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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 09-1616a

[39 Pa.B. 5166]
[Saturday, August 29, 2009]

[Continued from previous Web Page]

PLAN APPROVALS


Receipt of Plan Approval Applications and Intent to Issue Plan Approvals, and Intent to Issue Amended Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B And Subchapter F. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.

   Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2507.

   PA 48-399-061: Laminating Corp. (700 Bartley-Chester Road, P. O. Box 37, Flanders, NJ 07836-0037) for construction and operation of a laminating process at the facility, to be in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County.

   In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has received and intends to issue Plan Approval to Custom Laminating Corp. (700 Bartley-Chester Road, P. O. Box 27, Flanders, NJ 078-0037) for their facility to be in Upper Bethel Township, Northampton County. This Plan Approval No. 48-399-06 will be incorporated into the company's Synthetic Minor Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.

   Plan Approval No. 48-399-061 is for the construction and operation of a laminating process at the facility. VOC emissions form the plant will remain under 50 tpy, 12-month rolling sum. Total HAP emissions from the facility will be under 25 tpy, 12-month rolling sum. Single HAP emissions will be under 10 tpy, 12-month rolling sum. PM emissions will be controlled by the use of a baghouse, which is limited to 0.02 gr/dscf. These limits will meet BAT requirements for this source. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   Copies of the application, the Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711.

   Any persons wishing to provide the Department with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Each written comment must contain the following:

   Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.

   Identification of the proposed permit No.: 48-399-061.

   A concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.

   A public hearing may be held if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Ray Kempa, Chief, New Source Review Section, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, (570) 826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.

   PA No. 54-316-007: JELD-WEN (407 Harbor Isles Boulevard, P. O. Box 1540, Klamath Falls, OR 97601-0253) for the construction and operation of a new paint spray booth in Cass Township, Schuylkill County.

   In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has received and intends to issue a Plan Approval to JELD-WEN (407 Harbor Isles Boulevard, P. O. Box 1540, Klamath Falls, OR 97601-0253) for their facility to be located in Cass Township, Schuylkill County. This Plan Approval No. 54-316-007 will be incorporated into a State-only Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.

   Plan Approval No. 54-316-007 is for the construction and operation of a new paint spray booth. PM emissions will not exceed 0.04 gr/dscf. The company shall be subject to, and comply with, 25 Pa. Code § 123.31 for malodorous emissions. The company shall be subject to, and comply with, 25 Pa. Code § 123.41 for Visible emissions. Emissions will be controlled by the use of dry filters. These limits will meet BAT requirements for this source. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   Copies of the application, the Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711.

   Any persons wishing to provide the Department with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Each written comment must contain the following:

   Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.

   Identification of the proposed permit No. 54-316-007.

   A concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.

   A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Ray Kempa, Chief, New Source Review Section, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, (570) 826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.

COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS

   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 Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).

   The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District Mining Office indicated above each application. Where a 401 Water Quality Certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for the certification.

   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.

   Written comments or objections related to a mining permit application should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections; application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based.

   Requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.123 or 86.34, must contain the name, address and telephone number of the requestor; the application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.

   When a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) number is listed, the mining activity permit application was accompanied by an application for an individual NPDES permit. The Department has made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit in conjunction with the mining activity permit, but the issuance of the NPDES permit is contingent upon the approval of the associated mining activity permit.

   For coal mining activities, NPDES permits, when issued, will contain effluent limits that do not exceed the technology-based effluent limitations. The proposed limits are listed in Table 1.

   For noncoal mining activities, the proposed limits are found in Table 2. Discharges from noncoal mines located in some geologic settings (for example, in the coal fields) may require additional effluent limits. If additional effluent limits are needed for an NPDES permit associated with a noncoal mining permit, then the permit description below specifies the parameters. The limits will be in the ranges specified in Table 1.

   More restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume, or restrictions on the extent of mining that may occur, will be 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 362-0600-001, NPDES Program Implementation--Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Water Quality Management, NPDES Program Implementation and Related Matters. Other specific factors to be considered include public comments and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs).

   Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES permit application should submit a statement to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated previously each application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the comment period will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NPDES permit applications. Comments must include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.

