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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 Acres Animal Equivalent Units Animal Type Special Protection Waters (HQ or EV or NA) Renewal/New Shelmar Acres, LLC
Mitchell Shellenberger
580 Colebrook Road
Mount Joy, PA 17552Lancaster 199.3 1,371.26 Swine/Heifers NA Renewal Goodview Farm, LLC
1317 Glory Barn Road
Canton, PA 17724Bradford 1,254.3 1,513.77 Dairy NA New James Kurtz Farm
James Kurtz
1070 Grand Valley Road
Mifflinburg, PA 17844Union 4.3 785.01 Swine 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. 2821515, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Suez Water Pennsylvania Municipality Hamilton Township County Franklin Responsible Official John Hollenbach
General Manager
6310 Allentown Boulevard
Suite 104
Harrisburg, PA 17112Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Brendan West, P.E.
Suez Water Pennsylvania Inc.
6310 Allentown Blvd
Harrisburg, PA 17112Application Received: August 26, 2021 Description of Action Installation of an interconnect and purchase of finished water from Bear Valley, Franklin County, Pennsylvania Joint Authority. Permit No. 2221515, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Capital Region Water Municipality Susquehanna Township County Dauphin Responsible Official David Stewart
Director of Engineering
212 Locust Street
Suite 302
Harrisburg, PA 17101Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Jamie R. Shambaugh, P.E. Gannett Fleming, Inc.
P.O. Box 67100
Harrisburg, PA 17106-7100Application Received: August 9, 2021 Description of Action Modifications to the existing flocculation basins and drive motors. Permit No. 3821505, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Heidelberg Township Municipality Heidelberg Township County Lebanon Responsible Official Paul Fetter
Chairman
111 Mill Road
P.O. Box 188
Schaefferstown, PA 17088Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Charles A. Kehew II, P.E.
James R. Holley &
Associates, Inc.
18 South George Street
York, PA 17401Application Received: August 5, 2021 Description of Action Replacement of the existing nitrate treatment system. Northwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Permit No. 2021501, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Mobile Realty 10, LLC Township or Borough Woodcock Township County Crawford Responsible Official J. Herbert Fisher, Jr. Type of Facility Mobile Home Park Consulting Engineer Steven R. Halmi, P.E. Application Received Date September 10, 2021 Description of Action Treatment Consolidation and Contact Segment Addition. Permit No. 4321504, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Township or Borough City of Sharon County Mercer Responsible Official Zach F. Martin Type of Facility Stateline Booster Pump Station Consulting Engineer Mark R. Widdershelm, P.E. Application Received Date September 3, 2021 Description of Action Booster Pump Station. Permit No. 6121501, Public Water Supply.
Applicant General Authority of the
City of FranklinTownship or Borough City of Franklin County Venango Responsible Official Timothy Dunkle Type of Facility 15th Street Pump Station Consulting Engineer Kyle W. Fritz P.E. Application Received Date August 27, 2021 Description of Action Pump Station
MUNICIPAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application(s) Deemed 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 Municipal Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Municipal Waste Processing Facilities and the Beneficial Use of Municipal Waste.
Central Office: Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 14th Floor, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.
General Permit Application No. WMGM066NE001. Re-Match, Inc., 400 Stewart Road, Hanover Industrial Estates, Hanover Township, PA 18706, Hanover Township, Luzerne County. This application is for a new municipal waste general permit, WMGM066, to authorize the processing of artificial turf fields to separate the constituents (sand, crumb rubber and artificial grass) for beneficial use. The application was deemed administratively complete on November 18, 2020.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to Chris Solloway, General Permits/Beneficial Use Section, Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Bureau of Waste Management, P.O. Box 69170, Harrisburg, PA 17106-9170. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Comments may also be submitted via e-mail at ra-epbenuseall@pa.gov. When submitting comment via e-mail, place ''Comments on WMGM066NE001'' in the subject line. Faxed comments will not be accepted. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application. For more information, contact the Division of Municipal and Residual Waste at 717-787-7381.
INFECTIOUS AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application(s) Received Under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. § 4000.101—4000.1904); and Municipal Waste Regulations for a modification to coverage under an Infectious and Chemotherapeutic Waste Processing Facility General Permit.
Central Office: Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 14th Floor, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.
General Permit Application No. WMGI005A. Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp., 770 Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA 19486-0004, Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County. Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp. submitted an application to modify its coverage under WMGI005A. The application requests approval of a new disinfectant agent, Virkon S, for use under WMGI005A. No changes to the WMGI005 permit will be made as a result of this request to modify Merck Sharp and Dohme's coverage under WMGI005A. The application was received by Central Office on August 25, 2021.
Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact Jason Dunham, Environmental Engineer Specialist, Central Office, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472, 717-787-1982. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application(s) Determined to be 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 Residual Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Residual Waste Processing Facilities and the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste other than Coal Ash.
Central Office: Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 14th Floor, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.
General Permit No. WMGR159. Boral Resource, LLC (Boral), 10701 South River Front Parkway, South Jordan, UT 84095. This application is for a modification to the Statewide general permit, WMGR159.
The current project is located at Boral Montour Plant, 18 McMichael Road, Washingtonville, PA 17884, Derry Township, Montour County. General Permit No. WMGR159 is for the processing of waste coal ash that has been disposed of in a residual waste landfill and the beneficial use of the disposed coal ash as an ingredient in the manufacturing of concrete. The disposed coal ash will be processed by drying, screening, and crushing.
Three similar applications for modifications to WMGR159 have been submitted by the following companies: Boral, Separation Technologies LLC (101 Hampton Ave, Needham, MA), and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Corrections (2500 Lisburn Road, Camp Hill, PA). The proposed modifications to the base general permit are to:
• Add ''manufacturing of concrete masonry units'' as a new authorized beneficial use of coal ash;
• Revise the sampling and analysis requirements for the processed ash; and
• Add additional processing technologies, such as electrostatic separation, and fly ash mechanical sizing and drying.
A de-wasting provision will be considered as part of the final modifications to WMGR159. The de-wasting provision would follow the procedures in 25 Pa. Code § 287.7 (relating to determination that a material is no longer a waste), which requires a demonstration that the waste material does not harm or present a threat of harm to public health, safety, welfare, or the environment. The de-wasting provision would be contingent upon the ash material being properly stored onsite, either indoors or in a silo, and the ash material being sold to, distributed to, or under contract with, an end user. The applications to modify the base General Permit WMGR159 were determined to be administratively complete on September 10, 2021.
