NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Applications, Actions and Special Notices
APPLICATIONS
[39 Pa.B. 7226]
[Saturday, December 26, 2009]
THE CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT (WQM) PERMITS This notice provides information about persons who have applied for a new, amended or renewed NPDES or WQM permit, a permit waiver for certain stormwater discharges or submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) for coverage under a general permit. The applications concern, but are not limited to, discharges related to industrial, animal or sewage waste, discharges to groundwater, discharges associated with municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4), stormwater associated with construction activities or concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92 and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act.
Location Permit Authority Application Type or Category Section I NPDES Renewals Section II NPDES New or amendment Section III WQM Industrial, sewage or animal waste; discharge into groundwater Section IV NPDES MS4 individual permit Section V NPDES MS4 permit waiver Section VI NPDES Individual permit stormwater construction Section VII NPDES NOI for coverage under NPDES general permits For NPDES renewal applications in Section I, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a tentative determination to reissue these permits for 5 years, subject to effluent limitations and monitoring and reporting requirements in their current permits, with appropriate and necessary updated requirements to reflect new and changed regulations and other requirements.
For applications for new NPDES permits and renewal applications with major changes in Section II, as well as applications for MS4 individual permits and individual stormwater construction permits in Sections IV and VI, the Department, based upon preliminary reviews, has made a tentative determination of proposed effluent limitations and other terms and conditions for the permit applications. These determinations are published as proposed actions for comments prior to taking final actions.
Unless indicated otherwise, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III Administrator has waived the right to review or object to proposed NPDES permit actions under the waiver provision in 40 CFR 123.24(d).
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES application are invited to submit a statement to the regional office noted before an application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Persons wishing to comment on a WQM permit application are invited to submit a statement to the regional office noted before the application within 15 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within the respective comment periods will be considered in the final determinations regarding the applications. Comments 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.
The Department will also accept requests for a public hearing on applications. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. The Department will postpone its final determination until after a public hearing is held.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users, or other accommodations to seek additional information should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
I. NPDES Renewal Applications
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Phone: 717-705-4707.
NPDES No.
(Type)Facility Name &
AddressCounty &
MunicipalityStream Name
(Watershed #)EPA Waived Y/N ? PA0081264
(Sew)Mountainview Thoroughbread Racing Association—Penn National Race Track
730 Bow Creek Road
P. O. Box 32
Grantville, PA 17028Dauphin County
East Hanover TownshipUNT Swatara Creek
7DY PA0081451
(Sew)Red Lion Area School District
Clearview Elementary School
696 Delta Road
Red Lion, PA 17356-9185York County
Chanceford TownshipWest Branch Toms Run
7IY Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
NPDES No.
(Type)Facility Name &
AddressCounty &
MunicipalityStream Name
(Watershed #)EPA Waived Y/N ? PA0221759
(Sewage)Robert L. Shuttleworth SFTF
Jerry Road
Wilcox, PA 15870Elk County
Jones TownshipUnnamed Tributary to Swamp Creek
17-AY PA0025551
(Sewage)Dewdrop Campground STP
222 Liberty Street
Warren, PA 16365-2304Warren County
Mead TownshipAllegheny Reservoir
16-BY
II. Applications for New or Expanded Facility Permits, Renewal of Major Permits and EPA Nonwaived Permit Applications
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Phone: 717-705-4707.
Application No. PA 0021806, Sewage, Annville Township, P. O. Box 320, Annville, PA 17003. This facility is located in Annville Township, Lebanon County.
Description of activity: The application is for issuance of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated sewage.