   The Department will also accept requests or petitions for a public hearing on NPDES permit applications, as provided in 25 Pa. Code § 92.61. The request or petition for a public hearing shall be filed within 30 days of this public notice and shall contain the name, address, telephone number and the interest of the party filing the request, and shall state the reasons why a hearing is warranted. A public hearing may be held if the Department considers the public interest significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing on the NPDES permit application will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. In the case where a public hearing is held, the Department will consider comments from the public hearing in the final determination on the NPDES permit application.

   Coal Applications Received

   Effluent Limits--The following range of effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with the associated coal mining activity permit and, in some cases, noncoal mining permits:

Table 1

30-Day Daily Instantaneous
Parameter Average Maximum Maximum
Iron (Total) 1.5 to 3.0 mg/l 3.0 to 6.0 mg/l 3.5 to 7.0 mg/l
Manganese (Total) 1.0 to 2.0 mg/l 2.0 to 4.0 mg/l 2.5 to 5.0 mg/l
Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l       20 to 70 mg/l       25 to 90 mg/l      
Aluminum (Total)   0.75 to 2.0 mg/l 1.5 to 4.0 mg/l 2.0 to 5.0 mg/l
pH1 greater than 6.0; less than 9.0
Alkalinity greater than acidity1
1 The parameter is applicable at all times.

   A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to: surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; and mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 1-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles.

   California District Office:  25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100.

   03991301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0235407, Rosebud Mining Company, (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201), to revise the permit for the Logansport Mine in Bethel Township, Armstrong County to add underground permit acres and to revise the subsidence control plan boundary by adding 3,895.4 acres and deleting 1,077.1 acres. Underground Acres Proposed 260.9, Subsidence Control Plan Acres Proposed 2,818.3. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Municipal Authority of Buffalo Township (Freeport), and intake Allegheny River. Application received May 14, 2009.

   Cambria District Mining Office:  286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.

   56050102 and NPDES No. PA0249751. Sherpa Mining Contractors, Inc., 337 Benny Road, Hooversville, PA 15936, revision of an existing bituminous surface auger, blasting mine in Shade Township, Somerset County, affecting 63.3 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to Oven Run and UNT to Stonycreek River classified for the following use: CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Hooversville Borough Municipal Authority. The application includes a request to remove Middle Kittanning coal and existing coal refuse for reprocessing and redisposal. The application also includes a road variance request along the northern side of SR 1012. The road variance begins at a point 1,000 feet east of the intersection of SR 1012 and Township Route T-706 and continues in a westerly direction a distance of 1,630 feet. Application received September 28, 2007.

   32900301 and NPDES No. PA0598712. Edward C. Griffith Quarry, Inc., 7815 Colonel Drake Highway, Mahaffey, PA 15757, permit revision of an existing large surface industrial mineral mine to change the post-mining land use from forest to pasture in North Mahoning Township, Indiana County, affecting 45.3 acres. Receiving stream: UNT to Little Mahoning Creek, classified for the following use: HQ-CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received July 30, 2009.

   32000108 and NPDES No. PA0248801. River Hill Coal Company, Inc., P. O. Box 141, Kylertown, PA 16847, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, affecting 759.2 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and Conemaugh River, Richards Run and Roaring Run classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received July 22, 2009.

   56070110 and NPDES No. PA0262498. PBS Coals, Inc., P. O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, revision of an existing bituminous surface mine to add 13.9 acres for the installation of a haulroad, changing the total SMP acres from 282.4 to 296.3 in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, affecting 282.4 acres. Receiving streams: Schrock Run and UNT No. 2 to Glades Creek classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received August 7, 2009.

   32990108 and NPDES No. PA 0235130. KMP Associates Inc., 1094 Lantz Road, Avonmore, PA 15618, permit revision of an existing bituminous surface mine to change land use from forest to unmanaged natural habitat in Young Township, Indiana County, affecting 54 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to Whiskey Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received August 7, 2009.

   Greensburg District Mining Office:  Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.

   26090106 and NPDES Permit No. PA0251739. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (1384 SR 711, Stahlstown, PA 15687). Application for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine, located in Menallen Township, Fayette County, affecting 202.4 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Dunlap Creek and Dunlap Creek, classified for the following use: WWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Application received August 5, 2009.