Written comments concerning the application should be directed to Chris Solloway, General Permits/Beneficial Use Section, Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Bureau of Waste Management, P.O. Box 69170, Harrisburg, PA 17106-9170. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Comments may also be submitted via e-mail at ra-epbenuseall@pa.gov. When submitting comment via e-mail, place ''Comments on WMGR159'' in the subject line. Faxed comments will not be accepted. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application. For more information, contact the Division of Municipal and Residual Waste at 717-787-7381.
General Permit Application No. WMGR162NE001. The Espoma Company (Espoma), 6 Espoma Road, Millville, NJ 08332. The proposed site is located on Route 25, Hegins, PA 17938, Frailey Township, Schuylkill County. This application is for a new residual waste general permit, WMGR162, to authorize the processing cage layer poultry manure, bone meal and feather meal by dehydration, crushing/granulation and mixing for beneficial use as a fertilizer. The application was deemed administratively complete on September 9, 2021.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to Chris Solloway, General Permits/Beneficial Use Section, Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Bureau of Waste Management, P.O. Box 69170, Harrisburg, PA 17106-9170. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Comments may also be submitted via e-mail at ra-epbenuseall@pa.gov. When submitting comment via e-mail, place ''Comments on WMGR162NE001'' in the subject line. Faxed comments will not be accepted. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application. For more information, contact the Division of Municipal and Residual Waste at 717-787-7381.
DETERMINATION FOR APPLICABILITY FOR MUNICIPAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application(s) for Determination of Applicability for General Permit Determined to be 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 Municipal Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Municipal Waste Processing Facilities and/or the Beneficial Use of Municipal Waste.
Southcentral Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
General Permit Application No. WMGM022C. Kinsley Construction, Inc., 2700 Water Street, York, PA 17404, has submitted a Determination of Applicability under WMGM022 for the Kinsley Construction, Inc. Consolidated Quarry facility located at 500 Hokes Mill Road, York, PA 17404, West Manchester Township, York County. This general permit would authorize the processing and beneficial use of waste concrete, brick, aggregate, shot rock, roof ballast and waste asphalt to produce a roadway or parking lot construction material and/or substitute for PennDOT approved aggregate; and processing and beneficial use of timber waste (i.e., tree stumps, limbs, clean wood, untreated and unpainted lumber, shrubs, clean pallets, clean skids and packing crates), and leaf and yard waste (i.e., source segregated leaf and yard waste, grass clippings) to produce bedding material for livestock. The application for determination of applicability was determined to be administratively complete by the Southcentral Regional Office on September 17, 2021.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to John Oren, P.E., Permits Section Manager, Southcentral Regional Office, Waste Management Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact the Southcentral Regional Office at 717-705-4706. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application.
DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY FOR RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application for Determination of Applicability Received Under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904); and Residual Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Residual Waste Processing Facilities and/or the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste Other Than Coal Ash.
Southeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5960.
General Permit Application No. WMGR096SE013. NorthPoint Falls Township, LLC—Redevelopment at U.S. Steel, KIPC—Phase 1, 4805 Montgomery Road, Suite 310, Cincinnati, OH 45212-2198. This application is for a determination of applicability (DOA) under General Permit No. WMGR096 for the beneficial use of regulated fill material, as defined in Department of Environmental Protection, Document No. 258-2182-2773 (Management of Fill), to be used as construction material at the NorthPoint-Redevelopment at U.S. Steel KIPC-Phase 1 Demolition site located in Falls Township, Bucks County. The application for determination of applicability was accepted as administratively complete by the Southeast Regional Office on August 27, 2021.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Waste Management Program Manager, Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401-4915. Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact the Southeast Regional Office by telephone at 484.250.5960. TDD users may contact the DEP through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service, (800) 654.5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Application Received Under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003), the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904) and Regulations to Operate Solid Waste Processing or Disposal Area or Site.
Southeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5960.
Permit Application No. 301352. Petroleum Recycling Corp, 3000 East Ontario Street, Philadelphia PA 19134. This major permit modifications application is proposing the following four proposed modifications at the Petroleum Recycling Corporation (PRC) Waste Oil Processing Facility including: increasing the maximum daily acceptance volume of liquid waste from 100,000 gallons to 200,000 gallons per day; having the waste acceptance at the facility from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday and during emergencies responses, acceptance of incoming vehicle from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sundays, if necessary, and constructing a second concrete unloading pad with a four-inch high containment berm, which will drain into a sump discharging into the existing concrete diked area, to facilitate vehicle unloading. PRC Waste Oil Processing Facility, an existing waste oil processing facility, is located at 3000 East Ontario Street in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The application was received by the Southeast Regional Office on August 26, 2021.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Waste Management Program Manager, Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401-4915. Persons interested in obtaining more information about the permit application may contact the Southeast Regional Office by telephone at 484.250.5960. TDD users may contact the DEP through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service, 800.654.5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT 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.
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 Plan Approval for installation of air pollution sources at the following facility:
IP20-000143: Northeast Water Pollution Control Plant (3899 Richmond Street, Philadelphia, PA 19137-1415) for the installation of new air emission sources at a water pollution control plant, in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, and modification of AMS Plan Approval No. IP17-000101 issued April 5, 2017 for a Gravity Thickener Facility (GTF) and Odor Control Facility at the same plant. The new air emission sources that are part of the Plan Approval are one (1) Preliminary Treatment Facility (PTF) for the Frankford High Level Interceptor System with the capacity to process up to 300 million gallons per day of influent flow and two (2) odor control systems each with a biotrickling scrubber (BTS) and a carbon adsorber. The potential emission from the installation are as follows: 2.20 tons per year (tpy) of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) from the new PTF & Odor Control Systems and 1.51 tpy of VOC from the existing GTF and Odor Control Facility.
The modifications to AMS Plan Approval No. IP17-000101 include the following:
1. In Table 2, updated the information regarding source description, rated capacity, and the type of material processed.
2. In Condition B.2, updated the requirement of 25 Pa. Code § 123.31(b).
3. Added Condition B.3 to add the VOC emissions limit from the GTF of 1.51 tons per rolling 12-month period.
4. Updated Conditions B.5 and B.5.(a) to specify the requirement to treat the odorous air from the gravity thickener tanks and the thickened sludge wet wells tanks using the biofilter systems before releasing into the atmosphere, except during periods of shutdown for system maintenance and troubleshooting. However, the facility must continue to comply with the odor requirements in Condition B.2 and VOC emission limit in Condition B.3.