The receiving stream, Quittapahilla Creek, is in Watershed 7-D, and classified for trout stocking fishes, water supply, recreation, and fish consumption. The nearest downstream public water supply intake for Pennsylvania American Water Company is located on the Swatara Creek, approximately 17 miles downstream. The discharge is not expected to affect the water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 0.75 MGD are:
Average Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 40 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 45 60 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 8.5 17 (11-1 to 4-30) Report Report Total Residual Chlorine 0.5 1.63 Total Phosphorus 2.0 4.0 Dissolved Oxygen Minimum of 5.0 at all times pH From 6.0 to 9.0 inclusive Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric average
Chesapeake Bay Requirements
Concentration (mg/l) Mass (lbs) Monthly Monthly Annual Average Ammonia-N Report Report Report Kjeldahl-N Report Report XXX Nitrate-Nitrite as N Report Report XXX Total Nitrogen Report Report Report Total Phosphorus Report Report Report Net Total Nitrogen XXX Report 13,698* Net Total Phosphorus XXX Report 1,826* * The permit contains conditions which authorize the permittee to apply nutrient reduction credits, to meet the Net Total Nitrogen and Net Total Phosphorus effluent limits, under the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) Trading of Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Credits Policy and Guidelines (392-0900-001, December 30, 2006). The conditions include the requirement to report application of these credits in Supplemental Discharge Monitoring Reports submitted to the Department.
You may make an appointment to review the Department's files on this case by calling the File Review Coordinator at 717-705-4732.
The EPA waiver is not in effect.
Application No. PA 0261408, Sewage, Ross F. Garner, 343 East Louther Street, Carlisle, PA 17013. This facility is located in North Middleton Township, Cumberland County.
Description of activity: The application is for issuance of an NPDES permit for a new discharge of treated sewage.
The receiving stream, Wertzville Run, is in Watershed 7-B, and classified for warm water fishes, water supply, recreation, and fish consumption. The nearest downstream public water supply intake for Pennsylvania American Water Company is located on the Conodoguinet Creek, approximately 17 miles downstream. The discharge is not expected to affect the water supply.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 for a design flow of 0.0005 MGD are:
Average Average Instantaneous Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l) CBOD5 25 50 Total Suspended Solids 30 60 pH From 6.0 to 9.0 inclusive Fecal Coliform (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml as a geometric average (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml as a geometric average You may make an appointment to review the Department of Environmental Protection's files on this case by calling the File Review Coordinator at 717-705-4732.
The EPA waiver is in effect.
Southwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Management, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745; 412-442-4000.PA0216984, Sewage, Shannock Valley General Services Authority, 111 South Center Street, P. O. Box 168, NuMine, PA 16244. This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from NuMine Waste Water Treatment Plant in Cowanshannock Township, Armstrong County.
The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as Cowanshannock Creek, which are classified as a warm water fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply, and recreation. The first downstream potable water supply intake from this facility is the Kittanning Suburban Joint Water Authority on the Allegheny River.
Outfall 001: existing discharge, design flow of 0.065 mgd.
Concentration (mg/l) Average Average Maximum Instantaneous Parameter Monthly Weekly Daily Maximum CBOD5 25 50 Suspended Solids 30 60 Ammonia Nitrogen May 1 to Oct 31 10.0 20.0 Nov 1 to Apr 30 25.0 50.0 Fecal Coliform May 1 to Sep 30 200/100 ml as a geometric mean Oct 1 to Apr 30 2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0
The EPA waiver is in effect.
III. WQM Industrial Waste and Sewerage Applications under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1—691.1001)
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
WQM Permit No. WQG026128, Sewerage, Jenner Township, 2058 Lincoln Highway, Boswell, PA 15531. This proposed facility is located in Jenner Township, Somerset County.
Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Application for the construction and operation of a sewer system.
IV. NPDES Applications for Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)
V. Applications for NPDES Wavier Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)
VI. NPDES Individual Permit Applications for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities
Northeast Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Luzerne County Conservation District: R485 Smith Pond Road, Lehman, PA 18627-0250, 570-674-7991.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI024009003 Calvary Church of Philadelphia
Gary Gordon
13500 Philmont Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19116-1118Luzerne Buck Township Lehigh River
HQ-CWF, MFNorthcentral Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Centre County Conservation District: 414 Holmes Avenue, Suite 4, Bellefonte, PA 16823, (814) 355-6817.
