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STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PROPOSED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS RELATED TO APPLICATIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS FOR CAFOs This notice provides information about agricultural operations that have submitted nutrient management plans (NMPs) for approval under 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 5 and that have or anticipate submitting applications for new, amended or renewed (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) NPDES permits, or Notices of Intent (NOIs) for coverage under a general permit, for CAFOs, under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law and the Federal Clean Water Act.
Based upon preliminary reviews, the State Conservation Commission (SCC) or County Conservation Districts (CCD) working under a delegation agreement with the SCC have completed an administrative review of NMPs described. These NMPs are published as proposed plans for comment prior to taking final actions. The NMPs are available for review at the CCD office for the county where the agricultural operation is located. A list of CCD office locations is available at http://www.nacdnet.org/about/districts/directory/pa.phtml or can be obtained from the SCC at the office address listed or by calling (717) 787-8821.
Persons wishing to comment on an NMP are invited to submit a statement outlining their comments on the plan to the CCD, with a copy to the SCC for each NMP, within 30-days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within the respective comment periods will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NMPs. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the SCC of the exact basis of the comments and the relevant facts upon which they are based. Comments should be sent to the SCC, Agriculture Building, Room 310, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users or other accommodations to seek additional information should contact the SCC through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
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NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS
CAFO PUBLIC NOTICE SPREADSHEET—APPLICATIONS
Agricultural Operation
Name and AddressCounty Total
AcresAnimal Equivalent Units Animal
TypeSpecial Protection Waters (HQ or EV or NA) Renewal/
NewJason Zimmerman
260 Golden Rule Dr
New Enterprise, PA 16664Bedford County 39 518 Swine Yellow Creek HQ Renewal
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PERMITS Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17), the following parties have applied for PWS permits to construct or substantially modify public water systems.
Persons wishing to comment on permit applications are invited to submit statements to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding an application. A comment should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received during the 30-day public comment period.
Following the comment period, the Department will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The permit application and related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability that require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17).
Northeast Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Contact: Gillian Ostrum, Clerk Typist 2, 570-830-3077.
Application No. 5420503, Public Water Supply.
Applicant UMH Properties, Inc.
150 Clay Street, Suite 450
Morgantown, WV 26501Municipality Wayne Township County Schuylkill County Responsible Official Jeffrey V. Yorick
VP for Engineering
UMH Properties, Inc.Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Charles A. Kehew, II, P.E.
James R. Holley & Associates, Inc.
18 South George Street
Suite 300
York, PA 17401Application Received Date October 6, 2020 Description of Action This application proposes improvements to the UMH Frieden Manor water system, including addition of iron and manganese treatment using greensand filtration for Well
#1 and transmission piping to transfer finished water between the east and west sides of the system.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted Under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P.S. §§ 6026.101—6026.908).
Sections 302—305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent (NOI) to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard, or who intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area, must file a (NOI) to Remediate with the Department. A NOI to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known or suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site, and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one, or a combination of the cleanup standards, or who receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the Act, will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under Sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the Act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the NOI to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the following identified site(s), proposed for remediation to a site-specific standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality, within which the site is located, may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30-days of the following specified date. During this comment period the municipality may request that the following identified person, as the remediator of the site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved, and comments, should be directed to the remediator of the site.
For further information concerning the content of a NOI to Remediate, please contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Notice(s) of Intent to Remediate:
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Ben Wenger Property, 2700 Willow Street Pike, Willow Street, PA 17584, West Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. Reliance Environmental, Inc., 235 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602, on behalf of Ben Wenger, 240 Asbury Lane, Strasburg, PA 17579, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate for soil contaminated with No. 2 fuel oil. The site will be remediated to the Residential Statewide Health Standard. Future use of the site will remain for non-residential purposes. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the LNP on October 6, 2020.
Gregory Meinzer Property, 580 Church Street, Landisville, PA 17538, East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County. Reliance Environmental, Inc., 235 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602, on behalf of Peachey Railworks, LLC, 1699 Dry Tavern Road, Denver, PA 17517, and Gregory Meinzer, 580 Church Street, Landisville, PA 17538 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with waste agricultural materials generated during a railcar transfer. The incident took place at the Landisville Railroad facility, and the materials were dumped on the owner's property. The site will be remediated to the Residential Statewide Health Standard. Future use of the site will continue as a residential property. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the LNP on October 6, 2020.
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Publicker Industries Property, 2700 State Road, Bensalem, PA 19020, Bensalem Township, Bucks County. Andrew K. Markoski, PG, Patriot Environmental Management, LLC, 2404 Brown Street, Pottstown, PA 19404 on behalf of Edward Fackenthal, 1945 Swedesford Road, Malvern, PA 19355 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The site has been found to be contaminated with VOCs in groundwater. The proposed future use of the property will be non-residential for commercial use. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the Site-Specific Standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in Bucks County Courier Times on July 20, 2020.
REGISTRATION FOR RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Registration for General Permit(s) Approved under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904); and Residual Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Residual Waste Processing Facilities and the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste other than Coal Ash.
Southwest Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, Telephone 412-442-4000.
General Permit No. WMGR123SW039. EQM Gathering OPCO, LLC, 2200 Energy Dr., Canonsburg, PA 15317. A Registration to operate under residual waste general permit WMGR123 for the processing and beneficial use of oil and gas liquid waste at the Perch Storage Facility, 784 Miller Road, Aleppo, PA 15310 in Aleppo Township, Greene County, was approved in the Regional Office on November 2, 2020.
