ann Goedeke, 2053 Harmonyville Road, Pottstown, PA 19465, Thomas Lakeman, 2051 Harmonyville Road, Pottstown, PA 19465 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater at the site has been impacted with the release of no. 2 fuel oil. The future use of the site will remain the same. A summary of a Notice of Intent to Remediate was to have been published in The Mercury on November 18, 2010.
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Development, LLC, Uwchlan Township, Chester County. Heath A. Brown, Environmental Standard, 1140 Valley Forge Road, PA 19842, Steven Ohrwaschel, Lewis Environmental Group, 155 Railroad Plaza, Royersford, PA 19468 on behalf of David G. Link, Johnson & Johnson PRD, LLC, PO. Box 776, Welsh & McKean Roads, Spring House, PA 19477 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of used motor oil. The intended use of the property is non-residential/industrial.
Walker Property, Thornbury Township, Chester County. Richard D. Trimpi, Trimpi Associates, Inc., 1635 Old Plains Road, Pennsburg, PA 18973, Jason Richards, Mark 1 Restoration Service, Inc, 140 New Britain Blvd., Chalfont, PA 18914 on behalf of Susan Walker, 41-28 45th Street, Sunnyside, NY 1104 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of no. 2 fuel oil. The future use of the site will remain the same. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was to have been reported in the Daily Local New on November 8, 2010.
Feisler/Sadsburyville, Sadsbury Township, Chester County. Richard D. Trimpi, Trimpi Associates, Inc., 1635 Old Plains Road, Pennsburg, PA 18973, Frank Lynch, EnviroLink, 165 Daleville Road, Cochranville, PA 19330 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of no. 2 fuel oil. A summary of the Notice to Intent to Remediate was to have been reported in the Daily Local News on July 22, 2010.
Southwest Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, Pa 15222-4745
Herb Springer Residence, Perryopolis Borough, Fayette County. Miller Environmental Inc., 514 Hartman Run Road, Morgantown, WV 26505 on behalf of property owner B&P Industries, LLC, PO BOX 622 Perryopolis, PA 15473 and tenant Mr. Springer, 136 Janet Street, Perryopolis, PA 15473 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. A home heating fuel oil release has resulted in vapor complaints in nearby businesses. Petroleum impacts in soil surrounding the ASTs, trailer and along a subsurface sanitary line have been observed. Source removal of petroleum impacted soils will result in attainment of the residential statewide health standard.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The 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 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 received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities.
Copies of these applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office listed before the applications. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule appointments.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit shall indicate interests to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and shall file protests or comments on a proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed documents to persons or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that hearings be held concerning a proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit. A comment or protest filed with the Department regional office shall 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 listed before the application. TDD users may 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 (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401—7671q) and regulations adopted under the Federal Clean Air 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.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401
Contact: Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920
15-0002G: WorldColor—USA, LLC—formerly known as Quebecor World Atglen, Inc. (4581 Lower Valley Road, Atglen, PA 19310) for installation of a new unenclosed 10-unit rotogravure publication printing press and an associated solvent recovery system and the removal of an older solvent recovery system and two (2) unenclosed rotogravure publication printing presses at their facility in West Sadsbury Township, Chester County. As a result of potential emissions of VOC, the facility is a Title V facility. The Plan Approval will contain recordkeeping requirements and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711-0790
Contact: Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507
39-312-051: Buckeye Energy Services LLC (5 TEK Park, 9999 Hamilton Blvd., Breinigsville, PA 18031) for installation of a new VCU unit at their facility in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County.
40-399-071: PPL Susquehanna LLC (769 Salem Blvd, Berwick, PA 18603-6828) for modification of their existing Title V Operating Permit to include miscellaneous sources at their facility in Salem Township, Luzerne County.
39-312-052: Sunoco Partners Mkt & Term LP (525 Fritztown Road, Singing Spring, PA 19608) for installation of a new VRU unit at their facility in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.