NPDES
Permit No.Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving
Water/UsePAI041409016 Dave Palmer
S&A Homes, Inc.
Saybrook Subdivision
2121 Old Gatesburg Road
State College, PA 16803Centre Ferguson Township Big Hollow
CWF
VII. List of NOIs for NPDES and/or Other General Permit Types
PAG-12 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) PAG-13 Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (PWS) PERMIT Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1—721.17), the following parties have applied for a PWS permit to construct or substantially modify a public water system.
Persons wishing to comment on a permit application are invited to submit a statement to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding the application. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of Environmental Protection (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 any related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and are available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability who 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 should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications Received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act
Southeast Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Application No. 0909523, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Pennsylvania-American Water Company Township Lower Makefield County Bucks Responsible Official David R. Kaufman
800 West Hersheypark Drive
Hershey, PA 17033Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Pennsylvania-American Water Company
4 Wellington Boulevard
Wyomissing, PA 19610Application Received Date December 2, 2009 Description of Action Reviewing of disinfection of water supplies to assure maximum safety to the consumer. Application No. 5109507, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Culligan Store Solutions, LLC Township City of Philadelphia County Philadelphia Responsible Official Jeanne Cantu
1030 Lone Oak Road
Suite 110
Eagan, MN 55121-2251Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Culligan Store Solutions, LLC
1030 Lone Oak Road
Suite 110
Eagan, MN 55121-2251Application Received Date December 2, 2009 Description of Action A drinking water system for processing using the following methods: Particle filtrations, carbon adsorption, reverse osmosis and ultraviolet light. Application No. 4609527, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Township Whitemarsh County Montgomery Responsible Official Joseph Thurwanger
762 West Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3489Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer C.E.T.
1240 North Mountain Road
Harrisburg, PA 17112Application Received Date November 30, 2009 Description of Action Construction of a new station, including new submersible well pumps and new pitless adapters. Application No. 1509513, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Avon Grove Charter School Township Kemblesville County Chester Responsible Official Randy S. Eddinger
1697 Swamp Pike
Gilbertsville, PA 19525Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Ruby Engineering
3605 Island Club Drive
Unit #9
North Port, FL 34288-6611Application Received Date November 30, 2009 Description of Action Nitrate selective anion resin installed to reduce drinking water nitrates below the EPA primary health standard. Application No. 1509509, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Pennsylvania-American Water Company Township Caln County Chester Responsible Official David R. Kaufman
4 Wellington Boulevard
Suite 2
Wyomissing, PA 19610Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Hatch Mott MacDonald
27 Bleeker Street
Milburn, NJ 07041-1008Application Received Date August 13, 2009 Description of Action Interconnection with Downingtown Municipal Water Authority, including water main and pump station. Application No. 2309506, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Township Nether Providence County Delaware Responsible Official Marc A. Lucca
762 West Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3402Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Hatch Mott MacDonald
27 Bleeker Street
Millburn, NJ 07041-1008Application Received Date July 24, 2009 Description of Action Construction of a new residuals treatment facility to improve dewatering of residuals at the Crum Creek Water Treatment Plant. Northeast Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Permit No. 4509508, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Monroe Realty Company
1500 Main Ave.
Peckville, PA 18452Township or Borough Chestnuthill Twp.
Monroe CountyResponsible Official Ronald Dushney Type of Facility Public Water System Consulting Engineer David D. Klepadlo, P. E. Application Received Date 11/12/09 Description of Action The installation of treatment for manganese and arsenic at the Monroe Plaza.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101—6026.908).
Sections 302—305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of 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. Persons intending to use the Background Standard, Statewide Health Standard, the Site-Specific Standard or who intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area must file a 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, a combination of the cleanup standards or who receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a Site-Specific Standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the sites identified, 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. 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 before which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office. 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:
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Wawa Convenience Store #192, Bristol Township, Bucks County. Curt Herman, Austin James Associates, Inc., P. O. Box U, Pocono Pines, PA 18350 on behalf of Matthew S. Winters, Wawa, Inc., 260 West Baltimore Pike, Wawa, PA 19603 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and Groundwater at the suite has been impacted with the release of unleaded gasoline and MTBE. The intended future use of the site is nonresidential. A Notice of Intent to Remediate was to have been published in the Bucks County Courier Times on November 13 2009.
