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STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PROPOSED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS RELATED TO APPLICATIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS FOR CAFOs This notice provides information about agricultural operations that have submitted nutrient management plans (NMPs) for approval under 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 5 and that have or anticipate submitting applications for new, amended or renewed (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) NPDES permits, or Notices of Intent (NOIs) for coverage under a general permit, for CAFOs, under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law and the Federal Clean Water Act.
Based upon preliminary reviews, the State Conservation Commission (SCC) or County Conservation Districts (CCD) working under a delegation agreement with the SCC have completed an administrative review of NMPs described. These NMPs are published as proposed plans for comment prior to taking final actions. The NMPs are available for review at the CCD office for the county where the agricultural operation is located. A list of CCD office locations is available at http://www.nacdnet.org/about/districts/directory/pa.phtml or can be obtained from the SCC at the office address listed or by calling (717) 787-8821.
Persons wishing to comment on an NMP are invited to submit a statement outlining their comments on the plan to the CCD, with a copy to the SCC for each NMP, within 30-days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within the respective comment periods will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NMPs. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the SCC of the exact basis of the comments and the relevant facts upon which they are based. Comments should be sent to the SCC, Agriculture Building, Room 310, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users or other accommodations to seek additional information should contact the SCC through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
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NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS
CAFO PUBLIC NOTICE SPREADSHEET—APPLICATIONS
Agricultural Operation
Name and AddressCounty Total
AcresAnimal Equivalent Units Animal
TypeSpecial Protection Waters (HQ or EV or NA) Renewal/
NewLamar Sensenig
114 Huckleberry Rd.
Jonestown, PA 17018
Lebanon 56.4 319.90 Broilers/
SheepNA Renewal M.W. Smith Farms
851 Meadow Grove Road
Newport, PA 17074
Perry 1,478.2 1,923.00 Dairy WWF,
MFRenewal Jonathan W. Stauffer
6430 Route 225
Elizabethville, PA 17023
Operation at
3535 Old State Road
Leck Kill, PA 17836
Northumberland 10 263.76 Layer NA Renewal Landis Hoover
1453 Diamon Station Road
Ephrata, PA 17522
Lancaster 23.5 314.1 Swine/
VealNA Renewal
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.
Northeast Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Gillian Ostrum, Clerk Typist 2, 570-830-3077.
WA40-184B, Water Allocation, Hazleton City Authority, 400 East Arthur Gardner Highway, Hazleton, PA 18201, City of Hazleton, Luzerne County. The applicant is requesting the right to withdraw up to a maximum of 5.0 million gallons per day (MGD) from the Lehigh River intake near Rockport in Lehigh Township, Carbon County, PA. The requested withdrawal is a revised quantity versus the original application request of 3.0 MGD as published in the March 19, 2016 Pennsylvania Bulletin.
LAND RECYCLING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted Under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P.S. §§ 6026.101—6026.908).
Sections 302—305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent (NOI) to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard, or who intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area, must file a (NOI) to Remediate with the Department. A NOI 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 the cleanup standards, or who receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the Act, will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under Sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the Act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the NOI to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the following identified site(s), 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 following specified date. During this comment period the municipality may request that the following identified person, 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 NOI to Remediate, please contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Notice(s) of Intent to Remediate:
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Young & Diberandino Residences, 656 & 658 East Broad Street, Quakertown Borough, Bucks County. Geoffrey Kristof, PG, Aquaterra Technologies, Inc., P.O. Box 744, West Chester, PA 19381 on behalf of Micheal Berger, Erie Insurance Group, 2200 West Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater have been contaminated with the release of No. 2 fuel oil. The proposed future use of the property will be residential. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the Statewide Health Standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Montgomery Digital News on May 31, 2020.
210 North Aberdeen Avenue, 210 North Aberdeen Avenue, Radnor Township, Delaware County. Paul White, P.G., Brickhouse Environmental, 515 South Franklin Street, West Chester, PA 19382 on behalf of Christy Flynn, 210 North Aberdeen Associates, LLC, 126 East State Street, Media, PA 19063 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Site soil has been found to be impacted by low levels of SVOCs. The property owners are proposing to redevelop the property for multi-unit residential use. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the Site-Specific Standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Delaware County Daily Times on May 14, 2020.
