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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 Hamilton 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/
NewKoch's Turkey Farm
416 Valley Road
Tamaqua, PA 18252Schuylkill 0 3,187.58 Turkeys HQ Renewal Wingert Farms, Inc.
5497 Shade Lane
Alexandria, PA 16611Huntingdon 1,696.3 2,310.79 Dairy—
HolsteinsHQ Renewal Rowe Family Farm, Co.
David Rowe
216 Pawling Station Road
Selinsgrove, PA 17870Snyder 182.8 ac. for manure application 591.74 Poultry Broilers & Finishing Swine NA Renewal Paul Dotterer & Sons, Inc.
410 Kryder Road
Mill Hall, PA 17751Clinton 3219 2,218.95 Dairy HQ & CWF Renewal Randy Weaver
3884 Smaltz Rd
Womelsdorf, PA 19567
and
118 Wintersville Road
Richland, PA 17087Berks 181.7 913.44 Poultry NA Renewal Willows Farm
Garrett Weaver
1501 Eshelman Mill Road
Willow Street, PA 17584Lancaster 212 118.29 Duck NA Renewal
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PERMITS Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17), the following parties have applied for PWS permits to construct or substantially modify public water systems.
Persons wishing to comment on permit applications are invited to submit statements to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding an application. A comment should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received during the 30-day public comment period.
Following the comment period, the Department will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The permit application and related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability that require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17).
Southcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Permit No. 0621523, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Oley Turnpike Dairy Inc Municipality Oley Township County Berks Responsible Official Eugene Moser
Owner
6229 Oley Township Road
Oley, PA 19548-8946Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Karen C. Pollock, P.E.
Systems Design Engineering
1032 James Drive
Lessport, PA 19533Application Received: July 8, 2021 Description of Action Application for a replacement nitrate system, a replacement UV disinfection system, and for cartridge filtration. Permit No. 0521506, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Hillside Terrace MHP, LLC Municipality East St. Clair Township County Bedford Responsible Official Kech Chou Lonhky
Member
2958 Willow Street Pike
Willow Street, PA 17584Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer David M. Cunningham, P.E. Keller Engineers, Inc.
420 Allegheny Street
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648Application Received: July 16, 2021 Description of Action Proposed iron and manganese treatment for the existing system. Southwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Permit No. 0221538, Public Water Supply.
Applicant West View Water Authority 210 Perry Highway
Pittsburgh, PA 15229Township or Borough McCandless Township County Allegheny Responsible Official Robert Christian
Executive DirectorType of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer MS Consultants
300 Corporate Center Drive
Suite 200
Moon Township, PA 15108Application Received Date August 26, 2021 Description of Action Installation of a new pump with variable frequency drive and a bypass line at the Ronald F. Spray Pump Station.
WATER ALLOCATIONS
Applications received under the Act of June 24, 1939 (P.L. 842, No. 365) (35 P.S. §§ 631—641) relating to the Acquisition of Rights to Divert Waters of the Commonwealth.
Southwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
WA11-502B, Water Allocations. Hastings Municipal Authority, 207-1 Fifth Avenue, P.O. Box 559, Hastings, PA 16646, Susquehanna Township, Cambria County. Applicant requests the right to withdraw 260,000 gallons of water per day from Mine Spring Well # 1.
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 identifed 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 Hamilton 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 & Brownfields Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5787, Charline Bass.
Farabella Property, 2301 Computer Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090, Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County. Jeff Margolin, Ramboll US Consulting, Inc., 1600 Parkwood Circle, Suite 310, Atlanta, GA 30339 on behalf of Ari Levine representing Ernest Farabella, Fisher Broyles, LLP, 1650 Market Street, 36th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Groundwater at the site has been found to be contaminated with PCE and TCE. The intended future use of the property is the same as its current use, for commercial/industrial purposes. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the site-specific standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Times Herald on August 5, 2021.
Northeast Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Eric Supey, Environmental Program Manager.
Hazleton Generation, 120 Maplewood Road, Hazleton, PA 18202, Hazle Township, Luzerne County. Stantec Consulting Services, 400 Davis Drive, Suite 400, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, on behalf of Hazleton Generation LLC, 120 Maplewood Road, Hazleton, PA 18202, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil was contaminated by releases of heating oil and glycol. Future use of the site will be nonresidential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Standard Speaker on August 12, 2021.
Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Myers Property HHO Release, 2447 State Route 44, Allenwood, PA 17810, Gregg Township, Union County. Gary C. Calvert, LLC, P.O. Box 504, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648, on behalf of Mr. Steven Myers, Myers Property Estate/Trust, 581 Fredrick Drive, Watsontown, PA 17777-8053, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with heating oil. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Standard-Journal on September 8, 2021.
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Stackpole Benzinger Township Site, 1032 Trout Run Road, St. Marys, PA 15857, City of St. Marys, Elk County. Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., 333 Baldwin Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 on behalf of Mersen USA GS Corporation—St. Marys, 215 Stackpole Street, St. Marys, PA 15857 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Historical use of the site has been the manufacture of carbon and carbon-graphite products resulting in site soil and site groundwater being contaminated with chlorinated VOCs and metals. The intended future use of the property will continue to be commercial/industrial. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Daily Press on August 10, 2021.
Cooper Commons, LLC, 186 Lincoln Avenue, Grove City, PA 16127, Grove City Borough, Mercer County. Compliance Environmental Services, 2700 Kirila Boulevard, Hermitage, PA 16148 on behalf of Hall Technical Services, LLC, 186 Lincoln Avenue, Gate 11, Grove City, PA 16127 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Historically, the site has been industrial that included a foundry and machining operations resulting in site soil and site groundwater being contaminated with metals, VOCs, SVOCs, PCBs, and Free Cyanide. Future use of the property will be industrial. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Herald on July 29, 2021.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Application(s) Administratively Complete 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 Application No. 101597, Pecks Septic Service, 68 Pine School Road, Gardners, PA 17324, South Middleton Township, Cumberland County. The application is to renew the operating permit for the facility. This application was deemed administratively complete by the Southcentral Regional Office on September 2, 2021. 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 renewal application.