40-312-046: Sunoco Partners Mkt & Term LP (525 Fritztown Road, Singing Spring, PA 19608) for installation of a new VRU unit at their facility in Edwardsville Borough, Luzerne County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Mark Gorog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6940
20-037A: U.S. Bronze Foundry & Machine, Inc (18649 Brakeshoe Road, Meadville, PA 16335), for the construction of four electric induction furnaces and a baghouse in Woodcock Township, Crawford County. This is a State Only facility.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Contact: B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers—Telephone: 412-442-4163/5226
63-00958: MarkWest Liberty Midstream and Resources, LLC (1515 Arapahoe Street Tower 2, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80202-2126) to allow the installation and initial temporary operation of four (4) new natural gas-fired compressor engines rated at 1980 bhp each and a new natural gas-fired dehydrator re-boiler rated at 2.0 MMBtu/hr at their Welling Compressor Station in Buffalo Township, Washington County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44—46 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intends to issue Air Quality Plan Approval: PA-63-00958 to allow the installation and initial temporary operation of four new natural gas-fired compressor engines rated at 1980 bhp each and a new natural gas-fired dehydrator re-boiler rated at 2.0 MMBtu/hr at the Welling Compressor Station located in Buffalo Township, Washington County. Two currently authorized natural gas-fired compressor engines rated at 1380 bhp each, one dehydrator (including reboiler) rated for 100 mmscf/day of natural gas, one gunbarrel separation tanks with a capacity of 500 bbl, three condensate tanks with a capacity of 400 bbl each, and one saltwater tank with a capacity of 400 bbl have previously been authorized for installation under GP5-63-00958 and will be incorporated into this plan approval for a total of six engines, one dehydrator, one separation tank, three condensate tanks, and one saltwater tank.
Potential emissions from the facility are estimated to be 34.79 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx), 24.17 tons of carbon monoxide (CO), 24.25 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOC), 2.17 tons of formaldehyde, and 4.38 tons of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) per year. The plan approval will include federally enforceable emission limits on the engines for NOx, CO, and VOC. Best available technology (BAT) for the proposed sources is combusting natural gas, rich burn combustion for each engine controlled by three-way catalysts, good combustion practices including the use of air to fuel ratio controllers and proper maintenance and operation. The authorization is subject to State regulations, Federal New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) including 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart JJJJ for spark ignition internal combustion engines, and Federal National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS) including 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HH for oil and natural gas production facilities. Federal requirements for Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting from 40 CFR Part 98 have also been included in this Plan Approval. Compliance with emission limitations will be demonstrated through stack testing. Plan Approval has been conditioned to ensure compliance with all applicable rules. Once compliance with the Plan Approval is demonstrated, the applicant will subsequently apply for a State Only Operating Permit in accordance with Pa. Code Title 25 Subchapter F.
Those who wish to provide the Department with additional written information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the Plan Approval may submit the information to Alan Binder, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222. Each written comment must contain the following:
Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.
Identification of the proposed Plan Approval (PA-63-00958).
Concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
For additional information you may contact Alan Binder at 412-442-4168.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19428
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920
23-00109: Catalyst International, Inc. (1050 Ashland Avenue, Folcroft, PA 19032) for issuance of a State Only Operating Permit for laminating operations at their facility in Folcroft Borough, Delaware County. Plan Approval, 23-0109A, is being incorporated into the facility synthetic minor initial operating permit, 23-00109. This facility is synthetic minor for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs). This Operating Permit will include monitoring and recordkeeping requirements to ensure that this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Contact: Thomas J. Hanlon, Chief, East Permitting Section—Telephone: 717-705-4862 or Daniel Husted, Chief, West Permitting Section—Telephone: 717-949-7935
21-05030: Ahlstom Filtration LLC (122 Butler Street, Mt. Holly Springs, PA 17065) for operation of two (2) natural gas/#6 fuel oil fired boilers in Mt. Holly Springs Borough, Cumberland County. This action is a renewal of the state-only operating permit issued in 2006. The permit renewal will contain all of the emission limits and work practice standards along with all monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements from the previous permit to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
31-03001: The Walter McIlvain Co. (4683 Brickyard Rd., Alexandria, PA 16611) for operation of a wood-fired boiler and wood fuel (sawdust) cyclone in Porter Township, Huntingdon County. This is a renewal of the facility's state only operating permit issued in 2004.
67-03069: H & H Castings, Inc. (4300 Lincoln Highway, York, PA 17406) for aluminum foundry operations in Hellam Township, York County. This is a renewal of the facility's state only operating permit issued in 2004.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Matthew Williams, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6940
10-00237: Fox Funeral Home (410 West Main Street, PO Box 305, Saxonburg, PA 16056) for renewal of a State Only Operating Permit for their facility in Saxonburg Borough, Butler County. The facility is a Natural Minor. The primary sources at the facility include a crematory and miscellaneous natural gas combustion units. The renewal permit contains emission restrictions, recordkeep-ing, and work practice requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS 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; the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51—30.66); and The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1—1406.20a). Mining activity permits issued in response to applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4014); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1—693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1002).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department. A copy of an application is available for inspection at the district mining office indicated before each application. Notices of requests for 401 Water Quality Certifications are included in individual application notices, as noted.