   Noncoal Applications Received

   Effluent Limits--The following effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining 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 exceeding acidity*
pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0
* The parameter is applicable at all times.

   A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.

   Cambria District Mining Office:  286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.

   56090301 and NPDES No. PA0262846. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company, Inc., P. O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664, commencement, operation and restoration of a noncoal (Loyalhanna Formation) surface and deep mine in Jefferson Township, Somerset County, affecting 289 acres. Receiving streams: a UNT to Kooser Run and UNTs to Shafer Run (tributaries to Laurel Hill Creek) classified for the following antidegradation use: HQ-CWF. The first downstream potable water supply is the Somerset Borough Municipal intake on Laurel Hill Creek downstream of the confluence with Shafer Run. The Department of Environmental Protection has made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit with a requirement that wastewater and stormwater be handled with nondischarge alternatives and without point source discharges. Therefore, no effluent limits for point source discharges are proposed. The final determination on the application will be formulated based on a review of the information in the noncoal mining and NPDES application and upon consideration of comments received under this notice and newspaper notice of the applications (including information gathered at informal conferences and/or public hearings, if they are requested); other pertinent available information will be considered. The application includes a request for two stream variances to conduct mine support activities within 100 feet of a UNT to Kooser Run including constructing a haulroad crossing, a conveyor crossing, erosion and sedimentation controls, and an aerial pipe line crossing. Application received July 31, 2009.

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 (Department). 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 of the FWPCA or to the issuance of a Dam Permit, Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice, as well as questions, to the regional office noted before 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. Individuals will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day at the regional office noted before the application.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend a hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users should 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 Floodplain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).

WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS

   Southeast Region:  Water Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.

   E46-1045. Richard Montalbano, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, 5501 Old York Road, Hackenberg 5, Philadelphia, PA 19141, East Norriton Township, Montgomery County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.

   To perform the following water obstruction and encroachment activities to the existing man-made ponds in the Stony Creek (TSF) Watershed within the Woods Golf Course associated with the proposed Albert Einstein Healthcare Network project:

   1.  To place fill in a 110-foot diameter (9204 SF) off-stream man-made pond.

   2.  To place fill in 652 SF of wetlands located along western side of the site.

   3.  To expand the existing spring fed pond located on the eastern side by 10,358 SF, to compensate for filling of the open water pond. A 10-foot wide vegetative/aquatic buffer will be created around the perimeter of this pond.

   The site is located approximately 700 feet northeast of the intersection of Germantown Pike and Whitehall Road (Lansdale, PA USGS Quadrangle N:  5.2 inches; W:  12.80 inches).

   E23-477.  MacDade Darby Development, 5004 State Road, Drexel Hill, PA 19026, Darby Borough, Delaware County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.

   Darby Town Center Project.

   To place and maintain fill in the floodway of Darby Creek (WWF-MF) associated with the proposed Darby Town Center commercial development project which consists of two buildings totaling 42,429 square feet, and access roadways.

   The project is located approximately 147 feet south of the intersection of Chestnut Street and MacDade Boulevard in Ridley Township, Delaware County (Lansdowne, PA USGS Quadrangle N:  8.13 inches; W:  2.17 inches).

   Northeast Regional Office:  Watershed Management Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.

   E39-491. Lehigh County, 17 South 7th Street, Allentown, PA 18101-2401, in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.

   To construct and maintain a 2,625 linear feet, 12-foot wide gravel pedestrian walking trail within the floodway of the Jordan Creek (TSF-MF); to construct and maintain a 6-foot wide, single-span, wooden pedestrian bridge with wooden planking and open stairs, having a 97-foot span and a 10.8-foot underclearance across the Jordan Creek (TSF-MF); and construct and maintain a 6-foot wide, wooden boardwalk spanning approximately 8 feet of wetlands and constructed on 6" by 6" square wooden columns for the purpose of improving the existing trail within the Trexler Nature Preserve. The project is located approximately 3.15 miles north east of the intersection of SR 4040 and SR 100 (Slatedale and Cementon, PA Quadrangles Latitude: 40° 39` 13"; Longitude: -75° 37` 27") in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County. Subbasin: 2C.

