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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 19-297a

[49 Pa.B. 938]
[Saturday, March 2, 2019]

[Continued from previous Web Page]

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 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 Address
CountyTotal
Acres
AEU's Animal
Type
Special Protection Waters (HQ or EV or NA) New or
Renewal
Dale Frank
3167 Bossler Rd
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Lancaster 500 1.43 Swine/Beef NA R
Bleacher Farms LLC
1206 Breneman Rd
Conestoga, PA 17516
Lancaster 80.6 254.34 Layer NA R
Future View Farms, LLC—
Jeff Frey
13 Radcliff Rd
Willow Street, PA 17584
Lancaster 600 633.83 Swine/Goats NA R
Rohrer Dairy Farms, LLC
124 Charlestown Rd
Washington Boro, PA 17582
Lancaster 1,037.6 2,811.12 Dairy NA R
Mount Rock Dairy LLC
Alan Waybright
473 Mount Rock Road
Newville, PA 17241
Cumberland 144.7 2,618.5 Cows NA New

PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (PWS) 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 taken under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17).

Southcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

Permit No. 3619502, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Sunny Crest Homes Inc
Municipality Caernarvon Township
County Lancaster
Responsible Official Mary Farber
2587 Valley View Road
Morgantown, PA 19543
Type of Facility Public Water Supply
Consulting Engineer Charles A. Kehew II, P.E.
James R. Holley & Associates, Inc.
18 South George Street
York, PA 17401
Application Received: 1/10/2019
Description of Action New well (Well No. 2) and modification of the 4-log treatment of viruses demonstration.

Permit No. 2219502, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Capitol Region Water
Municipality Harrisburg
County Dauphin
Responsible Official Michael McFadden, Water System Superintendent
100 Pine Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Type of Facility Public Water Supply
Consulting Engineer Jamie R. Shambaugh, P.E.
Gannett Fleming, Inc.
P.O. Box 67100
Harrisburg, PA 17106-7100
Application Received: 2/1/2019
Description of Action Implementation of additional control measures through Combined Filter Effluent (CFE) and Individual Filter Effluent (IFE) turbidity performance treatment credits due to the Long Term 2 (LT2) Bin 2 classification of the Susquehanna River source and the requirement of an additional 1-log inactivation of Cryptosporidium.

Permit No. 2119501, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Jaymee Lee's Quick Stop, LLC
Municipality Lower Mifflin Township
County Cumberland
Responsible Official Richard N. Walker Sr, Owner
348 Doubling Gap Road
Newville, PA 17241
Type of Facility Public Water Supply
Consulting Engineer Craig J. Zack, P.E.
KPI Technology
143 Carlisle Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Application Received: 2/5/2019
Description of Action The installation of greensand filtration for Fe & Mn removal treatment, softening and UV disinfection.

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

Permit No. 6519503, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Municipal Authority of the City of New Kensington
920 Barnes Street
New Kensington, PA 15068
[Township or Borough] New Kensington
Responsible Official James Matta, General Manager
Municipal Authority of the City of New Kensington
920 Barnes Street
New Kensington, PA 15068
Type of Facility Water system
Consulting Engineer Gibson-Thomas Engineering Co., Inc.
1004 Ligonier Street
Box 853
Latrobe, PA 15650
Application Received Date February 13, 2019
Description of Action Installation of a mixing system in the 10 MG Reservoir water tank.

Permit No. 6519504, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Municipal Authority of the City of New Kensington
920 Barnes Street
New Kensington, PA 15068
[Township or Borough] Lower Burrell Township
Responsible Official James Matta, General Manager
Municipal Authority of the City of New Kensington
920 Barnes Street
New Kensington, PA 15068
Type of Facility Water system
Consulting Engineer Gibson-Thomas Engineering Co., Inc.
1004 Ligonier Street
Box 853
Latrobe, PA 15650
Application Received Date February 13, 2019
Description of Action Installation of a mixing system in the Braeburn water tank.

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

Permit No. 4300503-T1-MA14, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Aqua PA
Township or Borough Hermitage City
County Mercer
Responsible Official James Willard
Type of Facility Public Water Supply
Consulting Engineer Robert Horvat
Engech Engineering Inc
400 Rouser Road
Bldg 2
Ste 200
Coraopolis, PA 15108
Application Received Date February 4, 2019
Description of Action Construction of new water storage tank at site of Boyd Booster Pump Station.

Permit No. 1619501, Public Water Supply.

Applicant St. Petersburg Borough Municipal Water Authority
Township or Borough Richland Township
County Clarion
Responsible Official William Logue
Type of Facility Public Water Supply
Consulting Engineer Marty English, P.E.
The EADS Group
15392 Route 322
Clarion, PA 16214
Application Received Date February 8, 2019
Description of Action New Treatment Plant and replacement of water distribution mains.

MINOR AMENDMENT


Applications Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act.

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

Application No. 0219503MA, Minor Amendment.

Applicant Wilkinsburg-Penn Joint Water Authority
2200 Robinson Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15221
[Township or Borough] Penn Hills Township
Responsible Official Nick Bianchi, Executive Director
Wilkinsburg-Penn Joint Water Authority
2200 Robinson Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15221
Type of Facility Water system
Consulting Engineer MS Consultants, Inc.
333 Rouser Road
Airport Office Park # 4
Second Floor
Coraopolis, PA 15108
Application Received Date January 30, 2019
Description of Action Painting and rehabilitation of the Braddock Hills A & B tanks; and the Lougeay Road water storage tank.