Persons interested in reviewing the general permit or the application may contact the Department of Environmental Protection, Regional Files, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
General Permit No. WMGR123SW044. EQT Production Company, 400 Woodcliff Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317. A Registration to operate under residual waste general permit WMGR123 for the processing and beneficial use of oil and gas liquid waste at the Fowler AST Pad, 474 Little Daniels Road, Scenery Hill, North Bethlehem Township, Washington County, was issued in the Regional Office on November 2, 2020.
Persons interested in reviewing the general permit or the application may contact the Department of Environmental Protection, Regional Files, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS The Department has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State Operating Permit and Title V Operating Permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the general public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to submit permitting documents relevant to its application for all sources related to a facility or a proposed project, affords an opportunity for public input, and provides for a decision on the issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities. Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, all pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application and subsequently prepared proposed Plan Approvals/Operating Permits are available for public review during normal business hours at the appropriate Department Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the appropriate Department Regional Office. The address and phone number of the Regional Office is listed before the application notices.
Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit, may submit the information to the Department's Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval/Operating Permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the permit.
A person wishing to request a hearing may do so during the 30-day comment period. A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted based on the information received. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper, the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines this type of notification is sufficient. Requests for a public hearing and any relevant information should be directed to the appropriate Department Regional Office.
Permits issued to the owners or operators of sources subject to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter D or E, or located within a Title V facility or subject to 25 Pa. Code § 129.51(a) or permits issued for sources with limitations on their potential to emit used to avoid otherwise applicable Federal requirements may be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for review and approval as a revision to the State Implementation Plan. Final Plan Approvals and Operating Permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the sources are constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015), 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401—7671q) and regulations adopted under the Federal Clean Air Act.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the Regional Office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Program Manager, (570) 327-3648.
49-00063B: Renewal Processing, Inc. (10705 State Route 44, Watsontown, PA 17777) for the modification of the facility's bakery waste rotary dryer to reestablish emission limitations for nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and particulate matter, as well as for the installation of a cartridge collector and a regenerative thermal oxidizer, at their facility to be located in Lewis Township, Northumberland County. The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information submitted by Renewal Processing, Inc. indicates that the air contamination source to be modified and control devices to be installed will comply with all regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirements (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed modification and installation. The emissions from the proposed source included in this project will not exceed the following limits: 22.50 tons of nitrogen oxides per year, 12.00 tons of carbon monoxide per year, 3.63 tons of volatile organic compounds per year, 2.50 tons of sulfur oxides per year, 7.25 tons of particulate matter (including PM-10) per year and 0.40 ton of hazardous air pollutants per year. In addition to the emission limitation, the following is a brief description of the types of conditions the Department intends to place in the plan approval in order to ensure compliance with all applicable air quality regulatory requirements: The rotary dryer shall not be operated more than 5,000 hours per year and the regenerative thermal oxidizer shall be maintained at a minimum operating temperature of 1,600°F at all times bakery waste materials are being processed. The facility is a State Only facility. If the Department determines that the source is modified and control devices are installed, and all operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for Plan Approval 49-00063B, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into a State Only Operating Permit pursuant to 25 Pa. Code § 127.421. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570.327.3636.
Philadelphia: Air Management Services, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4543.
Contact: Edward Wiener, Chief, Source Registration at 215-685-9426.
The City of Philadelphia, Air Management Services (AMS) intends to issue a Plan Approval for installation of air pollution sources at the following facility:
IP20-000442: Touraine Apartments (1520 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102) for the installation of air pollution sources at an apartment, in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The following significant stationary air emission sources are part of the Plan Approval: two (2) boilers firing natural gas and No. 2 oil during periods of natural gas curtailment each rated 4.00 MMBTU/hr, four (4) hot water heaters firing natural gas each rated 0.40 MMBTU/hr, one (1) emergency generator firing diesel fuel rated 168 HP, and one (1) fire pump firing diesel fuel rated 240 HP. Additionally, one (1) insignificant emergency generator rated 27 HP is also included in the Plan Approval for facility-wide emission calculation, and it is required to follow the applicable requirements in the Plan Approval. The potential emission from the installation are as follows: (1) 8.04 tons per year (tpy) of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX), (2) 4.25 tpy of Carbon Monoxide (CO), (3) 0.72 tpy of Particulate Matter (PM), (4) 0.49 tpy of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC), and (5) 0.28 tpy of Sulfur Oxides (SOX). The plan approval will contain operating, monitoring, and recordkeeping requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
The plan approval will be issued under 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest, comments, or request a public hearing on the previously listed plan approval must submit the protest, comments or request for a public hearing within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the plan approval or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least thirty days before the hearing.
OPERATING PERMITS
Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
23-00089: Marcus Hook Energy, L.P. (Delaware Avenue and Green Street, Marcus Hook, PA 19061) for operation of three combined cycle combustion turbines with a combined output of 750 MW. The facility is located in the Borough of Marcus Hook, Delaware County. As a result of potential emissions of Nitrogen Oxides, Particulate Matter, Volatile Organic Compounds, Carbon Monoxide, and Sulfur Dioxide, it is a major stationary source (Title V facility) as defined in the Clean Air Act. There are no proposed changes to the potential emissions from the facility.
