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STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PROPOSED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS RELATED TO APPLICATIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS FOR CAFOs This notice provides information about agricultural operations that have submitted nutrient management plans (NMPs) for approval under 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 5 and that have or anticipate submitting applications for new, amended or renewed (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) NPDES permits, or Notices of Intent (NOIs) for coverage under a general permit, for CAFOs, under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law and the Federal Clean Water Act.
Based upon preliminary reviews, the State Conservation Commission (SCC) or County Conservation Districts (CCD) working under a delegation agreement with the SCC have completed an administrative review of NMPs described. These NMPs are published as proposed plans for comment prior to taking final actions. The NMPs are available for review at the CCD office for the county where the agricultural operation is located. A list of CCD office locations is available at http://www.nacdnet.org/about/districts/directory/pa.phtml or can be obtained from the SCC at the office address listed or by calling (717) 787-8821.
Persons wishing to comment on an NMP are invited to submit a statement outlining their comments on the plan to the CCD, with a copy to the SCC for each NMP, within 30-days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within the respective comment periods will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NMPs. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the SCC of the exact basis of the comments and the relevant facts upon which they are based. Comments should be sent to the SCC, Agriculture Building, Room 310, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users or other accommodations to seek additional information should contact the SCC through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
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NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS
CAFO PUBLIC NOTICE SPREADSHEET—APPLICATIONS
Agricultural Operation
Name and AddressCounty Total
AcresAnimal Equivalent Units Animal
TypeSpecial Protection Waters (HQ or EV or NA) Renewal/
NewDouglass Groff
190 Berkeley Lane
New Columbia, PA 17856Union 56 1,504.12 Swine,
Beef,
SheepNA Renewal Steve Wenger
Wen-Crest Farms LLCLebanon 1,331 1,177.35 Broilers, Steers,
GoatsNA Renewal Aspen Perry
1027 Oak Hall Road
Newport, PA 17074Perry 95.9 1,764.3 Swine HQ Renewal Barry Good
1695 Rake Road
Mohrsville, PA 19541Berks 269.67 314 Poultry NA Renewal Hillandale Gettysburg LP— Bailey Farms
2820 Daron Drive
Spring Grove, PA 17362York 282.1 4050.32 Poultry Layers NA Renewal Spring Pond Farm
93 Deck Road
Womelsdorf, PA 19567Berks 112.9 407.11 Poultry, Beef NA Renewal Keith Musser
300 Evergreen Road
New Bloomfield, PA 17068Perry 23 409.97 Poultry NA Renewal Scott Wagner
385 King Pen Road
Quarryville, PA 17566Lancaster 167.6 406.79 Turkeys HQ Renewal Penn England Farm
10341 Fox Run Road
Williamsburg, PA 16693Blair Huntingdon 3,552.9 4,410.72 Dairy Clover Creek, Fox Run, New Creek, Piney Creek—
All HQRenewal Casey Carowick
16946 Beavertown Road
Todd, PA 16685Huntingdon 408.7 766.08 Swine, Beef NA Renewal Spring Pond Farm
93 Deck Road
Womelsdorf, PA 19567Berks 112.9 407.11 Poultry, Beef 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).
Southeast Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5980.
Permit No. 0922512, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Delaware Valley University 700 East Butler Avenue Doylestown, PA 18901-2607 Municipality New Britain County Bucks Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Van Cleef Engineering Associates 1685 Valley Center Parkway Suite 100
Bethlehem, PA 18017Application Received Date June 29, 2022 Description of Action Operational conversion of existing emergency interconnection with Doylestown Township Municipality Authority. Southcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Permit No. 0622512, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Will-O-Hill Apartments
1904 Van Reed Road
Wyomissing, PA 19610Municipality Spring Township County Berks Responsible Official Jay W. Barnett
Vice President
615 Chestnut Street
Suite 120
Philadelphia, PA 19106Consulting Engineer Charles A. Kehew II, P.E.
James R. Holley &
Associates, Inc.
18 South George Street
York, PA 17401Application Received April 27, 2022 Description Replacement of the existing 3,000-gallon 4-log virus inactivation contact segment with 24" diameter contact piping. Northcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Permit No. 5322501, Major, Public Water Supply.
Applicant and Address Ulysses Municipal Authority 518 Main Street
Ulysses, PA 16948Municipality Ulysses Township County Potter Responsible Official Timothy C. Scott Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Kerry D. Tyson, P.E.
Century Engineering, LLC
2836 Earlystown Road
Suite 1
Centre Hall, PA 16828Application Received Date July 8, 2020 Description of Action Implementation of Corrosion Control Plan: Installation of corrosion control treatment to allow the water system to meet the MCL requirements of the 1st draw lead and copper sampling. Southwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Permit No. 3033509, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority
1442 Jefferson Street
P.O. Box 187
Jefferson, PA 17055Municipality Jefferson Township County Greene Responsible Official Tim Faddis
ManagerType of Facility Storage Tank Consulting Engineer Bankson Engineers, Inc.
267 Blue Run Road
Cheswick, PA 15042Application Received Date June 5, 2022 Description of Action Rehabilitation and installation of a mixer at the Jefferson Tank. Permit No. 5622507, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Hooversville Borough
50 Main Street
P.O. Box 176
Hooversville, PA 15936Municipality Hooversville Borough County Somerset Responsible Official Kenneth Karashowsky
Council PresidentType of Facility Water System Consulting Engineer The EADS Group, Inc.
450 Aberdeen Drive
Somerset, PA 15501Application Received Date July 11, 2022 Description of Action Construction of a pump station and interconnection between Hooversville Borough and the Conemaugh Township Municipal Authority. Northwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Permit No. 3722501, Public Water Supply.
Applicant and Address Pennsylvania American Water Co.
852 Wesley Drive Mechanicsburg, PA 17055Municipality Neshannock Township County Lawrence Responsible Official Bruce Aiton
V.P. Engineering
852 Wesley Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055Consulting Engineer Jed A. Ficus P.E.
852 Wesley Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055Application Received Date July 8, 2022 Description Pennsylvania-American Water Co. will replace the Neshannock Pump Station due to age and capacity limitations. The booster station is used to fill the Pearson Park Tank, located in the northern portion of the New Castle Service area.
