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MINING
APPROVALS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES
MINING ACTIVITY ACTIONS Actions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); 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). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the request for 401 water quality certification. Mining activity permits issued in response to the applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality 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).
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Coal Applications Issued
32910105. Permit Revision. GLR Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 105, Clymer, PA 15728), revision to an existing bituminous strip operation for the restoration of pastureland rather than forestland on the lands of the David G. Mock Estate and Elmer V. and Laura Mae Willard properties, in Canoe Township, Indiana County, affecting 52.8 acres, receiving streams unnamed tributary to Brewer Run; received October 15, 1997, issued January 7, 1998.
McMurray District Office 30841302. Consolidation Coal Co. (P. O. Box 100, Osage, WV 26543), to revise the permit for the Humphrey #7 in Dunkard Township, Greene County to add permit and subsidence control plan acres, no additional discharges. Permit issued January 5, 1998.
56950702. PBS Coal Inc. (P. O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541), to operate the Cambria Refuse in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, new refuse site Schrock Run. Permit issued January 5, 1998.
11841604. RNS Services, Inc. (P. O. Box 38, Blossburg, PA 16912), to renew the permit for the Lancashire #25 prep plant in Barr and West Carroll Township, Cambria County to transfer from Lancashire Coal Co., no additional discharges. Permit issued January 7, 1998.
03831305. Keystone Coal Mining Corp. (P. O. Box 729, Indiana, PA 15701), to revise the permit for the Jane Mine in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County to add coal fines pipeline and two disposal boreholes, no additional discharges. Permit issued January 8, 1998.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
35870201R2. Fell Coal Company (475 5th Avenue, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10017), renewal of an anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation in Fell and Clinton Townships and Vandling Borough, Lackawanna and Wayne Counties, affecting 173.0 acres, receiving stream none. Renewal issued January 6, 1998.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
Noncoal Permits Issued
58900302C. Stateline Quarries, Ltd. (P. O. Box 533, Vestal, NY 13851-0533), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0595471 in Apolacon Township, Susquehanna County, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Apalachin Creek. Renewal issued January 5, 1998.
4873SM1A1C4. J. E. Baker Company (P. O. Box 1189, York, PA 17405), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA00020451 in West Manchester Township, York County, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Codorus Creek and Honey Run. Renewal issued January 5, 1998.
21970301. Community Refuse Service, Inc. (142 Vaughn Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257), commencement, operation and restoration of a large quarry operation in North Newton Township, Cumberland County affecting 65.0 acres, receiving stream none. Permit issued January 6, 1998.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
General Small Noncoal Authorizations Granted
58970867. John Kowalewski (P. O. Box 54, New Milford, PA 18834), commencement, operation and restoration of a bluestone quarry operation in New Milford Township, Susquehanna County affecting 1.0 acre, receiving stream none. Authorization granted January 9, 1998.
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, P. O. Box 8476, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8476.
Bond Forfeiture Contract Awarded: BF 389-101.1. Location: East Franklin Township, Armstrong County. Description: Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Project, Darmac Coal, Inc., East Franklin Township, Armstrong County, PA. Contractor: Casselman Enterprise, Inc.. Amount: $439,005. Date of Award: November 24, 1997.
Bond Forfeiture Contract Awarded: BF 320-101.1. Location: South Beaver Township, Beaver County. Description: Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Project, Sunnyside Coal Mining Company, South Beaver Township, Beaver County, PA. Contractor: Maud Mining Company. Amount: $675,840. Date of Award: November 24, 1997.
ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
ENCROACHMENTS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment Approval and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Persons aggrieved by this action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of receipt of written notice of this action unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board, at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
Actions on applications filed 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 sections 5 and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.5 and 691.402) and notice of final action for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)), (Note: Permits issued for Small Projects do not include 401 Certification, unless specifically stated in the description.)
