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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 99-164b

[29 Pa.B. 579]

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Markel Corporation (Operating Permit OP-46-0081)

VOC Emission LimitImplementation
Source(tons/year)Control TechniqueSchedule
8 horizontal extruders21.5Catalytic OxidizerImplemented
3 vertical extruders18.3Good Control PracticesImplemented
3 vertical wire extruders13.1Good Control PracticesImplemented

The facility is a minor NOx source.

Klearfold, Inc. (Operating Permit OP-09-0012)

VOC Emission LimitImplementation
Source(tons/year)Control TechniqueSchedule
3 silk screen presses68 eachLimited VOC ContentImplemented
5 offset presses68 eachLimited VOC ContentImplemented
Finishing68Good Control PracticesImplemented
Storage and mixing68Good Control PracticesImplemented
Preparation and maintenance68Good Control PracticesImplemented

The facility is also limited by a plant-wide applicability limit of 68.8 tons VOC per year for all of its emitting sources. The facility is a minor of NOx source.

Johnson Matthey, Inc. (Operating Permit OP-15-0027)

Emission LimitImplementation
Source(tons/year)Control TechniqueSchedule
4 coating lines29.5 VOC3lb of VOC Per GallonImplemented
Drying ovens127 NOxNatural Gas/ElectricalImplemented
Generators9 NOxPresumptive LimitImplemented
The above emission limits are revisions to those originally published on February 18, 19 and 20, 1998.

USX Corporation--Fairless Plant (Operating Permit OP-09-0006)

Emission LimitImplementation
Source(tons/year)Control TechniqueSchedule
30 batch annealing furnaces250 NOxManufacturer SpecificationsImplemented
No. 2 cont. annealing furnace39 NOxAnnual Tune-Up or AdjustmentImplemented
Galvanizing line furnace106 NOxGood Operating ProcedureImplemented
Galvaneal furnace8 NOxManufacturer SpecificationsImplemented
Cold reduction mill 4-Stand10 VOCGood Operating ProcedureImplemented
Cold reduction mill 5-Stand34 VOCGood Operating ProcedureImplemented
Double cold reduction mill19 VOCGood Operating ProcedureImplemented

Cabot Performance Materials (Operating Permit OP-46-0037)

Emission LimitImplementation
Source(tons/year)Control TechniqueSchedule
3 boilers220 NOxAnnual Tune-Up or AdjustmentImplemented
35 tanks (B-74)23 VOCScrubberImplemented
7 MIBK tanks (B-74)28 VOCGood Operating ProcedureImplemented
Tantalum mixers/settlers (B-74)31 VOCGood Operating ProcedureImplemented
Niobium mixers/settlers (B-74)21 VOCGood Operating ProcedureImplemented
Heating tank (B-19)226 VOCScrubberImplemented
7 tanks (B-23)65 VOCGood Operating ProcedureImplemented
4 tray dryers (B-47)62 VOCScrubberImplemented
Milling process equipment (B-47/101)5 VOCGood Operating ProcedureImplemented

Northeast Foods, Inc. (Operating Permit OP-09-0014)

Emission LimitImplementation
Source(tons/year)Control TechniqueSchedule
3 English muffin griddles2.7 VOCGood Operating ProcedureImplemented
Lanham roll oven31 VOCManufacturer SpecificationsImplemented
The facility is a minor NOx source.

Universal Packaging Corporation (Operating Permit OP-46-0156)

Emission LimitImplementation
Source(tons/year)Control TechniqueSchedule
Wide-web flexographic press24.9 VOCGood Operating ProcedureImplemented
3 flexographic presses9.0 VOCGood Operating ProcedureImplemented
The facility is a minor NOx source.

   One public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed SIP revisions. The hearing will be held at 2 p.m. on March 4, 1999, at the Department's Southeast Regional Office, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA. The hearing will represent the opportunity for oral comment to the Department on the proposed SIP revisions and will not be a question and answer session. Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing are encouraged to contact Clarke Rupert, DEP Community Relations Coordinator, at (610) 832-6020 to register prior to the hearing, but may also register at the hearing. Those unable to attend the hearing but who wish to comment should send their written comments to Francine Carlini, Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA 19428 on or before March 4, 1999.

   Individuals in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans With Disabilities Act who would like to attend the hearing should contact Clarke Rupert at (610) 832-6020 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department can meet their needs.

   Copies of the pertinent documents are available for review at the Southeast Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling (610) 832-6268.