WATER ALLOCATIONS
Applications received under the Act of June 24, 1939 (P.L. 842, No. 365) (35 P.S. §§ 631—641) relating to the Acquisition of Rights to Divert Waters of the Commonwealth.
Northeast Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Gillian Pehala, Clerk Typist 2, 570-830-3077.
WA39-702B, Water Allocation, Hanover Township, 2202 Grove Street, Allentown, PA 18109, Hanover Township, Lehigh County. The applicant is requesting the right to purchase up to 250,000 gallons per day from the City of Allentown on an annual basis.
Northwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
WA 25-803B, Water Allocations, Summit Township Authority, 1230 Townhall Road, Suite 200, Erie, PA 16509, Summit Township, Erie County. Water Allocation Permit application requesting the right to purchase 1,000,000 gallons per day as a 30-day average flow rate from the Erie City Water Authority via the Erie Water Works Route 19 Take Point and the right to purchase 500,000 gallons per day as a 30-day average flow rate from the Erie City Water Authority via the Erie Water Works Route 97 Take Point.
LAND RECYCLING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted Under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P.S. §§ 6026.101—6026.908).
Sections 302—305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent (NOI) to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard, or who intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area, must file a NOI to Remediate with the Department. A NOI to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known or suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site, and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one, or a combination of the cleanup standards, or who receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the Act, will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under Sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the Act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the NOI to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the following identified site(s), proposed for remediation to a site-specific standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality, within which the site is located, may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30-days of the following specified date. During this comment period the municipality may request that the following identified person, as the remediator of the site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved, and comments, should be directed to the remediator of the site.
For further information concerning the content of a NOI to Remediate, please contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Notice(s) of Intent to Remediate:
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5787.
Contact: Charline Bass.
Optimum RV Philadelphia, 1809 West High Street, Pottstown, PA 19464, West Pottstown Township, Montgomery County. Craig Herr, Liberty Environmental Inc., 315 West James Street, Lancaster, PA 17603 on behalf of Elizabeth Ivester, 1809 West High Street, LLC, 7400 S US Hwy 441, Ocala, FL 34480 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The site has been found to be contaminated with unleaded gasoline constituents which have contaminated soil and groundwater. The proposed future use of the property will be nonresidential for an RV dealership. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the Statewide health standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Pottstown Mercury Newspaper on June 9, 2022.
2043-2051 North Front Street, 2043-2051 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Natalie Griffith, REPSG, Inc., 6901 Kingsessing Avenue, Suite 201, Philadelphia, PA 19142 on behalf of Max Frankel, 2043-51 North Front Street Property Owner, LLC, 1845 Walnut Street, Suite 2345, Philadelphia, PA 19103 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater have been contaminated with leaded gasoline and unleaded gasoline. The site is currently undeveloped, vacant land which is proposed to undergo comprehensive redevelopment for residential use. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the Statewide health standard/site-specific standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Daily News Legals on May 23, 2022.
DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY FOR MUNICIPAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application(s) Under the Solid Waste Management Act of July 7, 1980 (P.L. 380, No. 97) (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 Determination of Applicability 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.
WMGM044SC003. Mifflin County Solid Waste Authority, 87 Landfill Road, P.O. Box 390, Lewistown, PA 17044, Derry Township, Mifflin County. This application is for the renewal of MCSWA's coverage under WMGM044, which authorizes processing by sorting, screening, crushing, grinding, and shredding unpainted and untreated tree stumps, limbs, pallets, skids, saw dust, wooden boxes or containers, wood shavings or slab wood from saw mills, packing crates, dimensional wood scraps, and construction wood scraps from new residential home construction activities, hereinafter referred to as ''wood waste,'' to produce wood chips for wholesale purposes to be utilized off-site as mulch material or for further processing in the production of mulch material. The determination of applicability was found to be Administratively Complete on July 6, 2022.
Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact John L. Oren, P.E., Permits Chief, Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, 717.705.4907. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
HAZARDOUS WASTE TRANSPORTER LICENSE
Hazardous Waste Transporter License, Applications Received Under the Solid Waste Management Act of July 7, 1980 (P.L. 380, No. 97) (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003) and Regulations to Transport Hazardous Waste.
Central Office: Bureau of Waste Management, P.O. Box 69170, Harrisburg, PA 17106-9170.
New Applications Received
Covanta Environmental Solutions Ontario, Inc., 260 Shoemaker St., Kitchener, ON N2E 3E1. License No. PA-AH 0923. Effective March 21, 2022.
Renewal Applications Received
ACV Environmental Services, Inc., 1500 Rahway Ave, Avenel, NJ 07001. License No. PA-AH 0339. Effective July 11, 2022.
Maumee Express, Inc., P.O. Box 278, Somerville, NJ 08876. License No. PA-AH 0420. Effective July 6, 2022.
Terra First, LLC, P.O. Box 1617, Vernon, AL 35592. License No. PA-AH 0803. Effective July 11, 2022.
Basin Transportation LLC, 130 Express Lane, McAlester, OK 74501. License No. PA-AH 0848. Effective July 11, 2022.
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.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
13-00001C: BEFESA Zinc US Inc., 900 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, PA 18071-2008, is proposing to bring a Rockster R700S Track Mounted Impact Crusher with engine and water sprays to crush Iron Rich Material (IRM) from the Walzing Kilns at the facility located in Palmerton Borough, Carbon County.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Contact: James Beach, New Source Review Chief, (484) 250-5920.
09-0010E: PEL Pharma Inc., 650 Cathill Road, Sellersville, PA 18960, for two sources removed from 2019 renewal of Synthetic Operating Permit located in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County. The equipment includes a 60" Tablet Coater (source # 117) and the Fluid Bed Processor (source # 122). Both sources emit particulate matter and are controlled with dust collectors and HEPA filters in series. The Plan Approval 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 previously listed header. Comments on the draft plan approval can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Edward Orris, P.E., New Source Review Chief, (412) 442-4168.