Southeast Regional Office, Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E15-556. Encroachment Permit. PA Department of Transportation, 200 Radnor Chester Road, St. Davids, PA 19087-5178. To remove a steel girder bridge and to construct and maintain a single-span prestressed concrete spread box beam bridge, with a clear span of 50 feet and an underclearance of 9 feet 2 inches on a 76 degree skew. This bridge spans Buck Run along Park Avenue (S. R. 3077, Section 67S) (Coatesville, PA Quadrangle N: 12.2 inches; W: 15.75 inches), in East Fallowfield and Highland Townships, Chester County.
E15-511. Encroachment Permit. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 200 Radnor-Chester Road, St. Davids, PA 19087-5178. To remove an existing one span encased steel I-beam bridge having a span length of 18-foot and 20-foot width, and to construct and maintain a bridge across Goose Creek (WWF) having a 40-foot span, 32-foot width, and rip-rap scour protection at the abutments. Bridge construction will impact a de minimis 0.05 acre of adjacent wetlands. The site is located along Westbourne Road (S. R. 2006), at a point approximately 500 feet east of Wood Lane, (West Chester USGS Quadrangle N: 10.8 inches; W: 8.2 inches) in Westtown Township, Chester County.
Northeast Regional Office, Regional Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-5485.
E35-284. Encroachment. Martin Media, 200 Walnut Street, Scranton, PA 18509-2709. To construct and maintain a 25-foot × 12-foot advertising sign on a single column approximately 23 feet above grade within the floodway of Leggetts Creek. The project is located on the north side of S. R. 0006 approximately 0.1 mile southeast of the intersection of S. R. 1027 and S. R. 0006 (Scranton, PA Quadrangle N: 17.6 inches; W: 7.5 inches) in South Abington Township, Lackawanna County.
E35-286. Encroachment. County of Lackawanna, 200 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA 18502. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 17 foot by 8 foot concrete box culvert depressed 12 inches in the channel and 48 linear feet of gabion basket retaining wall approximately 11 feet in height along the left bank of Rush Brook. This project is located on Jefferson Avenue approximately 0.2 mile west of the intersection of S. R. 107 and S. R. 1023 (Carbondale, PA Quadrangle N: 5.9 inches; W: 6.5 inches) in Jermyn Borough, Lackawanna County.
E35-287. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, District 4-0, P. O. Box 111, Scranton, PA 18501. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 15-foot × 8.5-foot concrete box culvert depressed 1.0 foot below streambed elevation, on an 80 degree skew, in Elm Brook. The project is located on S. R. 1013 approximately 0.5 mile southwest of the intersection of S. R. 1013 and S. R. 0107 (Carbondale, PA Quadrangle N: 15.3 inches; W: 16.5 inches) in Scott Township, Lackawanna County.
E40-470. Encroachment. Borough of Yatesville, 33 Pittston Avenue, Yatesville, PA 18640. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain 155 linear feet of 6-foot-diameter CMP stream enclosure in a Tributary to the Susquehanna River. The project includes construction of a 4-foot-high berm to the right of the enclosure inlet for the purpose of increasing the available headwater depth and culvert capacity. The project is located on DeLuca Drive, approximately 0.1 mile south of the intersection of S. R. 2017 and S. R. 2028 (Pittston, PA Quadrangle N: 9.3 inches; W: 4.9 inches), in the Borough of Yatesville, Luzerne County.
E40-471. Encroachment. Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority, 16 Luzerne Avenue, West Pittston, PA 18643. To construct and maintain a 10-foot by 6-foot precast concrete box culvert in Mill Creek, and to repair and maintain approximately 100 linear feet of railroad embankment along the left bank of Mill Creek (approximately 200 feet upstream of the culvert), for the purpose of restoring an existing railroad crossing (the Langcliff Spur). The project is located approximately 0.3 mile upstream of York Avenue (S. R. 2029) (Avoca, PA Quadrangle N: 16.6 inches; W: 16.5 inches), in Avoca Borough, Luzerne County.