This renewal incorporates requirements of the provisions Pennsylvania's Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT Phase II) rules and 40 CFR 60 Subpart KKKK—Standards of Performance for Stationary Combustion Turbines, as a result of upgrades made to the stationary combustion units. The renewal includes monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the plant operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
The turbines are subject to Phase II (Title IV) Acid Rain requirements of 40 CFR Part 72. The facility shall hold sufficient SO2 allowances for each affected unit in accordance with 40 CFR 72.9(c)(1). The applicable requirements are incorporated into a Title IV permit (ORIS No. 55801) issued under separate cover concurrently with the Title V Operating Permit. All monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting shall be in conformance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.531 and the Acid Rain Permit application.
Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person in the previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit (or plan approval) can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROPUBCOM@pa.gov.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4862, Thomas Bianca, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4863, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, (717) 705-4702.
28-05015: Blue Ridge Landfill Co. (P.O. Box 399, Scotland, PA 17254), to issue a Title V Operating Permit renewal for the Blue Ridge Landfill located in Greene Township, Franklin County. The primary emissions from the facility are VOC. The facility's actual 2019 emissions were 8.7 tons of VOC including 1.72 tons of HAPs. The Operating Permit will include emission standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. The conditions include provisions for Sources derived from 25 Pa. Code § 123 for restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting. Among other items the conditions include the Federal regulatory provisions derived from: 40 CFR Part 60, NSPS: Subpart XXX—Standard of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills that Commenced Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification after July 17, 2014 and 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart AAAA—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.
06-05154: Birdsboro Power, LLC (1 Armorcast Road, Birdsboro, PA 19508) to issue a Title V Operating Permit for the natural gas-fired combined cycle electric generation facility located in Birdsboro Borough, Berks County. The potential emissions from the facility are estimated at 97.70 tpy of NOx, 69.62 tpy of CO, 56.78 tpy of PM, 17.50 tpy of SOx, 23.87 tpy of VOC, 9.86 tpy of HAPs, 10.70 tpy of H2SO4 and 5.75 tpy of CH2O. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart KKKK—Standards of Performance for Stationary Combustion Turbines, 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TTTT—Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Electric Generating Units, 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIII—Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines, Federal Acid Rain Program and Cross-State Air Pollution Rule.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Contact: Norman Frederick, Facility Permitting Chief. (570) 826-2409.
13-00015: Arfan, Inc., Palmerton Facility (525 Delaware Ave., Palmerton, PA 18071-1910). The Department intends to issue a renewal State-Only (Natural Minor) Permit for the human crematory facility located in the Borough of Palmerton, Carbon County. The primary sources consist of one (1) crematory incinerator. The control device consists of an afterburner. The source is considered a minor emission source of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), total suspended particulate (TSP) and VOC's. The proposed operating permit contains applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
40-00101: Pennsy Supply Inc., Pittston West Quarry (2400 Thea Drive, Suite 3A, Harrisburg, PA 17110). The Department intends to issue a renewal State-Only (Synthetic Minor) Permit for the operation of a drum mix asphalt plant and stone manufacturing facility in Jenkins Township, Luzerne County. The sources consist of feed bins, screens, belts, conveyors, and a drum mix asphalt plant with wdlf. The control devices are baghouses and a cyclone. The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), total suspended particulate (TSP), and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions. The proposed operating permit contains applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
40-00108: Pennsy Supply Inc., Pittston Quarry (2400 Thea Drive, Suite 3A, Harrisburg, PA 17110). The Department intends to issue a renewal State-Only (Natural Minor) Permit for the operation of crushed and broken stone mining and quarrying facility in Jenkins Township, Luzerne County. The sources consist of primary, secondary, and tertiary crushers, screens, and conveyors. The sources are controlled by a water spray system. The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), total suspended particulate (TSP), and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions. The proposed operating permit contains applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
54-00062: World Resources Company/dba WRC Proc. Inc. (170 Walnut LN, Pottsville, PA 17901-8559). The Department intends to issue a renewal State-Only (Natural Minor) Permit for the manufacture of secondary nonferrous metals located in Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County. The primary sources are extraction process, thermal concentrating unit, and a fluid bed processor. The control devices are scrubbers. The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), total suspended particulate (TSP), and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions. The proposed operating permit contains applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
35-00072: UNIMAC-KPS (1001 Moosic Rd., Old Forge, PA 18518-2085). The Department intends to issue a renewal State-Only (Natural Minor) Permit for the manufacture of commercial printing located in Old Forge, Lackawanna County. The primary sources consist of four (4) flexo presses. The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), total suspended particulate (TSP), and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions. The proposed operating permit contains applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
52-00001: Columbia Gas Transmission/Milford Township Compressor Station (1700 MacCorkle Ave SE, Charleston, WV 25314-1518). The Department intends to issue a renewal of the State-Only (Natural) Minor Operating Permit for a natural gas transmission facility located in Milford Township, Pike County. The sources consist of compressor engines (turbines) and a generator. The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), total suspended particulate (TSP) and VOC's. The proposed operating permit contains applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4862, Thomas Bianca, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4863, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, (717) 705-4702.