   E48-387. Allen Township, 4714 Indian Trail Road, Northampton, PA 18067, Allen Township, Northampton County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.

   To place fill in 0.02 acre of wetland and to construct and maintain a 12-foot wide by 6-foot high reinforced concrete box culvert depressed 1-foot below streambed elevation with concrete wingwalls and riprap bank protection over Dry Run (CWF) associated with the proposed realignment of Atlas Road (TR 465). The project will include the removal of the existing bridge structure and stabilization of the immediate channel banks. The project is located approximately 1,200 feet upstream of the intersection of Short Lane and Atlas Road in Allen Township, Northampton County (Catasauqua, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 41` 37"; Longitude: -75° 28` 0"). Subbasin: 2C.

   E45-521. Mitchell and Karen Kaplan, 257 Washington Drive, Watchung, NJ 07069, Stroud Township, Monroe County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.

   To maintain the Flagler Run streambank stabilization project which included the construction of stepped retaining walls having lengths of approximately 145 feet and maximum heights of 10.5 feet along the northern streambank and the placement of R-7 riprap along the toe of the retaining wall and along 200 feet of the southern streambank. The project was constructed under Emergency Permit EP4508403. The project is located approximately 100 feet downstream from SR 0611 (Stroudsburg, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 59` 15"; Longitude: -75° 13` 16"). Subbasin: 1E.

   E40-666. Robert and Helen Roderick, R. R. 1, Box 301A, Harveys Lake, PA 18618. Harveys Lake Borough, Luzerne County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.

   To modify and maintain an existing pile-supported boathouse and dock in Harveys Lake (HQ-CWF) with work consisting of a 60 sf addition to the boathouse and a 184 sf addition to the dock structure. The total surface area of the modified pile-supported structure will be approximately 1,345 sf and will extend approximately 45 feet from the shoreline. The project is located on the eastern side of the lake between Poles No. 39 and No. 40 (Harveys Lake, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 21` 49"; Longitude: -76° 2` 12"). Subbasin: 46.

   E40-697. Borough of West Pittston, 555 Exeter Avenue, West Pittston, PA 18643, in Borough of West Pittston, Luzerne County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.

   To construct and maintain a 60-inch diameter SLCPP stormwater outfall with a concrete headwall, flapgate and grouted R-7 riprap apron in the floodway of the Susquehanna River (WWF). The outfall is located near the intersection of Philadelphia and Susquehanna Avenues (Pittston, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 19` 22"; Longitude: 75° 47` 55") in West Pittston Borough, Luzerne County. Subbasin: 5B.

   E40-679A. City of Pittston, 35 Broad Street, City of Pittston, Luzerne County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.

   To amend Permit E40-679 to authorize the modification and maintenance of an approximately 3,500-foot long stream enclosure in a tributary to the Susquehanna River with work consisting of replacing an approximately 2,000-foot portion of the stream enclosure with a 72" by 84" reinforced concrete box culvert.

   E40-679 authorized the modification and maintenance of the same stream enclosure with work consisting of replacing a 300-foot long collapsed portion with 72-inch diameter reinforced concrete pipe. The location of the project begins at Gazette Street, and terminates along the east bank of the Susquehanna River, contiguous with Market Street (Pittston, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 19" 10"; Longitude: 75° 46" 47") in the City of Pittston, Luzerne County. Subbasin: 5B.

   E54-337. Schoeneman Realty Company, P. O. Box 600, Route 61 North, East Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.

   To fill 0.16 acre of wetlands for the purpose of providing improved access off Tunnel Road to an existing commercial business. A 300-foot long, 36-inch diameter HDPE pipe will be placed under the fill for the purpose of maintaining hydrology and providing bat access to an existing tunnel. The permittee is required to provide for 0.16 acre of replacement wetlands by participating in the Pennsylvania Wetland Replacement Project. The project is located near the intersection of SR 61 and Tunnel Road (T-750), approximately 5.22 miles south east of the intersection of I-81 along SR 61 (Pottsville, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 42` 14"; Longitude: -76° 11` 11") in East Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County.

   Southcentral Region:  Watershed Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.

