NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Applications, Actions and Special Notices
APPLICATIONS
[47 Pa.B. 320]
[Saturday, January 21, 2017]
THE CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL POLLUTANT 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 regarding 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 (CAFO). This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251—1376).
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 tentative determinations of proposed effluent limitations and other terms and conditions for the permit applications. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 92a.32(d), the proposed discharge of stormwater associated with construction activities will be managed in accordance with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 102. These determinations are published as proposed actions for comments prior to taking final actions.
Unless indicated otherwise, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (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 NPDES applications are invited to submit statements to the contact office noted before the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Persons wishing to comment on WQM permit applications are invited to submit statements to the 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. A comment submittal 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 public hearings 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
Northwest Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
NPDES No.
(Type)Facility Name &
AddressCounty & Municipality Stream Name
(Watershed #)EPA Waived Y/N? PA0263940
(Sewage)Brittney L & Tanner J Golembeski SRSTP
15702 Dickson Road
Meadville, PA 16403
Crawford County
Woodcock TownshipUnnamed Tributary to Woodcock Creek
(16-A)Yes
III. WQM Industrial Waste and Sewerage Applications under The Clean Streams Law
Southwest Regional Office: Regional Clean Water Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745. Phone: 412.442.4000.
WQM Permit No. WQG01651601, Sewage, Palmer Frederick, 187 White Thorn Road, New Alexandria, PA 15670.
This proposed facility is located in Salem Township, Westmoreland County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Proposed SFTF to serve proposed banquet facility.
Northcentral Regional Office: Regional Clean Water Program Manager, 208 W. Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448. Phone: 570.327.3636.
WQM Permit No. 01591601, Sewage, Hudson Advisors Tioga LP, 2450 Shenango Valley Freeway, Hermitage, PA 16148-2572.
This proposed facility is located in Richmond Township, Tioga County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Construction of a small flow treatment facility for a new office facility to serve the PA State Police in Richmond Township.
Northwest Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
WQM Permit No. WQG01431701, Sewage, Todd Corner, 210 N Liberty Road, Grove City, PA 16127.
This proposed facility is located in Liberty Township, Mercer County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Single Residence Sewage Treatment Plant.
VI. NPDES Individual Permit Applications for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities
Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, Nathan Crawford, Section Chief, 717.705.4802.
Permit # Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAD210003 All Phase Solutions, LLC
Mukesh Patel
34 SW 5th Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Cumberland Hampden Township Trindle Spring Run
(HQ-CWF)Northcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570.327.3574.
Centre County Conservation District: 414 Holmes Avenue, Suite 4, Bellefonte, PA 16823, (814) 355-6817.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAD140009
Previously
PAI041404002
Lindsey Kiefer
2990 Ernest Lane
State College, PA 16801
Centre Ferguson Twp
College Twp
UNT—Spruce Creek
HQ-CWFSouthwest Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745. (412) 442.4315.
Permit No. Applicant & Address County Municipality Stream Name PAD020003 Pittsburgh Field Club
121 Field Club Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Allegheny County Fox Chapel Borough Squaw Run
(HQ-WWF)PAD020005 Almono, LP, c/o Reed Smith
Reed Smith Centre
225 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Allegheny County City of Pittsburgh Monongahela River
(WWF)Northwest Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Crawford County Conservation District, Woodcock Creek Nature Center, 21742 German Road, Meadville, PA 16335.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAD200001 Douglas Luper
10599 Free Road
Conneaut Lake, PA 16316
Crawford Sadsbury Twp Tributary to Conneaut Lake
HQ WWF
VII. List of NOIs for NPDES and/or Other General Permit Types
PAG-12 CAFOs
CAFO Notices of Intent Received
Northcentral Region: Clean Water Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
NPDES Permit No. PAG124856, CAFO, Scattered Acres Farms, 190 Tyson School Road, Catawissa, PA 17820-8212.
This proposed facility is located in Locust Township, Columbia County.
Description of size and scope of proposed operation/activity: The facility is comprised of approximately 4,360 swine and 184,500 broilers. There are a total of 953.46 AEUs.
The receiving stream, Unnamed Tributary of Roaring Creek, is in watershed 5-E and classified for: Cold Water Fishes and Migratory Fishes.
The proposed effluent limits for the operation/activity include: Except for the chronic or catastrophic rainfall events defined as over the 25-year/24-hour rain storms, the CAFO general permit is a non-discharge NPDES permit. Where applicable, compliance with 40 CFR Federal effluent limitation guidelines is required. The general permit requires no other numeric effluent limitations and compliance with the Pennsylvania Nutrient Management Act and the Clean Stream Law constitutes compliance with the state narrative water quality standards.
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
Northeast Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Application No. 4016518, Public Water Supply.
Applicant SUEZ Water Pennsylvania
4211 East Park Circle
Harrisburg, PA 17111
Municipality Dallas Township County Luzerne Responsible Official John D. Hollenbach, General Manager Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Steven M. Metzler, P.E.