5. Replaced the conditions with the monitoring and recordkeeping requirement for the pH range of the filter media in the biofilter system with monitoring and recordkeeping requirement for maintaining proper humidification in the biofilter system in Conditions B.7, B.8.(c), and B.9.(d).
6. Replaced the requirement to monitor and record the weekly H2S emission using a handheld H2S analyzer with the requirement to monitor and record the H2S emission using weekly olfactory observations around the system to detect H2S emission as recommended by the manufacturer in Conditions B.8.(d) and B.9.(e).
7. Removed Condition 8 of the Plan Approval No. IP17-000101 since the project is completed.
8. Added Conditions B.8.(a) and B.9.(b) to require monitoring and recording monthly verification of compliance with the combined VOC emission limit in Condition B.3 using Toxchem modeling software.
9. Added Condition B.9.(a) to require record of maintenance conducted on the GTF and the biofilter systems.
10. Added Condition B.9.(f) to require records of the periods of shutdown for maintenance and troubleshooting of the biofilter systems.
The plan approval will contain operating, monitoring, and recordkeeping requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
The plan approval will be issued 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 Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest, comments, or request a public hearing on the previously listed plan approval must submit the protest, comments, or request for a public hearing within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the plan approval or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least thirty days before the hearing.
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.
36-03121F: Intellicor LLC (3575 Hempland Road, Lancaster, PA 17601) for the operation of an existing heatset web lithographic printing press with a natural gas dryer in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County. The dryers are rated at 2.2 mmBtu/hr and the press is controlled by a regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO). Potential emissions from the press are estimated to be 0.54 tpy CO, 0.65 tpy NOx, 0.05 tpy PM10, 0.05 tpy PM2.5, 0.00 tpy SOx, and 3.83 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 requirement (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1, 127.12, 123.13, 123.21 and 129.67b. 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, Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Edward Orris, New Source Review Chief, 412.442.4168.
11-00536A: CPV Fairview, LLC (50 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 300, Braintree, MA 02184) pursuant to 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44—127.46 for intent to issue a modification to the Air Quality plan approval for the CPV Fairview Energy Center (facility), a combined-cycle electric generating station located at 2862 William Penn Avenue, Johnstown, PA 15909, a Title V facility in Jackson Township, Cambria County. The proposed modification includes an increase in the hours of operation of the duct burners associated with the two (2) combined-cycle generating units at the facility. Additional changes to the plan approval include a reduction in the frequency of natural gas sulfur content sampling from weekly to monthly; a reduction in the combustion turbine short-term VOC emissions limit from 1.9 ppmvd to 1.75 ppmvd; removal of conditions and sources related to the use of ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel as back-up in the combustion turbines; and corrections to the units of measure and averaging period for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions rate limits applicable to the generating units.
The net increases in potential to emit (PTE) associated with the proposed modification will not exceed 17.0 tons of carbon monoxide (CO) and 98,000 tons of greenhouse gases (GHGs) as carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e), per year. The proposed modification will also result in net decreases in PTE of 15.9 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx), 1.4 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), 1.9 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2), 16.0 tons of total particulate matter (PM), 16.0 tons of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than 10 microns (PM10), 15.9 tons of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5), and 1.0 ton of total hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), per year.
The change in emissions at the facility is such that it does not trigger the requirements of 40 CFR 52.21 related to Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), or those of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter E related to Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR).
The plan approval application, the Department's Air Quality review memorandum, and the proposed Air Quality plan approval 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 schedule an appointment to review the Air Quality plan approval application or proposed Air Quality plan approval, or to receive an electronic copy of the Department's Air Quality review memorandum or the proposed Air Quality plan approval for the proposed project, a person may contact the Department's Southwest Regional Office File Review Coordinator at 412.442.4000.
A person may oppose the proposed Air Quality plan approval modification by filing a written protest with the Department or may submit written comments through Devin P. Tomko, P.E., Air Quality Engineer, via the U.S. Postal Service to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; via email to dtomko@pa.gov; or via fax to 412.442.4194. Each protest and set of written comments must contain the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the protest or comments, identification of the proposed plan approval (PA-11-00536A) and a concise statement of the objections to 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 protest to the proposed action shall be filed with the Department within 30 days of the date that notice of the proposed action was published under 25 Pa. Code § 127.44 (relating to public notice).
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, determines 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 requests for a public hearing should be directed to Edward F. Orris, P.E., New Source Review Chief, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 or via email to eorris@pa.gov.
65-00871A: OPCO, Inc. (205 W. Harrison Ave., Latrobe, PA 15650-3115). Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44—127.46 that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue Air Quality Plan Approval PA-65-00871A, authorizing increased EPS production and the installation of a 2-chamber regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) to reduce VOC emissions at their facility located in the City of Latrobe, Westmoreland County.
After the increased production and installation of the RTO, volatile organic compound emissions will be 40.39 tons per year. Combustion emissions from the RTO are 2.19 tons of carbon monoxide (CO) and 1.35 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx) per year.
This authorization is subject to the Best Available Technology (BAT) requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.1. The Department has determined that the proposed project satisfies the Department's BAT requirements. The facility is subject to State regulations including 25 Pa. Code §§ 121.7, 123.1, 123.2, 123.13, 123.31, 123.41, and 123.43. The Plan Approval has been conditioned to ensure compliance with all applicable rules including emission 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 submit a State Only Operating Permit application in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Subchapter F.
The Plan Approval application, the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, and the Proposed Air Quality Plan Approval for this project are available for review by any interested party at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. To request a review of the 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's Southwest Regional Office File Review Coordinator at 412.442.4000.
A person may oppose the proposed plan approval by filing a written protest with the Department through Alexander Sandy, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; asandy@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-65-00871A) and a concise statement of the objections to the plan approval 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. For additional information, you may contact Alexander Sandy at 412.442.4028.
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 Mark R. Gorog, P.E., Regional Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 or by email to mgorog@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.