65-00767C: Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill, LLC, 111 Conner Lane, Bell Vernon, PA 15012. Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44—127.46 that the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue Air Quality Plan Approval 65-00767C to allow the construction and initial temporary operation of a Leachate Evaporation System consisting of one (1) Pentair Hydrocarbon Recovery Unit; one (1) Cleaver Brooks, ProFire MYHG 25.2, 25.2 MMBtu/hr natural gas-fired burner; and one (1) 45,000 gallons per day (gpd) Heartland Water Technology, LM-HT Concentrator, Evaporator and Entrainment Separator at the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill located in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County. The Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill currently operates under Title V permit 65-00767.
Potential to emit from the project is estimated to be 2.0 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx), 1.5 tons of carbon monoxide (CO), 8.0 tons of particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10), 8.0 tons of particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5), 0.2 ton of sulfur dioxide (SO2), 1.0 ton of volatile organic compounds (VOC), and 0.5 ton of total hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).
The authorization is subject to State regulations including 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1, 123.2, 123.13, 123.21, and 123.31. This Plan Approval has been conditioned to ensure compliance with all applicable rules. This includes emissions restrictions, operational restrictions, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice requirements. Notice of Intent to issue the plan approval (NOI) was previously published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on May 9, 2020. A substantial amount of comments were received from the public. The Department has considered those comments and produced an addendum to the previous review memo. The addendum to the memo summarizes the Department's review after May 9, 2020, and any subsequent updates to the draft plan approval. The updated Plan Approval conditions include emission limitations for Radium-226 and Radium-228 from the leachate evaporation system to not equal or exceed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) air discharge limits of 10 CFR Part 20, Appendix B, Table 2. The updated plan approval also includes conditions requiring leachate sampling and conditions for testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice requirements for radionuclide emissions. The Department has determined that the proposed facility satisfies the Department's Best Available Technology (BAT) requirements. Once compliance with the Plan Approval is demonstrated, the applicant will be required to revise or submit a Title V Operating Permit in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Subchapter G.
The Plan Approval application, the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, Review Memorandum Addendum, and the proposed Air Quality Plan Approval for this project are available for review by any interested party at the Department's Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Documents are available for review at the Department's Southwest Regional webpage at www.dep.pa.gov/southwest and navigating to the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill LLC project tab. Additionally, to request a review of the Plan Approval Application, to receive an electronic copy of the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum and Air Quality Review Memorandum Addendum, or to receive an electronic copy of the Department's proposed Air Quality Plan Approval for this project, a person may contact the 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 Melissa Jativa via the U.S. Postal Service to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; or email to RA-EPSWROAIRPERMNOTE@pa.gov. Each protest or set of written comments must contain the name, address, email, and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval (PA-65-00767C) and a concise statement of the objections to the plan approval issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
Public hearing. DEP will hold one in-person hearing and one virtual hearing to collect testimony from the public on the draft air quality plan approval. Each hearing will begin at 6:00 PM. The dates and locations are as follows:
• Wednesday, August 31, 2022—Rostraver Central Fire Department, 1100 Fells Church Road, Rostraver Township, PA 15012
• Thursday, September 1, 2022—virtual hearing via Webex.
Testimony will be limited to 3 minutes in order for DEP to receive as many comments as possible. Time may not be relinquished or shared, and organizations are asked to designate one speaker on its behalf. Video demonstrations and screen sharing by testifiers will not be permitted during the virtual hearing. All comments, whether provided orally at a hearing or in writing, carry equal weight and consideration before DEP. In order to accommodate all interested parties, the virtual hearing will be accessible both by internet and phone. Individuals who wish to observe or present testimony at either hearing are asked to register in advance by contacting Lauren Fraley at lfraley@pa.gov or 412-442-4203. Those wishing to participate in the virtual hearing will receive the link and instructions for how to join via e-mail. Registration for the hearing will be taken through 4:00 p.m. the day before each hearing.
All presenters should provide at least one copy of their written comments and exhibits for submission to the DEP either at the in-person hearing or via email to the email account following the virtual hearing. DEP will accept written comments on the draft air quality plan approval through close of business on September 12, 2022. Comments on the applications can be e-mailed or sent via postal mail to the Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, RA-EPSWROAIRPERMNOTE@pa.gov.
The draft air quality plan approval and more information on this site is available on the designated DEP Community Information webpage for Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill, LLC, found at www.dep.pa.gov/southwest.
If you are a person with a disability wishing to attend either hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact Lauren Fraley to discuss how DEP may accommodate your needs. If necessary, you may use the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service by calling (800) 654-5984 (TDD Users) or (800) 654-5988 (Voice users) and request that your call be relayed to Lauren Fraley at 412-442-4203.
PLAN APPROVAL
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Edward Orris, P.E., New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 412-442-4168.
65-00767C: Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill, LLC (WSL), 111 Conner Lane, Belle Vernon, PA 15012, Proposed Plan Approval Authorization, Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.48, notice is hereby given that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will hold one in-person hearing and one virtual hearing to collect testimony from the public on the draft air quality plan approval. Each hearing will begin at 6:00 p.m. The dates and locations are as follows:
• Wednesday, August 31, 2022—Rostraver Central Fire Department, 1100 Fells Church Rd, Rostraver Township, PA 15012.
• Thursday, September 1, 2022—virtual hearing via Webex.
Testimony will be limited to 3 minutes in order for DEP to receive as many comments as possible. Time may not be relinquished or shared, and organizations are asked to designate one speaker on its behalf. Video demonstrations and screen sharing by testifiers will not be permitted during the virtual hearing. All comments, whether provided orally at a hearing or in writing, carry equal weight and consideration before DEP. In order to accommodate all interested parties, the virtual hearing will be accessible both by internet and phone. Individuals who wish to observe or present testimony at either hearing are asked to register in advance by contacting Lauren Fraley at lfraley@pa.gov or 412-442-4203. Those wishing to participate in the virtual hearing will receive the link and instructions for how to join via e-mail. Registration for the hearing will be taken through 4:00 p.m. the day before each hearing.
