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PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PERMITS Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17), the following parties have applied for Public Water Supply (PWS) permits to construct or substantially modify public water systems.
Individuals 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 Environmental Protection (DEP) 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, DEP 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.
Individuals in need of accommodations should contact DEP through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Application(s) Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17).
Northcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 208 W. 3rd Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, 570-327-3636.
Contact: Nadera Bellows, Clerical Assistant II, 570-327-0551.
Application No. 1423511, Construction, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Penns Cave Inc. Address 222 Penns Cave Road
Centre Hall, PA 16828Municipality Centre Hall Borough County Centre County Responsible Official Russell Schleiden
222 Penns Cave Road
Centre Hall, PA 16828Consulting Engineer David M Cunningham
420 Allegheny Street Hollidaysburg, PA 16648Application Received November 17, 2023 Description Making changes to the distribution system in order to eliminate water outages. Northwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, 814-332-6945.
Contact: David J. Sterrett, P.E., Environmental Engineer, 814-332-6846.
Application No. WA32-1006, Emergency Interconnection Designation, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Indiana County Municipal Services Authority Address 602 Kolter Drive
Indiana, PA 15701Municipality Buffington Township County Indiana County Responsible Official Martin Maschak
602 Kolter Drive
Indiana, PA 15701Consulting Engineer Gibson Thomas Engineering Company
1004 Ligioner Street
P.O. Box 853
Latrobe, PA 15650Application Received November 14, 2023 Description Northwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, WA32-1006, Water Allocations. Indiana County Municipal Services Authority, 602 Kolter Drive, Indiana, PA 15701, Buffington Township, Indiana County. Emergency Interconnection between Indiana County Municipal Services Authority—Heilwood Pine Township Water System and Highridge Water Authority, requesting 288,000 gallons per day (Peak Day) at the Highridge to Strongstown Interconnection along Camerons Road. Application No. 3223506, Emergency, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Indiana County Municipal Services Authority Address 602 Kolter Drive
Indiana, PA 15701Municipality Green Township County Indiana County Responsible Official Marty Maschak
602 Kolter Drive
Indiana, PA 15701Consulting Engineer Gibson Thomas Engineering Company
1004 Ligioner Street
P.O. Box 853
Latrobe, PA 15650Application Received November 16, 2023 Description Emergency Interconnection of Heilwood Pine Township Water System with Cherrytree Water System Application No. 3223506, Emergency, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Indiana County Municipal Services Authority Address 602 Kolter Drive
Indiana, PA 15701Municipality Buffington Township County Indiana County Responsible Official Marty Maschak
602 Kolter Drive
Indiana, PA 15701Consulting Engineer Gibson Thomas Engineering Company
1004 Ligioner Street
P.O. Box 853
Latrobe, PA 15650Application Received November 16, 2023 Description Emergency Interconnection of Heilwood Pine Township Water System with Highridge Water Authority Water System. Southcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: Darin Horst, Environmental Engineer, 717-705-4708.
Application No. 2823512, Construction, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Arturo's Pizza II & Mexican Grill Address 10503 South Mountain Road
Fayetteville, PA 17222Municipality Quincy Township County Franklin County Responsible Official Arturo Fuentes
10503 South Mountain Road
Fayetteville, PA 17222Consulting Engineer Dennis E. Black
Engineering, Inc.
2400 Philadelphia Avenue
Chambersburg, PA 17201Application Received September 15, 2023 Description Construction of a new well and treatment. Application No. 2823513, Construction, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Antrim Township Municipal Authority Address 10655 Antrim Church Road
P.O. Box 130
Greencastle, PA 17225Municipality Antrim Township County Franklin County Responsible Official Roger Nowell
10655 Antrim Church Road
P.O. Box 130
Greencastle, PA 17225Consulting Engineer Glace Associates, Inc.
3705 Trindle Road
Camp Hill, PA 17011Application Received November 9, 2023 Description Construction of Well No. 3 with disinfection and a finished water storage tank. Southeast Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5900.
Contact: Kimberleigh Rivers, Clerical Assistant 2, 484-250-5887.
Application No. 4623520, Construction, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Address 762 W. Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3402Municipality Upper Providence Township County Montgomery County Responsible Official Michael Fili
762 W. Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3402Consulting Engineer Mott McDonald
111 Wood Avenue
Iselin, PA 08830-4112Application Received November 15, 2023 Description Addition of an anion exchange with prefiltration system at the Perkiomen Woods Well Station for the removal of PFAS. Application No. 0923516, Construction, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Address 762 W. Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3402Municipality Chalfant Borough County Bucks County Responsible Official Michael Filli
762 W. Lancaster Avenue
Iselin, NJ 19010-3402Consulting Engineer Mott McDonald
111 Wood Avenue
South Iselin, PA 08830-4112Application Received September 25, 2023 Description Addition of a GAC Filter System and replacing the existing 36" chlorine contact pipe with a new 60" contact pipe. Application No. 1523522, Construction, Public Water Supply.
Applicant New Bolton Center Address 358 W. Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348Municipality East Marlborough Township County Chester County Responsible Official Jeffrey DeRussio
382 W. Street Road
Kenneth Square, PA 19348Consulting Engineer Remington & Vernick Engineers 600 W. Hamilton Street
Suite 320
Allentown, PA 18101Application Received October 25, 2023 Description Change of water source from onsite wells to CWA supply. Application No. 0923515, Construction, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Address 762 W. Lancaster, Inc.
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3402Municipality Bristol Township County Bucks County Responsible Official Eric J. Damon
762 W. Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3402Consulting Engineer Mot McDonald
111 Wood Avenue
Iselin, NJ 08830-4112Application Received September 25, 2023 Description The Project involves the addition of an AIX resin filter system at the Edgely Water Treatment Plant for the removal of PFAS. Application No. 0923519, Construction, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Peddlers Village Partnership Address P.O. Box 218
Lahaska, PA 18931Municipality Buckingham Township County Bucks County Responsible Official Kevin Hamilton
P.O. Box 218
Lahaska, PA 18931Consulting Engineer Gilmore & Associates, Inc.