Sears Site, 6301 Market Street, Milbourne Borough/City of Philadelphia, Delaware County/Philadelphia County. Craig Herr, PG, RT Environmental Services, Inc., 215 West Church Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 on behalf of Michael Willner, WRD Sears, LP, 33 Rock Hill Road, Suite 350, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil has been found to be contaminated with No. 2 fuel oil and lead. The intended future use of the subject property will remain commercial (warehouse). The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the Statewide Health Standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Delaware County Daily Times on May 22, 2020.
Northeast Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Kessler Property, 2210 Henderson Street, Bethlehem, PA 18017, Bethlehem City, Northampton County. JMT Industrial & Environmental Contracting Services, 710 Uhler Road, Easton, PA 18040, on behalf of Darcy Lettieri, 41 Dover Street, Cambridge, MA 02140, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil was contaminated by a release of heating oil from an underground storage tank. Future use of the site will residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Morning Call on July 3, 2020.
Former Pittston Manufactured Gas Plant, Main Street and Kennedy Boulevard, Pittston, PA 18640, Pittston City, Luzerne County. GEI Consultants, 18000 Horizon Way, Suite 200, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 on behalf of UGI Utilities Inc., 1 UGI Drive, Denver, PA 17517, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater were impacted by volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile organic compounds and metals from historic use as a manufactured gas plant. Future use of the site will be for residential and nonresidential purposes. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Sunday Dispatch on June 21, 2020.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownields Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Zenith Energy Altoona Terminal, 6033 6th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602, Allegheny Township, Blair County. Onesky Engineering, Inc., 510 Wellington Square, # 412, Exton, PA 19341, on behalf of Zenith Energy Terminals/Pennsylvania Holdings, LLC, 3000 Essex Lane, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77027, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The site will be remediated to the Residential Statewide Health Standard. Future use of the site will remain non-residential as a bulk petroleum storage facility. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Altoona Mirror on May 29, 2020.
Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, Telephone number: 570-327-3636.
Walton Residence Heating Oil Release, 2475 Steam Mill Hollow Road, Laceyville, Tuscarora Township, Bradford County. Environmental Products & Services of Vermont, Inc., 1539 Bobali Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17104, on behalf of Dan Walton, 2475 Steam Mill Hollow Road, Laceyville, PA 18623, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate concerning site soil contaminated with No. 2 fuel oil. The applicant proposes to remediate site to meet the Residential Statewide Health Standard.
State Line Compressor Station, 671 O'Donnell Road, Genesee Township, Potter County. Groundwater and Environmental Services, Inc., 301 Commerce Park Drive, Cranberry Township, PA 16066, on behalf of Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc., 518 E. Pittsburgh Street, Greensburg, PA 15601, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate concerning site soil and groundwater contaminated with Ethylene Glycol. The applicant proposes to remediate site to meet the Residential Statewide Health Standard.
McHugh Residence, 222 Julia Street, Dushore Borough, Sullivan County. Aquaterra Technologies, Inc., P.O. Box 744, West Chester, PA 19381 on behalf of WOC Energy Services, 44 Reuter Boulevard, Towanda, PA 18848, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate concerning site soil and groundwater contaminated with No. 2 fuel oil. The applicant proposes to remediate site to meet the Residential Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Sullivan Review on June 24, 2020.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Application(s) Renewal Under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003), the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904) and Regulations to Operate Solid Waste Processing or Disposal Area or Site.
Southcentral Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Permit No. 101701, Republic Services of Pennsylvania, LLC, Highspire Transfer Station, 205 Industrial Road, Highspire Borough, Dauphin County, PA 17034.
An application for permit renewal for the Highspire Transfer Station was submitted by Republic Services of Pennsylvania, LLC. This application was deemed administratively complete by the Southcentral Regional Office on June 30, 2020. The Department will accept comments from the general public recommending revisions to, and approval or denial of, the application during the entire time the Department is reviewing the permit application.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to Mr. John Oren, Permits Chief, Waste Management Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200. Persons interested in obtaining more information about this permit application may contact the Southcentral Regional Office at (717) 705-4706. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
Permit No. 101671. Park's Garbage Service, Inc., 11763 Shirley Ayr Road, Mount Union, PA 17066, Shirley Township, Huntingdon County. An application for a permit renewal was submitted by Park's Garbage Service, Inc., for continued operation of the Park's Transfer & Recycling Center located in Shirley Township, Huntingdon County. The current permit expires November 28, 2020. This application was deemed administratively complete by the Southcentral Regional Office on July 14, 2020.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to Mr. John Oren, Permits Chief, Waste Management Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200. Persons interested in obtaining more information about this permit application may contact the Southcentral Regional Office at (717) 705-4706. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING
PERMIT APPLICATIONSThe 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.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Contact: James Beach, New Source Review Chief, (484) 250-5920.