E40-472. Encroachment. Ecumenical Enterprises, Inc., 1075 Memorial Highway, Dallas, PA 18612. To construct and maintain a low-flow pedestrian crossing of a Tributary to Toby Creek, and approach walkways within the floodway, for the purpose of connecting the two sections of The Meadows Campus. The crossing will consist of a 49-inch by 33-inch corrugated steel pipe arch culvert, depressed 6 inches below stream bed elevation. The project is located on the west side of S. R. 1047 (Lake Street), approximately 0.1 mile northwest of the intersection of S. R. 1047 and S. R. 1044 (Center Hill Road) (Kingston, PA Quadrangle N: 16.6 inches; W: 12.8 inches), in Dallas Township, Luzerne County.
E40-474. Encroachment. TFP Limited, 1140 Route 315, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. To construct and maintain a stream enclosure of Coal Brook, consisting of approximately 1,633 linear feet of 66-inch aluminized steel pipe with an improved (side-tapered) inlet, and to place fill in 2.05 acres of wetlands, for the purpose of constructing a retail-commercial shopping center (The Arena Hub). The project is located south of Mundy Street and north of Interstate 81, approximately 1.0 mile southwest of Interchange 47 of I-81 (Wilkes-Barre East, PA Quadrangle N: 21.1 inches; W: 12.5 inches), in Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County. The permittee is required to provide 2.05 acres of replacement wetlands.
E40-475. Encroachment. Leo A. Haydt and Jean E. Haydt, 1698 Stairville Road, Mountaintop, PA 18637. To excavate in wetlands, within the drainage basin of Little Wapwallopen Creek, for the purpose of constructing two swales to convey stormwater drainage from highway culverts, through pasture areas, impacting approximately 0.37 acre of wetlands; and to maintain fill placed in approximately 0.11 acre of wetlands for the purpose of expanding an existing parking area. The project is located southeast of the intersection of S. R. 2042 (Stairville Road) and T-404 (St. Mary's Road) (Wilkes-Barre West, PA Quadrangle N: 1.0 inch; W: 16.3 inches), in Dorrance Township, Luzerne County. The permittee is required to provide 0.58 acre of replacement wetlands.
E45-329. Encroachment. Outletter Associates, 285 Crossings Outlet Square, Tannersville, PA 18372. To construct and maintain a three-span pedestrian bridge across Pocono Creek, having a total span of approximately 135 feet and an underclearance of approximately 9.5 feet to provide access to an additional parking lot for Crossings Outlet Center. Two 15-inch PE stormwater outfall structures are also proposed in the floodway to discharge run-off directly to Pocono Creek. This project is located along the west side of S. R. 0611, 400 feet south of T628 (Scot Run Avenue) (Mount Pocono, PA Quadrangle N: 9.3 inches; W: 8.9 inches) in Pocono Township, Monroe County.
E45-335. Encroachment. Anthony Ponder, 860-Penn Estates, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301. To place fill in a de minimis area of wetlands less than or equal to 0.05 acre for the purpose of constructing a single family dwelling and associated driveway on Lot 154 of Penn Estates residential subdivision, Section D. The project is located approximately 1.7 miles west of the intersection of S. R. 0447 and S. R. 0191 (East Stroudsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 6.7 inches; W: 15.9 inches) in Stroud Township, Monroe County.
E45-339. Encroachment. Monroe County Recreation and Park Commission, 4221 Manor Drive, Stroudsburg, PA 18360-9406. To regrade 0.3 acre of the 100-year floodway and floodplain of McMichael Creek for the purpose of constructing Monroe County Park including two soccer fields, a gravel access road, gravel parking areas and walking paths. The project is located between S. R. 0033 and McMichael Creek, approximately 0.4 mile northeast of the intersection of S. R. 0033 and S. R. 2010 (Manor Drive) (Saylorsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 14.0 inches; W: 5.3 inches) in Hamilton Township, Monroe County.