Public Hearing

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will conduct a public hearing on March 22, 1999, beginning at 1 p.m. in the Air Quality conference room at the Meadville Regional Office located at 230 Chestnut Street.

   The hearing is for the Department to accept testimony concerning its decision to approve, with conditions, the revised Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) plans by:

   Armstrong Cement & Supply Company, 100 Clearfield Road, Cabot, Butler County OP-10-028;

   Ball Glass Container Corporation, One Glass Place, Port Allegany, McKean County OP-42-028;

   Hodge Foundry, A Division of Svedala Ind. Inc., 42 Leech Rd., Greenville, Mercer County OP-43-036;

   ESSROC Materials, Inc.;

Bessemer Borough, Lawrence County OP-37-003, to meet the requirements under 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.91--129.95 (RACT), concerning the emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) from various air contamination sources. The final RACT proposals will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan.

   The proposed SIP revisions do not adopt new regulations. They incorporate the provisions and requirements contained in RACT approvals for these facilities to comply with current regulations.

   The preliminary RACT determinations, if finally approved, will be incorporated into Plan Approvals and/or Operating Permits for the facilities and will be submitted to the EPA as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan.

   The following is a revised summary of the preliminary NOx RACT determination for the above listed facilities:


Armstrong Cement & Supply Company

SourcesControlNOx Emission Limit
Cement Kilns 1 and 2CFG System on Clinker Coolers6.62 lbs NOx per ton of product
Ball Glass Container Corporation
SourcesControlNOx Emission Limit
controls not economically feasible7.8 lbs NOx/ton of Glass Melted
Glass Melting Furnace No. 1controls not economically feasible8.7 lbs NOx/ton of Glass Melted
Glass Melting Furnace No. 3controls not economically feasible6.0 lbs NOx/ton of Glass Melted
Hodge Foundry
SourcesControlVOC Emission Limit
Pouring and Coolingcontrols not economically feasible3.6 lbs VOC/ton of binder
Shakeoutcontrols not economically feasible30.8 lbs VOC/ton of binder
Large Cores and Molds Preparationcontrols not economically feasible20.6 lbs VOC/ton of binder
Small Cores and Molds Preparationcontrols not economically feasible2.3 lbs VOC/ton of binder
Additional Limits
Facility-wide furan usage shall not exceed 3 million pounds in any rolling 12-month period.
Pattern coatings shall not exceed 3.50 lbs VOC/gallon; as applied.
Heat treating and paint preheater sources shall comply with presumptive RACT requirements defined in 25 Pa. Code § 129.93(c)(1).
ESSROC Materials, Inc.
SourcesControlNOx Emission Limit
Cement Kilns 4 and 5Process Operations,
Combustion Controls,
Operator Training
Kiln No. 4--340 lbs/hour
Kiln No. 5--476 lbs/hour

   For the above facilities, a public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the above proposed operating permit and the proposed SIP revisions. The public hearing is scheduled as follows: DEP Meadville Regional Office, Air Quality Conference Room, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, March 22, 1999, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

   Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Robert Huston, Air Pollution Control Engineer, DEP, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3494, (814) 332-6940 at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes and two written copies of the oral testimony are required. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony in its own behalf.

   Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact Robert Huston (814) 332-6940, or the Pennsylvania AT&T relay service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.

   Those unable to attend the hearing but wish to comment should provide written comments to Robert Huston, Air Pollution Control Engineer, Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3494. Comments should be submitted within 30 days of the date of this publication notice.

   All the pertinent documents (applications, review memos and draft approvals) are also available for review from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Meadville Regional DEP office (Air Quality). Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the contact person noted previously.

Notice of Intend to Issue
RACT Operating Permit

Permit No. 06-1083
Berks County

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a RACT Operating Permit to Roeberg Enterprises, Inc. (17th & Fairview Sts., Reading, PA 19606) for the Yorgey's Dry Cleaning Plant in Reading, Berks County in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44 and 40 CFR Part 52 (State Implementation Plan).

   All of the pertinent documents are available at the Reading District Office. Reviews may be scheduled by contacting Roger Fitterling at (610) 916-0100 between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.

   One public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments of the proposal. The hearing will be held on March 24, 1999, from 1 p.m. until all scheduled comments on the proposal are received in the Reading District Office. The public is invited to present testimony at the hearing and should contact Roger Fitterling at (610) 916-0100 to reserve a time to present testimony. Persons interested in submitting written comments should send their comments to Roger Fitterling, Air Pollution Control Engineer, 1005 Cross Roads Blvd., Reading, PA 19605, no later than March 31, 1999.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing, and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact Sandra Roderick at (717) 705-4703 or through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.