WATER ALLOCATIONS


Applications 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.

Northcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.

WA 55-432C, Water Allocations. McClure Municipal Authority, P.O. Box 138, McClure, PA 17841, McClure Borough, Snyder County. Application to renew the current allocation permit 55-432B.

LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

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Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P.S. §§ 6026.101—6026.907).

 Sections 302—305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) (35 P.S. §§ 6026.302—6026.305) require the Department to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent 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. A person intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard or intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area shall file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent 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 cleanup standards or 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 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 Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the following site, 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 date specified as follows. During this comment period, the municipality may request that the person identified 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 Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the environmental cleanup program manager in the Department regional office listed before the notice. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office. TDD users may telephone the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

 The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:

Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Phone 717.705.4705.

Hershey Plaza Apartments, 215 West Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033, Derry Township, Dauphin County. ATC Group Services, LLC, 3 Terri Lane, Suite 4, Burlington, NJ 08016, on behalf of Hershey Plaza PA TC, LP, 4000 Key Tower, 127 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114-1309, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil and groundwater contaminated with tetrachloroethene, benzo(a)pyrene, and inorganics. The site will be remediated to the Residential Statewide Health and Background Standards. Future use of the site will remain mixed residential and commercial. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Patriot News on February 5, 2019.

Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

Kelly Residence, 53 South 4th Street, Lewisburg Borough, Union County. Molesevich Environmental, LLC, P.O. Box 654, Lewisburg, PA 17837, on behalf of William J. and Jacqueline L. Kelly, 53 South 4th Street, Lewisburg, PA 17837, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with # 2 heating oil and 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Site-Specific and Statewide Health Standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Daily Item on December 31, 2018.

Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.

162 Seneca School Road Property, 162 Seneca School Road, Jackson Township, Erie County. Liberty Environmental, Inc., 505 Penn Street, Suite 400, Reading, PA 19601, on behalf of Santander Bank, NA, 2 Morrissey Boulevard, Dorchester, MA 02125-3312, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. During tank removal, it was discovered a release of No. 2 fuel occurred impacting site soil. The Statewide Health Standard has been selected for remediation of the site. The intended future use of the property is currently unknown. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Butler Eagle on January 28, 2019.

EQT Hazel Stake 1, Round Top Road (Lat. 40° 34` 23.38"N Long. -79° 04` 49.66"W), Brush Valley Township, Indiana County. SE Technologies, LLC, 98 Vanadium Road, Building D, Bridgeville, PA 15017, on behalf of EQT Corporation, 625 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3111, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. During a site inspection, conditions at the site indicated a release of brine/well bore fluids occurred impacting site soil. A combination of the Site-Specific, Statewide Health, & Background Standards has been selected for remediation. The intended future use of the property will be non-residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Indiana Gazette on January 9, 2019.

RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS


Application(s) received for the Renewal of a Determination of Applicability 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/or 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. WMGR096SW003. Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County, One Chatham Center, Suite 900, 112 Washington Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Carrie Furnace Redevelopment Site, Carrie Furnace Boulevard, Rankin, PA 15104. A permit renewal application for continued coverage under residual waste general permit WMGR096 for beneficial use of regulated fill as a construction material in Rankin and Swissvale Boroughs, Allegheny County, was deemed administratively complete by the Southwest Regional Office on February 14, 2019.

 Comments concerning the application should be directed to the Waste Management Program Manager, DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application. 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.

DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY FOR RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS


Application for Determination of Applicability Received 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/or the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste Other Than Coal Ash.

Southeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.

General Permit Application No. WMGR081SE008. Keystone Memory Group, LLC, 2250 Cabot Boulevard West, Langhorne, PA 19047-1807. This general permit application is for a determination of applicability (DOA) under General Permit No. WMGR081SE008 to process and recycle waste electronics at its warehouse located at 2250 Cabot Boulevard West in Middletown Township, Bucks County. The application for determination of applicability was accepted as administratively complete by the Southeast Regional Office on February 4, 2019.

 Comments concerning the application should be directed to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (''DEP'') Waste Management Program Manager, Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401-4915. Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact the Southeast Regional Office by telephone at 484.250.5960. TDD users may contact the DEP through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654.5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application.

OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE


Application received under the Solid Waste Management Act of July 7, 1980 (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003), the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904) and regulations to operate a Solid Waste Processing or Disposal Area or Site.

Southwest Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745. Telephone 412-442-4000.

Permit Application ID No. 101717. Boyd Roll-Off Services, Inc., 1107 Thompson Avenue, McKees Rocks, PA 15136. An application for expansion and modifications of the Boyd Transfer & Recycling Waste Transfer Facility, located in McKees Rocks Borough, Allegheny County, was received in the Regional Office on May 15, 2017.

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.

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.