919 Wallace Street, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Michael Christie, Penn E&R, Inc., 2755 Bergey Road, Hatfield, PA 19440, Darryl Borrelli, Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP, 401 City Avenue, Suite 500, Bala Cynwd, PA 19004, Dorothy J. and Michael D. Staples, 443 Cooper Beech Circle, Elkins Park, PA 19027 on behalf of Jack Levin, Roselawn Abstract, LP, 1411 Walnut Street, Third Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of inorganic. The future use of the site will be nonresidential for warehousing. A Notice of Intent to Remediate was to have been published in The Philadelphia Daily News on November 7, 2009.
5500 Germantown Avenue, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. William Schmidt, Pennoni Associates, Inc., 3001 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Jennifer Higgins, Pennoni Associates, Inc., 3001 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Marc Guerin Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, 1701 JFK Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19103 on behalf of Trustees of Green Street, 5511 Green Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Groundwater at the site has been impacted with the release of no. 2 fuel oil.
Ward Residence, East Goshen Township, Chester County. Michael Sarcinello, Aquaterra Technologies, Inc., P. O. Box 744, West Chester, PA 19381 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of no. 2 fuel oil. The future use of the site is residential.
Hudson Residence, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Thomas P. Schultz, Lewis Environmtanl Group, P. O. Box 639, Royersford, PA 19468, David Slabeck, Slabeck Fuel Company, 3541 Cedar Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134 on behalf of Helen Hudson, 143 Van Kirk Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of no. 2 fuel oil. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was to have been reported in the Philadelphia Inquires on November 13, 2009.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Gichner Shelter Systems, York Township, York County. Synergy Environmental, Inc., 155 Railroad Plaza, 1st Floor, Royersford, PA 19468, on behalf of Gichner Shelter Systems, Inc., 490 East Locust Street, Dallastown, PA 17313, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and groundwater contaminated with sulfochromate etch solution released from a containment pit. The current and future use of the site is the manufacture of specialty aluminum shelters for commercial and military uses. The applicant intends to remediate the site to the Site-Specific Standard.
Mohnton Knitting Mills, Mohnton Borough, Berks County. Hafer Environmental Services, Inc., P. O. Box 4418, Reading, PA 19606, on behalf of Mohnton Knitting Mills, 22 Main Street, Mohnton, PA 19540, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with No. 2 fuel oil discovered during the removal of a 6,000-gallon underground storage tank. The site will be remediated to a Residential Statewide Health Standard. Current and future use is commercial.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (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 public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed plan approval or operating permit must indicate their interest to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a proposed plan approval or operating permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department regional offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the Plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office identified before the application. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—143, the Federal Clean Air Act (act) and regulations adopted under the act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481. Contact: Mark Gorog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6940.
42-158O: Temple-Inland—Mt. Jewett (R. R. 1, Hutchins Road, Mt. Jewett, PA 16740) for operation of a portable log chipper and the use of polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate resin (pMDI) at their facility in Mt. Jewett Borough, McKean County. This is a Title V facility.
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.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401. Contact: Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920.
15-0136: Thomas Medical Products, Inc. (65 Great Valley Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355) for operation of a medical devices manufacturing facility in Malvern Borough, Chester County. The primary source of air emissions are volatile organic compounds (VOC) associated with solvent use for preparation, cleaning, and sterilization of medical devices. The Plan Approval will contain recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within the allowable emissions and all applicable air quality requirements.