Persons interested in obtaining more information about the permit application may contact John Oren, P.E., Permits Section Chief, Southcentral Regional Office, Waste Management Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, 717.705.4907. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS The Department has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State Operating Permit and Title V Operating Permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the general public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to submit permitting documents relevant to its application for all sources related to a facility or a proposed project, affords an opportunity for public input, and provides for a decision on the issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities. Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, all pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application and subsequently prepared proposed plan approvals/operating permits are available for public review during normal business hours at the appropriate Department Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the appropriate Department Regional Office. The address and phone number of the Regional Office is listed before the application notices.
Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit, may submit the information to the Department's Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval/Operating Permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the permit.
A person wishing to request a hearing may do so during the 30-day comment period. A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted based on the information received. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper, the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines this type of notification is sufficient. Requests for a public hearing and any relevant information should be directed to the appropriate Department Regional Office.
Permits issued to the owners or operators of sources subject to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter D or E, or located within a Title V facility or subject to 25 Pa. Code § 129.51(a) or permits issued for sources with limitations on their potential to emit used to avoid otherwise applicable Federal requirements may be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for review and approval as a revision to the State Implementation Plan. Final Plan Approvals and Operating Permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the sources are constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015), 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401—7671q) and regulations adopted under the Federal Clean Air Act.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the Regional Office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 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.
36-05014M: Arconic Lancaster Corporation (1480 Manheim Pike, Lancaster, PA 17604-3167) for 1) the installation of a fourth rolling mill stand to the existing 3-stand 72" Hot Mill (Source ID 125), 2) the replacement of the 72" Hot Mill Rotoclone (Control ID C10) with a new Progressive Mist Elimination System, 3) the upgrade of the hot mill scalper's (Source ID GP118) crusher chip handling system and 4) the installation of a new 32 mmBtu/hr natural gas fired slab furnace (Source ID 149J) at their secondary aluminum production facility in Manheim Township, Lancaster County.
The proposed installations and modifications are estimated to increase the 72" Hot Mill's throughput capacity by 48%. Additionally, due to the increased production capacity on the 72" Hot Mill, Arconic expects an increase in production from the 80'' Hot Mill (Source ID 147) since the 72" Hot Mill will be able to handle 2" slabs as opposed to the current 1" slabs being transferred. Since this modification and the modifications authorized under PAs 36-05014J & 36-05014K (replacement of Nos. 5—8 melting furnace burners) and PA 36-05014L (replacement of two Hunter Cold Mill motors) are considered the same project, the emissions from the four will be aggregated for PSD/NNSR applicability purposes. As such, emission increases due to the project are estimated to be: 40.78 tpy CO, 32.11 tpy NOx, 6.55 tpy PM, 11.50 tpy PM10, 9.73 tpy PM2.5, 0.35 tpy SOx, & 37.87 tpy VOC.
DEP's review of the information submitted by the applicant indicates that the air contamination sources as constructed or modified will comply with all regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirements (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on these findings, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction. If, after the project has been implemented, the Department determines that the sources are constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for plan approval, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into an operating permit pursuant to the administrative amendment provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Edward Orris, New Source Review Chief, 412.442.4168.
63-01004C: Tech Met, Inc. (15 Allegheny Square, Glassport, PA 15045). Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44—127.46 that the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue Air Quality Plan Approval 63-01004C to allow the installation and temporary operation of an iron alloy forgings line comprised of two (2) 449 gallon process tanks, one (1) 823 gallon process tank, three (3) 449 gallons rinse tanks, and one (1) 29,211 scfm scrubber as well as a titanium sheet processing line comprised of four (4) 2,872 etching tanks, one (1) 5,027 etching tank, and one (1) 29,211 scfm scrubber. Two (2) natural gas fired heaters less than 10 MMBtu/hr are also proposed and exempted from Plan Approval per 25 Pa. Code § 127.14(a)(2) listed as No. 2 in the Department's Plan Approval. The facility is located in Donora Borough, Washington County.
The proposed project potential to emit will not equal or exceed 54.0 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx), 1.0 ton of carbon monoxide (CO), 0.5 ton of particulate matter, 0.05 ton of sulfur dioxide (SO2), 0.05 ton of volatile organic compounds (VOC), 2.0 tons of total hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), 0.01 ton of HCl, and 2.0 tons of HF.
Facility-wide potential to emit after completion of the project shall not equal or exceed 64.0 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx), 2.0 tons of carbon monoxide (CO), 0.5 ton of particulate matter, 0.05 ton of sulfur dioxide (SO2), 13.0 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOC), 11.0 tons of total hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), 6.0 tons of highest single HAP (Perchloroethylene), 0.01 ton of HCl, and 2.0 tons of HF. Each new process will be controlled by the 29,211 scfm scrubber. All new sources were evaluated for compliance with best available technology (BAT) requirements.
The authorization is subject to State Emission Standards. This plan Approval has been conditioned to ensure compliance with all applicable rules. This includes emissions restrictions, operational restrictions, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice requirements. Once compliance with the Plan Approval is demonstrated, the applicant will be required to revise the existing State Only Operating Permit in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Subchapter F.