09-0245: Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp.(5190 Old Easton Road, Danboro, PA 18916) for the installation of an automated barrel plating system and related air pollution control technology equipment, including a packed-bed scrubber. This facility, located in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, is a non-Title V facility. The plating system is an acid zinc system and will be used to plate various metal parts and fasteners with zinc and will also allow the facility to apply various trivalent chromium passivates or chromate conversion coatings to the electroplated zinc deposits. The proposed potential emissions in tons per year (tpy) from the new plating system are as follows: 2.06 tpy PM; 0.002 tpy HNO3; 0.885 tpy HAPs. These proposed emission limits may be subject to change based on stack test results and may include additional pollutants found during stack testing. The proposed plan approval will contain recordkeeping requirements, monitoring requirements, operating conditions and performance testing requirements designed to keep the facility operating within the allowable emission limitations and all applicable air quality requirements.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Ed Orris, P.E., New Source Review Chief, (412) 442-4168.
65-00713: Greenridge Reclamation, LLC (234 Landfill Road, Scottdale, PA 15683). In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424, 127.425 and 127.521, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is providing notice that it intends to issue a Title V Operating Permit (TVOP-56-000181) renewal to Southern Greenridge Reclamation, LLC for the operation of a municipal solid waste landfill in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, PA.
The Greenridge landfill accepts municipal solid wastes, construction/demolition wastes, and approved residual and special handling wastes. The disposal capacity of the landfill is estimated at 11.8 million tons of waste. Sources and the control devices at this facility are: Paved and Unpaved Roads, Landfill Gas Fugitive, Emergency Generators, LFG Ground Flare (Enclosed Flare), Utility candle flare, Water Truck, and Landfill Gas collection system.
This facility has the potential emissions of the following type and quantity of air contaminants (on an annual basis): 104 tons of carbon monoxide, 35 tons of nitrogen oxides, 92 tons of particulate matter, 94 tons of sulfur oxides, 19 tons of volatile organic compounds, and 13 tons of hazardous air pollutants. The emission restriction, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice conditions of the TVOP have been derived from the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Parts 60, 40 CFR Parts 61, 40 CFR Parts 63 and 25 Pa. Code Article III, Chapters 121—145.
Copies of the application, DEP's analyses and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 412-442-4000.
Any person may submit comments, a request for the Department to hold a public hearing, or a protest to the operating permit or a proposed condition thereof, by filing such submissions in writing with 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 requests for a public hearing, and all protests to a proposed action, shall be filed with the Department within 30 days of the date the notice of the proposed action was published under 25 Pa. Code § 127.521(b) (relating to public notice). A protest must include the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest, identification of the proposed permit issuance being opposed (Operating Permit TV-65-00713) 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.
Written comments, protests and requests for a public hearing should be directed to Noor Nahar, Air Quality Engineering Specialist, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Region, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: David Balog, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
20-040L: Advanced Cast Products Inc., Meadville Plant (18771 Mill Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3644) for a permit modification to increase particulate emission limits for sources 101 (Charge & Preheating) and 102 (Melting-Transfer-Mag Trea). This facility is in Vernon Township, Crawford County.
Pursuant to 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.424, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intends to issue Plan Approval 20-040L to Advanced Cast Products Inc. for a modification of particulate matter emissions for sources 101 and 102. This facility is located in Vernon Township, Crawford County. The Plan Approval will subsequently be incorporated into the facility Operating Permit through an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Plan Approval No. 20-040L is for the modification of permit particulate matter emission limits for sources 101 and 102. Based on the information provided by the applicant and DEP's own analysis, the facility will have projected actual emissions of approximately 4.5 tons per year (tpy) of particulate matter and PM10 emissions.