36-05162: Quality Custom Cabinets, Inc. (123 Peters Road, New Holland, PA 17557) for their custom kitchen cabinet and countertop manufacturing plant in Earl Township, Lancaster County. This is a renewal of the State-only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit. The facility's actual emissions as reported to the DEP for the year 2019 is 16.3 tons of VOCs, 2.1 tons of HAPs, 0.50 ton of NOx, and 0.40 ton of CO. The operating permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
07-05015: UPMC Altoona (620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601) to issue a State Only Operating Permit Renewal for the Altoona Hospital located in the City of Altoona, Blair County. The potential emissions from the facility are estimated at 58.1 tpy of NOx, 34.3 tpy of CO, 5.6 tpy of PM, 5.6 tpy of VOC, 3.4 tpy of SOx, and less than one ton per year of HAPs. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Dc—Standards of Performance for Small Industrial—Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units, and 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIII—Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Program Manager, 570-327-3648.
17-00072: Beardsley Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. (113 N Third Street, Clearfield, PA 16830) for initial Air Quality State Only Operating Permit for continued operation of a human crematory located in Clearfield Borough, Clearfield County. There is one cremation unit source in operation at this facility which is a Matthews model IE43-PPI (Source ID 001 within the permit). The Potential to Emit for the facility is, as follows: 0.4 ton per year (TPY) for carbon monoxide, 0.5 TPY nitrogen oxides (expressed as NO2), 0.3 TPY for sulfur dioxide (SO2), 0.6 TPY for PM-10 & PM2.5, 0.04 TPY for volatile organic compounds (TOC), and 0.15 TPY for hazardous air pollutants (HAP). Source 001 is subject to the Best Available Technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. The unit is equipped with a secondary combustion chamber for the control of the air contaminant emissions. The operating temperature of the secondary chamber must be maintained at or above 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit during each cremation (cycle). The operating permit will incorporate the applicable plan approval requirements for Source 001 in addition to all other applicable Air Quality regulatory requirements, based on the application information provided to the Department. The applicable requirements were derived from 25 Pa. Code Article III, relating to the PA DEP Air Resources rules and regulations. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570.327.3636.
41-00061: Hanson Aggregates PA, LLC (7660 Imperial Way, Allentown, PA 18195) to issue a renewal State Only Operating Permit for the Montoursville Sand and Gravel Plant located in Fairfield Township, Lycoming County. The facility is currently operating under State Only Operating Permit 41-00061. The facility's sources include a non-metallic mineral crushing plant consisting of multiple crushers, conveyors, screens and washers, one cold cleaning degreaser, onsite unpaved haul roads and miscellaneous heaters, engines and storage tanks. The facility has potential emissions of 4.08 TPY of CO; 17.05 TPY of NOx; 0.05 TPY of SOx; 8.19 TPY of PM/PM10; 2.62 TPY of VOCs; 1.32 TPY of combined hazardous air pollutants; 913 TPY GHGs. With the exception of one crusher and three screens, all other pieces of non-metallic mineral processing equipment at this plant are subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart OOO—Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants. The emission limits and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements have been included in the operating permit to ensure the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. These operating permit conditions have been derived from the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, as well as 40 CFR Part 60. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-3636.
19-00016: Milco Industries, Inc. (550 East Fifth Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815) for their textile finishing facility located in Town of Bloomsburg, Columbia County. The facility is currently operating under the State Only Operating Permit 19-00016. The facility's main sources include two (2) identical Kewanee manufactured natural gas/# 2 fuel fired boilers and two (2) natural gas fired tenter frame fabric dryers. The facility has potential emissions of 14.42 tons per year of nitrogen oxides, 13.65 tons per year of carbon monoxide, 0.10 ton per year of sulfur oxides, 8.23 tons per year of particulate matter, 36.69 tons per year of volatile organic compounds, and 3.04 tons per year of total hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) while burning #2 fuel oil at the facility. The potential emissions at the facility reduced insignificantly due to removal of three emergency generators and one ethylene sterilizer. The boilers are subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart JJJJJJ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers Area Sources. The emission limits, throughput limitations and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements have been included in the operating permit to ensure the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. These operating permit conditions have been derived from the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145 as well as 40 CFR Parts 63. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Depart- ment's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appoint- ments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570- 327-3636.
17-00045: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (1920 Technology Parkway, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050-8507) for a State Only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit for their Houtzdale Correctional Institution located in Woodward Township, Clearfield County. The facility's sources include two (2) bituminous coal/# 2 fuel oil-fired boilers, two (2) #2 fuel oil-fired boilers, two (2) diesel-fired generators and lime and ash silos, which have the potential to emit greater than the major thresholds of nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides. The permittee has taken a throughput limitation on the maximum annual heat input for the two (2) bituminous coal/# 2 fuel oil fired boilers and the two (2) #2 fuel oil-fired boilers at the facility to obtain a ''Synthetic Minor'' status. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit for the previously mentioned facility. The subject facility has the following potential emissions: 17.80 TPY of carbon monoxide; 18.25 TPY of nitrogen oxides; 58.87 TPY of sulfur oxides; 24.66 TPY of particulate matter; 0.30 TPY of volatile organic compounds and 17,427 TPY of greenhouse gases. The Department has determined that the sources at the facility satisfy best available technology (BAT) requirements, pursuant to 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) pursuant to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Dc and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) pursuant to 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart JJJJJJ and 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ. The proposed operating permit includes emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327- 3636.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.