07-03064A: Cove Mountain Wood Products (4168 Cove Mountain Road, Roaring Spring, PA 16673) to authorize the installation and operation of two existing coating booths and millworking operations at the facility located in Taylor Township, Blair County. Potential emissions are projected to be: 25 tons per year of VOCs; 7.36 tons per year of HAPs; and less than one ton per year of PM. The facility is a State Only facility. The draft plan approval includes provisions that will allow for compliance with 25 Pa. Code § 129.52 VOC restrictions by way of an equivalency calculation pursuant to 25 Pa. Code § 129.51(a). DEP's review of the information submitted by the applicant indicates that the air contamination sources as constructed or modified will comply with all regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirement (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12; 25 Pa. Code § 129.52—Surface coating processes; and 25 Pa. Code § 129.51—General. Based on these findings, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction. If, after the project has been implemented, the Department determines that the sources are constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for plan approval, the requirements established in the plan approval may be incorporated into an Operating Permit pursuant to the provisions of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127.

Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

Contact: Edward Wiener, Chief—Telephone: 215-685-9426.

OP18-000039: South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Berridge/Courtland Maintenance Shop (200 West Wyoming Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19140) for the operation of a public transportation facility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include: two each 10.043 MMBtu/hr Boilers; two each 5.021 MMBtu/hr Boilers; one 2.95 MMBtu/hr heater; one 3.95 MMBtu/hr heater; one 0.5 MMBtu/hr hot water heater; five each <0.72 MMBtu/hr pressure washers; three each 0.82 MMBtu/hr steam washers; two <0.63 MMBtu/hr space heaters; one 0.5 MMBtu/hr and one 1 MMBtu/hr Catalyst Regeneration Units; four each 0.305 MMBtu/hr unit heaters; twenty-seven solvent parts washers; three spray booths; two stage 2 vapor recovery units; two non-heatset printing presses; one 200 kW and one 561 kW emergency generator; two cyclone vacuums, and 258 kW two-engine dynanometers.

 The operating permit 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 S. University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.

 Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the above operating permit must submit the protest or comments 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 operating permit 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.

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.

36-05025: Texas Eastern Transmission LP, Marietta (1462 River Road, Marietta, PA 17547) to issue a Title V Operating Permit for the natural gas compressor station located in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County. The actual emissions from the facility in 2017 year are estimated at 481.8 tpy of NOx, 72.3 tpy of CO, 7.9 tpy of PM10, 1.5 tpy of SOx, 55.1 tpy of VOC, 17.5 tpy of Formaldehyde and 9.1 tpy 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 60 Subpart GG—Standards of Performance for Stationary Gas Turbines.


Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.

Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.

Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920.

23-00050: Prospect CCMC LLC (175 E Chester Pike, Ridley Park, PA 19078) for renewal of the State Only Operating Permit for its Taylor Hospital, located in Ridley Park Borough, Delaware County. Sources at the facility comprise (5) five duel natural gas-No. 2 fuel oil fired boilers, with a combined rating of 25.1 MMBtu/hr and (2) two emergency generator engines, with generator ratings of 1,000 kW and 35 kW. The boilers are subject to the particulate matter limitations of 25 Pa. Code § 123.11(a)(1), fuel sulfur limitations of 25 Pa. Code § 123.22 and 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart JJJJJJ, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers Area Sources. The engines are subject to the particulate matter limitations of 25 Pa. Code § 123.13, the sulfur oxides limitation of 25 Pa. Code § 123.21 and the additional NOx requirements (1,000 kW only) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.203 and 129.204. The facility is a natural minor with the following potential to emit in tons/year: nitrogen oxides (NOx)—22.32, volatile organic compounds (VOC)—1.87, particulate matter (PM)—2.57, carbon monoxide (CO)—6.95 and sulfur oxides (SOx)—6.58. The renewal contains all applicable requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting.

15-00029: Pactiv Packaging, Inc. (241 Woodbine Rd, Downingtown, PA 19335) for operation of their printing and paperboard assembly facility in Downingtown Borough, Chester County. The permit is for a non-Title V (State only) facility, with the Site-wide VOC emissions limited to 24.9 tons per 12-consecutive month period. Major sources of air emissions include seven (7) flexographic presses and support equipment. The renewal permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

23-00077: County of Delaware/Fair Acres Complex (340 North Middletown Road, Lima, PA 19037) for operation of boilers and emergency generators on its grounds at Middletown Township, Delaware County. This action is a renewal of a State Only Operating Permit (Synthetic Minor). The permittee elects natural gas as the primary fuel for dual-fired boilers to escape the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart JJJJJJ. The proposed renewal contains monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.

Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507.

54-00090: Riverside Cremation Services, LLC (25 East Main Street, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972). The Department intends to issue an initial State-Only Natural Minor Permit for the crematory located in Schuylkill Haven Borough, Schuylkill County. This facility operates a combustion unit with two chambers/burners. 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 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.

06-03004: Metropolitan Edison Co. (2800 Pottsville Pike, P.O. Box 16001, Reading, PA 19612-6001) to issue a State-Only Operating Permit for their emergency generators at the Met Ed Headquarters Building in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County. The subject facility has the potential-to-emit 4.2 tpy of NOx, 0.9 tpy of CO, 0.3 tpy of SOx, 0.3 tpy of PM, and 0.3 tpy of VOC. 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 Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ—National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines.

Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

Contact: Thomas Joseph, P.E., Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 412-442-4336.