SUEZ Water Pennsylvania, Inc.
4211 East Park Circle
Harrisburg, PA 17111Application Received Date December 23, 2016 Description of Action This application proposes elimination of the restriction which prohibits pumping of the Gephart Well (in the SUEZ PA Dallas Water System) during the months of March and April. Southcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Permit No. 2216511 MA, Minor Amendment, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Lykens Borough Authority Municipality Jackson Township County Dauphin Responsible Official Robert Schreffler, Chairman
200 Main Street
Lykens, PA 17048
Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Max E. Stoner, P.E.
Glace Associates, Inc.
3705 Trindle Rd
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Application Received: 12/29/2016 Description of Action Upgrade of the existing water filtration plant including the replacement of filter media and recoating of the interior and exterior of the tanks. Permit No. 3817501 MA, Minor Amendment, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Harper's Tavern Municipality East Hanover Township County Lebanon Responsible Official Joy L. Straw, Owner
10486 Jonestown Rd
Annville, PA 17003Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Bryon Killian, P.E.
Entech Engineering Inc
201 Penn Street
Reading, PA 19602Application Received: 1/4/2017 Description of Action Installation of a sodium hypochlorite feed system with 6, 80 gallon Clark retention tanks to achieve 4-Log treatment of viruses. Southwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Permit No. 3217501, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Indiana County Municipal Services Authority
602 Kolter Drive
Indiana, PA 15701[Township or Borough] Center Township Responsible Official Michael Duffalo, Executive Director
Indiana County Municipal Services Authority
602 Kolter Drive
Indiana, PA 15701
Type of Facility Lucerne water system Consulting Engineer Gibson-Thomas Engineering Co., Inc.
1004 Ligonier Street
PO Box 853
Latrobe, PA 15650
Application Received Date January 5, 2017 Description of Action Installation of a new pump station; and painting and installation of a mixer at the water storage tank.
MINOR AMENDMENT
Applications Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act
Southwest Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Application No. 0416507MA, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Creswell Heights Joint Water Authority
3961 Jordan Street
South Heights, PA 15081[Township or Borough] South Heights Township Responsible Official Daniel J. Losco, General Manager
Creswell Heights Joint Water Authority
3961 Jordan Street
South Heights, PA 15081Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer KLH Engineers, Inc.
5173 Campbells Run Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15205Application Received Date December 14, 2016 Description of Action Installation of back pressure sustaining altitude valves at the Harper and Longview booster stations. Application No. 3216504GWR, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Green Township Municipal Authority
PO Box 129
Commodore, PA 15729
[Township or Borough] Green Township Responsible Official Adam Fetterman, Water Plant Operator
Green Township Municipal Authority
PO Box 129
Commodore, PA 15729
Type of Facility Barr Slope Water system Consulting Engineer Keller Engineers, Inc.
420 Allegheny Street
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
Application Received Date November 18, 2016 Description of Action Demonstration of 4-log treatment for groundwater sources.
WATER ALLOCATIONS
Applications received under the act of June 24, 1939 (P.L. 842, No. 365) (35 P.S. §§ 631—641) relating to the Acquisition of Rights to Divert Waters of the Commonwealth
Southwest Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
WA3-903A, Water Allocations. Rural Valley Water Works, PO Box 345, Rural Valley, PA 16249, Armstrong County. The applicant is requesting the right to withdraw 72,000 gallons of water per day (peak day) from Springs # 1 & # 2.
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 Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Phone 717.705.4705.
Buddies Nursery, 7001 Ben Franklin Highway, Birds-boro, PA 19508, Exeter Township, Berks County. BAI Group, Inc., 341 10th Avenue, Suite 103, Royersford, PA 19468, on behalf of Aulenbach & Son, Inc., 395 Old River Road, Birdsboro, PA 19508 and Buddies Nursery, 7001 Ben Franklin Highway, Birdsboro, PA 19468 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with # 2 fuel oil from an aboveground storage tank. The site will be remediated to the Residential Statewide Health Standard and remain non-residential, light industrial. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Reading Eagle on December 9, 2016.
Former Monro Muffler Brake & Service, 3242 Paxton Street, Harrisburg, PA 17111, Swatara Township, Dauphin County. Reliance Environmental, Inc., 235 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602, on behalf of KFJ, Ltd., 59 General Warren Boulevard, Malvern, PA 19355, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. The site will be remediated to the Residential Statewide Health Standard. Future use of the site is to be used for commercial purposes. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Patriot News on December 13, 2016.