The Plan Approval Application, the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, the proposed Air Quality Plan Approval, and other relevant information for this project are available for review by any interested party at the Department's Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. To request a review of the Plan Approval Application, to receive an electronic copy of the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, or to receive an electronic copy of the Department's proposed Air Quality Plan Approval for this project, a person may contact the Department at 412.442.4000.
A person may oppose the proposed plan approval by filing a written protest with the Department through Laura Dickson, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; ldickson@pa.gov; or fax 412.442.4194. Each protest or set of written comments must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval (PA-63-01004B) and a concise statement of the objections to the plan approval issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information 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 by 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 Edward F. Orris, Environmental Engineer Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 or by email to eorris@pa.gov. All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
OPERATING PERMITS
Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
46-00031: Glaxo SmithKline, LLC, 1250 South College Rd, Collegeville, PA 19426, located in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County. This action is a renewal of the Title V Operating Permit. The facility is primarily involved in pharmaceutical research and development. Glaxo SmithKline operates boilers, generators and other lab equipment. The renewal contains all applicable requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting. The operation is not subject to Compliance Assurance Monitoring (CAM) pursuant to 40 CFR Part 64 and NSPS regulations.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Contact: Norman Frederick, Facility Permitting Chief, (570) 826-2409.
45-00002: WestRock Converting Co., LLC (242 Paper Mill Road, P.O. Box 770, Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327). The Department intends to issue a Title V Operating Permit Renewal for their facility located in Smithfield Township, Monroe County. The proposed Title V Operating Permit includes all applicable emission limits, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within applicable air quality requirements.
Philadelphia: Air Management Services, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4543.
Contact: Edward Wiener, Chief, Source Registration at 215-685-9426.
The City of Philadelphia, Air Management Services (AMS) intends to issue a Title V/State Operating Permit for the following facility:
OP17-000065: Philadelphia Gas Works—Richmond Plant (3100 E Venango Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134) for the operation of a natural gas utility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Activities include liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and distribution of natural gas to the city of Philadelphia. The facility is a major source of Nitrogen Oxides. The facility's current air emission sources include the following:
• Eight (8) Uniflux or Exotherm LNG heaters: One (1) 96.6 MMBtu/hr vaporizer heater, one (1) 94.1 MMBtu/hr vaporizer heater, four (4) 91.5 MMBtu/hr vaporizer heaters, one (1) 5 MMBtu/hr boil-off heater, and one (1) 4.5 MMBtu/hr boil-off heater).
• Two (2) Solar turbine compressors rated 12.53 MMBtu/hr and 11.5 MMBtu/hr.
• Six (6) natural gas-fired emergency engines: one (1) 170 horsepower (hp) Kohler generator, one (1) 134 hp PSI generator, one (1) 197 hp PSI generator, and three (3) 295 hp Caterpillar fire pumps.
• Two (2) diesel-fired Caterpillar/Ransome emergency engines each rated 1,214 hp.
• Three (3) natural gas-fired boilers/hot water heaters: one (1) 9.1 MMBtu/hr Uniflux/Exotherm heater, and two (2) 1.5 MMBtu/hr GasMaster heaters.
In addition, AMS has made a preliminary determination to simultaneously seek from EPA an amendment to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Richmond Station facility owned and operated by PGW in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the amendment of the Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) approval for the facility, which are intended to comply with current regulations.
The proposed amendments to the RACT determination, if approved, will be incorporated into the renewal for TVOP No. OP17-0000065. Therefore, this notice serves as the public's only opportunity under Title V to provide comments on record for this proposed permit action. The RACT determination correction will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to the Commonwealth's SIP. Requirements that are not relevant to the RACT determination correction will not be submitted as part of the SIP revision submittal will be excluded from the SIP submittal.
The following is a summary of the preliminary RACT determination, which AMS proposes to incorporate into the revised TVOP:
1. PGW's 2015 RACT plan approval (PA-51-4922) currently identifies the presumptive RACT emissions limitations of 25 Pa. Code § 129.93(c) for the three (3) 295 hp Caterpillar fire pumps under the source type listed at 25 Pa. Code § 129.93(c)(3). This is listed as Condition 1(B)(3) in the RACT plan approval. This source type does not reflect the actual operation of the engines and is a presumptive RACT requirement. AMS proposes that the RACT requirement for the source should be updated to reflect the correct source type under 25 Pa. Code § 129.93(c)(5) and removed from the SIP as a case-by-case RACT requirement.
Source NOx RACT II Requirement Three (3) 295 hp Caterpillar fire pumps Remove the following condition:
(3) Internal combustion engines rated at less than 500 bhp (gross) which are set and maintaining 4° retarded relative to standard timing.The Title V operating permit will be issued under 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Mr. Edward Wiener (215) 685-9426.
Copies of the application, AMS analysis, all pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application, and subsequently prepared proposed TVOP/SIP are available for public review during normal business hours at 321 University Avenue, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Persons wishing to review these documents should contact Debra Williams (215-685-7572) at the previously listed address.
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 TVOP or regarding the SIP revision, may submit the information to the Chief of Source Registration, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. A 30-day comment period from the Date of Publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin 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 TVOP including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the proposed TVOP.
Persons wishing to request for a public hearing must provide a written request to ''Chief of Source Registration'' to the previously listed address the within 30 days from this publication date. If requested by the public, AMS will hold a public hearing to accept comments on the proposed RACT II Plan Approval revision and the proposed SIP revision.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
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.
36-03147: A & M Composting, Inc. (2022 Mountain Rd, Manheim, PA 17545-9517) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the sludge composting facility located in Penn Township, Lancaster County. The potential emissions from the facility are estimated at 54 tpy of ammonia and 5 tpy of VOC's. 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. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 25 Pa. Code § 123.31.