OP-65-00629: CBC Latrobe Acquisition, LLC (100 33rd Street, Latrobe, PA 15650-1477). In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424, and 127.425, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is providing notice that it intends to issue a renewal State Only Operating Permit (SOOP-65-00629) to CBC Latrobe Acquisition, LLC (''CBC'') to authorize the continued operation of their contract brewery and packaging facility located in Latrobe Borough, Westmoreland County.

 The CBC facility produces beer and malt beverages; however, they do not brew any product under their own label. The facility's air contamination sources consist of: Brewing Process, Grain Handling System, Wastewater Pretreatment Process, four (4) natural gas-fired Boilers each rated at 25.1 MMBtu/hr, and one (1) natural gas-fired Boiler rated at 4.08 MMBtu/hr. The other insignificant emission sources at CBC contain three (3) small Parts Washers, one (1) natural gas fired emergency generator rated at 82 bhp, and four (4) heating furnaces each rated at 1.2 MMBtu/hr. Emissions from the brewery are controlled by four (4) baghouses and emissions from the wastewater pretreatment plant are controlled by an enclosed ground flare rated at 15.88 MMBtu/hr.

 Facility-wide potential emissions based on maximum throughput are estimated at 49.0 tons VOC, 52.0 tons NOx, 60.0 tons CO, 44.0 tons SOx, 5.5 tons PM10, and 2.0 tons HAPs. Actual emissions from the facility are much lower considering lower throughput.

 This facility is subject to the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. The proposed SOOP renewal includes conditions relating to applicable emission restrictions, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice standards requirements. The emergency generator is subject to the applicable requirement of 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ.

 The CBC State Only Operating Permit renewal application, the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, and the proposed Air Quality State Only Operating Permit for this project are available for review by any interested party at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. To request a review of the State Only Operating Permit renewal application, to receive an electronic copy of the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, or to receive an electronic copy of the Department's proposed Air Quality State Only Operating Permit for this project, a person may contact Thomas Kaminski at thkaminski@pa.gov or 412.442.4097.

 Any person may submit comments, requests for the Department to hold a public hearing, or protests to the operating permit or a proposed condition thereof, by filing such submissions in writing to the Department at the Southwest Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments.

 All comments, requests for a public hearing, and protests to a proposed action, shall be filed with the Department within 30 days of the date that notice of the proposed action was published under 25 Pa. Code § 127.424 (relating to public notice). Comments, requests for a public hearing, and protests must include the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest, identification of the proposed permit issuance being opposed (State Only Operating Permit 65-00629) and a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.

 A public hearing may be held in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.429, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. If a public hearing is held, all persons who have properly filed a protest under 25 Pa. Code § 127.426 may appear and give testimony. The applicant, the protestant and other participants will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing (and the time, place and purpose of such hearing) by publication in the newspaper or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient.

 Comments, protests, and requests for a public hearing should be directed to Jesse S. Parihar, Air Quality Engineering Specialist, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (jparihar@pa.gov, Fax 412.442.4194).

Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.

Contact: David Balog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6328.

25-01006: Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC DBA Hero BX (1540 E Lake Rd., Erie, PA 16511-1032). The Department is providing notice that they intend to renew a State Only Natural Minor Operating Permit for the biofuels production facility located in the City of Erie, Erie County. The facility's primary emission sources include the two (2) natural gas-fired process steam boilers, the biodiesel production process, storage tanks, a high-pressure steam generator for the fatty acid stripper, a parts washer, an emergency generator, and an emergency fire pump. The potential emissions of the primary pollutants from the facility are as follows: 17.63 TPY (tons per year) NOx, 25.78 TPY CO, 6.10 TPY VOC, 3.91 TPY total HAPs, 1.85 TPY PM-10 and PM-2.5, and 0.57 TPY SOx; thus, the facility is a natural minor. The boilers are subject to 40 CFR 60 Subpart Dc, Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units. The biodiesel production process is subject to 40 CFR 60 Subpart VV, Standards of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VOC in the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI), 40 CFR 60 Subpart NNN, Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions from SOCMI Distillation Operations, and 40 CFR 60 Subpart RRR, Standards of Performance for VOC Emissions from SOCMI Reactor Processes. The storage tanks are subject to 40 CFR 60 Subpart Kb, Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels) for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After July 23, 1984. The two diesel-fired engines are subject to 40 CFR 60 Subpart IIII, Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines. The renewal permit will contain emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practices, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.

PLAN APPROVALS


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

Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.

Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507.

 Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received and intends to issue a Plan Approval to Vita-Line Products Inc. (1111 North Park Drive, Humboldt Industrial Park, Hazleton, PA 18202) for their facility to be located in Hazle Twp., Luzerne County. This Plan Approval No. 40-00123C will be incorporated into a Synthetic Minor Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.

 Plan Approval No. 40-00123C is for the replacement of their existing odor control device with a larger unit with some additional duct location changes and larger fan.

 The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.31 for malodorous emissions. The company shall be subject to and comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.41 for Visible emissions. These limits will meet BAT requirements for this source. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

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

 Any person(s) wishing to provide DEP with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit No. 40-00123C 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 the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Ray Kempa, Chief, New Source Review Section, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, Phone 570-826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.

COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS


Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1396.1—1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 3301—3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1—691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P.S. §§ 30.51—30.66); and The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1406.1—1406.20a). 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. A copy of the application is available for inspection at the district mining office indicated before 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 and request for Section 401 water quality certification 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 before each application within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121—77.123 and 86.31—86.34.

 Written comments or objections regarding 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.

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

 When an 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

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

32041301 and NPDES No. PA0235644. Rosebud Mining Company, (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201). To revise the permit for the Brush Valley Mine in Center and Brush Valley Townships, Indiana County and related NPDES permit. Underground Acres Proposed 2,273.3 and Subsidence Control Plan Acres Proposed 2,342.3. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on February 11, 2019. Application received: January 22, 2019.

11031301 and NPDES No. PA0235539. Rosebud Mining Company, (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201). To renew the permit for the Madison Mine in Jackson, Cambria, Croyle, and Summerhill Townships, Cambria County and related NPDES permit. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on February 12, 2019. Application received: July 30, 2018.

30841316 and NPDES No. PA0213535. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC, (1000 Consol Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317). To revise the permit for the Bailey Mine and Preparation Plant in Richhill and Aleppo Townships, Greene County and related NPDES permit for the 6 South 3 Portal site and to add one (1) NPDES outfall, a sewage treatment plant, and eight (8) boreholes. Surface Acres Proposed 43.4. Receiving stream: South Fork Dunkard Fork classified for the following use: TSF. The application was considered administratively complete on February 13, 2019. Application received August 24, 2018.

30121301 and NPDES No. PA0236195. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC, (1000 Consol Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317). To revise the permit for the Harvey Mine in Richhill and Morris Townships, Greene County and related NPDES permit for installation of two (2) degas boreholes. Surface Acres Proposed 6.3. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on February 14, 2019. Application received: December 10, 2018.

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

Permit No. 56890101, Croner, Inc., 1576 Stoystown Road, P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 163.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to/and Buffalo Creek classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: February 11, 2019.

Permit No. 56090102, PBS Coals, Inc., P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Somerset Township, Somerset County, affecting 83.5 acres. Receiving stream: Wells Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: February 11, 2019.

Permit No. 56080108 and NPDES No. PA0262692, PBS Coals, Inc., P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 377.7 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Blue Lick Creek; unnamed tributary to Swamp Creek; and unnamed tributary to Buffalo Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: February 11, 2019.

Permit No. 56030106 and NPDES No. PA0249513, Heritage Coal & Natural Resources, LLC, 550 Beagle Road, Rockwood, PA 15557, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, affecting 353 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to/and Casselman River and unnamed tributaries to/and Elk Lick Creek, classified for the following uses: warm water fishes and cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: February 12, 2019.

Permit No. 11190101 and NPDES No. PA0279684, Amerikohl Mining, Inc., 202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001, commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Washington Township, Cambria County, affecting 161 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Little Conemaugh River, unnamed tributaries to Bear Rock Run and unnamed tributaries to Bear Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: February 8, 2019.

Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.

16190102 and NPDES Permit No. PA0280674. Reichard Contracting, Inc. (212 Olean Trail, New Bethlehem, PA 16242) commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Porter Township, Clarion County affecting 68.0 acres. Receiving streams: Four unnamed tributaries to Redbank Creek and Leisure run, all classified for the following: CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Redbank Valley Municipal Authority. Application received: February 1, 2019.

24030102. Rosebud Mining Company (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201) Renewal of an existing bituminous mine in Fox Township, Elk County affecting 172.5 acres. Receiving streams: Mill Run, classified for the following: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application for reclamation only. Application received: February 13, 2019.

33110105. Strishock, LLC (P.O. Box 1006, DuBois, PA 15801) Revision to an existing bituminous surface mine to add 1.0 acre in Pine Creek Township, Jefferson County affecting 86.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Mill Creek, classified for the following: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: February 14, 2019.

Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.

41080101 and NPDES PA0256714. Fisher Mining Company, Inc. (40 Choate Circle, Montoursville, PA 17754). Permit renewal for continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface coal mine located in Pine Township, Lycoming County affecting 254.0 acres. Receiving stream(s): Buckeye Run and Otter Run classified for the following use(s): CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: February 5, 2019.

Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.

Permit No. 54100201R. Kuperavage Enterprises, Inc., (P.O. Box 99, Middleport, PA 17953), renewal and correction to work within 100 feet of an unnamed tributary to the Schuylkill River of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing, refuse disposal and preparation plant operation in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County affecting 86.5 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Schuylkill River, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: January 10, 2019.

Noncoal Applications Received

Effluent Limits—The following effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit:


Table 2

30-day Daily Instantaneous
Parameter Average Maximum Maximum
Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l
Alkalinity exceeding acidity*
pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0
* The parameter is applicable at all times.

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

Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.

1479401. Graymont (PA) Inc. (375 Graymont Road, Bellefonte, PA 16823). Permit revision to mine one additional lift, deepening the ultimate pit floor elevation by 50 feet from 810` MSL to 760` MSL on an existing large noncoal mine located in Spring Township, Centre County affecting 257.8 acres. Receiving stream(s): Logan Branch and Nittany Creek classified for the following use(s): CWF, MF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: January 30, 2019.