Birdsboro Power LLC/Former Armorcast Tank Foundry, 1 Armorcast Road, Birdsboro, PA 19508, Borough of Birdsboro, Berks County. AMO Environmental Decisions, Inc., 4327 Point Pleasant Pike, P.O. Box 410, Dansboro, PA 18916, on behalf of Kiewit Power Constructors Company, 9401 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, KS 66219; Power Plant Management Services, LLC, 1 Armorcast Road, Birdsboro, PA 19508; and Armorcast, LP, 1219 Horsham Road, Ambler, PA 19002 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and groundwater contaminated with various constituents. The site will be remediated to the Residential Statewide Health Standard. Future use of the site is a 450 MW natural gas-fired power plant. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Reading Eagle on December 17, 2016.
Southwest Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brown-field Development Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
1935 Woodville Ave., Inc. (former Rennekamp Lumber Company), City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. Independence Environmental Consulting, LLC, 1750 Kaylor Road, Hummelstown, PA 17036 on behalf of 1935 Woodville Ave, Inc., 4520 William Penn Highway, Monroeville, PA 15146 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate (NIR) to meet a Site Specific standard concerning site soils and groundwater contaminated with volatile and semi-volatile compounds (VOCs & SVOCs) from and underground storage tank release. Intended future use of the property is non-residential. Notice of the NIR was published in the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette on November 18, 2017.
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 a Solid Waste Processing or Disposal Area or Site.
Southwest Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745. Telephone 412-442-4000.
Permit ID No. 301238. Allegheny Recovery Corp., 2000 Commerce Loop, Suite 2301, North Huntingdon, PA 15642. Application for renewal of permit to operate a residual waste processing facility in the City of Duquesne, Allegheny County. Application was received in the Regional Office on January 6, 2017.
REGISTRATION FOR GENERAL PERMIT—RESIDUAL WASTE
Registration issuance Under the Solid Waste Management Act; the Residual Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904); and Residual Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Residual Waste Processing Facilities and/or the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste Other Than Coal Ash.
Northcentral Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
General Permit Registration No. WMGR038NC0008.Booth Scrapyard and Recycling Center, LLC. Located at 29 Frosty Valley Road, Bloomsburg, PA 17815 in Hemlock Township, Columbia County. Registration to operate under General Permit No.WMGR038 for a waste tire processing facility. The registration was issued by Northcentral Office on December 23, 2016.
Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact Lisa D. Houser, P.E., Facilities Manager, Williamsport Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3740. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS 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 general public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to submit permitting documents relevant to its application for all sources related to a facility or a proposed project, affords an opportunity for public input, and provides for a decision on the issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, all pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application and subsequently prepared proposed plan approvals/operating permits are available for public review during normal business hours at the appropriate Department Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the appropriate Department Regional Office. The address and phone number of the Regional Office is listed before the application notices.
Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit, may submit the information to the Department's Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval/Operating Permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the permit.
A person wishing to request a hearing may do so during the 30-day comment period. 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 the newspaper, the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines this type of notification is sufficient. Requests for a public hearing and any relevant information should be directed to the appropriate Department Regional Office.
Permits issued to the owners or operators of sources subject to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter D or E, or located within a Title V facility or subject to 25 Pa. Code § 129.51(a) or permits issued for sources with limitations on their potential to emit used to avoid otherwise applicable Federal requirements may be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for review and approval as a revision to the State Implementation Plan. Final Plan Approvals and Operating Permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the sources are constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015), 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401—7671q) and regulations adopted under the Federal Clean Air Act.
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.
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.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmer-ton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, 717-705-4862, Virendra Trivedi, New Source Review Chief, 717-705-4863, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, 717-705-4702.
22-03095A: Fager-Finkenbinder Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. (208 North Union Street, Middletown, PA 17057) for the installation of a human crematory at the funeral home located in Middletown Borough, Dauphin County. The expected increases in facility emissions as a result of the changes proposed are: 2.30 tpy of PM, 0.99 tpy of NOx, 3.29 tpy of CO, 0.82 tpy of SOx, 0.99 tpy of VOCs and 927.53 tpy of CO2. The facility is a State Only facility. DEP's review of the information submitted by the applicant indicates that the air contamination sources as constructed or modified will comply with all regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirement (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on these findings, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction. If, after the project has been implemented, the Department determines that the sources are constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for plan approval, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into an Operating Permit pursuant to the administrative amendment provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
PLAN APPROVAL
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507.
Public Notification to Solicit Comments on PennEast Pipeline Company; Plan Approval Application No: 13-00019A.
Notice is hereby given under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b)(5)and 127.424, that the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is soliciting comments on the proposed Air Quality Plan Approval 13-00019A for Penn-East Pipeline Company, 1 Meridian Boulevard, Suite 2C01, Wyomissing, PA 19610 for the construction and operation of the Kidder compressor station to be located in Kidder Township, Carbon County as described in their March 21, 2016 Plan Approval Application and any other subsequent supplemental submissions.
The project includes the following equipment:
1. Three (3) natural gas-fired, combustion turbine—Gas Compressor Sets, (model no. Mars 100-16000S rated at 15,900 horsepower (hp) each under ISO conditions (47,700 total ISO hp)).