Southwest Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, Facilities Permitting Chief, 412.442.4336.
26-00520: NobelClad, A DMC Company (1138 Industrial Park Dr., P.O. Box 317, Mt. Braddock, PA 15465-0317). In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.441 and 127.425, the Department is providing notice that they intend to issue a renewed, facility-wide, natural minor, State Only Operating Permit for the continued operation of an explosive process metal cladding plant known as the Mount Braddock Facility, located in North Union Township, Fayette County.
The primary sources at the facility are two, 13.5 MMBtu/hr and 10 MMBtu/hr, NG-fired, Heat Treating Furnaces, a Plasma Cutting Table, a 9 MMBtu/hr, NG-fired, Car Bottom Furnace, and five, 2-1.5 MMBtu/hr and 3-2.2 MMBtu/hr, NG-fired air heaters.
Annual potential emissions are 17.0 tons of NOx, 15.3 tons of CO, 8.8 tons of PM10, 8.8 tons of PM2.5, 1.4 tons of VOC, 0.2 tons of SO2, 2.1 tons of all HAPs combined, and 21,735 tons of CO2e. Sources at the Mount Braddock Facility are subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart A and Subpart XXXXXX and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. The permit includes emission limitations and operational, monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements for the plant.
The application, DEP's Review Memorandum, and the proposed permit are available for public review during normal business hours at DEP's Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A file review can be scheduled through the DEP's website at https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/PublicRecords/Pages/Informal-File-Review.aspx.
Those who wish to provide the Department with additional written information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this Title V Operating Permit may submit the information to Martin L. Hochhauser, P.E., Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Each written comment must contain the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Operating Permit (specify Operating Permit SOOP-26-00520) and concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Operating Permit.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.428, prior to issuing an operating permit, the Department may hold a fact-finding conference or hearing at which the petitioner, and a person who has properly filed a protest under § 127.426 (relating to filing protests) may appear and give testimony. The Department is not required to hold a conference or hearing. The applicant, the protestant and other participants will be notified of the time, place, and purpose of a conference or hearing, in writing or by publication in a newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin, unless the Department determines that notification by telephone will be sufficient.
26-00575: Green Ridge Cemeteries, Inc./Green Ridge Memorial Park & Crematory (2901 Memorial Blvd., Connellsville, PA 15425). In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424, 127.425 and 127.521, the Department is providing notice of intent to issue a natural minor State Only Operating Permit for a human crematory incinerator located in Bullskin Township, Fayette County.
Green Ridge Cemeteries, Inc. operates a human crematory with one natural gas-fired Matthews IE43-PPII Human Cremator Incinerator. The unit is composed of a 1.5 MMBtu/hr primary chamber and a 2.0 MMBtu/hr secondary chamber. The incinerator is capable of handling 150 lbs/hr with a maximum charge capacity of 750 pounds.
This facility has the potential to emit 3.60 tpy PM10, 3.29 tpy CO, 0.82 tpy SOx, 0.99 tpy NOx, 0.99 tpy VOC, and 0.38 tpy HAPs. The unit is limited to 0.08 gr/dcsf particulate matter corrected to 7% CO2 and 500 ppmv sulfur oxides. Visible emissions are limited to 10% for a period of up to three minutes per hour, or 30% at any time. The proposed operating permit includes conditions relating to applicable emission restrictions, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice standards requirements for each unit.
The application, DEP's Review Memorandum, and the proposed permit are available for public review during normal business hours at DEP's Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A file review can be scheduled through the DEP's website at https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/PublicRecords/Pages/Informal-File-Review.aspx or by contacting Tom Joseph, Facilities Permitting Chief, directly.
Those who wish to provide the Department with additional written information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the State-Only Operating Permit may submit the information to Tom Joseph, Facilities Permit Chief, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Operating Permit (26-00575) and concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Operating Permit.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication. 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 Department is not required to hold a conference or hearing. 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 or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Tom Joseph, Facilities Permit Chief, at the previously listed address.
56-00302: Lincoln Contracting & Equipment Co., Inc. (2478 Lincoln Highway, Stoystown, PA 15563). In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) gives notice that they intend to issue a State Only Operating Permit (SOOP) renewal to Lincoln Contracting & equipment Co., Inc. to authorize the continued operation of a metal fabrication and painting operation located in Jenner Township, Somerset County.
The facility's operations include abrasive blasting, welding and painting. Air emission sources at this facility are two propane fired boilers rated .299 MMBtu/hr and 5 MMBtu/hr respectively, shotblast, paint spray area, paint storage, welders, parts cleaning, and other miscellaneous equipment associated with this type of operation. There is a dust collector, exhausted indoors, to control particulate emissions from blasting and filters to control particulate emissions from painting operations. The estimated facility wide potential emissions are 11 tons per year of VOC, 1 ton per year of PM10, 0.5 ton per year of NOx, 0.1 ton per year of SO2 and 1.5 tons per year of HAPs. The proposed authorization is subject to State and Federal Regulations. The emission restriction, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice conditions of the proposed permit have been derived from the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Article III, Chapters 121—145 and 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart XXXXXX.
A person may oppose the proposed State Only Operating Permit by filing a written protest with the Department through Noor Nahar via mail to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Each protest or set of written comments must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed State Only Operating Permit (56-00302) and a concise statement of the objections to the Operating Permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
Lincoln Contracting & Equipment Co., Inc. State Only Operating Permit Application, the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, and the Proposed Air Quality Operating Permit for this facility are available for review by any interested party at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. To request a review of the Lincoln Contracting & Equipment Co., Inc. State Only Operating Permit application, to receive an electronic copy of the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, or to receive an electronic copy of the Department's proposed air Quality Operating Permit for this facility, a person may contact Noor Nahar at nnahar@pa.gov or 412.442.5225.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.