10-00021: In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.96—129.100, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has made a preliminary determination to approve an alternative Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT II) plan and seeks an approval of an amendment to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for INDSPEC Chemical Corporation, 133 Main Street, Petrolia, PA 16050, Petrolia Borough, Butler County. And in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.521, the Department of Environmental Protection intends to modify the facility operating permit. The facility's representative to contact concerning this application is Ned Palmer, Site Manager. His phone number is 724-756-9849. The facility was a major source of NOx and VOC emissions. The facility's air emission sources previously included boilers, process heaters, kilns, dryers, reactors, tanks, emergency generators, control devices, and other ancillary equipment. On July 31, 2017 production ceased for all organic resin products at the facility, with all intermediate production and utility operations ending by September 22, 2017. Most of the sources were permanently shut down as of September 11, 2017. The facility is now considered a minor source of all air pollutants.
The modification includes the ERCs approved for the shutdown sources, the over control of Source 235, and removes two engines no longer in use (180 emergency generators and 180D air compressor). In addition, the facility requested removal of Source 169—Sodium Sulfate Product Loading at the Copeland; Source 238—Tank Number T-3069; Source 270—V-8 X-Factor; and, Source 280—V-9 X-Factor. These sources are no longer required, have been emptied, cleaned and rendered unusable.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the amended RACT II approval for the facility, which are intended to satisfy the requirements for the 1997, 2008 and 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone.
The proposed amendments to the RACT II determination, if finally approved, will be incorporated into a revised operating permit (10-00021) for the facility. The relevant RACT II requirements will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan and will remain in effect until replaced pursuant to 40 CFR 51 and approval by the EPA. Requirements that are not part of the RACT II determination will be excluded from the SIP submittal; this includes the provisions of the Department's presumptive RACT II requirements in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 129.97, as they apply to existing sources at this facility.
The following is a summary of the proposed amendments to the RACT II determination for this operation that will be submitted to the EPA as a SIP revision:
Source RACT II Requirement Source 106—# 1 Spry Dryer Good Combustion Practices/Minimize Excess Air to control NOx emissions with no change
in the NOx emission limitSource 131—# 3 Spry
DyerGood Combustion Practices/Minimize Excess Air to control NOx emissions with no change
in the NOx emission limit.Source 100—Copeland Continue to use existing scrubbers C100A and C100B to control VOC emissions with no change
in the VOC emission limit.Source 135—Extraction Process Continue to use existing condenser C135 to control VOC emissions with no change in the VOC emission limit. Source 150—Reactor 507 Continue to use existing condenser C150 to control VOC emissions with no change in the VOC emission limit. Source 164—Distillation Area Continue to use existing condensers C164A, C164C, and C164D to control VOC emissions with no change
in the VOC emission limit.Source 165B—Components Subject to 25 Pa. Code 129.71—LDAR Continue to use the
existing LDAR program with no change in the VOC emission limit.Source 179—Krystal #3 Continue to use existing condenser C179 to control VOC emissions with no change in the VOC emission limit. Public hearing: In accordance with Governor Tom Wolf's emergency disaster declaration on March 6, 2020, and based on advice from the Department of Health regarding the mitigation of the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Department will offer a virtual public hearing to receive comments on the proposed SIP revision on December 10, 2020 at 1 p.m. Persons wishing to join the hearing may do so remotely. Information will be provided on the Bureau of Air Quality's webpage at: https://www.dep.pa.gov/About/Regional/NorthwestRegion/Community-Information/Pages/RACT-II.aspx.
Persons wishing to present testimony should contact Tom Decker, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, thomadecke@pa.gov or (814) 332-6615 to reserve a time. Witnesses will be limited to 10 minutes and should provide two written copies of their testimony.
If by 12:00 p.m. on December 3, 2020, no person has expressed an interest in testifying, the hearing will be cancelled. If the hearing is cancelled, the Depart- ment will provide public notice on the Bureau of Air Quality's webpage at: https://www.dep.pa.gov/About/Regional/NorthwestRegion/Community-Information/Pages/RACT-II.aspx. Persons may also contact the Department to find out if the hearing is cancelled by contacting Tom Decker at thomadecke@pa.gov or (814) 332-6615.
Persons unable to attend the hearing, if it is held, may submit 3 copies of a written statement and exhibits within 10 days thereafter to Eric A. Gustafson, Environmental Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335.
Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit, may submit the information to Eric A. Gustafson, Environmental Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335. A 30-day comment period from November 14, 2020, will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the following information: name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments; identification of the proposed permit number 10-00021; and concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the permit or the proposed RACT II Plan.
Persons in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact Tom Decker at (814) 332-6615 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
The Department must receive comments no later than December 14, 2020. Commentators are encouraged to submit comments using the Department's online eComment tool at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment or by e-mail to ecomment@pa.gov. Written comments can be mailed to the North West Regional Office, Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335.
COAL & NONCOAL MINING
ACTIVITY APPLICATIONSApplications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1396.1—1396.31); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 3301—3326); the Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1—691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P.S. §§ 30.51—30.66); the Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1406.1—1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications 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. A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District Mining Office indicated above each application. Notices of requests for 401 Water Quality Certifications are included in individual application notices, as noted.
Written comments or objections, or requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the address of the District Mining Office indicated above each application within 30-days of this publication, or within 30-days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121—77.123 and 86.31—86.34 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications, opportunity for comment, and informal conferences).