The Plan Approval will contain emission and control device efficiency restrictions, along with, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, work practice and additional requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. Copies of the application, the Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335. Any person(s) wishing to provide the Department with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. The Department will consider any written comments received within 30 days of the publication of this notice.
Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit No. 20-040L, Advanced Cast Products Inc., Meadville Plant and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to: New Source Review Section, Air Qual- ity Program, Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, Phone: 814-332-6940. Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should by calling 814-332-6940, or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) 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, (484) 250-5920.
46-00269: IPX 2201 Renaissance Investors, LLC (previously owned and operated by hibü, Inc.) (2201 Renaissance Boulevard, King of Prussia, PA 19406) owns and operates an office building in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County. The source of air emissions from this facility is a 1.5 MW emergency generator engine. Two 1-MW emergency generator engines were emission sources under hibü, Inc.; however, these two generator engines are not part of this renewal operating permit. The facility elects to limit NOx emissions to less than 25 tons per year; therefore, the facility is considered a Synthetic Minor (State Only Operating Permit). The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Contact: Norman Frederick, Facility Permitting Chief, (570) 826-2409.
54-00077: Northeast Prestressed Products, LLC (121 River Street, Cressona, PA 17929-1108). The Department intends to issue a State-Only Operating Permit for the operation of a precast concrete operation in North Manheim Township, Schuylkill County. The sources consist of one (1) concrete forms coating process, one (1) concrete product coating process, and three (3) parts washers. This is a renewal of a State-Only Operating Permit. The State-Only Operating Permit includes emission limits, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to ensure compliance with all applicable Federal and State air pollution control requirements.
45-00007: National Electric Carbon Products/East Stroudsburg (100 Mill Creek Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301-1122). The Department intends to issue a renewal State-Only (Natural Minor) Permit for the manufacture of Carbon and Graphite Products located in East Stroudsburg Borough, Monroe County. The primary sources consist of kilns, mixers, and bake ovens. The control devices are baghouses and afterburners on the bake ovens. The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), total suspended particulate (TSP), and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions. The proposed operating permit contains applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
39-00101: Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc., Lehigh Valley Plant (150 Boulder Drive, Breinigsville, PA 18031-1838). The Department intends to issue a renewal State-Only (Synthetic Minor) Permit for the manufacture of Bread, Cake, and Related Products located in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County. The primary sources consist of roll ovens and a bread oven. The control devices are a catalytic oxidizer. The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), total suspended particulate (TSP), and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions. The proposed operating permit contains applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
48-00070: Prime Conduit Inc./Upper Nazareth (26961 Lake Rd., Bay Village, OH 44140). The Department intends to issue a renewal State-Only (Natural Minor) Permit for the manufacture of noncurrent-carrying wiring devices located in Upper Nazareth Township, Northampton County. The primary sources are extrusion lines and storage silos. The control devices are dust collectors. The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), total suspended particulate (TSP), and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions. The proposed operating permit contains applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4862, Thomas Bianca, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4863, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, (717) 705-4702.
06-03104: Bean Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Inc. (129 East Lancaster Avenue, Shillington, PA 19607-2613) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for their crematory operation controlled by a secondary afterburner chamber in Sinking Spring Borough, Berks County. The potential emissions from the facility are in the form of particulate matter (i.e., PM10) at 1.0 ton per year (tpy) and NOx at 0.7 tpy. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Program Manager, 570-327-3648.
41-00024: UPMC Susquehanna (1100 Grampian Boulevard, Williamsport, PA 17701), for the Divine Providence Hospital located in Williamsport, Lycoming County. The facility's main sources include five (5) natural gas/No. 2 fuel oil-fired boilers and five (5) emergency generator engines. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit for the previously-mentioned facility. The subject facility has the following potential emissions: 24.41 TPY of carbon monoxide; 34.10 TPY of nitrogen oxides; 0.30 TPY of sulfur oxides; 1.93 TPY of particulate matter; 1.71 TPY of volatile organic compounds and 33,141 TPY of greenhouse gases. The Department has determined that the sources at the facility satisfy best available technology (BAT) requirements, pursuant to 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) pursuant to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart IIII and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) pursuant to 40 CFR Part 63 Subparts ZZZZ and JJJJJJ. The operating permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-3636.