10-00237: Fox Funeral Home (410 West Main Street, P.O. Box 305, Saxonburg, PA 16056). The Department intends to renew a State Only Operating Permit renewal for the facility located in Saxonburg Borough, Butler County. The facility is a Natural Minor. The primary sources at the facility include a natural gas fueled crematory and miscellaneous natural gas combustion units. The crematory is equipped with a 716,000 Btu/hr burner in the primary chamber and a 1.4 million Btu/hr burner in the secondary chamber. Emissions from the facility are: 0.04 tpy PM-10; 0.05 tpy CO; and 0.10 tpy VOC. The renewal permit contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, and work practice requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
24-00135: National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., Island Run Compressor Station (1326 Arkansas Ln, Ridgway, PA 15853). The Department intends to issue the renewal State-Only Operating Permit of a natural gas transmission facility located in Ridgway Township, Elk County. Permitted air contamination sources at the facility are four natural gas-fired compressor engines, a natural gas-fired emergency generator engine, two dehydration units, miscellaneous fugitive emission sources, and space heaters. With an elective NOx restriction to maintain NOx emissions below major source threshold, the facility is Synthetic Minor for permitting purposes. In this renewal, a replacement emergency generator engine is added as a permitted source and subject to 40 CFR 60 Subpart JJJJ. The emergency generator engine replaced is removed. Because the facility is not a major NOx source, the RACT I presumptive requirements for the compressor engines are no longer applicable and therefore removed. Various fugitive emissions sources are incorporated as permitted sources for emission inventory reporting purposes.
42-00175: Federal Correctional Institution, McKean (P.O. Box 5000, Bradford, PA 16701). The Department intends to renew a State Only Operating Permit for the operation of boilers and emergency generators at the facility located in Lafayette Township, McKean County. The facility is a Synthetic Minor; they have taken a Federally enforceable limit of 950 operating hours per year for the emergency generators in order to assure emissions remain below the major source thresholds. Potential Emissions are as follows: 3.93 tpy PM; 54.90 tpy NOx, 3.20 tpy SOx; 16.33 tpy CO; and 0.40 tpy VOC. The sources at the facility include 3 natural gas fueled boilers, all used for building heat, each rated at 16.8 million Btu/hr and 2 diesel-fueled emergency generators, each rated at 1,135 hp and a 105 hp diesel-fueled fire pump. The boilers are capable of being operated on # 2 fuel oil as a back-up fuel source and are subject to an operating restriction that allows only 1 boiler to be operated at a time. The boilers are subject to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Dc, the Standards of Performance for Small Industrial, Commercial, Institutional Steam Generating Units. The emergency generators are subject to 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ, the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. The renewal permit contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practice, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
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—Telephone: 570-826-2531.
48-00121A: Easton Area Joint Sewer Authority (EAJSA) (50-A South Delaware Drive, Easton, PA 18042) for their facility located in Easton, Northampton County.
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 Easton Area Joint Sewer Authority (EAJSA) (50-A South Delaware Drive, Easton, PA 18042) for their facility located in Easton, Northampton County. This Plan Approval No. 48-00121A will be incorporated into a State Only Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 48-00121A is for the installation of two combined heat and power (CHP) units. The units will be fired on Biogas with SCR technology. The VOC emissions from the facility will not equal or exceed 50 TPY, based on a 12-month rolling sum. The NOx emissions from the facility will not equal or exceed 100 TPY, based on a 12-month rolling sum. Total PM, SOx, and CO emissions from the facility will not equal or exceed 100 TPY, based on a 12-month rolling sum. The HAPs from the facility must never equal or exceed 10 TPY of any single HAP and must never equal or exceed 25 TPY of all aggregated HAPs, based on a 12-month rolling sum. 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 subject 25 Pa. Code § 127.12(a)(5) Best Available Technology (BAT) requirements. The visible emission opacity shall not be equal to or greater than 20% at any time. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.31 for malodorous emissions.
Emissions from the units will meet BAT. 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 18701-1915.
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. 48-00121A 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 18701-1915, Phone 570-826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.
40-00145B: UTZ Quality Foods, LLC (900 High Street, Hanover Township, PA 17331) for their facility located in Hanover Township, Luzerne County.
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 UTZ Quality Foods, LLC (900 High Street, Hanover Township, PA 17331) for their facility located in Hanover Township, Luzerne County. This Plan Approval No. 40-00145B will be incorporated into a State Only Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 40-00145B is for the installation of a two new Kettle Lines with fryers and demisters. VOC emissions from the plant will remain under 50 TPY threshold limit, 12-month rolling sum. 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 § 123.13 for particulate emissions. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.41 for Visible emissions. Emissions from the line will be controlled by the use of a baghouse. 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. 40-00145B 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, telephone number, 570-826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.
Contact: Norman Frederick, Facility Permitting Chief, (570) 826-2409.
48-00089D: Spray Tek, LLC (3010 Avenue B, Bethlehem, PA 18017) for their facility in the City of Bethlehem, Northampton County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received and intends to issue a Plan Approval to Spray Tek, LLC (3010 Avenue B, Bethlehem, PA 18017) for their facility in City of Bethlehem, Northampton County. This Plan Approval No. 48-00089D will be incorporated into a Synthetic Minor Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No.48-00089D is for the installation and operation of one (1) new natural gas heated spray dryer using one (1) wet scrubber to control particulate matter (PM) emissions. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.13 for particulate matter emissions and 25 Pa. Code § 123.31 for malodors. These limits will meet BAT requirements for this source emissions. 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. 48-00089D 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 Group Manager, New Source Review Section, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, 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.