2. One (1) new natural gas-fired internal combustion engine auxiliary power unit.
3. Two (2) fuel gas heaters rated at approximately 1.03 million British thermal units per hour (MMBtu/hr) heat input each.
4. One (1) 1,100 gallon storage tank to store pipeline liquids collected in the gas filters.
5. Various small storage vessels (for waste liquids, lubricating oil, etc.)
The company has proposed to use Solar's lean-premixed dry low emissions system (SoLoNOx) to provide the lowest NOx emissions possible during normal operating conditions. The hot exhaust gas leaving the CTs will be directed through an exhaust system that includes a catalytic oxidizer for reducing carbon monoxide (CO) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions. The combustion and fuel systems are designed to reduce NOx, CO and unburned hydrocarbons to attain NOx emission level of 15 PPM and CO emission level of 2.5 PPM, corrected to 15% oxygen, and non-methane/non-ethane hydrocarbons at 2.5 PPM corrected to 15% oxygen when burning natural gas. The company will operate each turbine for 8,760 hours annually.
The natural gas fired auxiliary power unit will be operated to a maximum of 500 hours of operation each, in any 12 consecutive month periods, for non-emergency operation.
The facility will be subject to NSPS Subpart KKKK, JJJJ and 25 Pa. Code § 127.12(a)(5) Best Available Technology (BAT) requirements. The visible emission will be equal to or less than 20% for up to 3 minutes in one hour; <60% at all time from each turbine. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.31 for malodorous emissions. Fugitive emissions, including greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions, have been reviewed pursuant to 25 Pa. Code § 123.1(a)(9). A Best Available Technology (BAT) review for Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) emissions and Gas Compression vs. Electric Compression emissions analysis was submitted by the company and has been reviewed by the Department.
Emissions from the turbines will meet BAT & NSPS Subpart KKKK requirements. Emissions from the emergency generator engine will meet BAT & NSPS Subpart JJJJ requirements. The Plan Approval and Operating Permit will include testing, monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the sources operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
The following table shows the proposed emissions from the facility:
Source Annual Emissions TPY
NOx
CO
GHG
(CO2e)
PM10/
PM2.5
VOC
SO2
CH2O
Total
HAPTurbine # 1 29.11 2.95 63,187 8.03 1.69 1.82 0.64 0.69 Turbine # 2 29.11 2.95 63,187 8.03 1.69 1.82 0.64 0.69 Turbine # 3 29.11 2.95 63,187 8.03 1.69 1.82 0.64 0.69 Startup/shutdown 0.07 6.54 42 - 0.07 - - - Under subzero operation 2.93 0.49 98 0.012 0.10 0.05 0.001 0.0011 E G Set 1.61 1.69 333 0.03 0.28 0.0097 0.15 0.21 Heaters 0.18 0.19 396 0.03 0.02 0.0115 0.0002 0.006 Fugitive leaks 150 0.004 Venting 47 0.006 Total 92.1 17.8 190,627 24.15 5.54 5.53 2.09 2.28
Persons wishing to provide the Department with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the Plan Approval, may submit the information to the address shown below. The Department will consider any written comments received within 30 days of the publication of this notice. Each written comment must contain the following: name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments; identification of the proposed Plan Approval No. 13-00019A and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or any objections to the issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed air quality plan approval. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 from 6 PM to 9 PM at Keystone Grand Ballroom, Split Rock Resort Lodge, 100 Moseywood Rd., Lake Harmony, PA 18624.
Persons interested in commenting are invited to appear.
Copies of the applications, the Department's technical reviews and other supporting documents are available for public inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Department's Wilkes-Barre Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling (570) 826-2511.
The general procedures for the hearing are as follows:
To develop an agenda for the hearing, the Department requests that individuals wishing to testify at the hearing submit a written notice of their intent. The notice should be sent to Mark Wejkszner P.E, Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, Wilkes-Barre Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915. The Department will accept notices up to the day of the public hearing.
This written notice should include the person's name, address, telephone number and a brief description as to the nature of the testimony. Individuals who submit a notice of intent to testify will be given priority on the agenda. If time permits, the Department will allow individuals who have not submitted a notice of intent to testify to present their comments.
Each individual will have up to 5 minutes to present testimony. The Department requests that individuals present written copies of their testimony in addition to their oral presentations.
To insure that all speakers have a fair and equal opportunity to present their testimony, relinquishing of time will be prohibited. Further details relating to the procedures to be followed at the hearing will be outlined at the beginning of the hearing.
Persons unable to attend the hearing can submit written testimony to the Department through March 11, 2017.
The Department will address comments from the public before any final actions are taken on the proposals. A summary report addressing the concerns raised by the public will be released should the Department decide to issue the Plan Approval. Send written comments to Mark Wejkszner PE, Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, Wilkes-Barre Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations should contact the Department at the address shown above, or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may address their needs.