41-00015: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (1920 Technology Parkway, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050-8507) for a State Only Operating Permit for their Muncy Correctional Institution located in Clinton Township, Lycoming County. The facility's sources include, two (2) natural gas-fired boilers, four (4) diesel-fired generator engines, two (2) propane-fired generator engines and several small # 2 fuel oil and propane-fired combustion units. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit for the previously-mentioned facility. The subject facility has the following potential emissions: 34.45 TPY of carbon monoxide; 50.30 TPY of nitrogen oxides; 0.60 TPY of sulfur oxides; 3.10 TPY of particulate matter; 2.44 TPY of volatile organic compounds and 45,877 TPY of greenhouse gases.
The Department has determined that the sources at the facility satisfy best available technology (BAT) requirements, pursuant to 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) pursuant to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart IIII, 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart JJJJ and 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Dc and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) pursuant to 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ. The proposed operating permit renewal includes emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.
37-00266: Shenango Area School District (2501 Old Pittsburgh Road, New Castle, PA 16101-6095), to issue a renewal of the State Only Operating Permit for the two Tri-Fuel Boilers (6.4 MMBtu/hr, each), miscellaneous natural gas combustion units (total of 2.5 MMBtu/hr), and two diesel fired emergency generators at the High School located in Shenango Township, Venango County. The facility is a Natural Minor. The permit contains a requirement which only allows natural gas fuel usage since the boilers have not been fired on coal since April 2010. The emergency generator is exempt from 40 CFR 63 Subpart ZZZZ provided the facility operates the engine in compliance with § 63.6640(f).
43-00260: Mercer Area School District, Middle/High School (545 West Butler St., Mercer, PA 16137-1061). The Department intends to issue the renewal of the State-Only Operating Permit of a school located in Mercer Borough, Mercer County. Permitted air contamination sources at the facility are one bituminous coal-fired boiler, two natural gas-fired boilers, and one natural gas-fired hot water heater. With PTEs below major source thresholds, the school is Natural Minor for permitting purposes. In this renewal, permit conditions based on conditional exemptions from plan approval requirements are removed.
PLAN APPROVALS
Receipt of Plan Approval Applications and Intent to Issue Plan Approvals, and Intent to Issue Amended Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B and Subchapter F. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2705.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received and intends to issue a Plan Approval to Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp. (8201 Industrial Drive, Breinigsville, PA 18031) for their facility located in Upper Macungie Twp., Lehigh County. This Plan Approval No. 39-00110A will be incorporated into a State Only Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 39-00110A is for the installation of a two food can assembly lines and one draw redraw can assembly line with filters and curing ovens. VOC emissions from the plant will remain under 50 TPY threshold limit, 12-month rolling sum. Particulate emissions will not exceed 0.04 grains/dscf from the filters. The company shall be subject to and comply with all applicable 25 Pa. Code § 129.52 for VOC emission limits. Total HAP emissions from the facility will be under 25 TPY, 12-month rolling sum. Single HAP emissions will be under 10 TPY, 12-month rolling sum. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.31 for malodorous emissions. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.41 for Visible emissions. Emissions from the lines will be controlled by the use of a dry filters and curing oven. These limits will meet BAT requirements for this source. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711.
Any person(s) wishing to provide DEP with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit No. 39-00110A and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department of Environmental Protection, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Ray Kempa, Chief, New Source Review Section, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, phone number 570-826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.
Contact: Norman Frederick, Facility Permitting Chief, (570) 826-2409.
35-00079A: Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received and intends to issue a Plan Approval to Westlake Plastics Company (91 Hickory Street, Mayfield, PA 18433) for the construction & operation of a 63.1 MMBtu boiler which will fire on Natural Gas at the Westlake Plastics Company located in Mayfield Borough, Lackawanna County.
The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information submitted by Westlake Plastics Company indicates that the boiler to be constructed will comply with all regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination source and the emission of air contaminants including 25 Pa. Code § 123.41 for Visible emissions, 25 Pa. Code § 123.22 for Sulfur Compound Emissions, NSPS Subpart Dc requirements and the best available technology requirement (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Nitrous Oxides emissions will be minimized by using Low NOx burner for boiler. Expected NOx emissions from the proposed boiler will be less than 30 PPM when firing with natural gas. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction. The Plan approval and Operating Permit will include testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements designed to keep the sources operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
The facility is a State Only facility. If the Department determines that the boiler is constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for Plan Approval 35-00079A, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into State Only Operating Permit 35-00079 pursuant to the administrative amendment provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northeast Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-826-2511.
