NOTICES

PENNSYLVANIA INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Environmental Assessment Approval for PENNVEST Funding Consideration

[52 Pa.B. 1559]
[Saturday, March 12, 2022]

 Scope: Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Projects for April 20, 2022, Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) Board Meeting Consideration

 Description: PENNVEST, which administers the Commonwealth's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), is intended to be the funding source for the following projects. The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of these projects, and the information received in the Environmental Report for these projects, has not identified any significant, adverse environmental impact resulting from any of the proposed projects. The Department hereby approves the Environmental Assessment for each project. If no significant comments are received during this comment period, the Environmental Assessment will be considered approved and funding for the projects will be considered by PENNVEST.

 To be considered, the Department must receive comments on this approval on or by Monday, April 11, 2022. Comments, including comments submitted by e-mail, must include the commentator's name and address. Commentators are encouraged to submit comments using the Department's online eComment tool at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/ecomment. Written comments can also be submitted by e-mail to ecomment@pa.gov or by mail to the Policy Office, Department of Environmental Protection, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P.O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063. Use ''PENNVEST SRF-Environmental Assessment'' as the subject line in written communication.

 For more information about the approval of the following Environmental Assessments or the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Programs contact Richard Wright, Bureau of Clean Water, Department of Environmental Protection, P.O. Box 8774, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8774, (717) 772-4059, riwright@pa.gov, or visit the Department's web site at www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Water/CleanWater/InfrastructureFinance/Pages/default.aspx.

 Comments received during the comment period, along with the Department's comment and response document, will be available on the Department's web site at www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Water/CleanWater/InfrastructureFinance/Pages/EnvironmentalReview.aspx.

 Upon approval, the full list of approved projects and their costs can be found in a press release on PENNVEST's web site at www.pennvest.pa.gov.

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CWSRF Projects Being Considered:

Applicant:	Hartleton Borough
County:	Union
Applicant Address:	375 Southpointe Boulevard Canonsburg, PA 15317

 Project Description: The existing 23,000 gallons per day steel extended air treatment plant is proposed to be replaced with a precast concrete activated sludge plant utilizing the Modified Ludzack-Ettinger process. A new fine screen will be located in the headworks and an ultraviolet disinfection system and a new flow meter will be installed at the end of the new treatment process. The pumps, floats and associated equipment will be replaced in-kind at the pump station (ps). The treatment building will also be upgraded to meet current codes and extend structural life, including a new roof, soffit and facia.

 Problem Description: The existing Hartleton Borough sewage treatment plant is approaching the end of its useful life. The existing steel package plant, originally installed in 1994, has heavy rust and corrosion to the point of questionable structural integrity. The age of components is also causing issues with meeting permit discharge requirements. Similarly, the ps pumps, float system, and controls have reached the end of useful life and various structural items associated with the treatment building need to be replaced or upgraded to ensure the longevity of the structure. Environmental benefits include reducing the potential of untreated or inadequately treated sewage discharged to Cold Run.

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DWSRF Projects Being Considered:

Applicant:	City of Lock Haven
County:	Clinton
Applicant Address:	20 East Church Street Lock Haven, PA 17745

 Project Description: The City of Lock Haven is planning on completing upgrades and improvements to the existing Ohl Dam. The project will consist of construction of the dam crest parapet wall and raising spillway walls, replacement of the spillway terminal structure, replacement of the intake bridge, construction of a lower reservoir access road and construction of a structure above the intake tower to house the valve operators. Rehabilitation of the existing spillway chute including repairs to the spillway slab and replacement of the sections of the spillway walls where applicable will take place. The project will also include rehabilitation of the intake tower including the new gate valves and repair of any necessary concrete.

 Problem Description: This project intends to address issues found in the October 2016 Ohl Dam Evaluation Report. The report concluded that ''The intake structure, gates, valves, equipment and access bridge should be renewed or replaced due to their age, deterioration and expected usefulness. The bridge, piers and bearing at the upper portion of the intake structure are no longer structurally sufficient and should be replaced. The intake structure below normal water level must be either repaired or modified to be a ''wet'' intake structure, through the use of new slide gates and wall openings. Under further recommendation that the spillway slab and portions of the walls be repaired or replaced where applicable.'' The proposed project will strengthen the dam and will improve safety of the downstream population and improve consistent raw water source for the City of Lock Haven.

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Secretary
Department of Environmental Protection

BRION JOHNSON, 
Executive Director
Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-405. Filed for public inspection March 11, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]

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