Issuance of Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Plan Approval

Beaver County and Cambria County

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will hold hearings at 10 a.m. in the Waterfront A Conference Room, DEP Office, 500 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA on March 15, 1999 to receive comments on the proposed approval of a Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Plan and Emission Reduction Credits (ERC's) for:

   Beaver County

   NOVA Chemicals, Inc.

   The proposed approval of the RACT Operating Permit No. 04-000-033 for NOVA Chemicals, Inc., Beaver Valley Plant, establishes a facility-wide annual emission rate for volatile organic compounds (VOC) by establishing a permanent restriction on VOC emissions for each individual group.

   Cambria County

   BAR Technologies Inc. (BARTECH)

   The proposed approval of the RACT operating permit No. 11-000-005 for BARTECH requires the use of low excess air in their steam station and the use of presumptive RACT requirements for other steel making sources at the facility to reduce the NOx emissions.

   The Department reviewed the above referenced RACT Plans and made a preliminary determination to approve these plans and amendments to the State Implementation Plan (SIP).

   The proposed SIP revisions do not adopt new regulations. They incorporate the provisions and requirements contained in the RACT approval for these facilities to comply with current regulations.

   The preliminary RACT determinations, if finally approved, will be incorporated into Plan Approvals and/or Operating Permits for the facilities and will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as revisions to the Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan.

   Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearings should contact Community Relations Coordinator Rita Zettelmayer at (412) 442-4183 by July 6, 1998. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes and two written copies of the testimony should be provided. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf.

   Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to do so, should contact Rita Zettelmayer or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.

   Those unable to attend the hearings, but wishing to comment, should provide written comments to the DEP Regional Air Quality Program Manager Joseph Pezze, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Comments should be submitted within 30 days of the date of this publication notice.

   All pertinent documents are available for review from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Regional Office in Pittsburgh. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling (412) 442-4000.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT

ENCROACHMENTS

   The following permit applications and requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for water quality certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)), requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317 as well as relevant State requirements. Initial requests for 401 certification will be published concurrently with the permit application. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 or to the issuance of a Dam Safety or Encroachment Permit, or the approval of Environmental Assessments must submit 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.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.


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.

   Southeast Regional Office: Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.

   E51-174.  Encroachment. Kvaerner Shipyard, Philadelphia Naval Business Center, Philadelphia, PA 19112. To perform the following activities associated with the Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard Development: 1) To replace and maintain five reinforced concrete outfalls with existing and proposed diameters listed on the following Table 1. 2) To operate and maintain 25 existing reinforced concrete outfalls which are listed on the following Table 2. 3) To operate and maintain all bulkheads, quay walls and relieving platforms associated with the existing Port Facility. The site is located at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in the vicinity of dry dock no. 4 and dry dock no. 5 at the terminus of Porter Avenue (Philadelphia, PA-NJ USGS Quadrangle N: 2.0 inches; W: 9.4 inches) in the City and County of Philadelphia.


Table 1:

Outfall IDExisting Diameter (in.)Proposed Diameter (in.)
KPI-0191030
KPI-0212048
KPI-0221830
KPI-0461224
KPI-0471248

Table 2:

Outfall IDDiameter (in.)
KPI-01812
KPI-02024
KPI-0238
KPI-026*
CSO-01724
CSO-012Drainage Culvert
KPI-02736
KPI-028*
KPI-0298
KPI-0308
KPI-031*
KPI-0328
KPI-0336
KPI-0346
KPI-0356
KPI-0366
KPI-0376
KPI-0384
KPI-03912
KPI-0408
KPI-04112
KPI-04212
KPI-0438
KPI-0448
KPI-04512
*  Inlet discharges from bottom of manhole, directly into river.

   Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-5485.

   E40-514.  Encroachment. MC Development Company, 1902 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, PA 18704. To place fill in 0.5 acre of wetlands and within the floodway of Espy Run and a tributary to Espy Run (CWF), for the purpose of constructing a 104-unit residential development known as Lexington Terrace. The project includes sanitary and stormwater utility line crossings of wetlands and/or the floodway of Espy Run, and a stormwater outfall to Espy Run which has been authorized under the Department's General Permit BDWM-GP-4. The project is located on the east side of Kosciuszko Street, approximately 0.4 mile north of Middle Road (S. R. 2008) (Wilkes-Barre West, PA Quadrangle N: 13.3 inches; W: 15.6 inches), City of Nanticoke, Luzerne County (Baltimore District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).