All presenters should provide at least one copy of their written comments and exhibits for submission to the DEP either at the in-person hearing or via email to the email account following the virtual hearing. DEP will accept written comments on the draft air quality plan approval through close of business on September 12, 2022. Comments on the applications can be e-mailed or sent via postal mail to the Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, RA-EPSWROAIRPERMNOTE@pa.gov.
Each protest or set of written comments must contain the name, address, email, and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval (PA-65-00767C) and a concise statement of the objections to the plan approval issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
The draft air quality plan approval and more information on this site is available on the designated DEP Community Information webpage for Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill, LLC, found at www.dep.pa.gov/southwest.
If you are a person with a disability wishing to attend either hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact Lauren Fraley to discuss how DEP may accommodate your needs. If necessary, you may use the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service by calling (800) 654-5984 (TDD Users) or (800) 654-5988 (Voice users) and request that your call be relayed to Lauren Fraley at 412-442-4203.
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.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, P.E., Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 412-442-4336.
63-00096: Union Electric Steel Corporation USA, P.O. Box 465, Carnegie, PA 15106-0465. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424, 127.425 and 127.521, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is providing notice that it intends to issue a renewal Title V Operating Permit (TVOP-63-00096) to Union Electric Steel Corporation USA (UES) to authorize the continued operation of steel manufacturing at their Harmon Creek Plant located in Burgettstown in Smith Township, Washington County.
The sources include one (1) electric arc furnace rated at 14.5 tph, one (1) scrap burning furnace rated at 6.0 tph, seventeen (17) annealing furnaces each rated at 10.0 tph, nine (9) forging furnaces each rated at 17 MMBtu/hr, two (2) ladle pre-heat furnaces, one (1) mold furnace, natural gas space heaters, teeming, cooling tower, lime silo, heat pump, emergency generators and several control devices. Potential emissions from the project are based on the combustion limit of natural gas. Fugitive emissions are controlled by bag houses and NOx emissions from annealing furnaces, forging furnaces, and pre-heat furnace are controlled by low NOx burners. Potential emissions from the facility are estimated to be 22.0 PM10, 6.0 tons VOC, 1.5-tons HAP, and 9.0 tons SOx. The facility is limited to 91.6 tons CO and 38.0 tons NOx facility wide emission limits.
This facility is subject to applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart AAa, New Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant area source (NESHAP) requirements of 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart XXXXXX and Subpart YYYYY, the best available technology (BAT), and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. The facility has limitation on potential emissions, hours of operation, natural gas usage, as well as LDAR, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice, and performance testing requirements. The emergency generators are subject to the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart IIII, 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ and 25 Pa. Code Article III, Chapters 121—145.
A person may oppose the proposed Title V Operating Permit by filing a written protest with the Department through Noor Nahar via mail to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; email to nnaharr@pa.gov; or fax to 412.442.4194. Additional written comments may also be submitted. 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 Title V Operating Permit (TV-63-00096) and a concise statement of the objections to the Operating Permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
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.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
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.
09-00147: Northtec LLC—Bristol, 411 Sinclair Road, Bristol, PA 19007, located in Bristol Township, Bucks County. This action is a renewal of a State Only Natural Minor Operating Permit. Solvents used in the cleanup operation (Source ID No. 101) has the potential to emit VOC. The facility also has various miscellaneous sources consuming natural gas and one (1) diesel-fired 2,220 HP emergency generator. Potential emissions at the facility are as follows: 15.88 tons per year of NOx, 3.02 tons per year of VOC, 8.33 tons per year of CO, and less than 1 ton per year each of SOx , PM and HAPs. In addition to applicable State requirements the facility is subject to the 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart IIII and 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility 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 previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
09-00220 Donaldson Company, Inc./Feasterville, 1731 Loretta Ave., Feasterville, PA 19053, located in Lower Southampton Township, Bucks County. This action is for the renewal Natural Minor Operating Permit. The facility has emissions limits of 1.75 tpy VOC, 0.88 tpy NOx and 0.44 tpy CO after controls. The facility manufactures PTFE filter membranes for various industries using an extrusion press. 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 previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
46-00107: ITW Performance Polymers formerly known as ITW Engineered Polymers, 130 Commerce Drive, Montgomeryville, PA 18936, for a non-Title V, State Only, Natural Minor Operating Permit in Montgomery Township, Montgomery County. The Department intends to renew a permit to allow nine (9) mixers and two (2) filling stations mixing volatile organic compound (VOC) and non-VOC-containing materials for the manufacture of industrial adhesives, grouts and encapsulating epoxies at their facility. Based on the potential emissions of VOC, which are less than major source threshold (i.e., 25.0 tons per year), the facility is a Natural Minor.
This action is a fourth renewal of the State-Only Operating Permit. The permit was initially issued on June 13, 2002 and was subsequently renewed on August 24, 2007, on August 15, 2012, and on August 24, 2017.
The renewal 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 previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@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.
06-03107: Morgan Corporation Grace Mine Plant, One Morgan Way, P.O. Box 588, Morgantown, PA 19543, for the flatbed truck bodies, frames and parts plant in New Morgan Borough, Berks County. The actual emissions from the facility in 2019 year are estimated at 15.5 tons of VOC, 1.1 tons of NOx and 1.97 tons of HAP. 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.
50-03006: Sunoco Pipeline, LP, PA 274W, Toboyne, PA 17006, to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the natural gas liquid (ethane, propane, butane or a mixture of these) Doylesburg pumping station located in Toboyne Township, Perry County. The potential emissions from the facility are estimated to be less than 1 ton for each of the following pollutants: NOx, CO, SOx, PM, VOCs and HAPs and 108 tons of GHGs. 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.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, P.E., Facilities Permitting Chief, (412) 442-4336.
56-00304: Somerset Welding & Steel, Inc., 10558 Somerset Pike, Somerset, PA 15501. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) gives notice that they intend to issue a State Only Operating Permit (SOOP) renewal to Somerset Welding & Steel's J & J Truck Bodies & Trailers (J & J) facility to authorize the continued operation of their Steel and aluminum dump truck bodies and trailers manufacturing facility located in Lincoln Township, Somerset County.