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 (relating to public hearing-informal conferences) or § 86.34 (relating to informal conferences), 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.
Where 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. A separate notice will be provided after the draft NPDES permit is prepared.
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, (Contact: Bonnie Herbert).
Permit No. 56773707 and NPDES Permit No. PA0215775. PBS Coals, Inc., 1576 Stoystown Road, P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, to renew the permit and related NPDES Permit for Reclamation Only for Cambria Fuel Refuse Disposal Area in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on October 16, 2020. Application received: August 25, 2020.
Permit No. 17743702 and NPDES Permit No. PA0215490. Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201, to revise the permit and related NPDES Permit for the placement of additional coal refuse material for Lady Jane Plant in Huston Township, Clearfield County, affecting 35.3 proposed surface acres, 11.9 proposed coal refuse disposal acres, and 23.4 proposed coal refuse disposal support acres. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on October 22, 2020. Application received: September 3, 2020.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200, (Contact: Ashley Smith).
Permit No. 17100103. Swisher Contracting, Inc., P.O. Box 1223, Clearfield, PA 16830, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface and auger mine located in Bradford Township, Clearfield County affecting 219.8 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributaries to Sulphur Run and Abes Run classified for the following use(s): CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: August 10, 2020.
MINING ACTIVITY NPDES DRAFT PERMITS This notice provides information about applications for a new, amended or renewed NPDES permits associated with mining activity (coal or noncoal) permits. The applications concern industrial waste (mining) discharges to surface water and discharges of stormwater associated with mining activities. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing provisions of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251—1376).
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has prepared a draft NPDES permit and made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit in conjunction with the associated mining activity permit.
Effluent Limits for Coal Mining Activities
For coal mining activities, NPDES permits, when issued, will contain effluent limits that are the more stringent of technology-based (BAT) effluent limitations or Water Quality Based Effluent Limits (WQBEL).
The BAT limits for coal mining activities, as provided in 40 CFR Part 434 and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 87—90 are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (Total) 3.0 mg/l 6.0 mg/l 7.0 mg/l Manganese (Total) 2.0 mg/l 4.0 mg/l 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity* *The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applies to: surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and all other discharges and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of greater than 1-year 24-hour to less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles. Similarly, modified BAT limits apply to iron, manganese and suspended solids in surface runoff, discharges and drainage resulting from these precipitation events and those of greater magnitude in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Exceptions to BAT effluent limits may be applicable in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Effluent Limits for Noncoal Mining Activities
The limits for noncoal mining activities as provided in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 77 are pH 6 to 9 and other parameters the Department may require.
Discharges from noncoal mines located in some geologic settings (for example, in the coal fields) may require additional water quality based effluent limits. If additional effluent limits are needed for an NPDES permit associated with a noncoal mining permit, then the permit description specifies the parameters.
In addition to BAT or WQBEL limits, coal and noncoal NPDES permits establish effluent limitations in the form of implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) identified in the associated Erosion and Sedimentation Plan, the Reclamation Plan and the NPDES permit application. These BMPs restrict the rates and quantities of associated pollutants from being discharged into surface waters in this Commonwealth.
More restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining that may occur are incorporated into an NPDES permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards and antidegradation requirements (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91—96).
The procedures for determining the final effluent limits, using a mass-balance equation or model, are found in Technical Guidance Document 563-2112-115, Developing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits for Mining Activities. Other specific factors to be considered include public comments and Total Maximum Daily Load(s). Additional discharge limitations may apply in the event that unexpected discharges occur.
Discharge rates for surface mining activities are precipitation driven. Discharge rates for proposed discharges associated with underground mining are noted in the permit description.
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES draft permit should submit a written statement to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated before each draft permit 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 § 92a.82(d). The request or petition for a public hearing shall be filed within 30-days of this public notice and contain the name, address, telephone number and the interest of the party filing the request and 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. When a public hearing is held, the Department will consider comments from the public hearing in the final determination on the NPDES permit application.
Coal NPDES Draft Permits
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472.1900.
NPDES No. PA0262218 (Mining Permit No. 4274SM5), New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., P.O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664, renewal of an NPDES permit for reclamation only of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Broad Top Township, Bedford County, affecting 11.5 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributary to Six Mile Run, classified for the following use(s): warm water fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Six Mile Run TMDL. Application received: September 29, 2020.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
The following outfall discharges to: unnamed tributary to Six Mile Run
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N
Outfalls: (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P.O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797.1191.
NPDES No. PA0227871 (Permit No. 24980105). Tamburlin Brothers Coal Co., Inc. (P.O. Box 1419, Clearfield, PA 16830) renewal and revision of an NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mine in Horton Township, Elk County, affecting 139.0 acres. Receiving stream(s): Karns Run to Brandy Camp Creek to Little Toby Creek classified for the following use(s): CWF. TMDL: Little Toby Creek. Application received: July 27, 2020.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
The following outfall discharges to Karns Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 1 The parameter is applicable at all times.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection. Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341), requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of Sections 301—303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311—1313, 1316 and 1317, as well as relevant state requirements. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under Section 401 or to the issuance of a Dam Permit or Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit, or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit any comments, suggestions or objections within 30-days of the date of this notice, as well as any questions to the office noted above the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed, and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Each individual 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 the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM on each working day at the office noted above the application.