   E40-515.  Encroachment. David Flaim, c/o Computer Visionaries, Inc., 1258 Route 315, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702-7010. To construct and maintain a single-span bridge across Gardner Creek (CWF), for the purpose of providing access to a proposed single-family dwelling. The proposed bridge has a span of 32.0 feet and an underclearance of 5.5 feet. The project includes minor road crossings impacting a de minimis area of wetlands equal to 0.02 acre, to be authorized using the Department's General Permit BDWM-GP-7. The project is located on the east side of Westminster Road (S. R. 2039), approximately 0.4 mile southeast of S. R. 0081 (Pittston, PA Quadrangle N: 6.0 inches; W: 4.1 inches), Jenkins Township, Luzerne County (Baltimore District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).

   E45-367.  Encroachment. Gerald and Mary Gheraldi, 4 Jamestowne Road, Manalatan, NJ 07726. To remove four gravel and sediment deposits from an approximate 150-foot channel section of a tributary to Appenzell Creek (HQ-CWF), to improve recreational use and flood flow conveyance of the stream. The project is located approximately 0.25 mile west of the intersection of S. R. 3026 and S. R. 3021 (Saylorsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 19.5 inches; W: 15.1 inches), Jackson Township, Monroe County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).

   E52-158.  Encroachment. Dingmans Choice and Delaware Bridge Co., P. O. Box 908, Milford, PA 18337. To repair and maintain the Pennsylvania portion of the Dingmans Ferry Bridge across the Delaware River (WWF, MF), which spans from Delaware Township, PA to Sandystone Township, NJ. Work will consist of repairing the concrete pier located in Pennsylvania and replacing riprap around the pier within a 0.2 acre area for scour protection. The structure is a 3-span truss bridge with a total length of approximately 540 feet, and a minimum underclearance of approximately 30 feet. The bridge is located approximately 0.6 mile east of the intersection of U. S. Route 209 and S. R. 0739. (Culvers Gap, NJ-PA Quadrangle N: 17.3 inches; W: 15.2 inches), Delaware Township, Pike County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).

   E64-199.  Encroachment. Gordon T. Worum, 885 Bohnet Drive, Fairbanks, Alaska 99712. To modify and maintain an existing single-span bridge across the West Branch Lackawaxen River (HQ-CWF), with work consisting of replacing the bridge deck using steel I-beams with a wooden deck. The existing rock abutment will be kept in place. The bridge has a span of approximately 30 feet and an underclearance of approximately 5 feet and is located on the northeastern side of S. R. 170, approximately 0.85 mile southeast of the intersection of S. R. 170 and S. R. 4025 (Forest City, Quadrangle N: 15.3 inches; W: 4.0 inches), Mount Pleasant Township, Wayne County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).

   Northcentral Region: Water Management, Soils and Waterways Section, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.

   E14-337.  Encroachment. Ferguson Township Supervisors, 3147 Research Drive, State College, PA 16801. Beaver Branch of Spruce Creek. The project is located in three sections along a 1.5 mile section of Tadpole Road beginning approximately 1.09 miles west from the intersection of Gatesburg Road in Ferguson Township, Centre County (Pine Grove Mills PA Quadrangle N: 20.5 inches; W: 13.53 inches). The purpose of the application is to place 0.12 acre of permanent fill in PEM wetlands to widen the roadway for safety improvement. The applicant proposes to replace 0.2 acre through participation in the Pennsylvania Replacement Project.

   E49-222.  Encroachment. Bloomsburg Hospital Properties, Inc., 549 East Fair Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. To construct, operate and maintain a parking area in the floodway of an unnamed tributary to Shamokin Creek; to construct, operate and maintain a pedestrian bridge across an unnamed tributary to Shamokin Creek (a cold water fishery) to provide access to an existing medical facility. The construction of the parking area shall consist of removal of existing vegetation and earth and placing a crushed stone sub-base that will not exceed existing elevations. The pedestrian bridge shall be constructed with a maximum width of 5-feet and a maximum span of 24-feet. The project will not impact wetlands while impacting 16-feet of waterway that is located along the eastern right-of-way of S. R. 0054 approximately 100-feet north of the intersection of West Centre Street and S. R. 0045 (Shamokin, PA Quadrangle N: 20.8 inches; W: 7.3 inches) in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County. This permit also authorizes the construction, operation and maintenance of a stormwater outfall structure that shall be constructed in accordance with the Department of Environmental Protection's BDWM-GP-5.

   Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   E32-397.  Encroachment. William E. Beatty, 403 Woodhaven Drive, Monroeville, PA 15146. To construct and maintain a 40-foot long, 7.5-foot diameter pipe culvert under an existing farm road in an unnamed tributary to South Branch Plum Creek (HQ-CWF) located approximately 3.25 miles south of the intersection of S. R. 85 and S. R. 210 (Plumville, PA Quadrangle N: 1.5 inches; W: 1.6 inches) in Washington Township, Indiana County.

   E02-1196 A-1.  Encroachment. Allegheny Asphalt Manufacturing, Inc., 1020 Lebanon Road, West Mifflin, PA 15112. To amend Permit No. E02-1196 to construct and maintain the upstream barge facility using the existing mooring cells and two additional mooring cells in lieu of the sunken barges along the left bank of the Ohio River (WWF) to provide safe and efficient loading and unloading of barges. The project is located near River Mile 5.2 (Pittsburgh West, PA Quadrangle N: 22.0 inches; W: 10.2 inches) in Neville Township, Allegheny County.

   Northwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.

   E10-286A.  Encroachment. Mine Safety Appliances Company, P. O. Box 426, Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0426. To amend existing permit application no. E10-286 to include the placement of fill within a total of 2.29 acres of 14 separate wetland areas as part of the development of the 13 parcel Cranberry Woods Corporate Office Park by Mine Safety Appliances Company and Trammell Crow Company. This development is located on the Mine Safety Appliances Company property (306 acres) directly south and east of the intersection of S. R. 0228 and I-79 at the Exit 25 interchange/overpass. This project will also include the creation of at least 2.29 acres of replacement wetlands in two separate locations within the Cranberry Woods Corporate Office Park (Mars, PA Quadrangle N: 10.0 inches; W: 13.0 inches) located in Cranberry Township, Butler County.

   E25-576.  Encroachment. Erie Western Pennsylvania Port Authority, 17 West Dobbins Landing, Erie, PA 16507-1424. To modify and maintain the existing East Avenue Boat Ramp in and along Lake Erie (Erie North, PA Quadrangle N: 3.6 inches; W: 8.9 inches) located in the City of Erie, Erie County, including the following structures and activities.

   1.  Remove the existing breakwater and excavate interior area to a bottom elevation of 568 feet (USGS Datum).

   2.  Construct a 500-foot-long rock fill breakwater having an interior slope of 2.5H:1V and an exterior slope of 4H:1V and a top width of 20 feet, including a 10-foot-wide concrete sidewalk.

   3.  Construct a concrete boat launch ramp and apron measuring approximately 50 feet wide by 100 feet long adjacent to the east side of the existing boat launch ramps.

   4.  Construct and maintain a dock measuring approximately 60 feet long by 5 feet wide along the inside of the breakwater to provide docking facilities for a ferry boat.

   E33-193.  Encroachment. PA Department of Transportation, Engineering District 10-0, P. O. Box 429, Route 286 South, Indiana, PA 15701. To remove the existing two span (each span 77 feet 9 inches in length) steel through girder bridge and to construct and maintain a two span composite steel I-beam bridge with each clear span measuring 78 feet and an underclearance of 17 feet 5 inches on S. R. 3033 (Mabon Street) across Sandy Lick Creek (TSF). The project is located on S. R. 3033 (Mabon Street) across Sandy Lick Creek approximately 300 feet south of the intersection of S. R. 3033 (Mabon Street) and Western Avenue in the Borough of Brookville. This project will utilize a temporary causeway in Sandy Lick Creek for the construction of a new bridge pier and removal and placement of the bridges (Brookville, PA Quadrangle N: 4.5 inches; W: 11.0 inches) located in Borough of Brookville, Jefferson County.

   E62-341.  Encroachment. Sheffield Township, 20 Leather Street, Sheffield, PA 16347. To install and maintain a 6-inch-diameter PVC dry hydrant water intake into Fourmile Run (HQ-CWF, Trout Stocked, Wild Trout). The project is located on Fourmile Run approximately 2,500 feet northeast of the intersection of S. R. 0006 and Four Mile Road in the Village of Saybrook (Sheffield, PA Quadrangle N: 18.5 inches; W: 6.2 inches) located in Sheffield Township, Warren County.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT


Requests for Environmental Assessment approval under 25 Pa. Code § 105.15 and requests for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

   Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, 6th Floor, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, (717) 787-8568.