15-00037: Idemia America Corporation (523 James Hance Court, Exton, PA 19341), located in West Whiteland Township, Chester County. This action is a renewal of the Title V Operating Permit. The initial permit was issued on December 10, 1999. Idemia America Corporation operates a credit and security card manufacturing facility. The facility is currently subject to a Plantwide Applicability Limit (PAL) of 47.895 tons per 12-month rolling period for VOC. Per Plan Approval No. 15-0037H, the facility shall continue to remain subject to this PAL. All other pollutants are below major source thresholds. The facility is not subject to Compliance Assurance Monitoring (CAM) pursuant to 40 CFR Part 64. The requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.67b are incorporated where applicable in the operating permit. This permit renewal does not reflect any changes from the last time it was amended on August 14, 2018, except for a reduction in the monitoring of fugitive emissions, visible emissions, and odors from daily monitoring to weekly monitoring. The reduction in monitoring of fugitive emissions, visible emissions, and odors was approved on February 22, 2021. This approval will be reflected under Section G of the Title V Operating Permit. The operating permit will continue to contain requirements to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements for this source.
Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person listed in the header previously listed. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROPUBCOM@pa.gov.
23-00044: Sunoco Partners Marketing and Terminals, LP—Marcus Hook (No. 2) Tank Farm (7 Commerce Road, Aston, PA 19014) in Upper Chichester Township, Delaware County. This action is a renewal of the Title V Operating Permit which was initially issued on November 13, 1995. The facility is a major source of VOC emissions and a minor source of all other criteria pollutants and hazardous air pollutants. The emission sources at the facility consists of storage tanks, a wastewater separator and diesel-fired internal combustion engines. The facility is subject to Federal requirements under 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart IIII and 40 CFR Part 63 Subparts R and ZZZZ. The renewal contains monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person listed in the header previously listed. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROPUBCOM@pa.gov.
Southwest Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, Facilities Permitting Chief, 412.442.4336.
04-00181: Interstate Chemical Company, Inc. (2797 Freedland Road, Hermitage, PA 16148-9027). 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 a liquid chemical storage facility known as the JOCHAR Vanport Terminal, located in Vanport Township, Beaver County.
The primary sources at the facility are twenty (20) above-ground storage tanks, with storage capacities ranging from 20,000 gallons to 1,565,998 gallons and four (4) loading racks. VOC emissions from the tanks are controlled by either an internal floating roof or a conservation valve.
Annual potential emissions are 4.5 tons of VOC and 0.5 ton of all HAPs combined. Sources at the JOCHAR Vanport Terminal are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart A and Subpart Kb and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. The permit includes emission limitations and operational, monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements for the plant.
The application, the 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-04-00218) 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 25 Pa. Code § 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.
04-00741: ETC Northeast Field Services, LLC (6051 Wallace Road Ext., Ste. 300, Wexford, PA 15090-7386). In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.441, 127.425, and 127.521, the Department is providing notice that it intends to issue an initial Title V Operating Permit for the continued operation of a natural gas compressor station located in New Sewickley Township, Beaver County.
The facility is currently operating under plan approval PA-04-00741A, which has been incorporated into the proposed Title V operating permit. Sources of emissions consist of the following: eight (8) 1,775-bhp Caterpillar G3606 compressor engines controlled by oxidation catalysts; two (2) 992-bhp Caterpillar C18 emergency generators; two (2) 1.5 MMBtu/hr reboilers; seven (7) 400-bbl condensate storage tanks controlled by vapor recovery units and two (2) backup combustors; twenty-four (24) smaller storage tanks of various capacities; liquid loadout operations; one (1) 100 MMscfd dehydration unit controlled by a 7.5 MMBtu/hr thermal oxidizer; one (1) 60 MMscfd dehydration unit controlled by a 7.5 MMBtu/hr thermal oxidizer; one (1) Enerflex dew point control unit controlled by an enclosed combustor; pneumatic devices; venting/blowdowns routed to a 139.0 MMBtu/hr air-assisted flare; rod packing (partially controlled by an enclosed combustor); crankcase vents, fugitive emissions, and pigging operations routed to a 139.0 MMBtu/hr air-assisted flare.
The facility's potential-to-emit is estimated to be the following: 84.7 TPY NOx; 43.8 TPY CO; 82.3 TPY VOC; 0.3 TPY SOx; 5.5 TPY PM-10; 5.5 TPY PM-2.5; 18.7 TPY total HAP; 7.0 TPY single HAP; and 90,844 TPY CO2e. The facility is major for VOCs only. This facility is subject to the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart JJJJ, 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart IIII, 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOO, 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOOa, 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart HH, and 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ. The proposed Title V operating permit includes emission restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice standards requirements for the site.
Those who wish to provide the Department with additional written information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the Title V 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. Written comments must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Operating Permit (04-00741) and concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Operating Permit.
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 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.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
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.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
09-00008: TAVO Packaging, Inc. (2 Canal Rd, Fairless Hills, PA 19030), located in Falls Township, Bucks County. This action is for the renewal Natural Minor Operating Permit. The facility has a VOC emissions limit of 20 tpy. The facility is involved in printing of paperboard containers for the food industry. TAVO Packaging operates three (3) flexographic presses, two (2) offset sheet-fed lithographic presses along with various cutting and gluing machines. The permit contains all applicable requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting.
Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person listed in the header previously listed. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROPUBCOM@pa.gov.
09-00217: Particle Size Technology (1930 Kumry Road, Quakertown, PA 18951) for the renewal of a Non-Title V Facility, State-Only, Natural Minor Permit in Milford Township, Bucks County. Particle Size Technology is a custom particle sizing operation, sometimes referred to as micronizing. PST specializes in the custom particle sizing of dry powders. The Facility has 13 Micronizers. Monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements have been added to the permit to address applicable limitations.
Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person listed in the header previously listed. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROPUBCOM@pa.gov.
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.
36-03098: Steel Fab Enterprises, LLC (625 Baumgardner Road, Lancaster, PA 17603) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the structural steel manufacturing facility located in Pequea Township, Lancaster County. The potential emissions from the facility are estimated at 0.21 tpy of PM, 5.43 tpy of VOC and 0.85 tpy of HAPs. 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 § 129.52d Control of VOC emissions from miscellaneous metal parts surface coating processes, miscellaneous plastic parts surface coating processes, and pleasure craft surface coatings.