Written comments or objections, or requests for an informal conference or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application may be submitted by a person or an officer or head of Federal, state or local government agency or authority to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated before each application within 30 days of this publication or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121—77.123 and 86.31—86.34.
Written comments or objections regarding a mining permit application should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments or objections, the application number and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based.
A request for an informal conference or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code § 77.123 or § 86.34, must contain the name, address and telephone number of the requestor; the application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
When an NPDES number is listed, the mining activity permit application was accompanied by an application for an individual NPDES permit. The Department has made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit in conjunction with the mining activity permit, but theissuance of the NPDES permit is contingent upon the approval of the associated mining activity permit.
For coal mining activities, NPDES permits, when issued, will contain effluent limits that do not exceed the technology-based effluent limitations. The proposed limits are listed in Table 1.
For noncoal mining activities, the proposed limits are in Table 2. Discharges from noncoal mines located in some geologic settings (for example, in coal fields) may require additional effluent limits. If additional effluent limits are needed for an NPDES permit associated with a noncoal mining permit, then the permit description specifies the parameters. The limits will be in the ranges specified in Table 1.
More restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining that may occur will be incorporated into an NPDES permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards and antidegradation requirements (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91—96).
The procedures for determining the final effluent limits, using a mass-balance equation or model, are in Technical Guidance Document 362-0600-001, NPDES Program Implementation-Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Concerning Water Quality Management, NPDES Program Implementation, and Related Matters. Other specific factors to be considered include public comments and Total Maximum Daily Loads.
Persons wishing to comment on NPDES permit applications should submit statements to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated before each application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the comment period will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NPDES permit applications. A comment must 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 or petitions for a public hearing on NPDES permit applications as provided in 25 Pa. Code § 92.61. The request or petition for a public hearing shall be filed within 30 days of this public notice and contain the name, address, telephone number and the interest of the party filing the request and state the reasons why a hearing is warranted. A public hearing may be held if the Department considers the public interest significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing on the NPDES permit application will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. When a public hearing is held, the Department will consider comments from the public hearing in the final determination on the NPDES permit application.
Coal Applications Received
Effluent Limits—The following range of effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with the associated coal mining activity permit and, in some cases, noncoal mining permits:
Table 1
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (total) 1.5 to 3.0 mg/l 3.0 to 6.0 mg/l 3.5 to 7.0 mg/l Manganese (total) 1.0 to 2.0 mg/l 2.0 to 4.0 mg/l 2.5 to 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Aluminum (Total) 0.75 to 2.0 mg/l 1.5 to 4.0 mg/l 2.0 to 5.0 mg/l pH1 greater than 6.0; less than 9.0
Alkalinity greater than acidity1 1The parameter is applicable at all times.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to: surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; and mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 1-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900
56900112 and NPDES No. PA058976. Future Industries, Inc., P. O. Box 157, Meyersdale, PA 15552, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Summit Township, Somerset County, affecting 650 acres. Receiving stream(s): Stony Batter Run and Shaffer Run classified for the following use(s): cold water fisheries. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: December 13, 2010.
56663069 and NPDES No. PA0120944. Action Mining, Inc., 1117 Shaw Mines Road, Meyersdale, PA 15552, revision of an existing bituminous surface and auger mine to add additional mining area in Elk Lick and Summit Townships, Somerset County, affecting 3040.0 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributaries to/and Casselman River and unnamed tributaries to/and Elk Lick Creek classified for the following use(s): cold water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: December 2, 2010.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, 724-925-5500
03080101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0251364. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001). Revision application to add mining the Lower Kittanning coal seam and module 26 for remining of an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Redbank Township, Armstrong County, affecting 125 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Mahoning Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Application received: December 8, 2010.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
54931601C2. Sherman Coal Co., Inc., (P. O. Box 93, Elysburg, PA 17824), boundary correction of an anthracite coal preparation and coal refuse disposal operation to add 4.3 acres for a total of 14.2 acres permitted and a stream variance in Frailey Township, Schuylkill County, receiving stream: Middle Creek. Application received: December 7, 2010.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits—The following effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit:
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30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 * The parameter is applicable at all times.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900
31950301 and NPDES No. PA0213268. Glass Bagging Enterprises, Inc., P. O. Box 120, Duncansville, PA 16635, renewal of NPDES Permit, Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributaries to Shy Beaver Creek classified for the following use(s): warm water fishery. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Lake Raystown Resort. Application received: December 10, 2010.