65 East Butler Avenue
New Britain, PA 18901-5106Application Received October 13, 2023 Description Construction permit for a major modification to the Peddlers Village Partnership Water Supply Well and Treatment Plant.
WATER ALLOCATIONS
Application(s) Received Under the Act of June 24, 1939 (P.L. 842, No. 365) (35 P.S. § § 631—641) Relating to the Acquisition of Rights to Divert Waters of the Commonwealth.
Southeast Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5900.
Contact: Kimberleigh C. Rivers, Clerical Assistant 2, 484-250-887.
WA-15-1005A, Water Allocations. Oxford Borough, 1 Octoraro Alley, OxFord, PA 19363-0380, Oxford Borough, Chester County. Water allocation request for the existing Chester Water Authority interconnection. Application received: October 18, 2023.
WA-15-1005A, Water Allocations. Oxford Borough, 1 Octoraro Alley, OxFord, PA 19363-0380, Oxford Borough, Chester County. Water allocation request for the existing Chester Water Authority interconnection. Application received: November 17, 2023.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 1
Acknowledgment of Notice(s) 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 (DEP) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent (NOI) to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a NOI to Remediate is used to identify a site where an individual proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Individuals 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 DEP. A NOI to Remediate filed with DEP 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. An individual 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 DEP. Furthermore, an individual shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible individuals 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 individual, 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 plans or reports, please contact the Regional Office Program Manager previously listed in the notice.
Individuals in need of accommodations should contact DEP through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
The DEP has received the following Notice(s) of Intent to Remediate.
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, 814-332-6945.
Contact: Chris, 724-598-2206.
Butler Township Proposed Athletic Area, Primary Facility ID # 870729, 151-163 Hollywood Drive, Butler, PA 16001, City of Butler and Butler Township, Butler County. Civil & Environmental Consultants Inc., 700 Cherrington Parkway, Moon Township, PA 15108 on behalf of Butler Township, 290 South Duffy Road, Butler, PA 16001, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The Subject Property is identified by three Butler County tax parcel IDs, all owned by Butler Township and totaling approximately 18 acres: 563-30-2, (13.893 acres), 563-30-2G (0.658 acre), and 052-37-4 (3.481 acres). The site is a portion of former industrial property known as Pullman (also known as Trinity Industries) that obtained environmental liability relief in 2009 via the Pennsylvania Act 2 program as PF 6655588 with two environmental covenants that restrict the property to nonresidential use and prohibit the use of groundwater. Historical use of the Trinity site had resulted in metals impacts to soil in three large distinct areas and PCB impacts to soil to two small distinct areas. Localized impacts by volatile organic compounds (VOCs) was limited to the southeast edge of the property, an area that is a separate in-progress Act 2 site (PF 625215) known as the Paint Waste Disposal Area (also known as the LNAPL Area). For much of the Trinity site, metals-impacted soil and PCB-impacted soil was excavated and disposed offsite and the areas backfilled with clean fill after confirmation sampling confirmed attainment of the nonresidential Statewide Health Standards (SHS). Additional clean fill was placed across the site. The exception to this remedial action was an approximately 8-acre portion of the east end of the Trinity site designated as the CDC Parcel at which metals-impacted soil was allowed to remain in place and was capped with soil. The CDC parcel was subsequently subdivided, with approximately 4-acres now included in Butler County Parcel 563-30-2. The two environmental covenants for the Trinity Site distinguish the area that attained the SHS from the CDC parcel, which attained the Site-Specific Standard (SSS) with additional Activity and Use Limitations that include requiring maintenance of the engineering controls, prohibiting excavation unless necessary for improvements, requiring appropriate measures for worker safety and soil handling if disturbance is conducted, and prohibiting structures for human occupancy within 100 feet of the LNAPL Area. The intended future use of the site is for athletic fields and a walking trail. Butler Township acknowledges that under Act 2 this use is considered residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in Butler Eagle on November 10, 2023. Application received: November 15, 2023.
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5900.
Contact: Charline Bass, Administrative Assistant, 484-250-5787.
Rotelle Complex, Primary Facility ID # 869939, 1300 Schwab Road, Hatfield, PA 19440, Hatfield Township, Montgomery County. David Schantz, Sr., Aquaterra Technologies, Inc., 901 South Bolmar Street, Suite A, West Chester, PA 19382 on behalf of Wayne Rotelle, Estate of Alfred Rotelle, 2375 Schukraft Road, Quakertown, PA 18951, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. PCE, TCE and PFAS have been detected in groundwater. The proposed future use of the property is nonresidential. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is the site-specific standard The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in Times Herald on September 27, 2023. Application received: September 27, 2023.
DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY FOR MUNICIPAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application(s) Received Under the Solid Waste Management Act of July 7, 1980 (P.L. 380, No. 97) (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904); and Municipal Waste Regulations for Determination of Applicability for a General Permit to Operate Municipal Waste Processing Facilities and/or the Beneficial Use of Municipal Waste.
Northwest Region: Waste Management Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, 814-332-6945.
Contact: Christina S. Wilhelm, Regional Solid Waste Program Manager, 814-332-6848.
WMGM015NW001. Dirt Works Organics LLC, 4735 Shannon Road, Erie, PA 16510, Harborcreek Township, Erie County. The applicant is applying for Determination of Applicability under Municipal Waste General Permit WMGM015. This General Permit covers the processing and beneficial use of wood and timber waste and the leaf and yard waste as mulch and compost. Application received: November 16, 2023.
Questions concerning the application should be directed to Christina S. Wilhelm, Regional Solid Waste Program Manager, 814-332-6848, Northwest Region, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, 814-332-6945. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) 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 DEP, 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 DEP received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities. Copies of the application, DEP'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 DEP Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the appropriate DEP Regional Office. The address and telephone number of the Regional Office is listed before the application notices.
Individuals 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 DEP'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.