06-03071: Wolfe Dye and Bleach Works, Inc. (25 Ridge Road, Reading, PA 19555) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for their dyeing and bleaching facility located in Perry Township, Berks County. The potential emissions from the facility are estimated at 3.7 tons per year (tpy) of particulate, 69.5 tpy of SOx, 36.1 tpy of NOx, 8.3 tpy of CO and 0.72 tpy of VOCs. 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.
36-05065: Champion Home Builders Inc. (99 Horseshoe Road, Leola, PA 17540) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the mobile home manufacturing plant located in Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County. Potential emissions from the facility are estimated to be: 8.89 tpy CO, 10.59 tpy NOx, 0.96 tpy PM10, 0.80 tpy PM2.5, 0.06 tpy SOx, 26.11 tpy VOC, 1.05 tpy of a single HAP (xylene), and 1.63 tpy combined HAPs. 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 surface coating provisions derived from 25 Pa. Code § 129.77.
36-05135: StyleCraft Corporation (400 Broad Street, Terre Hill, PA 17581) to issue a State-Only Operating Permit for the operation of their wood furniture manufacturing facility located in Terre Hill Borough, Lancaster County. Potential emissions from the facility are estimated to be 13.77 tpy VOC. 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 surface coating provisions derived from 25 Pa. Code § 129.52.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Program Manager, 570-327-3648.
53-00017: Herbert Cooper Company, Inc. (121 Main St, P.O. Box 40, Genesee, PA 16923-8901) to issue a renewal State Only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit for their Genesee Township Plant facility located in Genesee Township, Potter County. The facility is currently operating under State Only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit 53-00017. The facility's main sources include five small natural gas-fired combustion units with a total combined maximum heat input rating of 1.13 MMBtu/hr, an oxygen tube manufacturing operation, and a 15-gallon parts washer. The facility has potential annual emissions of 0.19 ton of carbon monoxide, 0.46 ton of nitrogen oxides, 0.04 ton of particulate matter (including particulate matter less than 10 microns in size and particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in size), 0.01 ton of sulfur oxides, 7.92 tons of volatile organic compounds, 7.56 tons of hazardous air pollutants, and 809 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. The emission limits, throughput limitations and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements have been included in the operating permit to ensure the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. These operating permit conditions have been derived from the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-3636.
60-00024: GAF Keystone, LLC (2093 Old Route 15, New Columbia, PA 17856) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for their thermoplastic roof sheeting and roof ridge vent manufacturing facility, referred to as the New Columbia Facility, located in White Deer Township, Union County. The facility is currently operating under Plan Approval 60-00024A. The facility's main sources include one Thermoplastic Polyolefin (TPO) powder bag dump station, two TP.O. raw material receiver/feeder sets, two TP.O. extruders, two thermoplastic injection molds, two fiberglass filter applicators, two cooling towers each equipped with a drift eliminator, three scrap plastic grinders, miscellaneous combustion sources and various silos and bins for the storage of plastic pellets. The facility has potential emissions of 3.36 TPY of CO; 4.00 TPY of NOx; 0.03 TPY of SOx; 10.38 TPY of PM/PM10; 16.39 TPY of VOCs; 5.18 TPY HAPs; 4,807 TPY GHGs. The emission limits and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements have been included in the operating permit to ensure the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. These operating permit conditions have been derived from the applicable requirements of Title 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-3636.
12-00008: Metaldyne Sinter Ridgway, LLC (1 Airport Road, P.O. Box 493, Emporium, PA 15834) to issue a renewal State Only Operating Permit for their facility located in Borough of Emporium, Cameron County. The facility's main sources include 13 sintering furnaces, 12 forging line furnaces with associated cooldown units, 10 finishing lines with shot blasting operation, 2 furnaces with one endothermo gas generator and 2 dip tanks. The facility has potential emissions of 5.66 tons per year (tpy) of particulate matter/particulate matter with an effective aerodynamic diameter of less than or equal to 10 micrometer, 4.1 tpy of nitrogen oxides, 30.94 tpy of carbon monoxide, 5.44 tpy of volatile organic compounds including hazardous air pollutants and 0.04 tpy of sulfur oxides. The potential emissions at the facility insignificantly changed since last issuance of the permit, due to addition of two dip tanks, use of metallic lubricants in two furnaces under Source ID P105 and removal of four furnaces. The emission limits and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements have been included in the operating permit to ensure the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. These operating permit conditions have been derived from the applicable requirements of Title 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, as well as 40 CFR Parts 60, 63 and 98. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-3636.
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 Synthetic Minor Operating Permit Renewal for operation of air pollution sources at the following facility:
OP21-000011: PA Convention Center Annex (111 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19107) for the operation of convention center, in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include two (2) boilers firing natural gas or No. 2 oil each rated less than 21 MMBtu/hr, two (2) boilers firing natural gas each rated 1 MMBtu/hr, two (2) chillers firing natural gas or No. 2 oil each rated less than 9 MMBtu/hr, two (2) emergency generators firing No. 2 oil each rated 2347 HP, and one (1) emergency generator firing natural gas rated 259 HP. The operating permit will contain operating, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
The 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 Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest, comments, or request a public hearing on the previously listed operating permit must submit the protest, comments or request for public hearing within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least thirty days before the hearing.
Notice of Proposed Revision to the State Implementation Plan for Oxides of Nitrogen, Notice of Public Hearing, and Notice of Intent to Issue Modified Air Quality Operating Permit 32-00059.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6328.
32-00059: In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.96—129.100, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has made a preliminary determination to approve an alternative Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT II) plan and seeks an approval of an amendment to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Keystone-Conemaugh Projects, LLC Conemaugh Station located in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County. And in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.521, the Department of Environmental Protection intends to modify the facility's Title V Operating Permit. The facility is located at 1442 Power Plant Road, New Florence, PA 15944. The facility's representative to contact concerning this application is Mr. John Shimshock, Environmental Specialist, phone number 724-235-4596. The facility's major emission sources include two tangential pulverized coal-fired (PC) boilers, Boiler 1 and 2, each with nominal maximum heat inputs of 8,280 MMBtu/hr, two natural gas-fired Auxiliary Boilers, A and B, rated at 211.5 and 212.5 MMBtu/hr, four 3,600 bhp peaking diesel electrical generators, two emergency diesel generators, two non-emergency fire pumps, coal storage piles and processing, and plant roads.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the amended RACT II approval for the facility, which are intended to satisfy the requirements for the 1997, 2008 and 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone.