14120302. Graymont (PA) Inc. (375 Graymont Road, Bellefonte, PA 16823). Permit revision to mine one additional lift, deepening the ultimate pit floor elevation by 50 feet from 810` MSL to 760` MSL on an existing large noncoal mine located in Spring Township, Centre County affecting 67.3 acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributaries to Logan Branch classified for the following use(s): CWF, MF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: January 30, 2019.

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

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

NPDES No. PA0215562 (Mining Permit No. 30841602), Duquesne Light Company, (1800 Seymour Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15233-1134). A renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit for the Warwick No. 2 Preparation Plant in Monongahela Township, Greene County. Surface Acres Affected 43.3. Receiving stream: Whiteley Creek, classified for the following use: TSF: Whiteley Creek TMDL. The application was considered administratively complete on September 29, 2016. Application received: May 6, 2016.

 Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for coal mining activities.

Outfall 002 discharges to: Whiteley Creek.

 The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 002 (Lat: 39° 49` 04" Long: -79° 57` 12") are:

30-Day Daily Instant.
ParameterMinimum Average Maximum Maximum
Flow (mgd) - - - Report
Iron (mg/l) - 1.6 3.2 4.0
Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90
Manganese (mg/l) - 1.0 2.0 2.5
Aluminum (mg/l) - 0.75 0.75 0.75
Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report
Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report
Chloride (mg/l) - - - Report
Bromide (mg/l) - - - Report
Selenium (mg/l) - - - Report
pH (mg/l) 6.0 - - 9.0
Alkalinity, Total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report
Acidity, Total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report
Alkalinity, Net (mg/l) 0.0 - - -
Osmotic Pressure (mOs/kg) - 50 100 100

Outfall 007 discharges to: Whiteley Creek.

 The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 007 (Lat: 39° 48` 59" Long: -79° 57` 19") are:

30-Day Daily Instant.
ParameterMinimum Average Maximum Maximum
Flow (mgd) - - - Report
Iron (mg/l) - 1.6 3.2 4.0
Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90
Manganese (mg/l) - 1.0 2.0 2.5
Aluminum (mg/l) - 0.75 0.75 0.75
Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report
Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report
Chloride (mg/l) - - - Report
Bromide (mg/l) - - - Report
Selenium (mg/l) - - - Report
pH (mg/l) 6.0 - - 9.0
Alkalinity, Total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report
Acidity, Total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report
Alkalinity, Net (mg/l) 0.0 - - -
Osmotic Pressure (mOs/kg) - 50 100 100

 EPA Waiver is not in effect.

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

NPDES No. PA0120944 (Mining Permit No. 56663069), Heritage Coal & Natural Resources, LLC, 550 Beagle Road, Rockwood, PA 15557, renewal of an NPDES permit for continued discharge of water related to surface coal mining and post-mining water treatment in Elk Lick & Summit Townships, Somerset County, affecting 3,040 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to/and Casselman River and unnamed tributaries to/and Elk Lick Creek, classified for the following uses: cold water fishes and warm water fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Casselman River TMDL. Application received: January 22, 2019.

 The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributaries to Casselman River.

Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N)
005 (TF19) N
008 (TF21) N

 The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:

During 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) 0.75 1.5 1.8
Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0
pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 10.0 standard units at all times.
Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.

 The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributaries to Casselman River:

Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N)
007 (TF03) N
009 (TF22) N
023 (TF23) N
025 (TF24) N
026 (TF25) N
027 (TF26) N

 The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:

During All Weather Conditions 30-Day Daily Instant.
Parameter Average Maximum Maximum
Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7
Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5
Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.8
Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0
pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 10.0 standard units at all times.
Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.

 The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributary to Elk Lick Creek:

Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N)
035 (TF27) N
036 (TF28) N

 The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:

During All Weather Conditions 30-Day Daily Instant.
Parameter Average Maximum Maximum
Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7
Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5
Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75
Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0
pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 10.0 standard units at all times.
Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.

 The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributaries to/and Elk Lick Creek and unnamed tributaries to/and Casselman River:

Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N)
011 (SP14) N
015 (SP16) N
016 (SP17) N
018 (SP19) N
019 (SP20) N
020 (SP21) N
022 (SP23) N
024 (SP24) N
028 (SP25) N
031 (SP28) N
033 (SP30) N
034 (SP31) N
041 (SP36) N
042 (SP37) N
During Dry Weather 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
Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0
pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times.
Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
Resulting from ≤10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event 30-Day Daily Instant.
Parameter Average Maximum Maximum
Iron (mg/l) N/A N/A 7.0
Total Settleable Solids (ml/l) N/A N/A 0.5
pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times.
Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.

 The following outfall discharges to unnamed tributary to Elk Lick Creek:

Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N)
032 (SP29) Y
During Dry Weather 30-Day Daily Instant.
Parameter Average Maximum Maximum
Iron (mg/l) 2.4 4.8 6.0
Manganese (mg/l) 1.7 3.4 4.2
Aluminum (mg/l) 1.2 2.4 3.0
Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0
pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times.
Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.