Any individual wishing to request a hearing may do so during the 30-day comment period. A public hearing may be held, if DEP, 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 DEP determines this type of notification is sufficient. Requests for a public hearing and any relevant information should be directed to the appropriate DEP 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.
Individuals in need of accommodations should contact DEP through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
PLAN APPROVALS
Notice of Intent to Issue Plan Approval(s) and Notice of Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permit(s) 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.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Mark J Wejkszner, Air Quality Program Manager.
13-00001D: BEFESA Zinc US Inc., 900 Delaware Ave, Palmerton, PA 18071-2008, Palmerton Borough, Carbon County. Application received: June 27, 2023.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b), that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intends to issue a plan approval to BEFESA Zinc US Inc. (900 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, PA 18071-2008) to incorporate conditions from their Consent Decree into the facilities Title V Operating Permit 13-00001 at the facility located in Palmerton Borough, Carbon County. The facility currently has a Title V Operating Permit No. 13-00001. Plan approval 13-00001D will subsequently be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Plan Approval 13-00001D is to incorporate conditions set forth in the Consent Decree into the facilities Title V Operating Permit No. 13-00001. BEFESA Zinc US Inc. is a major facility and is subject to Title V permitting. The plan approval will include all appropriate monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements designed to keep the equipment operating within all applicable air quality requirements. Further details on the conditions and the reasons for their inclusion are available upon request.
Copies of the applications, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Any person(s) wishing to provide DEP with additional information they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. The submittal of written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the commentator, identification of the proposed Permit No. 13-00001D and 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 of Environmental Protection, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on 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 DEP determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed Mark Wejkszner P.E., Northeast Region Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, Wilkes-Barre Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, or 570-826-2511.
OPERATING PERMITS
Notice of Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permit(s) Under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, PE, East Permit Section Chief, 717-705-4862.
06-05069, East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc., P.O. Box 147, Deka Road, Lyon Station, PA 19536, Richmond Township, Berks County. Application received: December 21, 2022.
Approval of a Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) 3 plan for the East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc., as a significant modification to its applicable Title V operating permit.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.111—129.115 (relating to additional RACT requirements for major sources of NOx and VOCs for the 2015 ozone NAAQS), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (Department, DEP) has made a preliminary determination to approve a RACT 3 case-by-case plan for the East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc. The RACT 3 plan approval, if approved by the Department, will be issued as a significant modification to the facility's Title V operating permit (06-05069).
In addition to the RACT 3 case-by-case approval, the Title V permit modification will also include the following changes that are not part of the RACT 3 approval:
• addition of emission caps and associated recordkeeping for several sources
• subdivision or addition of several sources
• addition/updates from MACT ZZZZ and NSPS JJJJ regulations and 25 Pa. Code § 129.61
• addition of RACT 3 presumptive requirements, and supersedure of certain RACT 2 requirements by RACT 3
• removal of Source 726 from MACT MMMM affected sources
• administrative updates to addresses
The RACT 3 case-by-case plan approval incorporates provisions and requirements for the control of emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and/or volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These provisions and requirements are intended to address the Commonwealth's RACT obligations under section 184 of the Clean Air Act for the 1997, 2008 and 2015 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards. The RACT 3 plan approval does not adopt any new regulations. If approved by the Department, this RACT 3 plan approval will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval as a revision to the Commonwealth's State Implementation Plan (SIP). Requirements that are not part of the RACT 3 plan approval will be excluded from the SIP revision submittal.
The following is a summary of the RACT 3 case-by-case plan approval requirements for this facility that are proposed to be submitted to the EPA as a revision to the Commonwealth's SIP:
RACT III Case-by-Case Requirements
I. Source 213 (Miscellaneous Chemicals)
(a) The permittee shall minimize the VOC emissions from the miscellaneous solvent usage in the following manner:
(1) All solvents shall be stored and transported in closed containers or pipes.
(2) All rags containing solvent shall be placed into closed storage containers for storage.
(3) All rags containing solvent shall be placed into sealed containers and disposed of.
(4) Spills of materials containing VOC shall be minimized and shall be cleaned up immediately with cleaning cloths or alternative approved methods that will minimize the evaporation of VOC into the atmosphere.
(5) Minimize VOC emissions from cleaning of application, storage, mixing, and conveying equipment by ensuring that equipment cleaning is performed without atomizing the cleaning solvent, and all spent solvent is captured in closed containers.
(6) Where possible, use products subject to 25 Pa. Code 130—Standards for Products
(b) The permittee shall record the quantity and identity of all VOC-containing materials used in Source 213 on the various sources on a monthly basis. These records shall be maintained and shall be made part of the permittee's annual ''AIMS'' report to the Department. The records shall be compiled into a monthly and 12-month rolling total format.
(c) Manufacturer supplied VOC data sheets for all coatings and cleaning agents applied within the most recent five (5) years shall be maintained at the facility and be made available to the Department at any time upon request.
II. Source 605 (Battery Finishing) and 719 (Ind Batt Finishing for A-3 (4 Lines))
(a) The permittee shall minimize the VOC emissions from the battery finishing operations through the use of good management procedures and standard operating procedures including the following:
(1) Employee training detailing practices to control cleaning solution usage to minimize emissions.
(2) Controlled distribution of VOC containing cleaning solutions.
(3) Periodic evaluation of alternative cleaning solutions (i.e. low-VOC or non-VOC materials).
(4) Good housekeeping procedures for the storage, use, and disposal of cleaning solutions.
(5) Periodic inspection of cleaning solution usage practices and procedures.
(6) Keeping cleaning solution containers closed when not in use.
(7) Monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting of cleaning solution VOC content and usage.
(b) The permittee shall record the quantity and identity of all VOC-containing battery finishing materials used at the facility on a monthly basis. These records shall be maintained and shall be made part of the permittee's annual ''AIMS'' report to the Department. The records shall be compiled into a monthly and 12-month rolling total format.
(c) Manufacturer supplied VOC data sheets for all coatings and cleaning agents applied within the most recent five (5) years shall be maintained at the facility and be made available to the Department at any time upon request.