The proposed amendments to the RACT II determination, if finally approved, will be incorporated into a revised operating permit (32-00059) for the facility. The relevant RACT II requirements will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan and will remain in effect until replaced pursuant to 40 CFR 51 and approval by the EPA. Requirements that are not part of the RACT II determination will be excluded from the SIP submittal; this includes the provisions of the Department's presumptive RACT II requirements in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 129.97, as they apply to existing sources at this facility.
The following is a summary of the proposed amendments to the RACT II determination for this operation that will be submitted to the EPA as a SIP revision:
• Emissions of NOx expressed as NO2 for Boiler 1 and 2 are individually limited to a maximum of 0.070 lb NOx/MMBtu on a daily average basis. This limit excludes, emissions during start-up, shut-down, and malfunction; operation pursuant to emergency generation required by PJM, including any necessary testing for such emergency operations; and during periods in which compliance with this emission limit would require operation of any equipment in a manner inconsistent with technological limitations, good engineering and maintenance practices, and/or good air pollution control practices for minimizing emissions.
• Emissions of NOx expressed as NO2 from Boiler 1 and 2 are individually limited to a maximum of 0.27 lb. NOx/MMBtu on a daily average basis under all operating conditions.
• Emissions of NOx expressed as NO2 from Boiler 1 and 2 are individually limited to a maximum 700 lbs. NOx/hr on a 30-operating day rolling average basis under all operating conditions.
• The owner or operator shall calibrate, operate, and maintain all elements of the SCR system and units in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications, in a manner consistent with good engineering and air pollution control practices when the SCR system is in use.
• The owner or operator shall maintain NOx controls as effective as reasonably possible during startups and shutdowns.
• The owner or operator shall take steps to bring NOx controls back into full service as quickly as practicable whenever the control equipment experiences a malfunction.
• The owner or operator shall document and report to the DEP, information regarding the cause of the malfunction and the steps for bringing the controls back.
• The owner or operator shall develop, maintain, and implement an operation and maintenance plan (O&M Plan) for Boiler 1, Boiler 2, Low NOx Burner (LNB) and the SCR.
• During the first 60 days of each calendar year, the facility shall perform a catalyst activity test.
• Within 60 days of receiving the results of the catalyst activity test, the facility shall consult with the SCR catalyst vendor to monitor SCR performance in accordance with the catalyst management plans (CMPs) developed for the SCR systems. Corrective action, if required, shall be completed by April 30.
• Inclusion and Revisions of 40 CFR Part 97 CSAPR Related Subparts (Subpart EEEEE is replaced with Subpart GGGGG).
• Emissions of NOx, expressed as NO2, for the Auxiliary Boiler A (Source 039) are limited to a maximum of 0.135 lb/MMBtu on a daily average basis and 12.5 tpy based on a 12-month rolling total.
• Emissions of NOx, expressed as NO2, for the Auxiliary Boiler B (Source 041) are limited to a maximum of 0.179 lb/MMBtu on a daily average basis and 16.7 tpy based on a 12-month rolling total.
• Heat input from natural gas to Auxiliary Boiler A (Source 039) is limited to 185,200 MMBtu during any consecutive 12-month period.
• Heat input from natural gas to Auxiliary Boiler B (Source 041) is limited to 186,150 MMBtu during any consecutive 12-month period.
• Auxiliary Boilers A and B (Source ID 039 and 041) shall each not exceed a 10% annual heat input capacity factor. The permittee shall maintain an operating log, including records of hours of operation, fuel consumption, fuel type, and typical fuel analyses to verify compliance with the annual capacity factor limitation of 10%.
Public Hearing: If requested by October 27, 2021, a public hearing will be held at 1:00 p.m. on November 3, 2021, to accept oral comments on the proposed operating permit revision and the proposed SIP revision. The hearing will be held, if requested, at the DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335. To request a hearing, to register to speak at a hearing, or to inquire if a hearing will be held, please contact Tom Decker at 814-332-6615. The last day to pre-register to speak at a hearing, if one is held, will be October 27, 2021. If we do not receive any pre-registered speakers by this date, the hearing will be cancelled.
Please note that any updates made to any aspect of the hearing, including whether or not a hearing will be held, will be posted on the Bureau of Air Quality's webpage at https://www.dep.pa.gov/About/Regional/NorthwestRegion/Community-Information/Pages/RACT-II.aspx.
Persons wishing to present testimony should contact Tom Decker, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, thomadecke@pa.gov or (814) 332-6615 to reserve a time. Witnesses will be limited to 10 minutes and should provide two written copies of their testimony.
Persons may also contact the Department to find out if the hearing is cancelled by contacting Tom Decker at thomadecke@pa.gov or (814) 332-6615.
Persons unable to attend the hearing, if it is held, may submit 3 copies of a written statement and exhibits within 10 days thereafter to Eric A. Gustafson, Environmental Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335.
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 Eric A. Gustafson, Environmental Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335. A 30-day comment period from October 2, 2021, 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 permit number 32-00059 and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the permit or the proposed RACT II Plan.
All pertinent documents are available for public review between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling the Department at 814-332-6078. The review memo will be posted at https://www.dep.pa.gov/About/Regional/NorthwestRegion/Community-Information/Pages/RACT-II.aspx.
Persons in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact Tom Decker at (814) 332-6615 or through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
The Department must receive comments no later than November 1, 2021. Commentators are encouraged to submit comments using the Department's online eComment tool at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment or by e-mail to ecomment@pa.gov. Written comments can be mailed to the Northwest Regional Office, Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335.
COAL & NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications 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 1The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to: surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; and mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 1-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles.
California District Mining Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100, (Contact: Bonnie Herbert).
Permit No. 17031301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0235571. Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201 to revise the permit and related NPDES Permit for the addition of the Lower Freeport, Upper Kittanning, and Lower Kittanning coal seams to the existing underground and subsidence control plan area and add an outfall for Cherry Tree Mine in Burnside Township, Clearfield County and Cherry Tree Borough and Montgomery Township, Indiana County affecting 7.5 proposed surface acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributary (''A'') Kilns Run classified for the following use: CWF. The application was considered administratively complete on September 8, 2021. Application received: July 12, 2021.
Permit No. 56100701 and NPDES Permit No. PA0235989. Wilson Creek Energy, LLC, 1576 Stoystown Road, P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541 to renew the permit and related NPDES Permit for Milford # 3 CRDA in Milford Township, Somerset County. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on September 9, 2021. Application received: July 8, 2021.