09-0090A: Praxair Distribution Mid-Atlantic, LLC, d/b/a GTS—WELCO (1 Steel Road East, Morrisville, PA 19067) for an increase in volatile organic compound emissions from an existing gas cylinder spray coating operation at its facility in Falls Township, Bucks County. The potential volatile organic compound emissions from this facility are expected to increase from 2.75 tons per year to 7.02 tons per year on a 12-month rolling basis from the proposed increase in activity for this project. The facility is now subject to the coating restrictions, testing, monitoring and recordkeeping requirements from 25 Pa. Code § 129.52 that were not applicable when this source emitted less than 3 pounds per hour, 15 pounds per day, and 2.75 tons per year on a 12-month rolling basis.
46-0048E: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (500 Arcola Road, Collegeville, PA 19426) for modification to the formaldehyde emissions rate for one (1) 2,000-kW #2 fuel oil/diesel fired electric generator authorized to operate under Plan Approval 46-0048D at an existing facility in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County. The facility is a major facility. The increase in permitted formaldehyde emissions is equivalent to 0.00187 ton per year. No modification to the engine nor change in any condition other than the formaldehyde emissions rate is authorized under this Plan Approval modification.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Contact: William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 717-705-4702.
67-03143C: ESAB Welding and Cutting (1500 Karen Lane, Hanover, PA 17331) for a mill scale dust collector system for their facility in Penn Township, York County. The plan approval will include restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice standards designed to keep the facililty operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745. Contact: B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers—Telephone: 412-442-4163/5226.
PA-30-00055A: Shannopin Materials, LLC (308 Dents Run Road, Morgantown, WV 26501) to allow the construction of a coal slurry reclamation project and the construction of a coal/limestone barge loading/unloading facility at the Shannopin Dock site in Monongahela Township, Greene County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.45, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval to allow the construction of a coal slurry reclamation project and the construction of a coal/limestone barge loading/unloading facility at their Shannopin Dock site in Monongahela Township, Greene County.
Sources at this facility will include excavators, 5 stockpiles, conveyors, transfer points, and end-loaders. Facility shall be limited to 625 tons/hour and a total throughput of 400,000 tons per 12 month rolling total. Annual emissions from the facility are estimated to be 46 tons of total particulate matter and 14 tons of PM10. BAT for this operation consists of dust suppression activities such as the of use water sprays, enclosures, roadway paving, tarping, truck wash and best operating practices. The proposed facility is subject to the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. The Department believes that the facility will meet these requirements by complying with Plan Approval conditions relating to restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice standards:
Those who wish to provide the Department with additional written information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the Plan Approval may submit the information to Barbara Hatch, Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Each written comment must contain the following:
Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.
Identification of the proposed Plan Approval (specify the Plan Approval number).
Concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication.
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 19428. Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920.
46-00245: Neptune Chemical Pump Co. (204 DeKalb Pike, Lansdale, PA 19446) for operation of two (2) paint spray booths at Montgomery Township, Montgomery County. This action is a renewal of a State Only Operating Permit (Natural Minor), which was originally issued on February 18, 2005. The renewal contains monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481. Contact: Matthew Williams, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6940.
10-00304: JSP International—East Butler (150 Eastbrook Lane, Butler, PA 16002) for re-issuance of a Natural Minor Operating Permit to operate a polystyrene foam product manufacturing facility in Summit Township, Butler County. The facility's primary emission sources are the four (4) boilers used to provide heat for the process.
COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1—1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301—3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1—691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51—30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1—1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1—693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District Mining Office indicated above each application. Where a 401 Water Quality Certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for the certification.
Written comments or objections, or requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated above each application within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121—77.123 and 86.31—86.34.
Written comments or objections related to a mining permit application should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections; application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based.
Requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.123 or 86.34, must contain the name, address and telephone number of the requestor; the application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
When a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) number is listed, the mining activity permit application was accompanied by an application for an individual NPDES permit. The Department has made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit in conjunction with the mining activity permit, but the issuance of the NPDES permit is contingent upon the approval of the associated mining activity permit.
For coal mining activities, NPDES permits, when issued, will contain effluent limits that do not exceed the technology-based effluent limitations. The proposed limits are listed in Table 1.