E48-260. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 5-0, 1713 Lehigh Street, Allentown, PA 18103. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a single span bridge having a span of approximately 113 feet and minimum underclearance of approximately 55 feet across an abandoned, flooded quarry. The project is associated with the proposed S. R. 0329 realignment project and is located just south of the existing bridge, along S. R. 0329, Section 04B approximately 0.4 mile west of the intersection of S. R. 0329 and S. R. 3017 (Catasauqua, PA Quadrangle N: 12.8 inches; W: 15.0 inches) in Allen Township, Northampton County.
E52-150. Encroachment. Gregory P. Hoeper, Chauncy Thomas Road, Shohola, PA 18458. To excavate an area 190 feet by 210 feet (0.92 acre) to a depth of 5 feet below the natural bottom in the reservoir area of an existing dam. This project is located along the west side of Township Road T-426, approximately 2,000 feet north of Township Road T-403 (Shohola, PA Quadrangle N: 7.8 inches; W: 7.2 inches) in Shohola Township, Pike County.
E52-151. Encroachment. Charles and Marie Dowd, P. O. Box 547, Millrift, PA 18340-0547. To construct and maintain a pedestrian bridge utilizing the existing concrete abutments and having a span of 28 feet and a minimum underclearance of 8 feet across Bushkill Creek. This project is located on the southwest side of S. R. 1017 at the rear of 126 Blue Stone Boulevard (Port Jervis South, PA Quadrangle N: 6.1 inches; W: 16.3 inches) in Westfall Township, Pike County.
E54-233. Encroachment. Davis S. Wise, R. R. 3, Box 246, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972. To maintain fill in the floodway of a tributary to the Schuylkill River for a residential yard. This project is located along Long Run Road (S. R. 0443) approximately 2 miles west of Schuylkill Haven (Friedensburg, PA Quadrangle N: 21 inches; W: 10.9 inches) in North Manheim Township, Schuylkill County.
E54-236. Encroachment. West Penn Township, R. R. 1, Box 100-D, New Ringgold, PA 17960. To remove the existing culvert and to construct and maintain an 84-inch diameter culvert depressed 12 inches in the channel of a tributary to Lizard Creek. This project is located on Winter Mountain Drive (T-956), 300 feet north of Andreas Road (T-382) (Nesquehoning, PA Quadrangle N: 1.3 inches; W: 6.5 inches) in West Penn Township, Schuylkill County.
E54-237. Encroachment. Branch Township Board of Supervisors, P. O. Box 265, Llewellyn, PA 17944. To repair and maintain the existing Silverton Road bridge which has a span of 33 feet and approximate underclearance of 6 feet across the West Branch of the Schuylkill River. Repairs consist of beam replacement, lateral bracing, guiderail construction and abutment work. This project is located along Silverton Road (T-553) 0.5 mile south of the town of Llewellyn (Minersville, PA Quadrangle N: 7.5 inches; W: 4.0 inches) in Branch Township, Schuylkill County.
E54-238. Encroachment. Lake Hauto Club, R. D. 1, Nesquehoning, PA 18240. To restore and maintain an existing beach on Lake Hauto by dredging and placing sand on a 300 foot by 70 foot area. This project is located at Crescent Beach on the northwestern shoreline of Lake Hauto, along S. R. 0054, 2.8 miles east of S. R. 309 (Tamaqua, PA Quadrangle N: 15.7 inches; W: 7.4 inches) in Rush Township, Schuylkill County.
E58-222. Encroachment. Cecil and Marilyn Kilmer, R. R. 1, Box 1130, Nicholson, PA 18446-9415. To maintain the placement of fill in the floodway of the East Branch of the Tunkhannock Creek at two separate locations having lengths of 645 linear feet and 750 linear feet for the construction of the Kimaquan Golf Course. This project is located along the west side of S. R. 2021, 300 yards north of S. R. 0374 (Lenoxville, PA Quadrangle N: 5.9 inches; W: 8.2 inches) in Lenox Township, Susquehanna County.