32900301 and NPDES No. PA0598712. Edward C. Griffith Quarrying, Inc., 14472 Rt. 119 Highway North, Rochester Mills, PA 15771, revision of an existing bituminous surface mine to change the land use from pastureland and/or land occasionally cut for hay to commercial/industrial land in North Mahoning Township, Indiana County, affecting 45.3 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributaries to Little Mahoning Creek classified for the following use(s): high quality cold water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: December 2, 2010.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191
5380-10960304-E-1. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (4955 Steubenville Pike, Suite 245, Pittsburgh, PA 15205) Application for a stream encroachment to conduct mining activities within 100 feet of unnamed tributaries No. 1 and 1A to the South Branch Slippery Rock Creek in Washington Township, Butler County. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to South Branch Slippery Rock Creek, classified for the following state-wide uses: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: December 13, 2010.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
06100301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0224898. Berks Products Corp., (P. O. Box 9000, Wyomissing, PA 19610), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation and discharge of treated mine drainage in Ontelaunee Township, Berks County affecting 350.0 acres, receiving stream: Maiden Creek and Schuylkill River, classified for the following uses: warm water fishery and migratory fishery. Application received: December 10, 2010.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department. Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) requires the Commonwealth to certify that the involved projects will not violate the sections 301—303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311—1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA, the issuance of a Dam Permit or Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment shall submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted before an application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Each individual will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on working days at the office noted before the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications Received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1—693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and Requests for Certification under section 401(a) of the FWPCA.
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Northeast Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Telephone 570-826-2511.
E58-292. Buck Ridge Stone, LLC, P. O. Box 114, Montrose, PA 18801, in New Milford Township, Susquehanna County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain an intake pump in Salt Lick Creek (HQ-CWF) and to modify and maintain an existing stone pad in the floodway of Salt Lick Creek having a length of approximately 630 feet and a width varying from 120 feet to 250 feet with work consisting of removing vegetation and stabilizing the surface of the pad with rock. The purpose of the project is water withdrawal for Marcellus Shale Gas Production. The project is located on the east side SR 0011 approximately 0.2 mile north of T698 in New Milford Township, Susquehanna County (Great Bend, PA-NY, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41° 54` 25 N"; Longitude: 75° 43` 59 W").
Southcentral Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Telephone: 717-705-4707.
E01-296: Mason-Dixon Resorts, LP, 1094 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg, PA 17325-1101, Cumberland Township, Adams County, ACOE Baltimore District
The applicant proposes to:
1) remove existing structures and to construct and maintain a 60.0-foot long, 6.0-inch depressed, 30.0-inch X 19.0-inch horizontal elliptical reinforced concrete pipe in an unnamed tributary to Marsh Creek (CWF) with a depressed rip rap apron extending 26.0-feet downstream,
2) remove existing structures and to place and maintain fill and to construct and maintain a 478.3-foot long, 6.0-inch depressed, 36.0-inch reinforced concrete pipe in wetlands associated with an unnamed tributary to Marsh Creek (CWF) with a depressed rip rap apron extending 21.0-feet downstream,
3) construct and maintain a 100.0-foot long, 6.0-inch depressed, 36.0-inch reinforced concrete pipe in an unnamed tributary to Marsh Creek (CWF) with a depressed rip rap apron extending 10.0-feet downstream,
4) remove existing structures and to extend and maintain an existing 99.0-foot long, 35.0-inch X 24.0-inch corrugated metal pipe arch, with a 22.89-foot long, 35.0-inch X 24.0-inch corrugated metal pipe arch and a 555.00-foot long, 36.0-inch reinforced concrete pipe in an unnamed tributary to Marsh Creek (CWF) with a depressed rip rap apron extending 10.0-feet downstream,
5) remove exiting structures and to install and maintain a 79.0-foot X 12.0-foot wooden pedestrian bridge and a 138.0-foot X 12.0-foot wooden pedestrian bridge across an unnamed tributary to Marsh Creek (CWF), all for the purpose of reconfiguring an existing commercial site.
The project is located at 2636 Emmitsburg Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325 (Fairfield, PA Quadrangle N: 2.5 inches, W: 2.8 inches; Latitude: 39° 45` 46", Longitude: 77° 16` 12"), in Cumberland Township, Adams County. To compensate for wetland impacts, the Permittee shall provide a minimum of 0.17-acres of replacement wetlands onsite.
Northcentral Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-3636
E08-463. Appalachia Midstream Services, LLC, 100 IST Center, Horseheads, NY. 14845-1015. Stagecoach Junction Compressor Station in Tuscarora and Wyalusing Townships, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District. (Laceyville, PA. 7.5` Quadrangle: 41° 41` 36.8" N; -76° 12` 41.9" W).