For additional information regarding the above, contact Mark Wejkszner P.E at (570)-826-2511 or write to the Department at the Wilkes-Barre address given previously.
OPERATING PERMITS
Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507.
48-00003: Keystone Cement Company (PO Box A, Bath, PA 18014-0058) The Department intends to issue a renewal Title V Operating Permit for a Portland Cement manufacturing facility in East Allen Township, Northampton County. The facility is considered a major stationary source subject to Title V Operating Permit requirements adopted in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G. Emissions sources at facility are in the quarrying, raw mill, calcining, clinker production, finish mill, packing, fossil fuel, and boiler areas. Emissions from the facility in the most recent report (2015) include CO—402.9 tpy, Lead—0.1212 tpy, NOx—776.9 tpy, PM10—85.46 tpy, PM2.5—39.17 tpy, SOx—1,426.9 tpy, HAPs—18.46 tpy, and VOC—2.81 tpy. The proposed Title V Operating Permit contains all applicable requirements including Federal and State regulations. In addition, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting conditions regarding compliance with all applicable requirements are included.
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 19401.
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920.
23-00033: Dee Paper Co. Inc. dba Dee Packaging Solutions. (100 Broomall St., Chester, PA 19013 ) for renewal of the State Only Operating Permit for a cardboard box manufacturing and printing facility, located in the City of Chester, Delaware County. Sources at the facility comprise a boiler rated at 8.389 MMBtu/hr, which is fueled by natural gas except for periods of curtailment when No. 2 fuel oil may be used, and minor other sources including balers and cutters. A printing press is permitted by GP7-23-0001 and is not included in the Operating Permit. The boiler is subject to the particulate matter limitations of 25 Pa. Code § 123.11(a)(1) and fuel sulfur limitations of 25 Pa. Code § 123.22. The facility is a natural minor with the following potential to emit in tons/year: nitrogen oxides (NOx)—3.59, volatile organic compounds (VOC)—0.20, particulate matter (PM)—0.27, carbon monoxide (CO)—3.08 and sulfur oxides (SOx)—0.22.
The emissions attributed to the printing press, not included in the operating permit, are an additional 16.13 tons/year VOC. The renewal contains all applicable requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting.
46-00112: Palmer International, Inc. (2036 Lucon Road, Skippack, PA 19474) for the renewal of a non-Title V, Synthetic Minor facility located in Skippack Township, Montgomery County. The facility has facility-wide limits on nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of 24.9 tons per 12-month rolling period for each pollutant to be classified as a Synthetic Minor facility for NOx and VOC. The facility is a manufacturer of intermediate product materials, specifically resins and friction particles. The facility has not made any significant changes to the operation since the operating permit was last modified. The permit will continue to include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, P.E., Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 412-442-4336.
32-00335: C&J Energy Services, Inc./Black Lick Facility (Route 119 North, Black Lick, PA 15716) for the manufacturing of hydraulic cement for use in the gas and oil industry located in Burrell Township, Indiana County. The subject facility consists of six tanks/silos for the cement plant controlled by a dust collector, two sand silos controlled by two dust collectors, three HCl storage tanks controlled by an acid fume scrubber for the oil and gas well isolation. The facility has the potential to emit 52.11 tpy PM. This facility is subject to the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. Proposed SOOP includes conditions relating to applicable emission restrictions, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice standards requirements.
32-00375: Rosebud Mining Company (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201), for a renewal facility-wide Natural Minor Operating Permit for the operation of a coal preparation plant, known as the Lowry Mine Coal Preparation Plant, located in White Township, Indiana County. The facility contains air contamination sources consisting of coal stockpiles, conveyers, screens, coal cleaning plant, one emergency diesel engine (670-bhp), and roadways. Air pollution prevention equipment at the facility includes enclosures, water sprays, water truck, sweeper, and tarping of truck loads. Raw coal throughput is limited to a maximum of 800,000 tons per year. Potential facility emissions are 5.5 tons of PM10, 0.9 ton of PM2.5, 1.5 ton of NOx, and 1.3 ton of CO per year. The facility is subject to the applicable requirements of 40 CFR 60, Subpart Y and 40 CFR 60, Subpart IIII and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. The permit includes emission limitations, and operational, monitoring, testing, reporting and recordkeeping requirements for the facility.
Rosebuds's State Only Operating Permit renewal application, the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, and the proposed Air Quality State Only Operating Permit for this project are available for review by any interested party at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. To request a review of the State Only Operating Permit renewal application, to receive an electronic copy of the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, or to receive an electronic copy of the Department's proposed Air Quality State Only Operating Permit for this project, a person may contact Bob Novak at robernovak@pa.gov or 412.442.4000.
Any person may submit comments, requests for the Department to hold a public hearing, or protests to the operating permit or a proposed condition thereof, by filing such submissions in writing to the Department at the Southwest Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments.