   E06-648: Borough of Shillington, Michael Mountz, 2 East Lancaster Avenue, Shillington Borough, PA 19607, Berks County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.

   To construct a 13,400 linear foot 24-inch PVC sanitary sewer main to replace an existing cast iron and vitrified clay sewer main that is deteriorating. The sewer main will cross the Wyomissing Creek (HQ-CWF) seven times, will cross wetlands identified as EV, and will convey sewage to the Joint Municipal Authority of Wyomissing Valley's wastewater treatment facility. The project is located along Old Wyomissing Road (Reading, PA Quadrangle N:  11.0 inches; W:  13.5 inches, Latitude: 40° 19` 30"; Longitude: 75° 57` 37") in Shillington Borough, Berks County.

   Northcentral Region:  Watershed Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3636.

   E12-157. Shippen Township, 1681 Rich Valley Road, P. O. Box 349, Emporium, PA 15834. Jenks Run Bridge Across Clear Creek Project, Shippen Township, Cameron County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (Rich Valley, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 30` 43.52"; Longitude: 78° 20` 1.39").

   Shippen Township proposes to remove an existing structure and construct, operate and maintain prestressed concrete spread box beam bridge across East Branch, Clear Creek (HQ-CWF) for improved public access and safety. The bridge across Clear Creek shall be constructed as a single-span structure having a minimum span of 30-feet, underclearance of 5-feet, and width of 23-feet. As proposed the bridge replacement project will permanently impact 15-square feet of wetland and 10-feet of stream, while temporarily impacting 40-feet of stream channel that is located along the southern right-of-way of T-389 (Clear Creek Road) approximately 3-miles west of SR 4004 and T-389 intersection. The Department of Environmental Protection has deemed the 15-square feet of permanent wetland impacts incurred by the bridge replacement as de minimis, and as such, no replacement wetlands will be required. This permit application was submitted for permit reissuance, since E12-157 originally expired on December 31, 2008.

   Southwest Region:  Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   E02-1616. Borough of Bridgeville, 425 Bower Hill Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017. To construct stream rehabilitation in the channel of McLaughlin Run in the Borough of Bridgeville, Allegheny County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District (Bridgeville, PA Quadrangle N:  19.0 inches; W:  13.8 inches, Latitude: 40° 20` 43"; Longitude: 80° 05` 19"). The applicant proposes to construct and maintain a stream rehabilitation project in and along the channel of McLaughlin Run (WWF) for a distance of approximately 480.0 linear feet for the purpose of improving the channel characteristics and habitat of said stream. The project will consist of constructing Rock Vanes and J-Hook Rock Vanes on the left bank of said stream and cutting and placing fill on both banks of said stream. The project is located on the east side of McLaughlin Run Road, approximately 1,000.0 feet east from the intersection of McLaughlin Run Road and Coolidge Street and will impact approximately 480.0 linear feet of stream channel.

   E02-1617. Township of Upper St. Clair, 1820 McLaughlin Run Road, Upper St. Clair, PA 15241. To relocate the channel of a UNT to Chartiers Creek in Upper St. Clair Township, Allegheny County, United Sates Army Corp of Engineers, Pittsburgh District (Bridgeville, PA Quadrangle N:  15.3 inches; W:  14.0 inches, Latitude: 40° 20` 03"; Longitude: 80° 06` 02"). The applicant proposes to reconstruct and relocate approximately 990.0 linear feet of the channel of a UNT to Chartiers Creek (WWF) for the purpose of stabilizing the stream banks of said stream and improving aquatic habitat, and will consists of in-stream grade control structures and riparian plantings. The project is located at the former Mayview State Hospital Grounds, approximately 1,600.0 feet upstream from the confluence of said stream and Chartiers Creek and will impact approximately 1,090.0 linear feet of stream channel.


ACTIONS

THE CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT

FINAL ACTIONS TAKEN FOR NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT (WQM) PERMITS

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received applications for new, amended and renewed NPDES and WQM permits, applications for permit waivers and Notices of Intent (NOI) for coverage under general permits. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92 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.