J & J manufactures Steel and aluminum dump truck bodies and trailers for the light duty chassis or heavy-duty trailers for rock hauling or demolition and excavation work.
The activities include metal surface preparation, cleaning via shot blast, welding, surface coating and parts cleaning activities. Emissions from this facility are less than 2.19 tons per year of PM, 14.4 tons per year of NOx, 12.34 tons per year of VOCs and 2.04 tons per year of HAPs. The proposed SOOP contains emission restriction, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice standards derived from the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Article III, Chapters 121—145.
A person may oppose the proposed State Only Operating Permit by filing a written protest with the Department through Noor Nahar via mail nnahar@pa.gov to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Each protest or set of written comments must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed State Only Operating Permit (56-00304) and a concise statement of the objections to the Operating Permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
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.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.
25-00916: Ridg U Rak, Inc., 120 South Lake Street, North East, PA 16428-1232. The Department intends to renew a State Only Natural Minor Operating Permit for the facility located in North East borough, Erie County. The primary sources at the facility include natural gas-fueled space heaters, a 3-stage washer, two ovens, and two natural gas-fueled emergency generators. Potential emissions of the primary pollutants are as follows: 19.35 TPY NOx, 11.98 TPY CO, 0.09 TPY SOx, 1.08 TPY PM-10 and PM-2.5, 0.49 TPY VOC, and 0.27 TPY total HAP; thus, the facility is a natural minor. The main plant emergency generator is subject to 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ, the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines, and the office building emergency generator is subject to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart JJJJ, the Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines. The renewal permit will contain emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practice, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
COAL & NONCOAL MINING
ACTIVITY APPLICATIONSApplications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1396.1—1396.31); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 3301—3326); the Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1—691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P.S. §§ 30.51—30.66); the Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1406.1—1406.21).
Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications are also subject to 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. Requests for 401 Water Quality Certifications are included in individual application only if 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). Such comments or objections should contain the name, address and phone 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.
In addition, 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 also contain 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 is associated with an application for an NPDES permit. A separate notice will be provided for the draft NPDES permit.
Coal Applications
Effluent Limits—The following range of effluent limits (Table 1) will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with the associated coal mining activity permit. Additional effluent limits will be listed as part of the publication of the draft NPDES permit.
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 pH must always be greater than 6.0; less than 9.0. Alkalinity must always be greater than acidity. California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100, (Contact: Bonnie Herbert).
Mining Permit No. 02733702. NPDES No. PA0023370. Consol Mining Company, LLC, 275 Technology Drive, Suite 101, Canonsburg, PA 15317, to revise the permit and related NPDES Permit for installation of pipeline and one (1) new NPDES outfall in Plum Borough, Allegheny County, affecting 37.0 proposed coal refuse disposal support acres. Receiving stream: Allegheny River, classified for the following use: WWF. Application received: June 30, 2022.
New Stanton District Office: P.O. Box 133, New Stanton, PA 15672, (724) 925-5500, RA-EPNEWSTANTON@pa.gov (Contact: Tracy Norbert).
Mining Permit No. 03900112. Keystone Land Resources, Inc., 46226 National Road, Street, Clairsville, OH 43950, renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine in Kiskiminetas Township, Armstrong County, affecting 81.2 acres. This renewal is issued for reclamation only. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Long Run, classified for the following use: WWF. Application received: June 28, 2022.
Noncoal Applications
Effluent Limits—The following Table 2 effluent limits apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit. Additional effluent limits will be listed as part of the publication of the draft NPDES permit.
Table 2
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Alkalinity must always exceed acidity. pH must always be greater than 6.0; less than 9.0. Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191, RA-EPKNOX@pa.gov (Contact: Cayleigh Boniger).
Mining Permit No. 3076SM8. NPDES No. PA0259748. Conneaut Lake Sand & Gravel, Inc., P.O. Box 233, West Middlesex, PA 16159, renewal of an NPDES permit associated with a large noncoal permit in Sadsbury Township, Crawford County, affecting 32.3 acres. Receiving streams: Two unnamed tributaries to Mud Run, one unnamed tributary to Watson Run, and one unnamed tributary to Conneaut Lake, classified for the following use: WWF, HQ-WWF. No changes proposed. Application received: June 14, 2022.
Mining Permit No. 61110304. NPDES No. PA0259217. Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc., 1952 Waddle Road, Suite 203, State College, PA 16803, renewal of an NPDES permit associated with a large noncoal permit in Barkeyville Borough, Venango County, affecting 104.5 acres. Receiving stream: North Branch Slippery Rock Creek, East Branch Wolf Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. No changes proposed. Application received: June 24, 2022.
Mining Permit No. 37160303. NPDES No. PA0259713. Amerikohl Aggregates, Inc., 202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001, renewal of an NPDES permit associated with a large noncoal permit in Wayne Township, Lawrence County, affecting 229.0 acres. Receiving stream: Connoquenessing Creek, Unnamed tributaries to Beaver River, classified for the following use: WWF. No changes proposed. Application received: June 30, 2022.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200, RA-EPMOSHANNON@pa.gov (Contact: Ashley Smith).
Mining Permit No. 59220801. GP104 PAM219003. Heysham Paving Co., Inc., 1815 Barney Hill Rd., Elkland, PA 16920, new permit application for a small noncoal (industrial minerals) operation located in Nelson Township, Tioga County, affecting 3.6 acres. Receiving stream(s): Cowanesque River tributary to Tioga River classified for the following use(s): CWF-MF. Application received: February 18, 2022.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118, RA-EPPottsvilleDMO@pa.gov (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).
Mining Permit No. 66222501. NPDES Permit No. PA0226301. Gary D. & Gary R. Goble, 133 Patton Road, Monroe Township, PA 18636, new NPDES Permit on a GP-105 quarry operation in Monroe Township, Wyoming County, affecting 10.8 acres. Receiving stream: South Run, classified for the following uses: HQ-CWF, MF. Application received: June 6, 2022.