E66-107. Encroachment. Paul and Lynda Jenceleski, 52 Armstrong Street, Edwardsville, PA 18704. To construct and maintain a private bridge having a single-span of 50 feet and an underclearance of approximately 6.0 feet across Leonard Creek. The project is located on the east side of S. R. 0309, approximately 500 feet southeast of the intersection of S. R. 0309 and S. R. 0029 (Noxen, PA Quadrangle N: 10.8 inches; W: 2.3 inches) in Monroe Township, Wyoming County.
E66-114. Encroachment. Exeter Township, P. O. Box 88, Falls, PA 18615-9801. To maintain a single span bridge having a span of approximately 31 feet and average underclearance of 7.3 feet across Whitelock Creek. The project is located along Township Road T336 (Coolbaugh Mountain Road), approximately 0.2 mile south of its intersection with S. R. 0292 (Ransom, PA Quadrangle N: 10.5 inches; W: 15.4 inches) in Exeter Township, Wyoming County.
Southcentral Regional Office, Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, One Ararat Boulevard, Room 126, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4590.
E01-183. Encroachment. Gettysburg Area School District, David Mowery, 900 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325. To construct and maintain an 8-foot × 5-foot box culvert stream enclosure having a total length of 230 feet along the channel of an unnamed tributary to Rock Creek (locally called Culps Run) located in high school campus to be connected to the existing 72-inch diameter culvert at Lefever Street downstream and 8-foot × 5-foot culvert upstream (Gettysburg, PA Quadrangle N: 14.13 inches; W: 14.5 inches) in Gettysburg Borough, Adams County. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E50-188. Encroachment. DCNR Bureau of Forestry District 3, Marcus Snyder, 400 Rachel Carson Bldg., 8th Floor, P. O. Box 8451, Harrisburg, PA 17105. To remove an existing structure and to construct and maintain a bridge having a span of 25.5 feet and an underclearance of 5.4 feet across the channel of the South Branch of Laurel Run at a point at Laurel Run Road (Andersonburg, PA Quadrangle N: 1.6 inches; W: 16.1 inches) in Jackson Township, Perry County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) Small Projects. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E50-189. Encroachment. John Rautzahn, PA Department of Transportation, Engineering District 8-0, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103. To maintain a bridge having a normal span of 32.0 feet and an underclearance of 4.0 feet across the channel of Horse Valley Run at a point at SR 3002 (Blain, PA Quadrangle N: 16.2 inches; W: 13.4 inches) in Toboyne Township, Perry County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) Small Projects. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E67-603. Encroachment. Cornerstone Development Group, Inc., John Huenke, P. O. Box 179, Felton, PA 17322. To construct and maintain 340 feet of twin 36-inch pipe culverts for enclosure of a tributary to Ebaugh's Creek for a commercial parking lot and Bailey Drive, for access to 111 units of Carriage House cluster housing, and a Convenience Center in Bailey Springs. 0.38 acre of wetlands will be filled for a Community Center parking lot and the grading of Bailey Drive. The site is located along the south side of Hill Street (SR 0851) Stewartstown, PA Quadrangle N: 0.8 inch; W: 13.7 inches) in Hopewell Township and Stewartstown Boro, York County. The permittee is required to provide 0.38 acre of replacement wetlands. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Northcentral Region, Water Management--Soils and Waterways, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
E12-104. Encroachment. Emery R. Hanscom, 10 Aprian Dr., Rochester, NY 14606. To remove an existing structure and to construct and maintain a 75-inch by 112-inch corrugated metal pipe arch in Plank Road Hollow Run located approximately 2,500 feet northwest on Plank Hollow Road/Oak St. from Portage St. (Emporium, PA Quadrangle N: 2.88 inches; W: 14.50 inches) in Shippen Township, Cameron County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) Small Projects. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E18-238. Encroachment. Richard C. Bowman Jr., Supervisor, Lamar Township, R. R. 1, Box 135-A1, Mill Hall, PA 17751. To remove an existing structure and to construct, operate and maintain a single cell reinforced concrete box culvert to carry T-352 across Duck Run. The box culvert shall be constructed with a clear span of 14 feet, a rise of 3.5 feet and a length of 32 feet. The project is located along the southern right of way of SR 0080 approximately 1,000 feet northwest of the intersection of SR 2004 and T-352 (Mill Hall, PA Quadrangle N: 10.6 inches; W: 13.6 inches) in Lamar Township, Clinton County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) Small Projects. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E49-212. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, 715 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, PA 17754. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a single span, composite prestressed concrete box beam bridge on a 50 degree right skew with a normal span of 67.4 feet, a minimum underclearance of 5.7 feet and a minimum waterway opening of 386 square feet. The project is located on SR 1007 across Warrior Run approximately 700 feet north of the intersection of SR 1007 with Rt. 44 (Milton, PA Quadrangle N: 14.1 inches; W: 9.4 inches) in Delaware Township, Northumberland County.