If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the hearing and you require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS
Applications Received Under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. §§ 693.1—693.27) and Section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P.S. § 679.302) and Requests for Certification Under Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Southeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Telephone 484-250-5160, E-mail: ra-epww-sero@pa.gov.
Permit No. E1501220-030, Chester Water Authority, P.O. Box 467, Chester, PA 19016, Kennett Township, Chester County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a temporary access road about 205-feet long in two sections along the wetlands (PEM) and to construct and maintain two 18-inch pipe culvert crossing at a UNT to east branch Red Clay Creek (TSF) associated with the 42-inch and 48-inch diameter Air Release Valve Replacement Project. Total temporary wetland impact will be 0.062 acre, and the permanent wetland impact will be 0.002 acre.
The site is located at 560 McFarlan Road (Kennett Square, PA USGS Quadrangle, Latitude: 39.841316; Longitude: -75.687555) in Kennett Township, Chester County.
Northeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Contact: Gillian Ostrum, Clerk Typist 2, 570-830-3077.
E4002220-030. Borough of Forty Fort, 1271 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, PA 18704, in Forty Fort Borough, Luzerne County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To fill and maintain 0.61 acre of the floodway of Abraham's Creek (CWF, MF) consisting of a residential waste composting facility having a 100-ft by 120-ft processing area and a 120-ft by 130-ft windrow pad having a maximum new fill of 52,380 ft2. This is an after-the-fact authorization. The project is located along Camryn Way, approximately 0.43 mile south of the intersection of Dennison Street and U.S. Route 11 (Pittston, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 17` 31"; Longitude: -75° 51` 36") in Forty Fort Borough, Luzerne County. (Pittston, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41° 17` 31"; Longitude: -75° 51` 36").
Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E2803220-024. Hamilton Township, 1270 Crottles- town Road, Chambersburg, PA 17020, Hamilton Township, Franklin County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
To rehabilitate and maintain a 155-inch x 77-inch arch pipe by slip-lining it with a 103-inch x 71-inch pipe arch culvert in a UNT to Back Creek (TSF, MF) for the purpose of improving the culvert carrying Topaz Drive into a residential development in Hamilton Township, Franklin County (Latitude: 39.9317, -77.7265). No wetland impacts are proposed.
E0503220-025. Vertical Bridge REIT, LLC, 750 Park of Commerce Drive, Boca Raton, FL 33487-3650, West Saint Clair Township, Bedford County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
The applicant proposes to construct and maintain an 18.0-foot long 30.6-foot wide by 10.25-foot high single span aluminum structural plate open bottom box culvert in and across Barefoot Run (WWF, MF) for the purpose of gaining access to a cell phone tower location. No wetland impacts are anticipated. The project is located along SR 56 in West St. Clair Township, Bedford County (Latitude: 40.1732; Longitude: -78.6014).
Northcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-3636.
E5304120-022. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 2-0, 70 Penn Dot Drive, Clearfield, PA 16830. SR 4013, Section A03 Bridge Replacement over the Allegheny River in Allegheny Township, Potter County, ACOE Ohio District (Sweden Valley, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 41° 49` 51"; Longitude: -77° 54` 29").
PA DOT propose to replace a Two Span Concrete T-Beam Bridge with a Single Span Pre-Stressed Concrete Bulb T-Beam Bridge on Integral Abutments over the Allegheny River. The existing bridge has a span of 56.77 Ft., a skew of 19 degrees, an underclearance of 4.75 Ft., and a low chord of 1,928.73 Ft. and a hydraulic opening of 191.8 Ft2. The proposed structure has a span of 70.5 Ft., a skew of 19 degrees, an underclearance of 4.95 Ft., and a low chord of 1,928.93 Ft. and a hydraulic opening of 241.6 Ft2. Both the existing and proposed structures will convey the 100-year storm. The proposed structure will utilize R-8 Rip Rap, choked with R-4 Rip Rap scour protection around the integral abutment slopes. The project has an adverse effect on a Historically Eligible structure. PA DOT has entered into a Letter of Agreement with the SHPO to mitigate the adverse effect. The project will utilize a detour to convey traffic during construction. The project will utilize a cofferdam system to convey the stream during construction. The project will temporarily impact 0.02 acre and permanently impact 0.01 acre of jurisdictional wetlands. Allegheny River is classified as a High Quality—Cold Water Fishery by 25 Pa. Code Chapter 93 Water Quality Standards and is listed as both a Class A Wild Trout stream and Stocked Trout Stream by the PA Fish and Boat Commission.
E1904220-023: Benton Foundry, Inc., 5297 State Route 487, Benton, PA 17814-7641, Sugarloaf Township, Columbia County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District (Red Rock Quadrangle; 41.260553° N; -76.347551°W).
The applicant proposes to expand their facility to improve safety and increase production. The increase in production will result in the creation of additional jobs. The expansion will permanently impact 27,797 SF (0.652 ac) of exceptional value palustrine forested wetland, 1,821 SF (0.042 ac) of stream, and 9,786 SF (0.255 ac) of floodway. To offset these impacts, onsite mitigation will create 0.428 ac of palustrine forested wetland and offsite mitigation will create 1.213 ac of palustrine forested wetland.