   EA10-004C0.  Environmental Assessment. W. J. Blumenschein and Sons, Inc. (9640 Babcock Boulevard, Allison Park, PA 15101). To construct and maintain two nonjurisdictional dams across tributaries to Thorn Creek (WWF) to manage stormwater at the proposed Sugar Creek Plan of Lots located immediately east of the intersection of Dutchtown Road and Hageman Road (Township Line Road (Butler, PA Quadrangle N: 12.10 inches; W: 3.45 inches) in Butler Township, Butler County.

   EA64-002C0.  Environmental Assessment. Steven and Deirdre Renehen (130 Whiptridge Road, Summit, NJ 07901). To construct and maintain a nonjurisdictional dam across a tributary to Cooley Creek (HQ-CWF) for the purpose of recreation located approximately 5,800 feet northwest of the intersection of T-627 and T-670 (Long Eddy, NY-PA Quadrangle N: 11.40 inches; W: 2.35 inches) in Manchester Township, Wayne County.


ACTIONS

FINAL ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT

[National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Program (NPDES)]

DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER

(Part I Permits)

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications and requests for plan approval and has issued the following significant orders.

   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, 400 Market Street, 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.


Industrial waste and sewerage actions under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).

   Northeast Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.

   Permit No. 4598405.  George Hatchard, Vice Chairperson, Mount Pocono Municipal Authority, 303 Pocono Boulevard, Mt. Pocono, PA 18344. Permit to construct a sanitary sewer collection and conveyance system, located in Mount Pocono Borough, Monroe County.

   Northcentral Regional Office: 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Grit Building, Williamsport, PA 17701.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0041131.  Sewerage. Columbia Montour Area Vocational Technical School, 5050 Swettenheiser Drive, Bloomsburg, PA 17815-8920. Applicant granted permission to discharge treated sewage, for facility located at South Centre Township, Columbia County.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0209732.  Sewerage. Mary Graham, R. R. 1, Box 529A, Woodland, PA 16881. Applicant granted permission to discharge treated sewage from facility located at Bradford Township, Clearfield County.

   WQM Permit No. 1798406.  Sewerage. Mary Graham, R. D. 1 Box 529A, Woodland, PA 16881. Applicant granted permission to replace old system with a new sewage plant to discharge treated sewage from facility located at Bradford Township, Clearfield County.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0035777.  Industrial waste. Hoeganaes Corporation, Yuris Road, Watsontown, PA 17777 (Milton Plant). Applicant granted permission to renew existing industrial waste permit for treated sewage and noncontact cooling water discharge to unnamed tributary of Muddy Run. Facility located at Delaware Township, Northumberland County.

   Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6942.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0034215.  Sewage. Whitehaven Campgrounds, 493 Westford Road, Westford, PA 16134 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in South Shenango Township, Crawford County to an unnamed tributary to the Pymatuning Reservoir.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0221031.  Sewage, Daniel E. Long, 1499 Mercer-New Wilmington Rd., New Wilmington, PA 16142 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in East Lackawannock Township, Mercer County to an Unnamed Tributary of Little Neshannock Creek.


INDIVIDUAL PERMITS

(PAS)

   The following NPDES Individual Permits for discharges of stormwater from construction activities have been issued.

   Southeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, (610) 832-6130.

NPDESApplicant NameCounty andReceiving
Permit No.and AddressMunicipalityStream
PAS10-D103Judd Builders and Developers
1750 Walton Road
P. O. Box 1650
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Richland Township
Bucks County
Tohickon Creek

   Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.

NPDESApplicant NameCounty andReceiving
Permit No.and AddressMunicipalityStream
PAS107204Lightning Oil Company, Ltd.
225A Swede Road
Tidioute, PA 16351
Warren County
Limestone and
Watson Townships
East Hickory Creek
and Middle Creek

INDIVIDUAL PERMITS

(PAR)

   The following parties have submitted Notices of Intent (NOIs) for Coverage under (1) General NPDES Permit(s) to discharge wastewater into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. The approval for coverage under these general NPDES permits is subject to applicable effluent limitations, monitoring, reporting requirements and other conditions set forth in the general permit; (2) General Permit(s) for Beneficial Use of Sewage Sludge or Residential Septage by Land Application in Pennsylvania. The approval of coverage for land application of sewage sludge or residential septage under these general permits is subject to pollutant limitations, pathogen and vector attraction reduction requirements, operational standards, general requirements, management practices and other conditions set forth in the respective general permit. The Department of Environmental Protection approves the following coverages under the specified General Permit.

   The EPA Region III Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this permit action under the waiver provision: 40 CFR 123.24.

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