Mining Permit No. 58040847. Theodore R. Walworth, P.O. Box 14, Hallstead, PA 18822, Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Jackson Township, Susquehanna County, affecting 2.0 acres on quarry owned by Theodore R. Walworth. Application received: June 30, 2022.
Mining Permit No. 39880302. NPDES Permit No. PA0225665. Coplay Aggregates, Inc., 21 East 10th Street, Northampton, PA 18067, renew NPDES Permit on a quarry operation in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, affecting 21.49 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Coplay Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF, MF. Application received: July 1, 2022.
Mining Permit No. 58150301. NPDES Permit No. PA0225584. Pennsy Supply, Inc., 2400 Thea Drive, Suite 3A, Harrisburg, PA 17110, renew NPDES Permit on a quarry operation in Middletown Township, Susquehanna County, affecting 254.5 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Middle Branch Wyalusing Creek. Application received: July 8, 2022.
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 must always be greater than 6.0; less than 9.0. Alkalinity must always be greater than acidity. 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 § 77.522 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.
Additional criteria
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 of 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.
Submittal of comments
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 notice within 30-days of this 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 phone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.
Requests or petitions for a public hearing on any NPDES permit applications will be accepted 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, phone number and the interest of the party filing the request and state the reasons why a hearing is warranted. The Department may hold a public hearing if the public interest is significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. The Department will consider comments from the public hearing in the final determination on the NPDES permit application.
Coal NPDES Draft Permits
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200, RA-EPMOSHANNON@pa.gov (Contact: Ashley Smith).
NPDES No. PA0237922. Mining Permit No. 17980104. Swisher Contracting, Inc., P.O. Box 1223, Clearfield, PA 16830, modification for increase in the pH limit for outfall 011 on an NPDES permit for discharge of water resulting from post-mining treatment of mine drainage treatment facility in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County, affecting 69.2 acres. Receiving stream(s): Moose Creek, classified for the following use(s): CWF, MF. This receiving stream is included in the Moose Creek TMDL. Application received: June 21, 2022.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
The following outfalls discharge to Moose Creek:
Outfall No. New or Existing Type Discharge Rate 010 Existing 023031T Continuous (0.0147 MGD) 011 Existing 075T Continuous (0.0177 MGD) The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 010 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/L) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/L) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/L) 2.0 2.0 2.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Osmotic Pressure (milliosmoles/kilogram) N/A N/A 50.0 Sulfate (mg/L) Report Flow (gpm) Report Temperature (°C) Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
Outfalls: 011 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/L) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/L) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/L) 2.0 2.0 2.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Osmotic Pressure (milliosmoles/kilogram) N/A N/A 50.0 Sulfate (mg/L) Report Flow (gpm) Report Temperature (°C) Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 10.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200, RA-EPMOSHANNON@pa.gov (Contact: Ashley Smith).
NPDES Permit No. PA0608858. Mining Permit No. 4976SM4. DeCristo, Inc., 9070 Route 414, Canton, PA 17724, renewal of an NPDES permit for discharge of water resulting from surface mining of industrial minerals in Middlebury Township, Tioga County, affecting 38.1 acres. Receiving stream(s): Norris Brook, classified for the following use(s): TSF, MF (Existing Use: EV). Application received: May 31, 2022.
The following outfall discharges to Norris Brook:
Outfall No. New or Existing Type Discharge Rate 001 Existing Sedimentation Pond 1 Precipitation Induced The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 (Dry Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Flow (gpm) Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units.
Outfalls: 001 (≤10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Total Settleable Solids (mL/L) N/A N/A 0.5 Flow (gpm) Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times.
Outfalls: 001 (>10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units 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. 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)).
Northeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Contact: Gillian Pehala, Clerical Assistant 2, 570-830-3077.
E3502222-007. Pennsylvania American Water, 852 Wesley Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, in Scranton City, Lackawanna County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To replace and re-align three outfall pipes from three existing combined sewer overflow regulators and combining them into one 48-inch PVC outfall pipe along the Lackawanna River (CWF, MF). (Scranton, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41° 26` 4"; Longitude: -75° 38` 44"). Application received date: June 14, 2022.
E4502222-007. Dale Smucker, 2346 Hobson Road, Lancaster, PA 17602, in Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a floating wooden recreational dock with 1.5" spud poles encroaching into 120 square feet of Arrowhead Lake (EV, MF). The dock construction is also proposing a 2-foot wide stone access walkway which will permanently impact 70 square feet of wetlands (EV). The project is located at 1039 Arrowhead Drive (Thornhurst, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 9` 4"; Longitude: -75° 34` 20") in Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County. Application received date: June 9, 2022.
Southwest Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000.
Contact: Dana Drake.
E0205222-006, Bateman NFIA and Associates, LLC, 285 Kappa Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238, North Fayette Township, Allegheny County; Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District.
The applicant proposes to:
1. Construct, operate, and maintain 110 LF of a 54-inch HPDE pipe, with associated endwalls, which will extend the total impact to 149 LF, within an Unnamed Tributary (UNT) to the North Branch Robinson Run (WWF) (R001),
2. Place and maintain fill in 18,232 square feet of the floodway of R001,
3. Place and maintain fill in 92 LF of a UNT to North Branch Robinson Run (WWF) (R004) and in 9,200 square feet of its floodway,
4. Place and maintain fill in 101 LF of a UNT to North Branch Robinson Run (WWF) (R005) and in 10,100 square feet of its floodway,
5. Place and maintain 13,610 square feet of fill in PEM Wetland W002,
6. Place and maintain 454 square feet of fill in PEM Wetland W003,
7. Construct, operate, and maintain a sanitary utility line, a storm sewer utility line, a water utility line, a gas utility line, a cable and electric utility lines crossings of the aforementioned UNTs and wetlands,
8. Mitigate for project impacts by restoring, operating, and maintaining 360 LF of a downstream portion of UNT R001 and constructing, operating, and maintaining 15,550 square feet of PEM/PSS wetland along the left descending bank of the same area of R001. Additional mitigation is proposed via the purchase of mitigation banking credits with First Pennsylvania Resources LLC.