Upon approval of the case-by-case RACT 3 requirements as a SIP revision, the case-by-case RACT 2 conditions in Group SG10C shall be superseded by the case-by-case RACT 3 requirements. The RACT 3 conditions are the same as the RACT 2 requirements.
A 30-day public comment period is provided for persons wishing to file a written protest, objection, comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit. The written comments, information, protests or objections may be submitted to Thomas Hanlon, Environmental Engineering Manager, Air Quality Program, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, or at thanlon@pa.gov on or before the closing date of this 30-day public comment period. The 30-day public comment period closes on January 1, 2024.
Each written submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the RACT 3 plan approval, including the permit number, and a concise statement regarding the RACT 3 plan approval provision or requirement that the person is commenting on and the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the RACT 3 plan approval.
Public hearing. A public hearing will be held on January 16, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, to accept oral comments on the proposed RACT 3 plan approval action and the proposed SIP revision. To register to speak at the hearing, please contact Thomas Hanlon at 717.705.4862. Speakers must pre-register in order to testify at the hearing. The last day to pre-register to speak at the hearing will be the Friday before the hearing.
Oral testimony at the hearing will be limited to a maximum of 5 minutes per individual and two written copies of the oral testimony are requested. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf. Persons unable to attend the hearing may submit a written statement and exhibits within 10 days thereafter to Thomas Hanlon at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, or at thanlon@pa.gov.
All pertinent documents are available electronically for public review and copies can be requested by contacting Thomas Hanlon at 717.705.4862 or at thanlon@pa.gov.
Individuals who are in need of an accommodation for the hearing as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact Thomas Hanlon at 717.705.4862 or make accommodations through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD).
OPERATING PERMITS
Notice of Intent to Issue Operating Permit(s) Under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 W. 3rd Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, 570-327-3636.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Program Manager, 570-327-3648.
60-00017, New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., 3912 Brumbaugh Road, New Enterprise, PA 16664, Buffalo Township, Union County. Application received: January 9, 2023. The Department intends to issue a renewal State Only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit for the Lewisburg Quarry facility. The facility's main sources include a 2.80 million Btu per hour No. 2 fuel oil-fired heater; a stone crushing and screening operation consisting of the numerous interconnected crushers, screeners, feeders and conveyors; a 500-ton per hour natural gas/ No. 2 fuel oil/reprocessed oil-fired counter flow drum mix asphalt concrete plant; and one (1) each of the following tanks: 20,000 gallons aboveground recycled/reprocessed oil tank, 10,000 gallons aboveground virgin No. 2 fuel oil tank, 10,000 gallons aboveground virgin No. 2 fuel oil tank, 10,000 gallons aboveground on-road diesel fuel tank, 500 gallons No. 2 fuel oil storage tank, 1,000 gallons used oil storage tank and a 1,000 gallons asphalt calibration tank. The facility has potential to emit 48.50 tons per year (tpy) of particulate matter/particulate matter with an effective aerodynamic diameter of less than or equal to 10 micrometer, 34.27 tpy of nitrogen oxides, 79.94 tpy of carbon monoxide, 29.79 tpy of volatile organic compounds, 5.06 tpy of hazardous air pollutants and 1.36 tpy of sulfur oxides. The potential emissions for all criteria pollutants remained same at the facility. The stone crushing and screening operation is subject to Subpart OOO of the Federal Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants, 40 CFR 60.670—60.676. The asphalt plant is subject to Subpart I of the Federal Standards of Performance for Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities, 40 CFR 60.90—60.93. 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.
14-00021, Heidelberg Materials NE, LLC, 7660 Imperial Way, Allentown, PA 18195, Marion Township, Centre County. Application received: August 11, 2023. To issue a renewal State Only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit for the Curtin Gap Crushing Plant 139. The facility's sources include a limestone crushing plant consisting of multiple crushers, conveyors and screens, one cold cleaning degreaser, several portable diesel generator engines, 0.5 mile of onsite unpaved haul roads. The facility has potential emissions of 3.79 TPY of CO; 16.28 TPY of NOx; 1.04 TPY of SOx; 14.20 TPY of PM/PM10; 3.99 TPY of VOCs; 1.64 TPY of combined hazardous air pollutants; 1,339 TPY GHGs. Ten pieces of the limestone 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.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: Thomas Bianca, PE, West Permit Section Chief, 717-705-4862.
28-03041, Spectrum Industrial Coatings, Inc., 9226 Mt. Brook Road, St. Thomas, PA 17252-9778, Saint Thomas Township, Franklin County. Application received: September 8, 2023. For the operation of a metal parts surface coating facility. The facility's 2022 actual emissions, as reported in AIMS, are the following: VOC—13.69 tpy and HAPs—0.29 tpy. The facility will comply with synthetic minor emission limits to remain permitted under a State-Only Operating Permit. 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 25 Pa. Code § 129.52d—Control of VOC emissions from miscellaneous metal parts surface coating processes, miscellaneous plastic parts surface coating processes and pleasure craft surface coatings.
67-03091, AMZ Manufacturing Corporation, 2206 Pennsylvania Ave., York, PA 17404, City of York, York County. Application received: December 23, 2022. For the operation of an electroplating facility. This is for renewal of the existing State-Only Permit. Potential air emissions from the facility are estimated at 5.72 tpy NOx, 4.80 tpy CO, 3.02 tpy VOC, and less than 1 tpy of PM, SO2 and 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.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, PE, East Permit Section Chief, 717-705-4862.
36-05090, The Hershey Company, Y&S Candies, 400 Running Pump Road, Lancaster, PA 17603, East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County. Application received: November 23, 2022. To issue a State-Only Operating Permit for the operation of their candy manufacturing facility. Actual emissions from the facility in 2022 were estimated at 10.95 tons of CO, 13.04 tons NOx, 29.7 tons PM10, 0.08 ton SOx, 20.06 tons VOC, and less than 0.01 ton of combined HAPs. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring and recordkeeping requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR 60, Subpart Dc—Standards of Performance for Small Industrial—Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units and 40 CFR 60, Subpart IIII—Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5900.