Any person(s) wishing to provide DEP with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit No. 35-00079A and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department of Environmental Protection, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Ray Kempa, Environmental Engineer Manager, New Source Review Section, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, phone 570-826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.
COAL & NONCOAL MINING
ACTIVITY APPLICATIONSApplications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1396.1—1396.31); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 3301—3326); the Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1—691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P.S. §§ 30.51—30.66); the Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1406.1—1406.21). 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 of Environmental Protection. A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District Mining Office indicated above 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 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 above 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 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications, opportunity for comment, and informal conferences).
Written comments or objections related to 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.
Requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code § 77.123 (relating to public hearing-informal conferences) or § 86.34 (relating to informal conferences), 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.
Where a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (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
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 1 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) 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, (Contact: Melanie Wigfield).
Permit 56090103 and NPDES No. PA0262358. Mountaineer Mining Corp., 1010 Garrett Shortcut Road, Berlin, PA 15530, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 58.1 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to/and Buffalo Creek classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: July 17, 2020.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200, (Contact: Ashley Smith).
17080114 and NPDES PA0256951. Waroquier Coal Company. (P.O. Box 128, Clearfield, PA 16830). Permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface coal and auger mining in Jordan Township, Clearfield County affecting 97.0 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed tributaries to North Witmer Run and Davidson Run classified for the following use(s): CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: July 15, 2020.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118, (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
Permit No. 54200102. Rausch Creek Coal Mining Branchdale, LLC (978 Gap Street, Valley View, PA 17983), commencement, operation and restoration of an anthracite surface mine operation in Reilly Township, Schuylkill County, affecting 473.5 acres. Receiving stream: Muddy Branch Creek and unnamed tributary to Swatara Creek, classified for the following uses: cold water fishes and cold-water fishes and migratory fishes. Application received: July 6, 2020.
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.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900, (Contact: Melanie Ford-Wigfield).
Permit 32040301 and NPDES No. PA0249611. Penn Run Quarry 2 Spruce Mine, 590 Spruce Grove Road, Penn Run, PA 15765, renewal of an NPDES permit located in Cherryhill and Pine Townships, Indiana County. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Yellow Creek to Two Lick Creek to Blacklick Creek, classified for the following uses: cold water fishery & trout stocked fishery. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Central Indiana County Water Authority Intake on Yellow Creek. Application received: July 15, 2020.
New Stanton District Office: P.O. Box 133, New Stanton, PA 15672, (724) 925-5500, (Contact: Tracy Norbert).
03200401 and NPDES No. PA0278467. Brady's Bend Limestone Company, LLC, Box 217, 10900 South Avenue, North Lima, OH 44452. Application for commencement, operation and restoration of a large noncoal underground mine in Brady's Bend Township, Armstrong County, affecting 658.0 acres. Receiving stream(s): Pine Run to Sugar Creek to the Allegheny River classified for the following use(s): WWF. There is no downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge. Application received: July 8, 2020.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118, (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
Permit No. 09890301C21 and NPDES Permit No. PA0594466. Naceville Materials (305 South Main Street, Suite 207, Doylestown, PA 18901), renewal of an NPDES permit for discharge of treated nine drainage from a quarry operation in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County affecting 100.63 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Ridge Valley Creek, classified for the following use. Trout stocking fishes. Application received: June 27, 2019.
Permit No. 58202503 and NPDES Permit No. PA0226114. Donald Twining (232 SR 2036, Thompson, PA 18465), commencement, operation and restoration of a GP105 bluestone permit that include an NPDES permit for discharge of treated mine drainage in Gibson Township, Susquehanna County affecting 10.0 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Tunkhannock Creek, classified for the following use: EV—migratory fishes. Application received: June 24, 2020.
Permit No. 7475SM5C8 and NPDES Permit No. PA0223522. Lehigh Cement Co., LLC (7660 Imperial Way, Allentown, PA 18195), renewal of an NPDES permit for discharge of treated nine drainage from a quarry operation in Nazareth Borough, Northampton County affecting 32.7 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Schoeneck Creek, classified for the following uses: warm water and migratory fishes. Application received: June 9, 2020.