For noncoal mining activities, the proposed limits are found in Table 2. Discharges from noncoal mines located in some geologic settings (for example, in the coal fields) may require additional effluent limits. If additional effluent limits are needed for an NPDES permit associated with a noncoal mining permit, then the permit description below specifies the parameters. The limits will be in the ranges specified in Table 1.
More restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume, or restrictions on the extent of mining that may occur, will be incorporated into an NPDES permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards and antidegradation requirements (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91—96).
The procedures for determining the final effluent limits, using a mass-balance equation or model, are found in Technical Guidance Document 362-0600-001, NPDES Program Implementation—Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Water Quality Management, NPDES Program Implementation and Related Matters. Other specific factors to be considered include public comments and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs).
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES permit application should submit a statement to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated previously each application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the comment period will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NPDES permit applications. Comments must include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.
The Department will also accept requests or petitions for a public hearing on NPDES permit applications, as provided in 25 Pa. Code § 92.61. The request or petition for a public hearing shall be filed within 30 days of this public notice and shall contain the name, address, telephone number and the interest of the party filing the request, and shall state the reasons why a hearing is warranted. A public hearing may be held if the Department considers the public interest significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing on the NPDES permit application will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. In the case where a public hearing is held, the Department will consider comments from the public hearing in the final determination on the NPDES permit application.
Coal Applications Received
Effluent Limits—The following range of effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with the associated coal mining activity permit and, in some cases, noncoal mining permits:
Table 1
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (Total) 1.5 to 3.0 mg/l 3.0 to 6.0 mg/l 3.5 to 7.0 mg/l Manganese (Total) 1.0 to 2.0 mg/l 2.0 to 4.0 mg/l 2.5 to 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Aluminum (Total) 0.75 to 2.0 mg/l 1.5 to 4.0 mg/l 2.0 to 5.0 mg/l pH1 greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 1The parameter is applicable at all times.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to: surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; and mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 1-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles.
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100.
32743710 and NPDES Permit # PA0214884, Helvetia Coal Company, (P. O. Box 219, 400 Overview Drive, Shelocta, PA 15774), to renew the permit for the Refuse Disposal Area No. 1 in Center Township, Indiana County and related NPDES permit for reclamation only. No additional discharges. Application received: October 16, 2009.
30743702 and NPDES Permit # NA, Consolidation Coal Company, (CNX Center, 1000 Consol Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317), to revise the permit for the Blacksville No. 1 Mine Refuse Area in Wayne Township, Greene County to add acreage to install a pipeline to carry mine water from the Blacksville No. 1 Mine pool in West Virginia. Coal Refuse Disposal Support Acres Proposed 2.0. No additional discharges. Application received: August 7, 2009.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, 724-925-5500.
26080107 and NPDES Permit No. PA0251810. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (1384 SR 711, Stahlstown, PA 15687). Application for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine, located in Wharton Township, Fayette County, affecting 61.4 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Stony Fork, classified for the following use: HQ-CWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Application received: November 25, 2009.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
13890201R4 and NPDES Permit No. PA0594580. Panther Creek Partner, (1001 Industrial Road, Nesquehoning, PA 18240), renewal of an existing coal refuse reprocessing, refuse disposal and prep plant operation in Nesquehoning Borough, Carbon County affecting 428.0 acres, receiving streams: First Hollow Run and Nesquehoning Creek. Application received: November 30, 2009.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of sections 301—303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311—1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA or to the issuance of a Dam Permit, Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice, as well as questions, to the regional office noted before the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Individuals will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day at the regional office noted before the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend a hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1—693.27) and section 302 of the Floodplain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Northeast Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Telephone 570-826-2511.
E40-704. Donna Bryant, P. O. Box 286, Shawanese, PA 18654, in Harveys Lake Borough, Luzerne County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (Harveys Lake, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 21` 12"; Longitude: -76° 1` 14").
To construct and maintain a 1,920 square foot dock extending approximately 4 feet into Harveys Lake (HQ-CWF) and supported by eleven (11) wooden pilings for the purpose of providing a safer shoreline and a mooring area for boats.