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, 484-250-5920.
46-00236, Highway Materials Inc/Perkiomenville, 1128 Crusher Rd, Perkiomenville, PA 18074, Marlborough Township, Montgomery County. Application received: September 13, 2022. This action is for the renewal of the Synthetic Minor Permit which combines the Highway Materials Inc. Perkiomenville Batch Asphalt Plant Permit No. 46-00236 and the Highway Materials Inc. Perkiomenville Quarry Permit No. 46-00108. There are no new sources. Sources of emission at the facility are: portable crushers, diesel fuel engines, a batch asphalt plant, crushers, screens, and conveyors. The facility takes an emission restriction of 5.3 tons/year of VOC, 24.9 tons/year of NOx, 38.89 tons/year of PM, 15.32 tons/year of PM10, 6.43 tons/year of PM2.5, 57.5 tons/year of SOx, and 99.9 tons/year of CO. The facility is an area source of VOC, NOx, PM, SOx, and CO emissions. Actual emissions over the last five years averaged 0.49 ton/year of VOC, 1.52 tons/year of NOx, 1.58 tons/year of PM, 0.26 ton/year of SOx, and 23.78 tons/year of CO. The facility is subject to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart I, 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOO, and regulations under the Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act. The permit contains monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person listed in the previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, P.E., Facilities Permitting Chief, 412-442-4336.
65-00880, Washington Penn Plastics Co., P.O. Box 4543, Route 136, Eighty-Four, PA 15666, South Strabane Township, Westmoreland County. Application received: April 20, 2023. Washington Penn Plastics Co./Performance Production Division (P.O. Box 4543, Route 136, Eighty-Four, PA 15330) for the manufacturing of pelletized thermoplastics in South Strabane Township, Washington County. 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 consists of four extrusion twin screw lines, three blenders, 2 storage silos for raw and finished material, an emergency generator rated 158 bhp, a cooling tower and a parts washer. There are several dust collectors to control particulate emissions. The facility-wide estimated potential emissions are: 0.28 tpy NOx, 0.36 tpy CO, 0.002 tpy SOx, 0.07 tpy VOC, and 15.43 tpy PM10. The proposed SOOP contains emission restriction, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice standards derived from the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Article III, Chapters 121—145, and 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ—National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. A person may oppose the proposed State Only Operating Permit by filing a written protest with the Department through Noor Nahar via mail to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Each protest or set of written comments must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed State Only Operating Permit (04-00880) and a concise statement of the objections to the Operating Permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. The application, DEP's Review Memorandum, and the proposed permit are available for public review during normal business hours at DEP's Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A file review can be scheduled through the DEP's website at: https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/PublicRecords/Pages/Informal-File-Review.aspx or by contacting Tom Joseph, Facilities Permitting Chief, directly. All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
PLAN APPROVALS
Receipt of Plan Approval Application(s) and Notice of Intent to Issue Plan Approval(s) and Notice of Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permit(s) 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.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, 814-332-6945.
Contact: David Balog, New Source Review Section Chief, 814-332-6328.
24-00083BB, Mersen USA St Marys, 215 Stackpole St, Saint Marys, PA 15857-1401, City of Saint Marys, Elk County. Application received: November 15, 2022. The Department is providing notice that they intend to issue a Plan Approval for the installation of a crusher and a dust collector to replace the current intermittent crusher with a baghouse as well as a new air classifier mill with a dust collector. The facility currently operates under Title V permit 24-00083 as a graphite manufacturer. The project only involves emissions of particulate matter (PM). The facility is not major for PM (PM-10) and the facility is not located in a nonattainment area for PM. The plan approval includes BAT for the sources being baghouse control with emission limits that will be demonstrated by pressure drop gauges, proper operation of the sources and control devices, and preventative maintenance inspections. Additional recordkeeping, work practices, and recordkeeping requirements are included to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act. If the Department determines that the sources are constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specifications of the application for plan approval, an initial operating permit amendment application addressing the inclusion of the plan approval may be submitted for the facility per 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127.
COAL & NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1396.1—1396.31); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 3301—3326); the Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1—691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P.S. §§ 30.51—30.66); the Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1406.1—1406.21).
Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications are also subject to applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. §§ 693.1—693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District Mining Office indicated above each application. Requests for 401 Water Quality Certifications are included in individual application only if noted.
Written comments or objections, or requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or Local Government Agency or Authority to DEP at the address of the District Mining Office indicated above each application within 30-days of this publication, or within 30-days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121—77.123 and 86.31—86.34 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications, opportunity for comment, and informal conferences). Such comments or objections should contain the name, address and phone number of persons submitting comments or objections; application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform DEP on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based.
In addition, requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code § 77.123 (relating to public hearing-informal conferences) or § 86.34 (relating to informal conferences), must also contain a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
Where a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) number is listed, the mining activity permit application is associated with an application for an NPDES permit. A separate notice will be provided for the draft NPDES permit.
Individuals in need of accommodations should contact DEP through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
Coal Applications
Effluent Limits—The following range of effluent limits (Table 1) will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with the associated coal mining activity permit. Additional effluent limits will be listed as part of the publication of the draft NPDES permit.
Table 1
Parameter 30-Day
AverageDaily
MaximumInstantaneous
MaximumIron (total) 1.5 to 3.0 mg/l 3.0 to 6.0 mg/l 3.5 to 7.0 mg/l Manganese (total) 1.0 to 2.0 mg/l 2.0 to 4.0 mg/l 2.5 to 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Aluminum (Total) 0.75 to 2.0 mg/l 1.5 to 4.0 mg/l 2.0 to 5.0 mg/l pH must always be greater than 6.0; less than 9.0. Alkalinity must always be greater than acidity. Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
Contact: Cayleigh Boniger, Clerical Supervisor 2, 814-797-0824.