All comments, requests for a public hearing, and protests to a proposed action, shall be filed with the Department within 30 days of the date that notice of the proposed action was published under 25 Pa. Code § 127.424 (relating to public notice). Comments, requests for a public hearing, and protests must include the following:
The name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; Identification of the proposed permit issuance being opposed (State Only Operating Permit 32-00375); and a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
A public hearing may be held in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.429, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. If a public hearing is held, all persons who have properly filed a protest under 25 Pa. Code § 127.426 may appear and give testimony. The applicant, the protestant and other participants will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing (and the time, place and purpose of such hearing) by publication in the newspaper or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient.
Comments, protests and requests for a public hearing should be directed to Martin L. Hochhauser, P.E., Air Quality Engineer, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. (mhochhause@pa.gov, fax 412-442-4194).
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: David Balog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6328.
25-00929: Russell Standard Corporation Millcreek Plant (2002 Pittsburgh Avenue, Erie, PA 16502) for re-issuance of a Synthetic Minor Permit to operate an asphalt paving mixtures manufacturing facility in Millcreek Township, Erie County. The facility uses a batch mix asphalt plant with a baghouse and cyclone separator. The dryer is fueled with natural gas. The facility has a restriction of production rate not more than 495,000 TPY to be considered a Synthetic Minor facility. The actual production in 2015 was 97,341 tons which resulted in estimated actual CO emissions of 19.6 TPY, NOx emissions of 1.2 TY, PM10 emissions of 7.1 TPY, SOx emissions of 0.2 TPY, and VOC emissions of 1.2 TPY.
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 (35 P.S. §§ 691.1—691.1001); 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 such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. §§ 693.1—693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department. A copy of the 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 and request for Section 401 water quality certification application may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the 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 persons submitting comments or objections, application number and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based.
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. A separate notice will be provided after the draft NPDES permit is prepared.
Coal Applications Received
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100.
30080703 and NPDES No. PA0235831. Contura Freeport, LLC, (158 Portal Road, P.O. Box 1020, Waynesburg, PA 15370). To transfer the permit for the Freeport Coal Refuse Disposal Area No. 1 in Jefferson Township, Greene County and related NPDES permit from River Processing, LLC (formerly River Processing Corporation). No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on January 3, 2017. Application received September 9, 2016.
30841316 and NPDES No. PA0213535. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC, (1000 Consol Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317). To revise the permit for the Bailey Mine & Prep Plant in Richhill Township, Greene County and related NPDES Permit to install the 4L-3 Degas Borehole. Surface Acres Proposed 4.5. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on January 4, 2017. Application received August 25, 2016.
30121301 and NPDES No. PA0236195. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC, (1000 Consol Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317). To revise the permit for the Harvey Mine in Morris and Richhill Townships, Greene County and related NPDES permit for installation of the 3A-2 Degas Borehole. Surface Acres Proposed 2.0. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on January 5, 2017. Application received September 19, 2016.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits—The following effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit:
Table 2
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.
New Stanton District Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500.
26970401 and NPDES Permit No. PA0202100. Laurel Aggregates of Delaware, LLC (270 Lakewood Center, Morgantown, WV 26508). Revision application for the addition of 1,317 acres to an existing noncoal underground mine, located in Springhill Township, Fayette County, PA, Union District, Monongalia County and Grant District, Preston County, WV, affecting 2,188.8 acres. Receiving streams: Rubles Run and unnamed tributaries to Rubles Run and Patterson Run, classified for the following use: HQ-CWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Application received: January 3, 2017.
MINING ACTIVITY NPDES DRAFT PERMITS This notice provides information about applications for a new, amended or renewed NPDES permits associated with mining activity (coal or noncoal) permits. The applications concern industrial waste (mining) discharges to surface water and discharges of stormwater associated with mining activities. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing provisions of The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251—1376).
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has prepared a draft NPDES permit and made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit in conjunction with the associated mining activity permit.
Effluent Limits for Coal Mining Activities
For coal mining activities, NPDES permits, when issued, will contain effluent limits that are the more stringent of technology-based (BAT) effluent limitations or Water Quality Based Effluent Limits (WQBEL).
The BAT limits for coal mining activities, as provided in 40 CFR Part 434 and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 87—90 are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (Total) 3.0 mg/l 6.0 mg/l 7.0 mg/l Manganese (Total) 2.0 mg/l 4.0 mg/l 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity* *The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applies 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; mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and all other discharges and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of greater than 1-year 24-hour to less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles. Similarly, modified BAT limits apply to iron, manganese and suspended solids in surface runoff, discharges and drainage resulting from these precipitation events and those of greater magnitude in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Exceptions to BAT effluent limits may be applicable in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Effluent Limits for Noncoal Mining Activities
The limits for noncoal mining activities as provided in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 77 are pH 6 to 9 and other parameters the Department may require.