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
California District Mining Office: 25 Technology Drive, California Technology Park, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100, (Contact: Bonnie Herbert).
NPDES No. PA0600156 (Mining Permit No. 14743701), Pennsylvania Mines, LLC, 835 Hamilton Street, Suite 150, Allentown, PA 18101, a renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit for coal refuse disposal activities for Pauline Hollow Coal Refuse Disposal Area in Rush Township, Centre County, affecting 150.0 surface acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributary to Moshannon Creek for the following use: TSF. Moshannon Creek Watershed TMDL. The application was considered administratively complete: January 14, 2019. The application was received: April 9, 2018.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
Outfall 001 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary to Moshannon Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 (Lat: 40° 52` 21.3" Long: -78° 14` 2.3") are:
The following effluent limitations and monitoring requirements apply to the subject outfall from PERMIT EFFECTIVE DATE to PERMIT EXPIRATION DATE:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.8 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 pH (S.U.) 6.0 - - 9.0 Alkalinity, Total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Acidity, Total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Alkalinity, Net (mg/l) 0.0 - - - Osmotic Pressure (mOs/kg) - 50 50 50 Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report Chloride (mg/l) - - - Report Bromide (mg/l) - - - Report The EPA Waiver is not in effect (Moshannon Creek Watershed TMDL).
Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118, (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
Permit No. PA0224332 on SMP No. 64030301. E.R Linde Construction Corporation (9 Collan Park, Honesdale, PA 18431), renewal of an NPDES Permit for a sandstone quarry operation in Palmyra Township, Wayne County, affecting 94.3 acres. Receiving stream: Middle Creek, classified for the following use: HQ—cold water fish. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is NRG Energy Portland Generating Station. The Department has made a tentative determination to impose effluent limitations, within the ranges specified in Table 1 for pH, total suspended solids, turbidity, oil and grease, acidity, alkalinity and net alkalinity which apply to dry weather discharges. in addition to the limits identified in Table 2, which apply to precipitation events less than and equal to the 10-year/24-hour precipitation event. Application received: July 23, 2019.
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type SP-02 N Stormwater
Outfalls: SP-02 30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1(S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Turbidity NTU (HQ & EV Only, E&S/Storm water) 40.0 80.0 100.0 Oil and Grease (mg/l) Report Total Acidity (mg/L) Report Net Alkalinity (mg/L) 0.0 Total Alkalinity (mg/L) Report
Outfalls: SP-02 30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Settleable Solids (mL/L) 0.5 Total Acidity (mg/L) Report Net Alkalinity (mg/L) 0.0 Total Alkalinity (mg/L) Report
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION
CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection. Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341), requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of 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 or to the issuance of a Dam Permit or Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit, or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit any comments, suggestions or objections within 30-days of the date of this notice, as well as any questions to the office noted above the 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 the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM on each working day at the office noted above the application.
If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the hearing and you require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS
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 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Southeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Telephone 484.250.5160, E-mail: ra-epww-sero@pa.gov.
Permit No. E23-551, Swarthmore College, 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1390, Swarthmore Borough, Delaware County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To restore, rehabilitate, and maintain an approximately 834-feet long eroded stream and banks along the swale and UNT to Crum Creek, (WWF/MF) associated with the improvements and several aspects of ecological uplift. The project will include the installation of riffles, Log Vanes, and about 30-inch high imbricated rock walls to support the stabilization.
The site is located about 500-feet southwest of Cedar Lane and Collegeville Avenue (Lansdowne, PA, USGS Quadrangle Latitude: 39.904427; Longitude: -75.356854) in Swarthmore Borough, Delaware County.
Northeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Contact: Gillian Ostrum, Clerk Typist 2, 570-830-3077.
E5402220-023. Minersville Sewer Authority, 2 East Sunbury Street, Minersville, PA 17954, in Branch Township, Schuylkill County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To fill and maintain a 0.01-acre area within the floodplain of the West Branch of the Schuylkill River (CWF, MF) consisting of a 20-foot long, 12-foot wide emergency generator facility and concrete pad. The project is located directly west of the existing Minersville Sewer Authority Wastewater Treatment Plant building, approximately 0.38 mile south of the intersection of Pottsville-Minersville Highway (S.R. 901) and East Sunbury Street (Swatara Hill, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 41` 9" Longitude: -76° 15` 20") in Branch Township, Schuylkill County. (Swatara Hill, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 40° 41` 9"; Longitude: -76° 15` 20").