Mining Permit No. 24743008. Fairview Coal Company, P.O. Box 207, Ridgway, PA 15853, Fox Township, Elk County. Renewal if an existing bituminous surface mine for reclamation only. Application received: November 15, 2023.
New Stanton District Mining Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500.
Contact: Tracy Norbert, Clerical Assistant 3.
Mining Permit No. 26030102. PA0250457. AEC Services Company, LLC, 1730 Walton Road, Suite 204, Blue Bell, PA 19422, Dunbar Township, Fayette County. Renewal application for continued mining of an existing bituminous surface mine, affecting 75.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Dunbar Creek and Gist Run classified for the following use: TSF. Application received: November 13, 2023.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Contact: RA-EPPottsvilleDMO@pa.gov.
Mining Permit No. 54830102. Joe Kuperavage Coal Co., 325 Wilson Avenue, Port Carbon, PA 17965, Blythe Township, Schuylkill County. Renewal and correction of an existing anthracite surface mine operation to reduce the permitted acres from 263.0 acres to 113.6 acres. Receiving stream: Silver Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF, MF. Application received: November 9, 2023.
Noncoal Applications
Effluent Limits—The following Table 2 effluent limits apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit. Additional effluent limits will be listed as part of the publication of the draft NPDES permit.
Table 2
Parameter 30-day
AverageDaily
MaximumInstantaneous
MaximumSuspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Alkalinity must always exceed acidity. pH must always be greater than 6.0; less than 9.0. Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
Contact: Cayleigh Boniger, Clerical Supervisor 2, 814-797-0824.
Mining Permit No. 10180801. NPDES No. PA0280585. SMX Resources, LLC, 102 Dogwood Court, Butler, PA 16001, Clay Township, Butler County. Renewal of an NPDES permit. Application received: November 9, 2023.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Contact: RA-EPPottsvilleDMO@pa.gov.
Mining Permit No. 52072801. Schmalzle Construction Co., Inc., 114 Melissa Lane, Hawley, PA 18428, Blooming Grove Township, Pike County. Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation affecting 5.0 acres on property owned by JRL Family, LLC. Application received: November 1, 2023.
Mining Permit No. 64042802. Pykus Sand & Gravel, Inc., 1880 Great Bend Turnpike, Honesdale, PA 18431, Scott Township, Wayne County. Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation affecting 5.0 acres on property owned by Island Land Co., Inc. Application received: October 25, 2023.
Mining Permit No. 58060847. Buck Ridge Stone, Inc., P.O. Box 114, Montrose, PA 18801, Thompson Township, Susquehanna County. Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation affecting 5.0 acres on property owned by CMA Land Co. Application received: October 26, 2023.
Contact: RA-EPPottsvilleDMO@pa.gov.
Mining Permit No. 58102801. 4D's Ventures, Inc., 7295 Kingsley Road, Kingsley, PA 18826, Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County. Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation affecting 5.0 acres on property owned by Gary Sienko. Application received: October 26, 2023.
Mining Permit No. 52070801. David G. Smith, 138 Seneca Drive, Milford, PA 18337, Blooming Grove Township, Pike County. Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation affecting 5.0 acres on property owned by David G. Smith. Application received: November 6, 2023.
MINING ACTIVITY NPDES DRAFT PERMITS This notice provides information about applications for a new, amended or renewed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (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 (DEP) 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:
Parameter 30-Day Daily Instantaneous Average Maximum Maximum Iron (Total) 3.0 mg/l 6.0 mg/l 7.0 mg/l Manganese (Total) 2.0 mg/l 4.0 mg/l 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l pH must always be greater than 6.0; less than 9.0. Alkalinity must always be greater than acidity. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applies to: surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and all other discharges and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of greater than 1-year 24-hour to less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles. Similarly, modified BAT limits apply to iron, manganese and suspended solids in surface runoff, discharges and drainage resulting from these precipitation events and those of greater magnitude in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Exceptions to BAT effluent limits may be applicable in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Effluent Limits for Noncoal Mining Activities
The limits for noncoal mining activities as provided in 25 Pa. Code § 77.522 are pH 6 to 9 and other parameters DEP 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.
Coal NPDES Draft Permits
California District Mining Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100.
Contact: Bonnie Herbert, Clerical Assistant 3.
NPDES No. PA0213535. Mining Permit No. 30841316. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC, 275 Technology Drive, Suite 101, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Center Township, Greene County. Application received: January 6, 2023. Accepted: February 23, 2023.
A revision to the permit and related NPDES permit to add outfall 037 at sediment pond emergency spillway, affecting 1,898.81 surface acres and 43,046.44 underground acres. Receiving stream(s): Claylick Run (40703), classified for the following use: HQ-WWF. Monongahela River Watershed TMDL.
Unless otherwise noted, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 037 discharging to Claylick Run are:
The following effluent limitations and monitoring requirements apply to the subject outfall from Permit Effective Date to Permit Expiration Date:
Parameter Minimum 30-Day Daily Instant. Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 0.454 0.908 1.135 Manganese (mg/l) - 0.055 0.11 0.137 Aluminum (mg/l) - 0.24 0.48 0.60 Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 pH (s.u.) 6.0 - - 9.0 Alkalinity, Total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report
Acidity, Total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Alkalinity, Net (mg/l) 0.0 - - - Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - 237 474 593 Sulfate (mg/l) - 26.11 52.22 65.27 The EPA Waiver is not in effect.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931-4119, 814-472-1800.
Contact: Melanie Ford-Wigfield, 814.472.1900, ra-epcambria@pa.gov.
NPDES No. PA0279889. Mining Permit No. 32230101. Simkol Corporation, 550 Beagle Road, Rockwood, PA 15557, Young Township, Indiana County. New NPDES permit in Young Township, Indiana County, affecting 17.8 acres related to a coal mining activity permit. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Blacklegs Creek and Nesbit Run, classified for the following use: CWF. The receiving streams are included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: August 25, 2023.