For the purposes of developing the second Phase of a business park, known as the North Fayette Business Park, which includes the development of five (5) buildings, the extension of utilities, and the extension of an existing road from its terminus in the first Phase area, known as The Imperial Business Park, through the second Phase area and to Bateman Road, in order to create a second access to a public street through the Phase 2 area access. The project will permanently impact 0.32 acre of wetlands, 342 LF of streams, and 0.86 acre of floodways. The project will temporarily impact 360 LF of UNTs to North Branch Robinson Run, and 0.09 acre of PEM wetland
The project site is located on Bateman Road (SR 978) and International Drive (PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 25`, 47.64"; W: -80°, 13`, 49.08"; Sub-basin 20F; USACE Pittsburgh District), in North Fayette Township, Allegheny County.
E0205222-011, Moon Township, 1000 Beaver Grade Road, Moon Township, PA 15108, Moon Township, Allegheny County; Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District.
The applicant proposes to:
1. Re-grade and maintain the streambanks along approximately 514 linear feet of an unnamed tributary (UNT) to Flaugherty Run (Stream R001; WWF), and 1,620 linear feet of a second UNT to Flaugherty Run (Stream R002; WWF), to reconnect the streams with their floodplains;
2. Construct and maintain 64 rock cross vanes with step pools, and establishing a 35-foot riparian buffer in and along the aforementioned reaches of Stream R001 and R002;
3. Excavate and maintain an extended dry detention basin at the confluence of two UNTs to Flaugherty Run (Streams R001A and R001; WWF), behind a non-jurisdictional dam, which will include an 88-foot long, 30-inch diameter reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) outlet structure, and 37 linear feet of R-6 riprap outlet protection. The basin will have an area of 0.15 acre and storage capacity of 39,895 cubic feet;
4. Construct and maintain a 45-foot long, 24-inch RCP within Stream R001, which is an extension of an existing 15" RCP which conveys Stream R001, with 7 linear feet of R-4 riprap outlet protection, in association with the extended dry detention basin;
5. Construct and maintain 18 linear feet of outlet erosion control, consisting of R-5 riprap, within Stream R001, which has a drainage area less than 100 acres;
6. Construct and maintain 20 linear feet of outlet erosion control, consisting of R-7 riprap, within Stream R001A, which has a drainage area less than 100 acres;
7. Operate and maintain temporary sandbag dams with bypass pumps within Streams R001, R001A, and R002;
8. Temporarily impact 15 feet of Stream R001 and 15 feet of Stream R002 for two temporary stream crossings.
For the purpose of providing sediment load reduction toward Moon Township's MS4 requirements of their NPDES permit (Permit No. PAG136274). Cumulatively, the project will permanently impact 3,014 feet of stream and 4.3 acres of floodway and will temporarily impact 260 feet of stream and 2.4 acres of floodway. The project site is located within Olson Park, approximately 0.4 mile northwest of the park entrance off of Flaugherty Run Road (Ambridge, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 31`, 55.88"; W: -80°, 15`, 2.0"; Sub-basin 20G; USACE Pittsburgh District), in Moon Township, Allegheny County.
E0205222-012, Baldwin Borough, 3344 Churchview Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15227, Baldwin Borough, Allegheny County; Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District.
The applicant proposes to:
Regrade and maintain 924 total linear feet of streambank along Glass Run (WWF) and a UNT to Glass Run (WWF), of which 699 linear feet of work is proposed along Glass Run and 225 linear feet of work is proposed along the UNT to Glass Run, and to establish and maintain a riparian buffer through native plantings to an extent of 35 feet perpendicular to the streams' edge on both sides for the purpose of decreasing pollutant and sediment loading to meet municipal MS4 requirements.
The project will cumulatively and permanently impact 924 linear feet of streambanks; temporarily impact 924 linear feet of streambanks; permanently impact 1.48 acres of the floodway; and temporarily impact 0.78 acre of the floodway. No wetland or streambed impacts are proposed.
The project center is located approximately 420 feet west-south-west of the intersection of Joseph Street and the entrance drive to St. Josaphat Catholic Cemetery. (Pittsburgh East, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 23`, 21"; W: -79°, 58`, 2"; Sub-basin 19A; USACE Pittsburgh District) in the Borough of Baldwin, Allegheny County.
E0305221-003, PPG Industries, Inc., 4829 Fairland Road, Barberton, OH 44203 in North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County; Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District.
The applicant proposes to:
1. Abandon in place an existing 200 LF 30-inch diameter cement enclosure of a UNT to the Allegheny River and construct a replacement 173 LF 30-inch HDPE culvert adjacent to the existing enclosure to be abandoned;
2. Construct, operate, and maintain a new 23 LF stone-lined channel and inlet conveying the UNT to the aforementioned replacement 30-inch stream enclosure;
3. Construct, operate, and maintain a new 165.3 LF watercourse to connect the outlet of the new enclosure to unaffected portions of the unnamed tributary;
4. Construct, operate and maintain 149 LF of bank stabilization on an existing water course, below the aforementioned-existing enclosure to be abandoned in place, consisting of gabion baskets and reno mattresses; and
5. Repair a sink hole that formed under the existing aforementioned stream enclosure with 25 cubic yards of fill.
For the purpose of constructing and maintaining an environmental remediation project which will result in 173 LF of permanent stream impacts and 0.08 acre of associated floodway impacts, and 0.01 acre of temporary floodway impacts.
The project site is located west of the Ford City Veterans Bridge and south of SR-128 (Kittanning, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 45`, 29"; W: -79°, 33`, 14"; Sub-basin 17E; USACE Pittsburgh District), in North Buffalo Twp., Armstrong County.
E2605122-006, PennDOT District 12-0, 825 North Gallatin Ave Ext, Uniontown, PA 15401, Luzerne Township, Fayette County; Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District.
The applicant proposes to:
1. Remove the existing, 9.9` wide, 7.26` high, 37.8` long, concrete slab bridge, and to construct and maintain a replacement, 12` wide, 8` high, 67.08` long Precast Concrete Box Culvert, with alternating baffles and aprons, in Rush Run (WWF),
2. Construct and maintain 33 LF of streambank protection, consisting of R-7 stone choked with R-4 stone, upstream of the proposed culvert,
3. Construct and maintain 41 LF of streambank protection, consisting of R-7 stone choked with R-4 stone, downstream of the proposed culvert,
4. Construct and maintain a temporary stream diversion, consisting of a pump by-pass, during the removal of the existing structure and the proposed culvert installation.