 The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributary to Elk Lick Creek:

Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N)
029 (SP26) N
030 (SP27) N
035 (SP32) N
038 (SP33) N
039 (SP34) N
040 (SP35) N
During Dry Weather 30-Day Daily Instant.
Parameter Average Maximum Maximum
Iron (mg/l) 2.7 5.4 6.7
Manganese (mg/l) 1.8 3.6 4.5
Aluminum (mg/l) 1.3 2.6 3.2
Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0
pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times.
Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.

Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits

Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.

NPDES Permit No. PA0119253 on Surface Mining Permit No. 7474SM1. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. d/b/a Eastern Industries, Inc., (3724 Crescent Court West, Suite 200, Whitehall, PA 18052), revision of an NPDES Permit for a limestone quarry operation in Upper and Lower Nazareth and Palmer Townships, Northampton County, affecting 140.4 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Schoeneck Creek, classified for the following uses: warm water and migratory fishes. Application received: August 8, 2018.

 The following outfall discharges to Schoeneck Creek.

Outfall No. New Outfall Y/N Type
001 No MDT (Non-Process Groundwater/Pit Sump)

 The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:

30-Day Daily Instantaneous
Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum
pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0
Alkalinity > Acidity1
Total Suspended Solids 35.0 70.0 90.0
Discharge (MDG) 12.0 (increase from 2.0) 16.0
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. Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) requires the Commonwealth to certify that the involved projects will not violate the sections 301—303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311—1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA, the issuance of a Dam Permit or Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment shall submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted before an 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 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on working days at the office noted before the application.

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


Applications Received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. §§ 693.1—693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P.S. § 679.302) and Requests for Certification under section 401(a) of the FWPCA.

WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS

District Oil & Gas Operations: Eastern Oil & Gas District, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.

E5329-019: Eclipse Resources—PA, LP, 2121 Old Gatesburg Road, State College, PA 16803 Hector Township, Potter County, ACOE Baltimore District.

 To construct, operate, and maintain a temporary road crossing using timber mats, a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline and a 24 inch diameter waterline impacting 2,995 square feet of an exceptional value palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland (Sabinsville, PA Quadrangle 41° 51` 15"N, 77° 36` 52"W).

 The project will result in 2,995 square feet (0.07 acre) of temporary wetland impacts for the purpose of installing and maintaining a waterline and natural gas pipeline in Hector Township, Potter County.

E5929-084: Eclipse Resources—PA, LP, 2121 Old Gatesburg Road, State College, PA 16803 Clymer and Westfield Township, Tioga County, ACOE Baltimore District.

 To construct, operate, and maintain:

 1) a temporary road crossing using timber mats and a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline impacting 277 square feet of a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland, 399 square feet of a palustrine forested (PFO) wetland, and 61 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Crance Brook (CWF) (Potter Brook, PA Quadrangle 41° 53` 16"N, 77° 33` 09"W);

 2) a temporary road crossing using timber mats and a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline impacting 599 square feet of a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland (Potter Brook, PA Quadrangle 41° 53` 16"N, 77° 33` 09"W);

 3) a temporary road crossing using timber mats and a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline impacting 986 square feet of a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland (Potter Brook, PA Quadrangle 41° 53` 13"N, 77° 33` 13"W);

 4) a temporary road crossing using timber mats, a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline and a 24 inch diameter waterline impacting 401 square feet of a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland (Potter Brook, PA Quadrangle 41° 53` 13"N, 77° 33` 38"W);

 5) a temporary road crossing using timber mats, a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline and a 24 inch diameter waterline impacting 1,583 square feet of a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland (Potter Brook, PA Quadrangle 41° 53` 13"N, 77° 33` 42"W);

 6) a temporary road crossing using timber mats, a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline and a 24 inch diameter waterline impacting 63 linear feet of Crance Brook (CWF), 68 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Crance Brook (CWF) and 22 linear feet of another unnamed tributary to Crance Brook (CWF) (Potter Brook, PA Quadrangle 41° 53` 13"N, 77° 33` 45"W);

 7) a temporary road crossing using timber mats, a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline and a 24 inch diameter waterline impacting 1,099 square feet of a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland (Potter Brook, PA Quadrangle 41° 53` 13"N, 77° 33` 48"W);

 8) a temporary road crossing using timber mats, a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline and a 24 inch diameter waterline impacting 785 square feet of a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland, 35 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Crance Brook (CWF) and 76 linear feet of another unnamed tributary to Crance Brook (CWF) (Potter Brook, PA Quadrangle 41° 53` 15"N, 77° 34` 09"W);

 9) a temporary road crossing using timber mats, a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline and a 24 inch diameter waterline impacting 120 square feet of a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland (Potter Brook, PA Quadrangle 41° 53` 12"N, 77° 34` 15"W);

 10) a temporary road crossing using timber mats, a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline and a 24 inch diameter waterline impacting 446 square feet of a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland and 68 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Potter Brook (HQ-CWF) (Potter Brook, PA Quadrangle 41° 52` 59"N, 77° 34` 46"W);

 11) a temporary road crossing using timber mats, a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline and a 24 inch diameter waterline impacting 589 square feet of a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland (Potter Brook, PA Quadrangle 41° 52` 59"N, 77° 34` 48"W);