Unless otherwise noted, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributary to Blacklegs Creek and Nesbit Run:
Outfall Number New or Existing Type Discharge Rate 001 New Stormwater Precipitation Induced 002 New Stormwater Precipitation Induced 003 New Treatment Facility Precipitation Induced The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Parameter (unit) Minimum 30-Day Daily Instant Average Maximum Maximum Total Iron (mg/L) XXX 1.5 3.0 3.7 Total Manganese (mg/L) XXX 1.0 2.0 2.5 Total Aluminum (mg/L) XXX 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) XXX 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.) 6.0 XXX XXX 9.0 Net Alkalinity (mg/L) 0.0 XXX XXX XXX Total Alkalinity (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report Total Acidity (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report
Flow (gpm) XXX XXX XXX Report
Temperature (°C) XXX XXX XXX Report
Specific Conductance (µmhos/cm) XXX XXX XXX Report Sulfate (mg/L) XXX XXX XXX Report
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 (DEP). 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. Individuals 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 DEP may schedule a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on each working day at the office noted above the application.
Individuals in need of accommodations should contact DEP through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
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)).
Central Office: Regional Permit Coordination Office, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101.
Contact: RA-EPREGIONALPERMIT@pa.gov.
EA3683223-003. Sadsbury Township, 7182 White Oak Road, Christiana, PA 17509, Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Application received: September 27, 2023.
To construct and maintain a stream restoration project in a 238-foot reach of a UNT to Williams Run (TSF, MF) for the purpose of improving channel stability, reducing sediment load, and establishing a floodplain. Work will include the regrading of the stream banks and floodplain bench, installation of rock underlayment at culvert outfall, and the instream installation of log sills for grade control. Additionally, a livestock crossing will be installed to protect the streambed and banks from erosion caused by livestock. The project is located approximately 0.6 mile south of Gap, east of Newport Pike along an unnamed tributary to Williams Run (Gap, PA Quadrangle) in Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County. Latitude: 39.977300°, Longitude: -76.012030°.
E6783223-009. PA York Nash Springs, LLC, 1454 Baltimore Street, Suite A, Hanover, PA 17331-9816, York Township, York County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Application received: June 27, 2023.
To construct and maintain the following water obstructions and encroachments within tributaries to Mill Creek (CWF, MF) as part of a mixed use commercial and residential development:
1. Stabilization and realignment of a Mill Creek tributary that receives runoff flow from an I-83 drainage channel.
2. Construction of a road crossing of a Mill Creek tributary, consisting of a 48-inch reinforced concrete pipe to serve as the primary development access point.
3. Installation of a utility crossing under a Mill Creek tributary and floodway to provide water service to the western portion of the development.
4. Relocation of an existing sanitary interceptor and installation of a sanitary sewer service line under a Mill Creek tributary and floodway.
5. Replacement of an undersized existing crossing and construction of a road crossing of a Mill Creek tributary, consisting of an open bottom 53.81 ft x 11 ft arch span crossing with a rip-rap lined bottom to serve as a secondary access point.
6. Replacement of an undersized existing crossing and construction of a road crossing of a Mill Creek tributary, consisting of an open bottom 53.92 ft x 12.5 ft arch span crossing with a rip-rap lined bottom to serve as part of the secondary access point.
7. Relocation of an existing sewer interceptor and installation of a sanitary sewer service line under a Mill Creek tributary and floodway.
8. Replacement of an existing undersized crossing and construction of a road crossing of a Mill Creek tributary, consisting of an open bottom 53.92 ft x 13.0 ft arch span crossing with a rip-rap lined bottom as part of the secondary access point.
9. Construction of a road crossing of a Mill Creek tributary, consisting of an open bottom 53.84 ft x 18 ft arch span crossing with a rip-rap lined bottom as part of the secondary access point.
10. Construction of stream/floodplain restoration of three tributaries to Mill Creek, impacting approximately 1.04 acres of stream channel, 2.32 acres of floodway and 1.76 acres of wetlands.
Approximately 7.33 acres of wetlands will be created or enhanced by the project. The floodplain restoration will be used as post-construction stormwater management. The project is located along Springwood Road (SR 2002) York, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 39° 56` 14"; Longitude: -76° 40` 49" in York Township, York County.
Northcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 208 W. 3rd Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, 570-327-3636.
Contact: Pete Geanacopoulos, Project Manager, 570-327-3701.
E5904223-007. Tioga County Commissioners, 118 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901, Wellsboro Borough, Tioga County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Application received: November 3, 2023.
The project will entail the placement of the historic Howellville Road Pony Truss Bridge over Charleston Creek and the construction of the associated trail sections to provide bicycle/pedestrian access from Charleston Street to the Marsh Creek Greenway. Latitude: 41° 45` 6", Longitude: -77° 17` 41".
Northeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Michele Lauer, Clerical Assistant 2, 570-830-3077.
E3902223-003. East Valley Land, LLC, 4511 Falmer Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18020-9796, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District. Application received: August 28, 2023.
To permanently impact 0.36 acre of PEM wetlands for construction of a mixed-use development and associated infrastructure and stormwater management facilities. The project also includes the construction of 0.36 acre of wetland mitigation on-site to compensate for proposed impacts. The project is located along East Valley Road and Preston Lane, immediately adjacent to SR 0309 in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County. (Allentown East, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 40.537399, Longitude: -75.406791).
Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: 717-705-4802.
E0603223-021. PA Senior Living Development Partners, LLC, 31 Ocean Reef, Suite C101-165, Key Largo, FL 33037, Colebrookdale Township, Berks County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Application received: November 17, 2023.
