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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 indicat- ed 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.
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100, (Contact: Bonnie Herbert).
Permit No. 32201301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0236543. Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201, to operate a proposed coal mining activity permit and related NPDES Permit. A room and pillar method will be employed with no secondary mining proposed. The permit is for Fulton Run Mine in Armstrong Township, Indiana County, affecting 61.0 proposed surface acres, 6,285.1 proposed underground acres and 6,285.1 proposed subsidence control plan acres. Receiving stream(s): Crooked Creek classified for the following use(s): WWF; Tributary 46755 to Crooked Creek classified for the following use(s): CWF; and Tributary 46756 to Crooked Creek classified for the following use(s): CWF. The application was considered administratively complete on December 10, 2020. Application received: October 13, 2020.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191, (Contact: Cayleigh Boniger).
Permit No. 33140101. P. and N. Coal Co., Inc. (680 Old Route 119 Hwy N, Indiana, PA 15701), revision to an existing bituminous surface mine to change the post-mining land use from Forestland to Unmanaged Natural Habitat on the property of Kenneth E. and Susan J. Bowser in McCalmont and Young Townships, Jefferson County. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed tributaries to Little Elk Run and unnamed tributaries to Elk Run classified for the following use(s): CWF. Application received: December 11, 2020.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118, (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
Permit No. 54803004R7. Rausch Creek Land, LP (978 Gap Street, Valley View, PA 17983), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Hegins and Porter Townships, Schuylkill County affecting 214.0 acres. Receiving stream: Good Spring Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishery. Application received: November 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 No. 4275SM19 and NPDES No. PA0599204. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., P.O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664, renewal of NPDES Permit, in Spruce Creek Township, Huntingdon County. Receiving stream: Little Juniata River, unnamed tributary to Little Juniata River and Gensimore Run, classified for the following use: trout stocked fishes, warm water fishes and warm water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Permit received: December 21, 2020.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191, (Contact: Cayleigh Boniger).
Permit No. 04150301. Three Rivers Aggregates, LLC (1807 Shenango Road, New Galilee, PA 16141), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0259624 in Darlington Township, Beaver County. Receiving stream(s): Madden Run classified for the following use(s): HQ/CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: December 16, 2020.
Permit No. 33050304. Glen-Gery Corporation (1166 Spring Street, P.O. Box 7001, Reading, PA 19610), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0258008 in Oliver Township, Jefferson County. Receiving stream(s): Beaver Run classified for the following use(s): HQ/CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: December 16, 2020.
New Stanton District Office: P.O. Box 133, New Stanton, PA 15672, (724) 925-5500, (Contact: Tracy Norbert).
Permit No. 26140401 and NPDES No. PA0278149. Laurel Aggregates of Delaware, LLC, 2480 Springhill Furnace Road, Lake Lynn, PA 15451. Renewal application for a non-started status three-year renewal to an existing noncoal surface mine, located in Springhill Township, Fayette County, affecting 15.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Rubles Run and Rubles Run, classified for the following use: CWF. Renewal application received: December 18, 2020.
Permit No. 26050401 and NPDES No. PA0250643. Laurel Aggregates of Delaware, LLC, 2480 Springhill Furnace Road, Lake Lynn, PA 15451. Renewal application for continued mining to an existing noncoal surface mine, located in Springhill and Georges Townships, Fayette County affecting 175.2 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Rubles Run and Rubles Run/Cheat River, classified for the following use: CWF. Renewal application received: December 23, 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.