Discharges from noncoal mines located in some geologic settings (for example, in the coal fields) may require additional water quality based 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.
In addition to BAT or WQBEL limits, coal and noncoal NPDES permits establish effluent limitations in the form of implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) identified in the associated Erosion and Sedimentation Plan, the Reclamation Plan and the NPDES permit application. These BMPs restrict the rates and quantities of associated pollutants from being discharged into surface waters in this Commonwealth.
More restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining that may occur are 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 found in Technical Guidance Document 563-2112-115, Developing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits for Mining Activities. Other specific factors to be considered include public comments and Total Maximum Daily Load(s). Additional discharge limitations may apply in the event that unexpected discharges occur.
Discharge rates for surface mining activities are precipitation driven. Discharge rates for proposed discharges associated with underground mining are noted in the permit description.
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES draft permit should submit a written statement to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated before each draft permit 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. Comments 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 § 92a.82(d). 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 NPDES Draft Permits
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
NPDES Permit No. PA0224103 on Surface Mining Permit No. 19000201. Mid-Valley Coal Sales, Inc., (212 West Cherry Street, Mt. Carmel, PA 17851), renewal of an NPDES Permit for an anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation in Conyngham Township, Columbia County, affecting 343.0 acres. Receiving stream: North Branch Shamokin Creek, classified for the following use: Cold Water Fishery. Application received: April 10, 2012.
The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall.
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 3.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 1.4 2.8 3.5 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids 35.0 70.0 90.0 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
NPDES No. PA0612243 on Surface Mining No. 09120301. Naceville Materials, (350 South Main Street, Suite 207, Doylestown, PA 18091), new NPDES Permit for a shale and argillite quarry operation in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, affecting 128.4 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to North Branch Neshaminy Creek, classified for the following use: Trout Stocked Fishery. Application received October 11, 2012.
The outfall listed below discharge to unnamed tributary to North Branch Neshaminy Creek.
Outfall No. New Outfall Y/N Type 001 No M.D.T. The proposed effluent limit for all outfalls in this permit are:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Suspended Solids 35.0 70.0 90.0 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. NPDES Permit No. PA0612537 on Surface Mining Permit No. 7874SM3. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. d/b/a Eastern Industries, Inc., (3724 Crescent Court West, Whitehall, PA 18052), renewal of an NPDES Permit for a limestone quarry operation in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, affecting 137.6 acres. Receiving stream: Coplay Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. Application received: December 21, 2012.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are BAT limits described above for noncoal mining activities.
The outfall listed below discharge to Coplay Creek.
Outfall No. New Outfall Y/N Type 1 No Groundwater Pit Sump The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Suspended Solids 35.0 70.0 90.0 Total Dissolved Solids Monitor & Report
Discharge (MGD) 5.76 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. NPDES Permit No. PA0119229 on Surface Mining Permit No. 6576SM1. Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc., (P.O. Box 249, Chalfont, PA 18914), renewal of an NPDES Permit for an argillite quarry operation in Hamilton Township, Monroe County, affecting 226.7 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to McMichael Creek, classified for the following uses: HQ—cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: August 4, 2014.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are BAT limits described above for noncoal mining activities.
The outfall listed below discharge to unnamed tributary to McMichael Creek.
Outfall No. New Outfall Y/N Type 001 No Sedimentation Pond The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Suspended Solids 35.0 70.0 90.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.9 Turbidity (NTU) 40.0 Total Dissolved Solids Monitor & Report Oil & Grease Monitor & Report
Sulfates Monitor & Report
Discharge (MGD) 0.01—0.05 7.24 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. NPDES Permit No. PA0224448 on Surface Mining Permit No. 38970301. H & K Group, Inc., (P.O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474), renewal of an NPDES Permit for a waste rock quarry operation in Cornwall Borough, Lebanon County, affecting 194.14 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Snitz Creek, classified for the following use: trout stock fishes. Application received: February 19, 2015.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are BAT limits described above for noncoal mining activities.
The outfall listed below discharge to unnamed tributary to Snitz Creek.
Outfall No. New Outfall Y/N Type MS-006 No E&S (no present discharge) The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Suspended Solids 35.0 70.0 90.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum 0.75 1.5 1.9 Total Dissolved Solids Monitor & Report
Sulfates Monitor & Report
Chlorides Monitor & Report
Discharge (MDG) Monitor & Report
1 The parameter is applicable at all times. NPDES Permit No. PA0224774 on Surface Mining Permit No. 40090301. Cedar Rock Materials Corp., (208 West 11th Street, Berwick, PA 18603), renewal of an NPDES Permit for a sand, gravel and topsoil quarry operation in Salem Township, Luzerne County, affecting 252.0 acres. Receiving streams: 2 unnamed tributaries to Susquehanna River, classified for the following uses: cold water and warm water fishes. Application received: September 28, 2015.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are BAT limits described above for noncoal mining activities.