Location Permit Authority Application Type or Category
Section I NPDES Renewals
Section II NPDES New or amendment
Section III WQM Industrial, sewage or animal wastes; discharges to groundwater
Section IV NPDES MS4 individual permit
Section V NPDES MS4 permit waiver
Section VI NPDES Individual permit stormwater construction
Section VII NPDES NOI for coverage under NPDES general permits

   Sections I--VI contain actions related to industrial, animal or sewage wastes discharges, discharges to groundwater and discharges associated with municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4), stormwater associated with construction activities and concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Section VII contains notices for parties who have submitted NOIs for coverage under general NPDES permits. The approval for coverage under general NPDES permits is subject to applicable effluent limitations, monitoring, reporting requirements and other conditions set forth in each general permit. The approval of coverage for land application of sewage sludge or residential septage under applicable general permit 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 permit. Permits and related documents, effluent limitations, permitting requirements and other information are on file and may be inspected and arrangements made for copying at the contact office noted before the action.

   Persons aggrieved by an 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 should contact the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, 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 of 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 decision law.

   For individuals who wish to challenge an action, appeals must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.

   Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this notice to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information.


I.  NPDES Renewal Permit Actions

   Southcentral Region:  Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.

NPDES No.
(Type)
Facility Name &
Address
County &
Municipality
Stream Name (Watershed #) EPA Waived Y/N ?
PA0085715
(Sew)
Lloyd and Bertha Geib, Jr.
504 Hemlock Lane
Lebanon, PA 17042-9015
Lebanon County Cornwall Borough UNT of Shearers Creek
7-G
Y
PA0082805
(Sew)
Robert A. Droege
2524 Ironville Pike
Columbia, PA 17512
Lancaster County Hempfield Township Shawnee Run
7-G
Y
PA0023604
(Sew)
McAlisterville Area
Joint Authority
P. O. Box 61
McAlisterville, PA 17049
Juniata County
Fayette Township
Little Lost Creek
12-B
Y

   Northcentral Region:  Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

NPDES No.
(Type)
Facility Name &
Address
County &
Municipality
Stream Name (Watershed #) EPA Waived Y/N ?
PA0228737 (Sewage) Westover Borough
143 Tannery Road
P. O. Box 51
Westover, PA 16692
Westover Borough Clearfield County Chest Creek
WWF
Y
PA0113034 Sewerage Penn Township
4600 Beaver Lake Road
Hughesville, PA 17737
Penn Township Lycoming County Beaver Run
10D
Y

   Southwest Region:  Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

NPDES No.
(Type)
Facility Name &
Address
County &
Municipality
Stream Name (Watershed #) EPA Waived Y/N
PA0098817 Sewage Charles Hilligas
669 Nelson Road F
Farmington, PA 15437
Fayette County Wharton Township UNT of Meadow Run Y

II.  New or Expanded Facility Permits, Renewal of Major Permits and EPA Nonwaived Permit Actions

   Southeast Region:  Water Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0011070, Industrial Waste, Knoll, Inc. 1235 Water Street, P. O. Box 157, East Greenville, PA 18041. This proposed facility is located in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity:  Approval for the renewal to discharge treated wastewater from the Knoll East Greenville Facility into the Perkiomen Creek in Watershed 3E.

   Southcentral Region:  Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0038415 Amendment No. 2, Sewage, East Pennsboro Township, 98 South Enola Drive, Enola, PA 17025. This proposed facility is located in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity:  Authorization to discharge to the Conodoguinet Creek in Watershed 7-B.

   Northcentral Region:  Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

   PA0233811, Industrial Waste SIC 22, Ulster Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 157, Ulster, PA 18850. This proposed facility is located in Ulster Township, Bradford County.

   Description of Proposed Activity:  This permit is for the backwash discharge from the water supply filter plant.

   The receiving stream, Toad Hollow Run, is in the State Water Plan Watershed 4B and is classified for WWF. The nearest downstream public water supply intake for the Borough of Danville is located on the Susquehanna River and is 142.5 miles below the point of discharge.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.0072 mgd.

Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l)
Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous
Parameters Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum mg/l
Suspended Solids Monitor Monitor 30 60 75
Iron (total) Monitor Monitor 1.5 3 3.8
Manganese (total) Monitor Monitor 1 2 2.5
Total Residual Chlorine Monitor Monitor 0.26 0.84
pH Between 6 and 9 at all times

   The EPA waiver will be in effect.