To place and maintain fill in 0.10 acres of a palustrine emergent wetland system for the purpose of constructing a compressor station and related support facilities. Replacement wetlands (0.14 acres) will be built on site. The site is located approximately 2.0 miles northeast of the SR 706 (Taylor Ave)/SR 1004 (Turkey Path Road) intersection, on the northwest side of SR 1004.
E14-540. Moshannon Valley Joint Sewer Authority, 1108 13th Avenue, PO Box 429, Altoona, PA 16603-0429. Renovations to Regional Water Pollution Control Facility to meet Chesapeake Bay nutrient limits, in Rush Township, Centre County, ACOE Baltimore District (Philipsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 40° 54` 27"; W: 78° 13` 26").
To construct and maintain: 1) clean fill in 8.2 acres of the 100-year floodplain, 2) 2.84 acres of wetlands within a few hundred feet of the facility to mitigate for 1.42 acres of wetland fill related to the floodplain fill located on the southwest side of the existing treatment plant. This project proposes to permanently impact 1.42 acres of wetland and no direct impacts to Moshannon Creek, which is classified as a Trout Stocked Fishery.
E49-313. Shamokin-Coal Township Joint Sewer Authority, 114 Bridge Street, Shamokin, PA 17872-7690. Sewer Plant Upgrades, in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County, ACOE Baltimore District (Shamokin, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40-48-54.3; Longitude: 76-35-0.5).
The Shamokin-Coal Township Joint Sewer Authority is proposing to complete upgrades to the existing sewage treatment plant. The upgrades include two new outfalls to Shamokin Creek, which carries a water quality designation of Warm Water Fishery. Additionally, the application proposes to install a discharge line connecting to an existing outfall. This connection will be facilitated by means of a manhole set at grade in the floodplain of Shamokin Creek. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Southwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E63-516-A1. Washington County Council on Economic Development, 40 South Main Street, Washington, PA 15301. To impact six wetlands in Hanover Township, Washington County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. (Burgettstown, PA Quadrangle: N: 9.9 inches; W: 4.0 inches; Latitude: 40° 26` 11.8"; Longitude: 80° 24` 48"). The applicant proposes to develop and maintain a 165 acre parcel of property (Starpointe Business Park Phase 1B) to be used for a mixed use blend of industrial, commercial, office and research purposes. The development includes impacts to six wetlands with a cumulative impact of 0.65 acres and impacts to approximately 483 LF of unnamed tributaries of Raccoon Creek (WWF). The development will be constructed approximately 1,000 LF southeast of the intersection of Starpointe Boulevard and Waller Way.
Northwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
E10-466, North Boundary Partners, LP, 11279 Perry Highway, Wexford, PA 15090. Marketplace of Cranberry, in Cranberry Township, Butler County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Mars, PA Quadrangle N: 40°, 43`, 20"; W: 80°, 6`, 22";).
The applicant proposes commercial development, associated infrastructure, and parking areas on two land parcels totaling approximately 16 acres located at the northwest and southeast corners of the State Route 19 and North Boundary Road intersection in Cranberry Township, Butler County involving the following: (1) to construct and maintain a 670 linear feet stream enclosure of a perennial unnamed tributary to Brush Creek (WWF); (2) to construct and maintain a 300 linear feet stream enclosure and a 100 linear feet stream enclosure of two ephemeral unnamed tributaries to Brush Creek (WWF); (3) to permanently fill all onsite PEM/PSS wetlands totaling 1.37 acres; (4) to mitigate for the watercourse impacts by conducting restoration activities on approximately 930 feet of Brush Creek (WWF) within Cranberry Township's Garham Park property consisting of low bank armoring, riparian planting, and j-hook installation; (5) to mitigate for the wetland impacts by constructing 1.58 acres of replacement wetlands within Cranberry Township's Garham Park property.
E33-243, Kevin Shannon, 90 Beaver Drive, Suite 110B, Drawer J., Terbovich Bridge Project (Shannon), in Snyder Township, Jefferson County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Carman, PA Quadrangle N: 41°, 16`, 2.18"; W: -78°, 52`, 6.99").
Project is to convert a remotely located temporary bridge crossing of the South Branch of North Fork Creek into a 20` wide by 30` long bank-to-bank permanent steel bridge crossing with a total of three supporting roadway culverts: one 15" culvert roughly 6` south of bridge, one 15" culvert roughly 8` north of bridge and a 24" culvert roughly 600` north of bridge.
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