E53-304. Encroachment. Harrison Township Supervisors, 205 E. Main St., Harrison Valley, PA 16927. To maintain an existing steel beam, steel deck bridge with a clear span of 34 feet, concrete wingwalls and an underclearance of approximately 8 feet on T-495 over the White Branch of the North Fork of the Cowanesque River approximately 0.1 mile west of the intersection of T-495 with SR 1016 (Potter Brook, PA Quadrangle N: 17.0 inches; W: 16.2 inches) in Harrison Township, Potter County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) Small Projects. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E55-149. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 3-0, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754. To repair, operate and maintain a single span bridge that carries SR 1007, Segment-Offset 0180/0968 across an unnamed tributary to Tuscarora Creek. The proposed work shall consist of 1) casting in place bridge footing jackets; 2) installing R-4 riprap protection at curtain walls; and 3) paving the streambed with 6 inches of reinforced concrete. The project is located along the northern right of way of SR 522 approximately 2,000 feet south of the intersection of SR 1007 and SR 1006 (Freeburg, PA Quadrangle N: 16.5 inches; W: 11.2 inches) in Jackson Township, Snyder County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) Small Projects. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E59-346. Encroachment. The Cowanesque Valley Recreation Assoc., R. R. 4, Box 582, Westfield, PA 16950. To realign a section of Jamison Creek back to its original location in order to minimize flooding of the fairway and install riprap at the upstream end of the existing channel. The project is located on the west side of SR 249 approximately 0.6 mile south of SR 249 (Knoxville, PA Quadrangle N: 10.1 inches; W: 14.2 inches) in Westfield Township, Tioga County.
E60-130. Encroachment. Thomas A. Poust, R. R. 1, Box 331, New Columbia, PA 17856. To maintain a 28 foot by 48 foot double wide home in the floodway of White Deer Creek located on SR 1010 approximately 1 mile west of Rt. 15 (Allenwood, PA Quadrangle N: 13.6 inches; W: 2.2 inches) in White Deer Township, Union County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) Small Projects.
Southwest Regional Office, Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E30-182. Encroachment. Whiteley Township Supervisors, R. D. 3, Box 119-A, Waynesburg, PA 15370. To remove the existing structure and construct and maintain a 9.3-foot by 6.2-foot, 57-foot long arch culvert in Patterson Run (WWF) for the purpose of relocating T-439 from S. R. 2003. The structure is located on T-439 approximately 500 feet south of the existing structure (Oak Forest, PA Quadrangle N: 11.00 inches; W: 5.8 inches) in Whiteley Township, Greene County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) Small Projects. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
Pennypack Creek Basin The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is holding a public meeting on February 19, 1998 beginning at 1 p.m. at the Department's Southeast Regional Office, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428 to discuss and accept comments on a proposed TMDL, established in accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. The Pennypack Creek was listed on Pennsylvania's 1996 section 303(d) List because water quality standards for Trichloroethylene (TCE), Bacteria and Dissolved Oxygen needed to support the designated uses of potable water supply, water contact sports and trout stocking fishery are not expected to be met even after technology-based controls required by law are installed. This TMDL establishes the following allowable pollutant loadings for Pennypack Creek from its confluence with an unnamed tributary near Moreland Avenue in Hatboro Boro, Montgomery County downstream 1.1 miles (for TCE); from the headwaters of Pennypack Creek in Montgomery County to the head-of-tide in the City of Philadelphia (for Bacteria); and from the Upper Moreland-Hatboro Joint Sewer Authority discharge point in Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County (River Mile 19.9) to Lower Rhawn Street in Philadelphia (River Mile 3.4) (for Organic Enrichment/Dissolved Oxygen). Pennypack Creek is a tributary to the Delaware River in the City of Philadelphia:
TMDL = WLA + LA + MOS Pollutant (Total (Wasteload (Load (Margin of Maximum Allocation Allocation) Safety) Daily Load) -by source) TCE 0.516 lb/day 0.03 lb/day 0.0 lb/day 0.484 lb/day Bacteria 200 col/100 m/l 200 col/100 ml 200 col/100 ml ** Organic Enrichment/DO 988 lbs/d 988 lbs/d 0.0 lb/d ** ** MOS is implicit in determination of water quality criteria, but is unquantifiable.