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100, (Contact: Bonnie Herbert).
Permit No. 56111601 and NPDES Permit No. PA0236098. Laurel Prep Plant, LLC, 1501 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA 15650 to transfer the permit and related NPDES Permit from LCT Energy, LP for Laurel Plant in Shade Township, Somerset County. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on August 6, 2021. Application received: April 27, 2021.
Permit No. 30841317 and NPDES Permit No. PA0213527. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC, 1000 Consol Energy Drive, Suite 100, Canonsburg, PA 15317 to revise the permit and related NPDES Permit for construction of an airshaft and powerline for Enlow Fork Mine in Richhill Township, Greene County and Morris Township, Washington County affecting 24.4 proposed surface acres. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on August 25, 2021. Application received: June 22, 2021.
Permit No. 65131301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0236241 and GP12-65131301. LCT Energy, LP, 938 Mt. Airy Drive, Suite 200, Johnstown, PA 15904 to renew the permit and related NPDES Permit, including a renewal of Air Quality GPA/GP12 authorization for Rustic Ridge #1 in Donegal Township, Westmoreland County and Saltlick Township, Fayette County. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on August 25, 2021. Application received: June 17, 2021.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900, (Contact: Melanie Ford-Wigfield).
Permit No. 56090106 and NPDES No. PA0262765. Mountaineer Mining Corp., 1010 Garrett Shortcut Road, Berlin, PA 15530, renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 105.5 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: August 27, 2021.
Permit No. 32100201 and NPDES No. PA0262960. Robindale Energy Services, Inc., 224 Grange Hall Road, P.O. Box 228, Armagh, PA 15920, renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Brush Valley Township, Indiana County, affecting 58.5 acres. Receiving stream: Blacklick Creek classified for the following use: trout stocked fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: August 30, 2021.
Permit No. 11110102. Laurel Sand & Stone, Inc., P.O. Box 556, 210 E. Main Street, Ligonier, PA 15658, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Jackson Township, Cambria County, affecting 225.1 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to/and Bracken Run and unnamed tributary to South Branch Blacklick Creek classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: August 31, 2021.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191, (Contact: Cayleigh Boniger).
Permit No. 17050108 and NPDES No. PA0256277. King Coal Sales, Inc., P.O. Box 712, Philipsburg, PA 16866, permit renewal for reclamation only and for a passive treatment system of a bituminous surface coal mine located in Graham and Morris Townships, Clearfield County affecting 95.2 acres. Receiving stream(s): Moravian Run classified for the following use(s): CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: August 30, 2021.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118, (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
Permit No. 54120901R2. Keystone Quarry, Inc., 249 Dunham Drive, Dunmore, PA 18512, renewal of an anthracite incidental coal extraction permit in Foster, Frailey and Reilly Townships, Schuylkill County affecting 139.0 acres. Receiving stream: Gebhard Run, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: August 27, 2021
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.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191, (Contact: Cayleigh Boniger).
Permit No. 10010309. Annandale Sandstone, 219 Goff Station Road, Boyers, PA 16020. Renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0241938 in Venango Township, Butler County, affecting 17.6 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Seaton Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: August 27, 2021.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200, (Contact: Ashley Smith).
Permit No. 41100301 and NPDES No. PA0257486. Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc., 1952 Waddle Rd., Suite 203, State College, PA 16803, renewal of an NPDES permit for a large noncoal mining site located in Armstrong Township, Lycoming County affecting 81.5 acres. Receiving stream(s): Hagermans Run classified for the following use(s): HQ-CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: August 30, 2021.
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
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472.1900.
NPDES No. PA0263303 (Mining Permit No. 32110104), Simpson Coal Company, 1005A Bush Road, Saltsburg, PA 15681, new NPDES permit for bituminous surface mine in Young Township, Indiana County, affecting 40.5 acres. Receiving stream(s): Nesbit Run and unnamed tributary to Whiskey Run, classified for the following use(s): cold water fishery. The receiving streams are included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: August 23, 2021.
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 treated wastewater outfall discharges to: unnamed tributary to Whiskey Run
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N The following treated wastewater outfall discharges to: Nesbit Run
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 002 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 and 002 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.5 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.9 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Osmotic Pressure (milliosmoles/kg) 50.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The following stormwater outfalls discharge to: unnamed tributary to Whiskey Run
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 003 N 004 N The following stormwater outfall discharges to: Nesbit Run
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 005 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls: 003—005 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.5 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 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. Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342.8200.
NPDES No. PA 0243027 (Mining Permit No. 17000111), Gregg Barrett Coal, 288 Watts Road, Curwensville, PA 16833, renewal of an NPDES permit for coal mining in Ferguson Township, Clearfield County affecting 60 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributary to Watts Creek, classified for the following use(s): High Quality. Application received: April 12, 2021.
The following outfalls require a non-discharge alternative:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 001 N Treatment Facility C 003 N Sediment Pond A 004 N Sediment Pond B 005 N Sediment Pond E There is no proposed surface discharge from the previously listed facilities to the receiving stream due to the implementation of Best Management Practices in the form of infiltration galleries. Instantaneous maximum BAT limits will be applied to the outfall effluent entering the infiltration galleries for the protection of the groundwater.
NPDES No. PA0257613 (Mining Permit No. 17110104), Strishock, LLC, 1006 Dubois, PA 15801, renewal of a NPDES permit for coal surface mining in Decatur and Boggs Townships, Clearfield County, affecting 52.5 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributary to Little Laurel Run, classified for the following use(s): Cold Water Fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Little Laurel Run TMDL. Application received: April 23, 2021.