The project is located approximately 3.59 miles north west of the intersection of SR 415 and SR 115 (Harveys Lake, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 22` 5.6"; Longitude: 76° 3` 12.4") in Harveys Lake Borough, Luzerne County.
Northcentral Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-3636.
E08-459. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002-5089. Water Obstruction and Encroachment Joint Application, 300 Line Project, in Asylum, Burlington, Granville, Monroe and West Burlington Townships, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District (Towanda, PA Quadrangle N: 41° 43` 22"; W: 76° 28` 12").
To construct, operate and maintain 22.5 miles of 30" natural gas pipeline within the North Branch of the Susquehanna River watershed (Warm Water Fishery). Construction of the pipeline loops will require forty (40) stream and thirty-seven (37) wetland crossings. The project is centered approximately 1 mile north of the Village of Monroeton in Bradford County.
E53-425. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002-5089. Water Obstruction and Encroachment Joint Application, 300 Line Project, in Alleghany, Ulysses and Hector Townships, Potter County, ACOE Baltimore District (West Pike, PA Quadrangle N: 41° 50` 27"; W: 76° 42` 17").
To construct, operate and maintain 12.95 miles of 30'' natural gas pipeline within the Alleghany (Cold Water Fishery) and West Branch of the Susquehanna River watershed (Warm Water Fishery). Construction of the pipeline loops will require twenty-five (25) stream and fifty-five (55) wetland crossings. The project is centered approximately 4.8 miles north of the Village of West Pike in Potter County.
E59-491. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002-5089. Water Obstruction and Encroachment Joint Application, 300 Line Project, in Clymer, Charleston, Richmond and Sullivan Townships, Tioga County, ACOE Baltimore District (Keenyville, PA Quadrangle N: 41° 48` 54"; W: 77° 17` 22").
To construct, operate and maintain 20.94 miles of 30" natural gas pipeline within the West Branch of the Susquehanna River watershed (Warm Water Fishery). Construction of the pipeline loops will require thirty-six (36) stream and seventy-five (75) wetland crossings. The project is centered approximately 2.8 miles north of the Village of Wellsboro Junction in Tioga County.
Southwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E56-354. Turnpike Commission, P. O. Box 67676, Harrisburg, PA 17107-7676. To construct and maintain culvert crossing, two lane single-span bridge and roadway stormwater outfalls in Somerset Township and Somerset Borough in Somerset County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. The applicant proposes to:
1. Construct and maintain a culvert crossing consisting of two parallel 49 inch by 33 inch elliptical, and one 57 inch by 38 inch, depressed 6 inches, 59 ft. Long, CMP culverts for the to be relocated two lane Laurel Crest Drive municipal road on an unnamed tributary to East Branch Coxes Creek (WWF) with a drainage area of 119 acres. This culvert crossing is located in Somerset Township (Somerset, PA Quadrangle N: 3.3 inches; W: 11.8 inches, Latitude: 40° 1` 1"; Longitude: 79° 5` 2").
2. Construct and maintain a two lane 39 ft. wide, 47 ft. long, single span bridge, skewed 60 degrees, having a total length of 47 ft. and a minimum underclearance of 3.3 ft. over an unnamed tributary of East Branch Coxes Creek (WWF) with a drainage area of 3.08 square miles. This bridge is located 0.3 mile east of the above culvert crossing in Somerset Borough (Somerset, PA Quadrangle N: 3.3 inches; W: 11.3 inches, Latitude: 40° 1` 5"; Longitude: 79° 4` 52").
3. In addition, construct and maintain roadway stormwater outfalls, and a total of 0.37 acre of PEM/PSS wetland will be filled and maintained in the East Branch Coxes Creek basin. Wetland mitigation is proposed to be provided at PennDOT's Louie Beach Advanced Wetland Compensation Site, Somerset County (Somerset, PA Quadrangle N: 3.3 inches; W: 11.5 inches, Latitude: 40° 1` 13"; Longitude: 79° 4` 54").
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