NPDES No. PA0214078 (Mining Permit No. 56900701) PBS Coals, Inc., 1576 Stoystown Road, P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, a renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit for coal refuse disposal activities and a revision to the NPDES and CMAP to remove Outfall 006 for Job 12 Expansion in Shade Township, Somerset County, affecting 242.0 surface acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributary 45354 to Dark Shade Creek: CWF and Coal Run: CWF. Kiskiminetas-Conemaugh River Watershed TMDL. The renewal application was considered administratively complete: April 28, 2016. The revision application was considered administratively complete: September 18, 2018. The renewal application was received: November 23, 2015. The revision application was received: September 18, 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 45354 to Dark Shade Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 (Lat: 40° 05` 17"; Long: 78° 47` 58") 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 Outfall 002 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary 45354 to Dark Shade Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 002 (Lat: 40° 05` 21"; Long: 78° 48` 06") 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 Outfall 003 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary 45354 to Dark Shade Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 003 (Lat: 40° 05` 26"; Long: 78° 48` 01") 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 Outfall 004 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary 45354 to Dark Shade Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 004 (Lat: 40° 05` 26"; Long: 78° 48` 10") 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 Outfall 005 discharges to: Coal Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 005 (Lat: 40° 04` 37"; Long: 78° 48` 13") 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) - - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report The EPA Waiver is not in effect (Kiskiminetas-Conemaugh River Watershed TMDL).
NPDES No. PA0214078 (Mining Permit No. 56900701) PBS Coals, Inc., 1576 Stoystown Road, P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, a revision to the NPDES and mining activity permit to add Outfall 007 for Job 12 Expansion in Shade Township, Somerset County, affecting 242.0 surface acres. Receiving stream(s): Dark Shade Creek: CWF. Kiskiminetas-Conemaugh River Watershed TMDL. The application was considered administratively complete: June 5, 2020. The application was received: February 18, 2020.
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 007 discharges to: Dark Shade Creek
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 007 (Lat: 40° 05` 30"; Long: 78° 47` 44") 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 74.2 74.2 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 (Kiskiminetas-Conemaugh River Watershed TMDL).
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472.1900.
NPDES No. PA0262897 (Mining Permit No. 32090104), Beth Contracting, Inc., 815 Rock Run Road, Glen Campbell, PA 15724, renewal of an NPDES permit for surface mining of coal in Banks Township, Indiana County, affecting 23.2 acres. Receiving streams: Cush Creek and unnamed tributary to Cush Creek (topographic drainage only) and Horton Run, classified for the following use(s): cold water fishes. This receiving stream is included in the West Branch of the Susquehanna River TMDL. Application received: July 10, 2020.
The following outfall discharges to Kittanning Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 002 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls: 002 (Dry Weather) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum 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 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
Outfalls: 002 (≥10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) N/A N/A 7.0 Total Settleable Solids (ml/l) N/A N/A 0.5 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342.8200.
NPDES No. PA0220159 (Mining Permit No. 17950113), Waroquier Coal Company, P.O. Box 128, Clearfield, PA 16830, renewal of an NPDES permit for bituminous surface mine in Greenwood Township, Clearfield County affecting 60.2 acres. Receiving stream(s): Watts Creek, classified for the following use(s): Cold Water Fishes (CWF)/High Quality (HQ). This receiving stream is included in the Clearfield Creek Watershed TMDL. Application received: October 28, 2020.
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.
The following outfalls discharge to an unnamed tributary to Watts Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 003 (SP3) N Sediment 005 (TP2) N Treatment The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 005 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Sulfate (mg/L) Monitor & Report Flow (gpm) Monitor & Report Temperature (°C) Monitor & Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Monitor & Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
Outfalls: 003 (Dry Weather) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Aluminum (mg/L) Monitor & Report Sulfate (mg/L) Monitor & Report Flow (gpm) Monitor & Report Temperature (°C) Monitor & Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Monitor & Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
Outfalls: 003 (≤10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) N/A N/A 7.0 Total Settleable Solids (ml/l) N/A N/A 0.5 Sulfate (mg/L) Monitor & Report Flow (gpm) Monitor & Report Temperature (°C) Monitor & Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Monitor & Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. Outfalls: 003 (>10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event)
pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times.
Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472.1900.
NPDES No. PA0599174 (Mining Permit No. 4274SM26). New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company, Inc., P.O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664, renewal of an NPDES permit for discharge of stormwater from a limestone quarry in Cromwell Township, Huntingdon County, affecting 78.1 acres. Receiving stream: Shade Creek, classified for the following use: trout stocked fishes; migratory fishes. Application received: November 10, 2020.