Point Source Discharges Affected
Fisher and Porter PA0012238 Upper Moreland Hatboro Joint Sewer Authority PA0025976 Academy of the New Church PA0030023 HPC (aka Meadowbrook Apts) PA0050831
The Department has determined that Fisher and Porter is the only significant contributor of TCE and Upper Moreland Hatboro Joint Sewer Authority, Academy of the New Church and HPC are the only significant contributors of Bacteria and Organic Enrichment/DO consuming wastes to Pennypack Creek under critical conditions (the 7-day--10 year low flow). Nonpoint source contributions for these pollutants are negligible at critical low flow conditions.
The data and all supporting information used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. To request a copy of the proposed TMDL and an information sheet, contact Robert Ryan, Chief, Water Quality Assessment Section, PA DEP Southeast Region, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6000. Persons with a disability may use the AT&T Relay Service by calling 1 (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or 1 (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
Written comments will be accepted at the above address and must be postmarked by February 23, 1998. Persons who plan to make a presentation at the public meeting, should notify the Department no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, February 13, 1998. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to the EPA for approval.
Trout Creek Basin The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is holding a public meeting on February 19, 1998 beginning at 10 a.m. at the Southeast Regional Office, Lee Park, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA to discuss and accept comments on a proposed TMDL, established in accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. The Trout Creek was listed on Pennsylvania's 1996 section 303(d) List because water quality standards for Ammonia Nitrogen and Total Residual Chlorine needed to support the designated use of warm water fishery are not expected to be met even after technology-based controls required by law are installed. This TMDL establishes the following allowable pollutant loadings for Trout Creek, located in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, and extending from the Upper Merion Municipal Authority's Sewage Treatment Plant outfall to its confluence with the Schuylkill River, a distance of approximately 0.13 mile:
TMDL = WLA + LA + MOS Pollutant (Total (Wasteload (Load (Margin of Maximum Allocation Allocation) Safety) Daily Load Source) Ammonia Nitrogen 63 lbs/day 63 lbs/day 0 lb/day * Total Residual Chlorine 2.2 lbs/day 2.2 lbs/day 0 lb/day *
* MOS is implicit in determination of water quality criteria, but is unquantifiable.
Point Source Discharges Affected
Upper Merion Municipal Authority PA0026131
The Department has determined that Upper Merion Municipal Authority is the only significant contributor of these pollutants to Trout Creek under Q7-10 critical conditions. Nonpoint source contributions for these pollutants are negligible at critical low flow conditions.
The date and all supporting information used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. To request a copy of the proposed TMDL and an information sheet, contact Robert Ryan, Chief, Water Quality Assessment Section, PA DEP Southeast Region, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6000. Persons with a disability may use the AT&T Relay Service by calling 1 (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or 1 (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
Written comments will be accepted at the above address and must be postmarked by February 23, 1998. Persons who plan to make a presentation at the public meeting, should notify the Department no later than 4 p.m. on February 13, 1998. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to the EPA for approval.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-131. Filed for public inspection January 23, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]
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