Permit No. 56743705 and NPDES Permit No. PA0235695. Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201 to revise the permit and related NPDES Permit to construct a pipeline to the existing sludge disposal holes, extend refuse conveyor, construct new access road, and add two new NPDES points for Mine 78 in Paint Township, Somerset County and Adams Township, Cambria County affecting 49.3 proposed coal refuse disposal support acres. Receiving stream(s): Paint Creek classified for the following use: CWF. The application was considered administratively complete on September 16, 2021. Application received: August 4, 2021.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900, (Contact: Melanie Ford-Wigfield).
Permit No. 56210102 and NPDES No. PA0279820. Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201, commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Paint & Richland Townships, Somerset County affecting 279.7. Receiving stream: unnamed tributaries of Paint Creek and Paint Creek classified for the following use: cold water fishes & cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: August 26, 2021.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191, (Contact: Cayleigh Boniger).
Permit No. 33990109 and NPDES No. PA0241539. McKay Coal Company, Inc., P.O. Box 343, Punxsutawney, PA 15767. Renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine and associated NPDES permit in Perry Township, Jefferson County affecting 61.5 acres. Receiving streams: Perryville Run and Foundry Run, classified for the following uses: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: September 16, 2021.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118, (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
Permit No. PA0225606R. Stoudt's Ferry Preparation Co., Inc., 68 Mush Dahl Road, New Ringgold, PA 17960, renewal of an existing NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a coal dredging operation in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County. Receiving stream: Schuylkill River, classified for the following use: cold water fishery. Application received: August 30, 2021.
Permit No. 54940203R5. Wilbur White Coal Company, 11 Low Road, Pottsville, PA 17901, renewal of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation in Butler Township, Schuylkill County affecting 23.0 acres. Receiving stream: Mahanoy Creek, classified for the following uses: warm water and migratory fishes. Application received: September 3, 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. PA0279439 (Mining Permit No. 32150102), Coal Loaders, Inc., 210 East Main Street, P.O. Box 556, Ligonier, PA 15658, renewal NPDES permit for bituminous surface mine in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, affecting 122 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributaries to/and Blacklick Creek, classified for the following use(s): cold water fishery. The receiving streams are included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: August 31, 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.
There are no proposed surface discharges from the following facilities due to the implementation of non-discharge alternatives.
The following outfall will be using non-discharge alternatives:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 002 (Treatment Pond 2) N Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2522, (570) 621.3118.
NPDES Permit No. PA0225207. Pagnotti Enterprises, Inc., 144 Brown Street, Yatesville, PA 18640, renewal of NPDES Permit on Surface Mining Permit No. 40663034 in Foster Township, Luzerne County affecting 347.0 acres. Receiving streams: Oley Creek, Nescopeck Creek Watershed and Pond Creek, Lehigh Valley Watershed classified for the following uses: HQ—cold water and migratory fishes and HQ—cold water fishes. This permit has no discharges (No outflow, no flow). Application received: February 24, 2021.
Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2522, (570) 621.3118.
NPDES Permit No. PA0594334. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co, Inc., 3912 Brumbaugh Road, New Enterprise, PA 16664, revision of NPDES Permit on Martins Creek Quarry on Surface Mine Permit No. 74740303 in Lower Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton County affecting 366.7 acres. Receiving stream: Delaware River Watershed classified for the following uses: warm water and migratory fishes. The Department has made a tentative determination to impose effluent limitations, within the ranges specified in Table 1 for in addition to the limits identified in Table 2. Application received: March 30, 2020.
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) Type 001 No Pitwater 002 No Pitwater/Stormwater
Outfalls: 001, 002 30-Day
AverageDaily
MaximumInstantaneous Maximum Parameter Minimum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Alkalinity (as CaCO3) (mg/L) Monitor and Report
Total Acidity (as CaCO3) (mg/L) Monitor and Report
Net Alkalinity (mg/L) 0.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Discharge (MGD) 001 1.0 1.0 Discharge (MGD) 002 10.0 15.0 Oil and Grease (mg/L) Monitor and Report
Turbidity (NTU) 40.0 80.0 100.0 1This Parameter is applicable at all times.
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)).
Northcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-3636.
F1904221-001: Hemlock Township, 26 Firehall Road, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. Mitigation Grant HMGP-4408—Floodplain encroachment demolitions of nine (9) structures in Hemlock Township, Columbia County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Hemlock Township is seeking authorization to demolish the existing floodplain encroachments (demolition of all structures, sheds, other ancillary property structures) and to re-grade the floodplain at the following locations.
111 Hemlock Street, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 41.001385° N; Longitude: -76.275146° W)
159 Bloom Street, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 41.001425° N; Longitude: -76.275182° W)
93 Walnut Street, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 41.001674° N; Longitude: -76.275117° W)
53 Walnut Street, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 41.001770° N; Longitude: -76.274915° W)
270 Bloom Street, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 41.001861° N; Longitude: -76.275098° W)
24 William Street, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 41.001995° N; Longitude: -76.274847° W)
1349 Millville Road, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 41.022054° N; Longitude: -76.290568° W)
1352 Millville Road, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 41.022194° N; Longitude: -76.290662° W)
1352 Millville Road (Vacant Lot), Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 41.022239° N; Longitude: -76.290441° W)
F1904221-002: Hemlock Township, 26 Firehall Road, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. Mitigation Grant HMGP-4408—Floodplain encroachment demolitions of twelve (12) structures in Hemlock Township, Columbia County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Hemlock Township is seeking authorization to demolish the existing floodplain encroachments (demolition of all structures, sheds, other ancillary property structures) and to re-grade the floodplain at the following locations.