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 outfall discharges to unnamed tributary to Little Laurel Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 001 N Post-Mining Water Treatment System The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Net Acidity (pounds/day) NA NA 9.75 Iron (pounds/day) NA NA 2.13 Manganese (pounds/day) NA NA 1.42 Aluminum (pounds/day) NA NA 0.54 Total Suspended Solids (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.) Monitor & Report This proposed mine site also contains or is hydrologically connected to substandard discharges for which there is no responsible party. Pursuant to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 87 Subchapter F, effluent limits for those discharges will be based upon the existing baseline pollution load, or the standards found at 25 Pa. Code Chapter 87.102(a) Group A, whichever is least stringent.
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 Hamilton 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. E1501221-014, DeLuca Signature, L.P., 370 East Maple Avenue, Suite 101, Langhorne, PA 19047, Wallace Township, Chester County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
DeLuca Signature, L.P. is proposing to perform the following water obstruction and encroachment activities associated with the Ferguson Preserve and are listed as follows.
Activities associated with the installation of two (2)—4" diameter sanitary sewer force main crossings for proposed development:
1. To excavate and construct a temporary road crossing and install and maintain a 4" sanitary sewer force main crossing the Unnamed Tributary to East Branch of Brandywine Creek (HQ, TSF, MF) resulting in 26 linear feet (237 sq ft, 0.005 acre) of temporary watercourse impact, 30 linear feet (4,070 sq ft, 0.09 acre) of temporary floodway impact, and 30 linear feet (875 sq ft, 0.02 acre) of temporary wetland impact.
2. To excavate and construct a temporary road crossing and install and maintain a 4" sanitary sewer force main crossing the Unnamed Tributary to East Branch of Brandywine Creek (HQ, TSF, MF) resulting in 26 linear feet (268 sq ft, 0.006 acre) of temporary watercourse impact, 30 linear feet (4,070 sq ft, 0.09 acre) of temporary watercourse impact, and 30 linear feet (2,870 sq ft, 0.07 acre) of temporary floodway impact.
This project is located at 801 Marshall Road, Glenmoore, Wallace Township, Chester County, (USGS PA Downingtown; Wagontown Quadrangle—Latitude: 40.082420 N, Longitude: -75.749707 W).
Northeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Contact: Gillian Ostrum, Clerk Typist 2, 570-830-3077.
E4002221-011. Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority, P.O. Box 33A, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706, in Wyoming Borough, Luzerne County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To restore approximately 2,000 linear feet of stream along UNT to the Susquehanna River (CWF, MF). The project will stabilize eroded stream embankments, remove legacy sediment at the flood control gates, and reduce future sediment from entering the Susquehanna River. The project is located between the flood control gates located adjacent to Wyoming Avenue and ends just before the confluence with the Susquehanna River, in Wyoming Borough, Luzerne County. Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 18` 04.4" Longitude: -75° 50` 33.8". (Pittston, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41° 18` 4.4"; Longitude: -75° 50` 33.8").
E4802221-007. LVTC III Owner, LLC, 300 Conshohocken State Road, Suite 250, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, Bethlehem Township, Northampton County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To fill and maintain a 0.002-acre PFO Wetland (Other) and a 0.05-acre PEM Wetland (Other) for the purpose of constructing a 299,830 ft2 industrial warehouse building. The permittee is required to provide 0.118 acre of replacement wetlands.
The project is located approximately 0.6 mile southwest of the intersection of Georgetown Road and Hanoverville Road (Nazareth, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 41` 12" Longitude: -75° 21` 23") in Bethlehem Township, Northampton County.
Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E2803221-002. Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources, 132 State Park Road, Schellsburg, PA 15559, Greene Township, Franklin County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
To conduct a stream restoration project along 1,085 linear feet of the Conococheague Creek (CWF, MF), including 1) the re-grading and maintenance of 1,085 linear feet of the Conococheague Creek (CWF, MF), 2) installation and maintenance of 1,085 linear feet of streambank stabilization along the Conococheague Creek (CWF, MF), 3) construction and maintenance of four stone deflectors in the Conococheague Creek (CWF, MF), 4) installation and maintenance of streambank stabilization along 115 linear feet of an Unnamed Tributary (UNT) to the Conococheague Creek (CWF, MF), 5) installation and maintenance of streambank stabilization along 195 linear feet of Rocky Mountain Creek (HQ-CWF, MF), 6) repairs and maintenance of four pedestrian bridges, including one pedestrian bridge carrying the UNT to Conococheague Creek (CWF, MF) to be slipped lined, resulting in a total of 270 linear feet of permanent and 5 linear feet of temporary stream impact, to the UNT to the Conococheague Creek (CWF, MF) and Rocky Mountain Creek (HQ-CWF, MF), and 0.007 acre of permanent and 0.003 acre temporary impact to an emergent wetland, all for the purpose of the restoring eroded streambanks, re-establishing the stream thalweg, and improvement safety for park visitors. The project is located in Caledonia State Park (Latitude: 39.908329, Longitude: -77.482206) in Greene Township, Franklin County.
Northcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-3636.
E1404221-004: Moshannon Valley Joint Sewer Authority (MVJSA), 829 North 9th Street, Phillipsburg PA 16866. Wastewater Treatment Plant Construction, Rush Township, Centre County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District (Phillipsburg Quadrangle; Latitude: 40.905528°; Longitude: -78.221094 W°).
The applicant proposes the removal of a 30 ft diameter above ground thickening tank and in the same location, construction of a new 22 ft × 48 ft building to house a UV Disinfection System. All work will be performed within the existing fenced area of the wastewater treatment plant, within the floodplain of Moshannon Creek (TSF). The project proposes .07 acre of direct permanent floodplain impact.