 12) a temporary road crossing using timber mats, a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline and a 24 inch diameter waterline impacting 1,235 square feet of a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland and 59 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Potter Brook (HQ-CWF) and 56 linear feet of another unnamed tributary to Potter Brook (HQ-CWF) (Potter Brook, PA Quadrangle 41° 52` 56"N, 77° 34` 50"W);

 13) a temporary road crossing using timber mats, a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline and a 24 inch diameter waterline impacting 977 square feet of a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland (Potter Brook, PA Quadrangle 41° 52` 43"N, 77° 35` 06"W);

 14) a temporary road crossing using timber mats, a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline and a 24 inch diameter waterline impacting 79 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Potter Brook (HQ-CWF) (Sabinsville, PA Quadrangle 41° 52` 08"N, 77° 35` 46"W);

 15) a temporary road crossing using timber mats, a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline and a 24 inch diameter waterline impacting 1,031 square feet of a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland (Sabinsville, PA Quadrangle 41° 52` 02"N, 77° 35` 51"W);

 16) a temporary road crossing using timber mats, a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline and a 24 inch diameter waterline impacting 964 square feet of a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland (Sabinsville, PA Quadrangle 41° 51` 54"N, 77° 35` 57"W);

 17) a temporary road crossing using timber mats, a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline and a 24 inch diameter waterline impacting 9,611 square feet of a palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland (Sabinsville, PA Quadrangle 41° 51` 49"N, 77° 35` 58"W);

 18) a temporary road crossing using timber mats, a 24 inch diameter natural gas pipeline and a 24 inch diameter waterline impacting 76 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Potter Brook (HQ-CWF) (Sabinsville, PA Quadrangle 41° 51` 22"N, 77° 36` 23"W).

 The project will result in 480 linear feet of temporary stream impacts, 399 square feet (0.01 acre) of permanent wetland impacts, and 20,703 square feet (0.48 acre) of temporary wetland impacts, all for the purpose of installing and maintaining a waterline and natural gas pipeline in Clymer and Westfield Township, Tioga County.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

Central Office: Bureau of Waterways, Engineering and Wetlands, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 2, 400 Market Street, P.O. Box 8460, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8460.

EA2214-001. Hawthorne SPE, LLC, 3605 Vartan Way, Suite 301, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, USACOE Baltimore District.

 Project proposes to remove approximately 16,000 cubic yards of legacy sediment from the floodplain along Black Run (WWF) and an unnamed tributary (UNT) to Black Run (WWF) for the purpose of restoring integrated aquatic ecosystems; to construct temporary roadways and other erosion controls during restoration activities, to rehabilitate approximately 1.5 acre of existing wetlands and restore approximately 2 acres of wetlands within the floodplain areas; to realign approximately 2,390 lineal feet of Black Run and approximately 270 lineal feet of the UNT for the purpose of restoring a total of approximately 6,100 lineal feet of anastomosing stream channel; to place log sills, root wads, large woody debris habitat structures and other wood grade control structures within the restored integrated aquatic ecosystem; to construct one roadway crossing the UNT, to construct a sewer line crossing Black Run; and to construct an outfall structure within the floodway of Black Run. The project is located upstream of North Progress Avenue (USGS Quadrangle: Harrisburg East, PA: Latitude: 40° 19` 35.526"; Longitude: -76° 51` 9.747").

EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PERMITS

 The following parties have applied for Erosion and Sediment Control Permits for earth disturbance activities associated with either road maintenance or timber harvesting operations.

 Unless otherwise indicated, on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain limitations in the permit conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative. Limitations are provided as erosion and sediment control best management practices which restrict the rate and quantity of sediment discharged.

 A person wishing to comment on a proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the appropriate Department regional office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments reviewed within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses 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 relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received by the appropriate Department regional office during the 30-day public comment period.

 Following the 30-day comment period, the appropriate regional office water management program manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board (Board).

 The application and related documents, including the erosion and sediment control plan for the earth disturbance activity, are on file and may be inspected at the appropriate regional office.

 Persons with a disability that require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the specified regional office. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.


Applications received under sections 5 and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.5 and 691.402).

Southwest Region: Oil and Gas Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Brian Bailey, P.E., 570.974.2604.

ESP070218-001, Merrion Oil and Gas Corporation, 610 Reilly Avenue, Farmington, NM 87401, ET Braddock Well Pad.

 Proposed Earth Moving Activities related to Oil & Gas Exploration and Production in East Pittsburgh Borough, North Braddock Borough, North Versailles Township Allegheny County.

 The project consists of construction of an unconventional gas well pad, two access roads, five freshwater storage tanks. Additionally, Merrion Oil and Gas Corporation intends to construct a 2,770 ft natural gas pipeline and a 2,990 ft freshwater pipeline. The proposed project area is located on property owned by US Steel at the Mon Valley Works Edgar Thompson Steel Plant. A portion of the site will discharge stormwater to the North Braddock Borough MS4 Storm Sewer System along Braddock Ave. Other portions of the site will discharge or have the potential to discharge stormwater to Turtle Creek and unnamed tributary (T64495) to Turtle Creek (WWF, Siltation-Impaired, TMDL-impaired (metals, pH)). Total Disturbed Area is 13.4 acres.

 For more detailed information regarding permit applications related to this project, which are available in the DEP Regional Office, go to www.dep.pa.gov to request a file review.

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