To:
1) Install, construct, and maintain two 24-foot wide, 7-foot high, six-inch depressed, pre-cast, conspan culverts and a concrete retaining wall, resulting in 60 linear feet of permanent impact to an Unnamed Tributary (UNT) to Swamp Creek (TSF, MF), 30 linear feet of temporary impact to a UNT to Swamp Creek (TSF, MF), 0.03 acre of permanent impact to an emergent wetland, and 0.02 acre of temporary impact to an emergent wetland;
2) Install and maintain a 4-inch electric utility conduit resulting in 3 linear feet of permanent impact to a UNT to Swamp Creek (TSF, MF) and 0.001 acre of permanent impact to an emergent wetland;
3) Install and maintain an 8-inch water main utility line resulting in 3 linear feet of permanent impact to a UNT to Swamp Creek (TSF, MF) and 0.001 acre permanent impact to an emergent wetland;
4) Install and maintain an 8-inch sanitary sewer main utility line resulting in 3 linear feet of permanent impact to a UNT to Swamp Creek (TSF, MF) and 0.001 acre of permanent impact to an emergent wetland;
5) Install and maintain a 32-foot long, 24-inch wide, HDPE culvert with a headwall and end wall and associated grading, resulting in 42 linear feet of permanent impact to a UNT to Swamp Creek (TSF, MF), 24 linear feet of temporary impact to a UNT to Swamp Creek (TSF, MF), 0.01 acre of permanent impact to an emergent wetland, and 0.02 acre of temporary impact to an emergent wetland;
6) Place and maintain fill in the floodway of a UNT to Swamp Creek resulting in 0.02 acre of permanent floodway impact, all for the purpose of providing access for the construction of a 125-unit personal care facility, 39 townhomes, a main access drive, an emergency access drive, 29 townhomes with driveways, associated parking lots, stormwater management facilities, and utility connections.
The project is located at 1320 Montgomery Avenue in Bechtelsville, Berks County (Latitude: 40.345773, Longitude: -75.622451). Permanent wetland loss is less than 0.05 acre and replacement is not required.
Southeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5900.
Contact: Elaine Henderson, Clerical Assistant 3, 484-250-5157.
E4601223-031. Cheltenham Township, 8230 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District. Application received: November 3, 2023.
To construct and maintain the following listed water obstruction and encroachment activities associated with the removal of approximately 4,222 SF/0.9 acre/140 linear feet of vegetative gravel bar and to stabilize approximately 49 linear feet of the streambank of Tookany Creek (WWF, MF) as a part of the Gimble Field Improvement Project. The site is located near the intersection of Cedar and Harrison Roads (Frankford, PA USGS map) in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County. Latitude: 40.067914°, Longitude: -75.120695°.
E5101223-003. Philadelphia Water Department, 1101 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District. Application received: November 1, 2023.
To restore, stabilize, and maintain approximately 1,230-linear feet of UNT to Schuylkill River (WWF-MF) and construct and maintain an encasement around an existing waterline associated with the PWD infrastructure. The project will also include to repair four existing outfall structures, erosion-prone bends in the stream, boulder cascades, rock rifle structures, boulder toe revetments, vegetated riprap, soil choked riprap, an engineered riffle through the existing stone masonry arch bridge, and a cross rock vane at the lower limit of the project, etc. The site is located around the Neill Drive Pumping Station (Germantown, PA USGS Quadrangles) in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Latitude: 40.006440°, Longitude: -75.205654°.
Southwest Region: Oil and Gas Management Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000.
Contact: RA-EPSW-OGSUBMISSION@pa.gov, 412-442-4281.
E6307223-009. CNX Midstream Operating Company, LLC, 1000 Horizon Vue Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Morris Township, Washington County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District. Application received: November 6, 2023. Latitude: 40.008420°, Longitude: -80.314344°.
Sub-Basin 19B (Tenmile Creek), Quad Name: Prosperity.
The project proposes to expose approximately 2,930 L.F. of existing Morris to Nineveh Jumper Pipeline, consisting of two (2) 10-inch steel gas pipelines and one (1) 12-inch HDPE fresh/produced water line, in preparation for longwall mining activities under these pipelines. Pipeline exposure is anticipated to last approximately one (1) year and will result in temporary impacts to two (2) Palustrine Emergent (PEM) wetlands and one (1) intermittent stream (Lick Run, a Trout Stocked Fishery) and associated 50-foot assumed floodway. Proposed project impacts include excavation of the existing pipelines, installation of monitoring equipment, stockpiling of soils, installation of temporary flume pipes and riprap aprons, installation of timber mat bridges over streams and wetlands for equipment crossing, and site restoration post-construction.
Resource Name Aquatic Resource Type Activity Chapter 93 Latitude/
LongitudeImpact Area Temp. (SF) Impact Area Perm. (SF) Impact Area Temp. (LF) Impact Area Temp. (Ac) Impact Area Perm. (Ac) FLACT—1 Stream 1
(Lick Run)Intermittent Excavation/ Floodway Activity TSF 40.008435 -80.314360 11,000 - 110 0.25 - CULV—1 Stream 1
(Lick Run)Intermittent Flume Pipe TSF 40.008435 -80.314360 200 - 50 0.005 - Crossing 1A—
Stream 1
(Lick Run)Intermittent Timber Bridge TSF 40.00846 -80.31439 48 - 12 0.001 - Crossing 1B—
Stream 1
(Lick Run)Intermittent Timber Bridge TSF 40.00834 -80.31425 48 - 12 0.001 - Crossing 1A—
floodwayIntermittent Timber Bridge & Equipment Crossing TSF 40.00846 -80.31439 768 - 64 0.02 - Crossing 1B—
floodwayIntermittent Timber Bridge & Equipment Crossing TSF 40.00834 -80.31425 840 - 70 0.02 - TMPWI—1 Wetland A PEM Excavation - 40.008643 -80.314177 9,010 - 170 0.21 - TMPWI—2 Wetland D PEM Excavation - 40.009323 -80.313572 990 - 55 0.02 - Crossing 2A—
Wetland APEM Timber Mat - 40.00861 -80.31428 648 - 54 0.01 - Crossing 2B—
Wetland APEM Timber Mat - 40.00848 -80.31413 960 - 80 0.02 - Crossing 3—
Wetland DPEM Timber Mat - 40.00934 -80.31365 264 - 22 0.01 - Totals - - 24,776 SF - 699 LF 0.57 Ac -
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