E1704221-002. Treasure Lake Property Owners Association, Inc., 13 Treasure Lake Road, DuBois, PA 15801, 3921 Bay Road Maintenance Dredging and Roadbed Removal, Clearfield County, Pittsburgh ACOE (Sabula, PA Quadrangle N: 41° 9` 54.65"; W: -78° 43` 12.48").
The Treasure Lake Property Owner's Association is proposing to dredge approximately 72,000 cubic yards of accumulated silts and sediments from 11 coves and inlets on Treasure Lake to maintain safe boating lanes and give lakefront residents access to their docks. In addition, a roadbed that was constructed at the time the dam was built will be removed. This roadbed is approximately 2.5 feet below the surface at normal pool, and in low water conditions causes a dangerous hazard for boaters and aquatic life if a petroleum leak should be caused by the shallow bed. The roadbed area is approximately 1.33 acres and the cove and inlet dredging is approximately 14.77 acres. The dredged material will be disposed of at an approved off-site disposal area. There are no anticipated significant adverse impacts to waters of the U.S. or aquatic resources from this project. Treasure Lake is listed in the 25 Pa. Code Chapter 93 designation as a Warm Water Fishery (WWF) and the receiving stream Wolf Run is listed as a Cold Water Fishery (CWF).
Southwest Region: Dana Drake, Waterways and Wetlands Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000.
E0205221-001, Plum Borough, 4575 New Texas Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15239, Plum Borough, Allegheny County; Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
1. Excavate approximately 241,200 CF of earthen material along the floodplain of Aber's Creek (TSF) to enlarge an existing 44,800 CF stormwater detention basin to a storage volume of 286,000 CF. The maximum depth of the existing basin will be increased from 5` to 10`.
2. Relocate and maintain approximately 130` by 12` of a UNT to Abers Creek (TSF), through a proposed rip rap apron with endwall and through the previously listed proposed stormwater basin.
3. Remove an approximately 4,000 sf riprap emergency spillway, and construct and maintain a replacement emergency spillway of approximately 2,000 sf.
4. Remove the existing, standard concrete outlet control structure with 24" RCP outfall pipe, and construct and maintain a replacement outlet control structure consisting of a 58 LF of 24" RCP, 25 LF of a 6" perforated underdrain, rip rap, and endwall.
5. Construct and maintain a second outlet control structure consisting of a 70 LF of 24" RCP, 25 LF of a 6" perforated underdrain, rip rap, and endwall.
6. Construct and maintain a new 10` by 4` inlet control structure to three (3) 15" RCPs, endwall and rip rap apron to the expanded detention basin.
7. Remove 70 LF of an existing 24" CPP, endwall, and rip rap apron.
8. Remove a manhole, 50 LF of an existing 36" RCP, endwall, and, rip rap apron.
9. Remove 36 LF of an existing 24" RCP.
10. Remove 12 LF of an existing 24" CPP and rip rap apron.
For the purposes of increasing stormwater detention and flood protection of properties adjoining Aber's Creek. The project will permanently impact approximately 804 LF of Abers Creek, 130 LF of a UNT to Abers Creek, 1.2 acres of floodway of both streams, and 0.18 acre of floodplain.
The project site is located 0.8 miles north of the intersection of New Texas Road along the east side of O'Block Road (Murrysville, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 27`, 50"; W: -79°, 43`, 11"; Sub-basin 19A; USACE Pittsburgh District), in Plum Borough, Allegheny County.
E6305221-006, Alex E. Paris Contracting Company, Inc., 1595 Smith Township State Road, Atlasburg, PA 15004, Smith Township, Washington County; Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
1. Construct, operate, and maintain a 42.5-foot long by 13-foot wide prefabricated steel bridge with an under clearance of 14.87-feet supported by pre-cast concrete block abutments and wingwalls over Burgetts Fork (WWF); and
2. Excavate and maintain a 25-foot wide by 62-foot long bench within the floodway of Burgetts Fork (WWF).
For the purpose of creating a new access point between two storage yards separated by Burgetts Fork. The project will permanently impact 75 feet of Burgetts Fork, temporarily impact 107 feet of Burgetts Fork, and permanently impact 0.07 acre and temporarily impact 0.12 acre of floodway.
The project site is located at 1595 Smith Township State Road, Atlasburg, PA 15004 (Avella, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N 40° 20` 13.95"; W -80° 22` 44.42"; Sub-basin 20D; USACE Pittsburgh District), in Smith Township, Washington County.
Eastern Region: Oil and Gas Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.
E6629221-003: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, 14 Chesapeake Lane, Sayre, PA 18840-1567, Mehoopany Township, Wyoming County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate and maintain the EDF Wyo Pad, which consists of one 300` by 400` natural gas well pad, with the following impacts:
1. 1,045 square feet (0.024 acre) of permanent indirect impacts to Exceptional Value (EV) Palustrine Forested (PFO) Wetlands via conversion as a result of tree clearing for temporary construction access (Meshoppen, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: N 41° 33` 43.01", Longitude: W 76° 06` 45.04"); and
2. 4,225 square feet (0.097 acre) of permanent direct impacts to Exceptional Value (EV) Palustrine Emergent (PEM) Wetlands via the placement of fill (Meshoppen, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: N 41° 33` 43.01", Longitude: W 76° 06` 44.61").
The project seeks after-the-fact authorization in accordance with the Consent Decree Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC entered into with the US Environmental Protection Agency and the PA Department of Environmental Protection on May 20, 2021. The permittee will provide 0.024 acre of on-site wetland restoration. All impacts associated with this project are all for the purpose of installing a natural gas well pad and associated access roadways for Marcellus shale development.
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