For the purpose of replacing the deteriorating structure carrying SR 4001 over Rush Run (WWF).
Cumulatively, the project will have a permanent impact of 195 LF and a temporary impact of 210 LF on Rush Run.
The project site is located near the intersection of Labelle Road and Rush Run Road (Carmichaels, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 39°, 59`, 27.76"; W: -79°, 56`, 11.37"; Sub-basin 19C; ACOE Pittsburgh District), in Luzerne Township, Fayette County.
Northwest Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E2406222-002, West Penn Power, 800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601, Helen Mills Reliability Project, in Horton Township, Elk County, Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District (Brandy Camp, PA Quadrangle N: 41.253629°; W: -78.739207°).
To conduct the following activities within the floodways of County Line Run (CWF) and UNT-2 to County Line Run (CWF), as well as within the 100-year floodplain of Little Toby Creek (CWF):
1. To install a 9-foot by 11-foot concrete pad 4 feet deep for installation of a distribution transformer.
2. To construct and maintain two utility lines, 208 feet long and 74 feet long, within 5-inch conduit pipe from an existing utility line to the transformer.
3. To extend and maintain the existing gravel access from Keystone Road by approximately 420 square feet.
Eastern Region: Oil & Gas Management Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.
Contact: Robert Marquez, Senior Project Manager, Telephone Number: 570-327-3636.
EA5829222-001, Williams Field Services Company, LLC, 310 State Route 29 North, Tunkhannock, PA 18657, Rush Township, Susquehanna County; Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
To construct, operate, and maintain:
1. a stream restoration/stabilization project impacting 235 lineal feet of an unnamed tributary of Elk Lake Stream (CWF, MF) with a drainage area of less than 100 acres (Montrose West, PA Quadrangle; Lat. 41° 46` 04", Long. -75° 58` 38").
The PA-10-011 stream stabilization project is located in Rush Township, Susquehanna County. The project will result in 235 lineal feet of stream impacts within an active cattle pasture for the purpose of preventing further stream degradation and as part of operation and maintenance of an existing natural gas gathering line for conveyance to market.
EA0829222-005: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, 14 Chesapeake Lane, Sayre, PA 18840, Litchfield Township, Bradford County; Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
The construction of the existing well pad resulted in 9,394 square feet (0.22 acre) of impacts to a Palustrine Emergent Wetland. The project proposes 9,394 square feet (0.22 acre) of restoration activities such as soil decompaction and the replanting of native hydrophytic vegetation within the impacted wetland. The project will result in 9,394 square feet (0.22 acre) of temporary Palustrine Emergent Wetland impacts (Litchfield, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.947597°, Longitude: -76.45226°).
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering and Wetlands, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 787-3411.
D30-020EA. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105, Richhill Township, Greene County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District.
The applicant proposes to restore the North Fork Dunkard Fork, Polly Hollow, and Panther Lick Run (TSF) by removing the Ryerson Station State Park Dam and legacy sediment from within the former reservoir. Portions of the legacy sediment excavated from the former reservoir will be redistributed within the floodplains of upstream restoration reaches where channel incisions and downcutting have occurred. The length of channel areas being temporarily impacted during construction is approximately 12,200 linear feet and the total area being temporarily impacted during construction is approximately 123 acres. The project proposes to restore integrated natural aquatic resources, including restoration of approximately 34 acres of integrated wetland, stream and floodplain areas. The restoration plan includes constructing an approximately 3 acres open water resource that will include a gravel and pipe water interception structure along Panther Lick Hollow. Additional restoration activities include to realign watercourses during the course of restoration; to place stream and valley grade control structures; to place log sills, woody debris, and other aquatic habitat structures within the restoration areas; to construct rock construction entrances, temporary stream crossings, and other erosion controls during restoration activities. Within the limits of disturbance for the dam removal and restoration plan additional water obstructions and encroachments as part of an overall park improvement plan include a bridge and causeway crossing of the former reservoir areas that will serve as the park day use area main entrance, a culvert and causeway crossing of Panther Lick Hollow, stormwater outfall structures, gravel and boardwalk trails, wildlife observation platforms, concrete and stone paddle-craft boat launch areas and associated streambank stabilization. The restoration project is located within Ryerson Station State Park, PA USGS Quadrangle: Wind Ridge and New Freeport, Latitude 39.882899; Longitude -80.449554.
Eastern Region: Oil & Gas Management Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.
Contact: Robert Marquez, Senior Project Manager, Telephone Number: 570-327-3636.
EA5829222-001. Williams Field Services Company, LLC, 310 State Route 29 North, Tunkhannock, PA 18657, Rush Township, Susquehanna County; Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
To construct, operate, and maintain:
1. A stream restoration/stabilization project impacting 235 lineal feet of an unnamed tributary of Elk Lake Stream (CWF, MF) with a drainage area of less than 100 acres (Montrose West, PA Quadrangle; Lat. 41° 46` 04", Long. -75° 58` 38").
The PA-10-011 stream stabilization project is located in Rush Township, Susquehanna County. The project will result in 235 lineal feet of stream impacts within an active cattle pasture for the purpose of preventing further stream degradation and as part of operation and maintenance of an existing natural gas gathering line for conveyance to market.
EA0829222-005. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, 14 Chesapeake Lane, Sayre, PA 18840, Litchfield Township, Bradford County; Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
The construction of the existing well pad resulted in 9,394 square feet (0.22 acre) of impacts to a Palustrine Emergent Wetland. The project proposes 9,394 square feet (0.22 acre) of restoration activities such as soil decompaction and the replanting of native hydrophytic vegetation within the impacted wetland. The project will result in 9,394 square feet (0.22 acre) of temporary Palustrine Emergent Wetland impacts (Litchfield, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.947597°; Longitude: -76.45226°).
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