   Northwest Region:  Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0263541, Sewage, Thomas Young, 209 Center Drive, Chicora, PA 16025-3705. This proposed facility is located in Oakland Township, Butler County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity:  Issuance of a permit for new discharge of treated sewage.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0263443, Sewage, Linesville Pine Joint Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 382, Linesville, PA 16424. This proposed facility is located in Pine Township, Crawford County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity:  Issuance of a permit for new treated sewage discharge.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0240222, Sewage, Medix Hotel, 23155 Quehanna Highway, Weedville, PA 15868. This proposed facility is located in Benezette Township, Elk County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity:  Issuance of a permit for new treated sewage discharge.


III.  WQM Industrial Waste and Sewerage Actions under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001)

   Northeast Region:  Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilke-Barre, PA 18711-0790,

   WQM Permit No. 5209401, 509 Central South, LLC and 509 Central North, LLC, 5020 Clark Road No. 315, Sarasota, FL 34233. This proposed facility is located in Palmyra Township, Pike County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity:  Issuance of Water Quality Management Permit for the construction of a small flow sewage treatment facility with a spray irrigation system for a proposed five lot residential subdivision called Sunset Harbour.

   Northcentral Region:  Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

   WQM Permit No. 0809201, Industrial Waste 22, Ulster Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 157, Ulster, PA 18850. This proposed facility is located in Ulster Township, Bradford County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity:  This application is for the backwash treatment from the water supply filter plant. The treatment consists of a holding/settling tank and sludge drying beds.

   WQM Permit No. WQG02140903, Sewerage 4952, Port Matilda Borough Authority, P. O. Box 519, Port Matilda, PA 16870-0483. This proposed facility will be located in Worth Township, Centre County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity:  The applicant is approved under the Water Quality Management General Permit to construct and operate a sanitary sewer extension and associated grinder pumps in Worth Township.

   Southwest Region:  Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   WQM Permit No. 5609402, Sewerage, Northeast District of the Brethren Church, Berlin Brethren Church, 622 Main Street, Berlin, PA 15530. This proposed facility is located in Greenville Township, Somerset County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity:  Permit issuance for the construction and operation of a sewage treatment plant.

   Northwest Region:  Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.

   WQM Permit No. WQG018702, Sewerage, Nikki Martin, 733 Lakewood-Neshannock Falls Road, New Castle, PA 16101. This proposed facility is located in Pulaski Township, Lawrence County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity:  Issuance of a single-residence sewage treatment plant.

   WQM Permit No. WQG018695, Sewerage, Thomas Young, 209 Center Drive, Chicora, PA 16025-3705. This proposed facility is located in Oakland Township, Butler County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity:  Issuance of a single-residence sewage treatment plant.

   WQM Permit No. WQG018703, Sewerage, Laurie Wagner, 467 Covered Bridge Road, Volant, PA 16156. This proposed facility is located in Shenango Township, Lawrence County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity:  Issuance of a single-residence sewage treatment plant.

   WQM Permit No. WQG018708, Sewerage, Steven Degel, 404 Protzman Road, Butler, PA 16002-9111. This proposed facility is located in Eau Claire Borough, Butler County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity:  Issuance of a single-residence sewage treatment plant.

   WQM Permit No. 4209402, Sewerage, Hamlin Township, 22 Park Road, P. O. Box 235, Hazel Hurst, PA 16733. This proposed facility is located in Hamlin Township, McKean County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity:  Issuance of a single-residence sewage treatment plant.

   WQM Permit No. 2009403, Sewerage, Linesville Pine Joint Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 382, Linesville, PA 16424. This proposed facility is located in Pine Township, Crawford County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity:  Issuance of a permit to construct new sewers in Pine Township and construct a new regional sewage treatment plant.

   WQM Permit No. 2408402, Sewerage, Medix Hotel, 23155 Quehanna Highway, Weedville, PA 15868. This proposed facility is located in Benezette Township, Elk County.

   Description of Proposed Action/Activity:  Issuance of a permit to construct a sewage treatment plant.