The following outfalls discharge to Shade Creek, and are located on LNC No. 4274SM26 and will be used by the adjacent LNC No. 31000301:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N 002 N 003 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 001, 002, 003 (Dry Weather to ≤10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units. Outfalls: 001, 002, 003 (> 10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event)
pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department 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)).
Northeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Contact: Gillian Ostrum, Clerk Typist 2, 570-830-3077.
E5202220-022. Woodloch Spa Resort, LP, 731 Welcome Lake Road, Hawley, PA 18428, in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To replace an existing wooden dock at the Woodloch Spa Resort, LP in Little Teedyuskung Lake (HQ-CWF, MF). The existing dock is a floating dock that crosses 125 feet of wetland and then continues to extend 35 feet out into the open water of Little Teedyuskung Lake. The lake levels fluctuate drastically with periods of rain and drought. The dock portion that crosses the wetlands floats during high lake levels, but rests on the ground during low lake levels. While the dock is resting on the wetland ground surface, the dock becomes uneven and hazardous to spa guests. The dock that crosses the wetlands will be replaced with a clean stone pathway. The total length and impact of the wetlands will not change. Once open water is reached, the remaining portion of the dock will remain as a floating structure with the same footprint. The project is located at Woodloch Spa Resort, LP, located in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County. Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 30` 17"; Longitude: -75° 5` 55". (Narrowsburg, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°30`17"; Longitude: -75°5`55").
Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E0603220-027. Borough of Topton, 205 South Callowhill St., Topton, PA 19562, in Topton Borough, Berks County, US Army Corps Engineers Philadelphia District.
The applicant proposes a major amendment to DEP permit # E06-714 which authorized 1.) the installation and maintenance of rock vanes in 5 locations permanently impacting approximately 840 linear feet of Toad Creek (HQ-CWF, MF); 2.) the installation and maintenance of biolog and rock deflectors in 8 locations permanently impacting approximately 380 linear feet of Toad Creek (HQ-CWF, MF); 3.) the installation and maintenance of rip rap bank protection in 4 locations permanently impacting approximately 255 linear feet of Toad Creek (HQ-CWF, MF); 4.) culvert and bank protection maintenance at 2 locations impacting approximately 100 linear feet of Toad Creek (HQ-CWF, MF); 5.) the replacement and maintenance of a pedestrian bridge impacting approximately 40 linear feet of Toad Creek (HQ-CWF, MF); 6.) the repair and maintenance of stream bank protection at 2 locations impacting approximately 300 linear feet of Toad Creek (HQ-CWF, MF); 7.) the installation and maintenance of 2 concrete stream bank stabilization walls impacting approximately 130 linear feet of Toad Creek (HQ-CWF, MF); and 8.) bank grading, permanently impacting approximately 6,500 square feet of the floodway of Toad Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) to include 1.) the maintenance of existing geocell, impacting 393 linear feet of Toad Creek (HQ-CWF); 2.) the grading and maintenance of 225 feet of stream bank of Toad Creek (HQ-CWF); 3.) the installation and maintenance of modified mudsill (lunker) impacting 30 feet of Toad Creek (HQ-CWF); and 4.) the installation and maintenance of streambank protection along 6 linear feet of Toad Creek (HQ-CWF) all for the purposes of stream restoration and enhancement of Toad Creek and implementation of the Borough's Master Plan. The project begins at Latitude 40.497987° N; Longitude -75.704241° W and ends at Latitude: 40.503983° N; Longitude: -75.700498° W in Topton Borough, Berks County.
E0603220-028. Borough of West Reading, 500 Chestnut Street, West Reading, PA 19611, in the Borough of West Reading, Berks County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District.
To install and maintain 1.) a 76.25-foot long, by 7.0-foot wide bridge having an underclearance of 21.1 feet across Wyomissing Creek (CWF, MF); and 2.) an 8.0-inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline across Wyomissing Creek (CWF, MF), for the purpose of accommodating pedestrian access to existing residential and commercial buildings. The project is located approximately 440 feet north of the intersection of Old Wyomissing Road and Joan Terrace Road (Latitude: 40.3280° N; Longitude: 75.9442W°) in the Borough of West Reading, Berks County. No wetlands will be impacted by this project.
Northcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-3636.
E1404220-026: PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101. Bald Eagle Sp Camping Full-Service Loop, Liberty and Howard Townships, Centre County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District (Howard Quadrangle; 41.035151 N, 77.643228W).
The applicant proposes to construct and maintain a full-service campground to better serve guests that wish to camp at Bald Eagle State Park. The project is partially within the 100-yr floodway fringe of a UNT to Bald Eagle Creek (CWF).
Northwest Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E4206220-028, US Forest Service, 29 Forest Service Drive, Bradford, PA 16701. Mudlick Run Culvert Replacement, in Hamilton Township, McKean County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Kinzua, PA Quadrangle N: 41°, 46`, 53.43"; W: -78°, 54`, 31.58").
To remove the existing arched pipe and construct and maintain 73 feet long, 26 feet by 8 feet 7-inch metal plate arch carrying Longhouse Scenic Drive over Mudlick Run approximately 2.25 miles off of SR 321 near the intersection of Longhouse Scenic Drive and Mudlick Road.
E4206220-026, US Forest Service, 29 Forest Service Drive, Bradford, PA 16701. UNT-Mudlick Run Culvert Replacement, in Hamilton Township, McKean County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Kinzua, PA Quadrangle N: 41°, 47`, 4.33"; W: -78°, 54`, 31.96").
To remove the existing arched culvert pipe and to construct and maintain 42 feet long, 21 feet 7 inch by 4 feet 11-inch metal plate arch across a UNT to Mudlick Creek on Longhouse Scenic Drive 2.5 miles off of State Route 321.
E1006220-028, The Buncher Company, Penn Liberty Plaza 1, 1300 Penn Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Jacksons Pointe Phase 1A, in Jackson Township, Butler County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Evans City and Zelienople, PA Quadrangle N: 40°, 45`, 27"; W: -80°, 7`, 38").
To fill a total of 994 linear feet of the channel of three UNTs to Glade Run having contributory drainage areas that are less than 100 acres for the construction of 3 large commercial buildings on an approximately 29-acre commercial property west of S.R. 19 near Zelienople, PA.
Eastern Region: Oil and Gas Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.
Permit No. E5829220-030, Williams Field Services Company, LLC, 310 State Rt 29 N, Tunkhannock, PA 18657-6817, Natural Gas Pipeline. Gibson Township, Susquehanna County; ACOE, Baltimore Office.
To construct, operate, and maintain:
1) a 10-inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 3,479 square feet (0.08 acre) of palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) (Clifford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 44` 19", Longitude: -75° 36` 26"),
2) a 10-inch diameter steel natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat bridge crossing impacting 110 lineal feet of Bear Swamp Creek (CWF-MF) (Clifford, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 44` 19", Longitude: -75° 36` 26").
The Williams Merritt M. P1 Well Connect pipeline proposes to construct approximately 0.36 miles of 10-inch diameter pipeline Gibson Township, Susquehanna County. The project will result in 110 lineal feet of stream impacts, and 3,479 square feet (0.08 acre) of PEM wetlands for the purpose of providing safe reliable storage and conveyance of Marcellus Shale natural gas to market.
DAM SAFETY Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering and Wetlands, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 2, 400 Market Street, P.O. Box 8460, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8460.
D31-005. Robinson Run Dam. Alexandria Borough Water Authority, P.O. Box 336, 7561 Bridge Street, Suite No. 3, Alexandria, PA 16611-0336. To modify, operate, and maintain the Robinson Run Dam across Robinson Run (WWF, MF), impacting 0.006 acre of wetlands and 1.3 acres for maintenance dredging for the purpose of replacing the existing spillway, construction of new intake tower, and construction of a slurry wall to address seepage, provide stormwater capacity and comply with Department regulations. (Spruce Creek, PA Quadrangle N: 40°30`58"; W: 78°08`18") in Porter Township, Hunt- ingdon County.
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