89 Drinker Street, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 41.001435° N; Longitude: -76.274782° W)
109 Drinker Street, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 41.001305° N; Longitude: -76.275039° W)
168 Drinker Street, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 41.001024° N; Longitude: -76.275142° W)
219 Drinker Street, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 41.000990° N; Longitude: -76.275470° W)
308 Drinker Street, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 41.000603° N; Longitude: -76.275683° W)
318 Drinker Street, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 41.000570° N; Longitude: -76.275711° W)
329 Drinker Street, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 41.000622° N; Longitude: -76.275942° W)
359 Drinker Street, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 41.000580° N; Longitude: -76.275991° W)
449 Drinker Street, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 41.000310° N; Longitude: -76.280369° W)
508 Drinker Street, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 40.595763° N; Longitude: -76.280841° W)
538 Drinker Street, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 40.595538° N; Longitude: -76.281267° W)
699 Drinker Street, Bloomsburg, PA—Bloomsburg, PA Quadrangle, (Latitude: 40.594503° N; Longitude: -76.282669° W)
Southwest District Oil and Gas Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E30-07-016: EQT Production Company, 2400 Ansys Drive, Suite 200, Canonsburg, PA 15317.
To construct a 24-foot-wide by 1,700 long access road to access the Holt Well Pad. The access road will include the installation of a 25` x 33` clear span bridge across Trib. 41842 to Clawson Run, a Warm Water Fisheries, and permanent placements of fill within wetlands on site. The project is located within Gilmore Township, Greene County, Pittsburgh USACE District, (Wadestown Quadrangle, Latitude: N 39.742343, Longitude: W -80.313121, Subbasin 19G). The installation of the bridge and access road permanently impacts approximately 0.04 acre of wetland, 0.255 acre of floodway, and 48 LF of stream.
Coordinates Permanent Impact Temporary Impact T41842 to Clawson Run 39.742494, -80.313255 769 sq. ft. (48 LF) 12 sq. ft. Floodway of T41842 to Clawson Run 39.742782, -80.313642 6,051 sq.ft 6,810 sq. ft. Floodway of Clawson Run 39.742528, -80.313221 4,443 sq.ft 6,359 sq. ft. Wetland C2 (PFO) 39.742574, -80.313260 298 sq. ft. - Wetland C1 (PEM) 39.742657, 80.313324 763 sq. ft. 1,445 sq. ft. Wetland A (PEM) 39.742301, -80.313182 521 sq. ft 3,808 sq. ft. Wetland B2 (PSS) 39.742911, -80.313768 - 321 sq. ft.
E3007220-027: Greylock Midstream, 500 Corporate Landing, Charleston, WV 25311.
To install 27,000 LF of a 12" natural gas pipeline and a 16" waterline to connect the proposed Wildcat Well Pad to an existing riser on the Beacon Pipeline. The project is in Greene and Whiteley Township, Greene County, Pittsburgh USACE district, (Garards Ford Quadrangle). The pipelines will cross seven streams and five wetlands. Greylock is also proposing to cross seven streams and ten wetlands with temporary road crossings. General Permit 5's, General Permit 8's and Chapter 105 Waiver 2's will be registered for all crossings, besides the crossing of Wetland 3. A Joint Permit Application (JPA) was submitted for the crossing of Wetland 3, due to Wetland 3 being part of a wetland system that is greater than 10 acres and a temporary road crossing that exceeds 200 feet in length. Wetland 3 was delineated as a Palustrine Emergent wetland and is located at Latitude: 39.8205 Longitude: -80.0667. The installation of the pipelines will permanently impact 0.25 acre of Wetland 3 and the temporary road crossing will temporarily impact 0.08 acre of Wetland 3.
E3007220-030: CNX Midstream Operating Company, LLC, 1000 Consol Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317.
To repair an area of slope distress along an existing pipeline corridor and permanently remove and regrade an ephemeral stream channel to install toe benches, drains and outlet protections to ensure stability of the existing pipeline right of way. The repair will remove a total of 131 LF of stream channel and temporarily impact an additional 14 LF of stream channel and 0.3 acre of floodway. The stream is designated as a UNT to Enlow Fork and is a Warm Water Fishery (WWF). The repair is located in Morris Township, Greene County, Pittsburgh USACE District at Latitude: 39.971334, Longitude: -80.380060 (Wind Ridge Quadrangle).
E6307220-029: MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC, 4600 J. Barry Court, Suite 500, Canonsburg, PA 15317.
To expose a portion of an existing 12" natural gas pipeline within the limits of two streams and one wetland to conduct integrity monitoring during longwall mining operations. The streams are both UNTs to Middle Wheeling Creek and are designated as Warm Water Fisheries (WWF). The wetland that will be impacted during the monitoring is designated as a Palustrine Emergent (PEM). The proposed project will permanently impact 101 LF (426 sq. ft.) of stream channel with the installation of flume pipes and temporarily impact approximately 164 LF (848 sq. ft.) of stream channel throughout the monitoring process. The project will also temporarily impact 0.03 acre of the PEM wetland and 0.30 acre of floodway. The pipeline will be exposed for approximately five months. Once the monitoring is completed the resources will be restored to original contours. The monitoring is located in Donegal Township, Washington County, Pittsburgh USACE District, at Latitude: 40.076379 Longitude: -80.510523 (Claysville and Valley Grove Quadrangle).
Northwest Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E3206221-002, Penelec, a FirstEnergy Company, 800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601. Homer City Modular Substation Project, in Homer City Borough, Indiana County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Indiana, PA Quadrangle Lat: 40.537026, Long: 79.165419).
To construct a 28` x 9` x 9` modular substation within an existing substation area, underground electric lines, and associated pole structures in the FEMA 100 year flood plain of Two Lick Creek.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
EA3603221-001. West Earl Township, 157 West Metzler Road, P.O. Box 787, Brownstown, PA 17508-0787. West Earl Township, Lancaster County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
To conduct a stream restoration project along 1,535 feet of an unnamed tributary to the Conestoga River (WWF, MF) including 1.) the placement and maintenance of fill in 1,047 feet of channel; 2.) the re-grading and maintenance of 488 feet of streambank; and 3.) the installation and maintenance of four livestock crossings, all for the purpose of reducing sediment loading to the stream. The project is located approximately 1,000 feet west of the intersection of Snyder Road and Turtle Hill Road (Latitude: 40.1308° N, Longitude: 76.1983° W) in West Earl Township, Lancaster County. No wetlands will be impacted by this project.
DAM SAFETY Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, Floor 2, P.O. Box 8460, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8460.
D30-052. Iron Cumberland, LLC, 567 Maple Run Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370. To modify Cumberland No. 2 Slurry Pond located in the Whiteley Creek (TSF) Watershed, for the purpose of providing additional storage to accommodate refuse disposal. (Meadow Grounds, PA Quadrangle N: 39.905°; W: 78.059°) in Whiteley Township, Greene County.
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