Southwest Region: Dana Drake, Waterways and Wetlands Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E0205220-032, Allegheny County Department of Public Works, 542 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County; Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
1. Construct and maintain a new retaining wall (Wall 1) along Campbells Run Road, a portion of which will have a total permanent impact of 26.7 LF and a temporary impact of 174.2 LF to Campbells Run (WWF);
2. Construct and maintain a new retaining wall (Wall 1A) along Campbells Run Road, a portion of which will have a total permanent impact of 143 LF and a temporary impact of 153.8 LF to Campbells Run (WWF):
3. Construct and maintain a new retaining wall (Wall 2) along Campbells Run Road, a portion of which will have a total permanent impact of 175.2 LF and a temporary impact of 136.8 LF to Campbells Run (WWF);
4. Construct and maintain a new retaining wall (Wall 3) along Campbells Run Road, a portion of which will have a total permanent impact of 182.9 LF and a temporary impact of 253.2 LF to Campbells Run (WWF);
5. Construct and maintain a new retaining wall (Wall B) along the Campbells Run Road, a portion of which will have a total permanent impact of 164 LF and a temporary impact of 276.1 LF to Campbells Run (WWF);
6. Construct and maintain a new retaining wall (Wall C) along Campbells Run Road, a portion of which will have a total permanent impact of 203.6 LF and a temporary impact of 143.4 LF to Campbells Run (WWF);
7. Construct and maintain a new 9.4` wide by 12.3` long outfall (C-OR) to convey stormwater to Campbells Run (WWF);
8. Construct and maintain a new 8.3` wide by 14.4` long outfall (O-OR) to convey stormwater to Campbells Run (WWF);
9. Construct and maintain a new 7.4` wide by 14.6` long outfall (N-OR) to convey stormwater to Campbells Run (WWF);
10. Remove the existing (Boyce Road) 45` long, 6.83` x 16` Cast in Place Slab Bridge; construct and maintain a replacement 54` long, 8.5" x 18" Cast in Place Slab Bridge, having a permanent impact of 117.6 LF and a temporary impact of 101.4 LF on Campbells Run (WWF);
11. Extend and maintain the existing Glass Run Road 9.42` x 6` Concrete Ellipse Culvert by 10.73`, having a permanent impact of 44 LF and a temporary impact of 66 LF on an unnamed tributary (UNT 1) to Campbells Run (WWF);
12. Extend and maintain the existing (Keiner Road) 5.83` x 4.58` Corrugated Metal Arch Culvert by 20` with a 72" x 56" concrete box culvert, having a permanent impact of 33 LF and a temporary impact of 29.7 LF on Tributary 36791 to Campbells Run (WWF);
13. Extend and maintain the existing (Campbells Run Road) Reinforced Concrete Arch Culvert by 18", having a permanent impact of 91.4 LF and a temporary impact of 40.1 LF on a UNT 2 to Campbells Run (WWF);
14. Construct and maintain stream mitigation along Campbells Run (WWF) and a UNT 1 to Campbells Run (WWF), having a permanent impact of 238.6 LF;
For the purpose of constructing the Campbells Run Roadway Improvement Project, which includes intersection improvement and roadway widening for Campbells Run Road. The project will permanently impact approximately 1,608 LF and temporarily impact approximately 3,155.9 LF of stream.
The project site is located along Campbells Run Road near the intersection of Campbells Run Road and Boyce Road (Oakdale, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 25`, 40"; W: -80°, 7`, 38"; Sub-basin 20F; USACE Pittsburgh District), in Collier Township, and Robinson Township, Allegheny County.
Northwest Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E4206220-025, US Forest Services, 29 Forest Service Drive, Bradford, PA 16701. Kinzua Valley Trail Association—Olivedale Bridge, in Lafayette Township, McKean County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Lewis Run, PA Quadrangle N: 41°, 45`, 46.21"; W: -78°, 44`, 9.54").
The Kinzua Valley Trail Association with the US Forest Service is proposing to construct a new bridge, 8 feet wide and 70 feet long, over Kinzua Creek utilizing the existing abutments with additional poured concrete reinforcement within the Allegheny National Forest in Lafayette Township, McKean County. The project also includes approximately 150 feet of streambank stabilization to the upstream, southern bank.
Eastern Region: Oil and Gas Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.
E0829220-031: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, 14 Chesapeake Lane, Sayre, PA 18840, Albany Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate and maintain:
1. a 16-inch diameter temporary waterline and a timber mat bridge impacting 1,240 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (EV) (Dushore, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.601576°, Longitude: -76.469823°);
2. a 16-inch diameter temporary waterline and a timber mat bridge impacting 20 linear feet and 12,820 square feet of floodway of an unnamed tributary to Ladds Creek (HQ-CWF, MF) (Dushore, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.602167°, Longitude: -76.467195°);
3. a 16-inch diameter temporary waterline and a timber mat bridge impacting 1,840 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (EV) (Dushore, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.605221°, Longitude: -76.465848°);
4. a 16-inch diameter temporary waterline impacting 2 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (EV) (Dushore, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.605880°, Longitude: -76.467429°)
The project will result in 20 linear feet, 300 square feet of temporary stream impacts and 12,820 square feet of floodway impacts, and 2,619 square feet (0.04 acre) of temporary PEM wetland impacts, all for the purpose of establishing a temporary water supply for Marcellus well development in Overton Township, Bradford County.
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