The outfalls listed below discharge to 2 unnamed tributaries to Susquehanna River.
Outfall No. New Outfall Y/N Type 001 No Pit Sump 002 No Pit Sump 003 No Sedimentation Pond The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Suspended Solids 35.0 70.0 90.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum 0.75 1.5 1.9 Discharge (MGD) 1.65 total 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. NPDES Permit No. PA0224472 on Surface Mining Permit No. 40930301. Meckley's Limestone Products, Inc., (P.O. Box 503, Herndon, PA 17830), renewal of an NPDES Permit for a sandstone quarry operation in Hazle Township, Luzerne County, affecting 113.5 acres. Receiving streams: Big Black Creek and Hazle Creek, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes and HQ-cold water fishes. Application received: October 5, 2015.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are BAT limits described above for noncoal mining activities.
The outfall listed below discharge to Big Black Creek and Hazle Creek.
Outfall No. New Outfall Y/N Type N/A No Non-discharging sedimentation Trap The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Suspended Solids 35.0 70.0 90.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum 0.75 1.5 1.9 Turbidity (NTU) 40 Discharge (MGD) Non-discharging 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. NPDES Permit No. PA0594423 on Surface Mining Permit No. 6174SM5. Meckley's Limestone Products, Inc., (P.O. Box 503, Herndon, PA 17830), renewal of an NPDES Permit for a limestone quarry operation in Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, affecting 153.3 acres. Receiving stream: Upper Fidler Run, classified for the following use: warm water fishes. Application received: October 5, 2015.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are BAT limits described above for noncoal mining activities.
The outfalls listed below discharge to Upper Fidler Run.
Outfall No. New Outfall Y/N Type D No E&S Sedimentation Pond G No Quarry Sump The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Suspended Solids 35.0 70.0 90.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum 0.75 1.5 1.9 Oil & Grease Monitor & Report
Discharge (MGD) Measure Discharge
1 The parameter is applicable at all times. NPDES Permit No. PA0225002 on Surface Mining Permit No. 19110301. Hanson Aggregates PA, LLC, (7660 Imperial Way, Allentown, PA 18195), renewal of an NPDES Permit for a siltstone, sandstone and shale quarry operation in Hemlock and Madison Townships, Columbia County affecting 281.9 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Little Fishing Creek, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: October 12, 2016.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are BAT limits described above for noncoal mining activities.
The outfalls listed below discharge to unnamed tributary to Little Fishing Creek.
Outfall No. New Outfall Y/N Type 001 No Sediment Pond 002 (inactive) No Sediment Pond The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Suspended Solids 35.0 70.0 90.0 Discharge (MGD) Outfall 001 0.100 0.299 Discharge (MGD) Outfall 002 (inactive) 8.3 CFS 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. NPDES Permit No. PA0224782 on Surface Mining Permit No. 40090302. Pennsy Supply, Inc., (P.O. Box 3331, Harrisburg, PA 17105), renewal of an NPDES Permit for a sandstone and greywacke quarry operation in Dorrance Township, Luzerne County, affecting 316.75 acres. Receiving streams: Balliet Run and unnamed tributary to Big Wapwallopen Creek, classified for the following uses: HQ-cold water fishes (Balliet Run) and cold water fishes (Big Wapwallopen Creek). Application received: September 16, 2016.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are BAT limits described above for noncoal mining activities.
The outfalls listed below discharge to Balliet Run and unnamed tributary to Big Wapwallopen Creek.
Outfall No. New Outfall Y/N Type 002
(Balliet Run)No Sedimentation Pond (no discharge) 004 No Sedimentation Pond/Pit Sump 005A No Sedimentation Pond/Pit Sump
(no discharge)005B No Sedimentation Pond/Pit Sump
(no discharge(unnamed trib. to Big Wapwallopen Creek) The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Suspended Solids 35.0 70.0 90.0 Turbidity (NTU) 002 40.0 Oil & Grease Monitor & Report
Discharge (MGD) Outfall 004 0.083 0.270 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. NPDES Permit No. PA0594211 on Surface Mining Permit No. 22880302. Pennsy Supply, Inc., (P.O. Box 3331, Harrisburg, PA 17105), renewal of an NPDES Permit for a limestone quarry operation in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, affecting 136.02 acres. Receiving stream: Swatara Creek, classified for the following use: warm water fishes. Application received: September 21, 2016.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are BAT limits described above for noncoal mining activities.
The outfalls listed below discharge to Swatara Creek.
Outfall No. New Outfall Y/N Type 001 No Sedimentation Pond/Pit Sump 002 No Sedimentation Pond/Pit Sump The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Suspended Solids 35.0 70.0 90.0 TDS Monitor & Report Oil & Grease Monitor & Report
Sulfates Monitor & Report
Discharge (MGD) 1.7 MGD 1 The parameter is applicable at all times.
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