IV.  NPDES Stormwater Discharges from MS4 Permit Actions


V.  NPDES Waiver Stormwater Discharges from MS4 Actions


VI.  NPDES Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities Individual Permit Actions

   Southeast Region:  Water Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.

NPDES
Permit No.
Applicant Name &
Address
County Municipality Receiving
Water/Use
PAI01
0909005
Gorski Engineering, Inc.
1 Iron Bridge Drive
Collegeville, PA 19426
Bucks Milford Township Molasses Creek
HQ-TSF

   Northeast Region:  Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.

   Wayne County Conservation District:  Agriculture Service Center, 470 Sunrise Avenue, Honesdale, PA 18431, (570) 253-0930.

NPDES
Permit No.
Applicant Name &
Address
County Municipality Receiving
Water/Use
PAI026404003R Department of Transportation Engineering District 4-0
55 Keystone Industrial Park
Dunmore, PA 18512
Wayne Honesdale Borough Lackawaxen and West Branch Lackawaxen Rivers
HQ-TSF, MF

   Southcentral Region:  Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.

NPDES
Permit No.
Applicant Name &
Address
County Municipality Receiving
Water/Use
PAI033109001 Department of Transportation Engineering District 9-0
162 North Juniata Street
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
Huntingdon Morris Township UNT to Frankstown Branch Juniata River WWF
UNT to Little Juniata River
WWF
Floodplain wetlands tributary to Frankstown Branch Juniata River EV

   Northcentral Region:  Watershed Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

   Centre County Conservation District:  414 Holmes Avenue, Suite 4, Bellefonte, PA 16823, (814) 355-6817.

NPDES
Permit No.
Applicant Name &
Address
County Municipality Receiving
Water/Use
PAI041409005 Ronald J. Woodhead Centre Regional Recreation Authority 2643 Gateway Drive
State College, PA 16801
Centre State College Borough Thompson Run HQ-CWF

   Southwest Region:  Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   Allegheny County Conservation District: Lexington Technology Park, Building 1, Suite 102, 400 North Lexington Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15208, (412) 241-7645.

NPDES
Permit No.
Applicant Name &
Address
County Municipality Receiving
Water/Use
PAI050209002 Edgewater Properties, LP
3875 Old William Penn Highway
Murrysville, PA 15668
Allegheny Oakmont Borough Allegheny River
WWF, N

   Northwest Region:  Watershed Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.

NPDES
Permit No.
Applicant Name &
Address
County Municipality Receiving
Water/Use
PAI064209001 Hamlin Township
22 Park Road
P. O. Box 235
Hazel Hurst, PA 16733
McKean Hamlin Township UNT West Branch Clarion River
CWF
South Branch
Kinzua Creek
HQ-CWF

VII.  Approvals to Use NPDES and/or Other General Permits

   The EPA Region III Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this permit action under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.23(d).


List of NPDES and/or Other General Permit Types

PAG-1 General Permit for Discharges From Stripper Oil Well Facilities
PAG-2 General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater Associated With Construction Activities (PAR)
PAG-3 General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater From Industrial Activities
PAG-4 General Permit for Discharges From Small Flow Treatment Facilities
PAG-5 General Permit for Discharges From Gasoline Contaminated Ground Water Remediation Systems
PAG-6 General Permit for Wet Weather Overflow Discharges From Combined Sewer Systems (CSO)
PAG-7 General Permit for Beneficial Use of Exceptional Quality Sewage Sludge by Land Application
PAG-8 General Permit for Beneficial Use of Nonexceptional Quality Sewage Sludge by Land Application to Agricultural Land, Forest, a Public Contact Site or a Land Reclamation Site
PAG-8 (SSN) Site Suitability Notice for Land Application Under Approved PAG-8 General Permit Coverage
PAG-9 General Permit for Beneficial Use of Residential Septage by Land Application to Agricultural Land, Forest, or a Land Reclamation Site
PAG-9 (SSN) Site Suitability Notice for Land Application Under Approved PAG-9 General Permit Coverage
PAG-10 General Permit for Discharge Resulting from Hydrostatic Testing of Tanks and Pipelines
PAG-11 (To Be Announced)
PAG-12 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)
PAG-13 Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)

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