E4802220-023. John Cornell, 1606 Sullivan Trail, Forks, PA 18040, in Forks Township, Northampton County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To construct approximately 8,300 feet of new roadways and supporting utilities and includes the construction of a precast concrete arch bridge. This is part of a larger project (PAD480116) of a proposed residential development located in Forks Township, Northampton County. The proposed 40-foot span arch bridge will carry Ben Jon Road over UNT to Bushkill Creek (CWF, MF), there are no other proposed road crossings for this project. Grading is proposed along the outer edges of the channel and to relocate an existing Forks Township sanitary sewer interceptor, which runs parallel to the channel. The proposed bridge will reduce water surface elevations upstream, by eliminating existing inadequate culverts at this location. The project is located on the north side of Zucksville Road (SR 2036) in Fork Township, Northampton County. Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 43` 18" Longitude: -75° 14` 07". (Easton, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 40° 43` 18"; Longitude: -75° 14` 07").
Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E0603220-025. UGI Utilities, 1 UGI Drive, Denver, PA 17517 in Amity Township, Berks County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District.
To fill and relocate 31-linear feet of a UNT to Monocacy Creek (WWF, MF) permanently impacting 775 square feet of UNT to Monocacy Creek, 99 square feet of Monocacy Creek (WWF, MF) and 702 square feet of forested wetlands all for the purpose of restoring cover to an exposed 12-inch gas pipeline. The project is located all US Highway 422 Business north of the intersection of Limekiln Road (Latitude: 40.274576, Longitude -76.781549) in Amity Township, Berks County.
E2103220-021. Sporting Hill I LP, 2 Kacey Court, Suite 201, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 in Hampden Township, Cumberland County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
The applicant proposes to 1) place and maintain fill in 0.03 acre of Palustrine Emergent (PEM) wetland within the watershed of Conodoguinet Creek (WWF) and 2) enclose 160 linear feet of stream channel under waiver 25 Pa. Code § 105.12(a)(2), all for the purpose of constructing two multi-family residential buildings along Sporting Hill Road in Hampden Township, Cumberland County (Latitude: 40° 14` 18"; Longitude: -76° 58` 15.58").
E0103120-021. PA Department of Transportation Engineering District 8-0, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103-1699 in, Latimore Township, Adams County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
To rehabilitate and maintain a three-span, camelback stone masonry 70.5 foot x 16.5 foot bridge over Bermudian Creek (WWF, MF) along S.R. 1005, Section 009 (Latimore Valley Road) and replace and maintain pipe culvert in UNT to Bermudian Creek (WWF) for the purpose of improving transportation safety in Latimore Township, Adams County (40.001520; -77.58616) or (40° 00` 03", -77° 03` 30"). The project proposes to permanently impact 44 linear feet of stream channel and 0.01 acre and temporarily impacting 48 linear feet of stream channel and 0.01 acre wetland.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering and Wetlands, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 2, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, telephone number: 717-787-3411.
D04-031. Albert Wasilewski, PA DCNR, 3000 State Route 18, Hookstown, PA 15050. Hanover Township, Beaver County, USACOE Pittsburgh District.
Project proposes to remove the Group Camp Dam to eliminate a threat to public safety and to restore approximately 2,000 feet of stream channel to a free-flowing condition. The proposed restoration project includes construction of a stream channel through the north side of the impoundment where accumulated sediment is significantly less than most of the impoundment. The project includes construction of valley-wide grade control structures, and root wad and log habitat enhancement and stream bank armoring structures in the stream channel through the former reservoir. Given the significant volume of sediment stored in the impoundment, four feet of the dam will remain in place to retain the sediment. The downstream surface will be built up to the top of the remaining dam and an artificial riffle/stream channel will be constructed and will transition to the natural stream invert approximately 200 feet downstream from the dam. The project is located across Traverse Creek (HQ-CWF, TSF) (Hookstown, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 40.5133; Longitude: -80.4452).
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