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Reasonably Available Control Technology; Public Hearing
Approval of Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Plans for:
Empire Sanitary Landfill, Inc. Taylor Borough, Lackawanna County, PA.
The Department of Environmental Protection has made a preliminary determination to approve RACT plans and amendments to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the above listed facility.
The proposed SIP revisions do not adopt any new regulations. They incorporate the provisions and requirements contained in RACT approvals for this facility to comply with current regulations.
The preliminary RACT determinations, if finally approved, will be incorporated into Operating Permit(s) for the facility and will be submitted to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan.
The following is the summary of the preliminary RACT determination for the main source at Empire Sanitary Landfill, Inc. which is subject to operating permit:
Source VOC RACT Limit Control Device Implementation Date Landfill 75% VOC collection efficiency and 98% destruction efficiency for VOC generated from the landfill Landfill gas extraction system with flares June 1, 1996 Facility is not subject to NOx RACT requirements.
For the above facility, public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the above proposed Operating Permit and the proposed SIP revisions. This public hearing is scheduled as follows:
Facility Name Location of Hearing Date and Time Empire Sanitary Landfill Inc. Abington Heights Middle School, Newton-Ransom Blvd., Newton Township, Lackawanna County March 28, 1996
6 p.m.Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing for the above listed facility should contact: Hearing Examiner, DEP, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, ATT: Mark Carmon at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes and two written copies of the oral testimony. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should by contacting Richard Shudak (717) 826-2060, or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Those unable to attend the hearing, but wishing to comment, should provide written comments to Babu H. Patel, Engineering Services Chief, DEP, Air Quality Control Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790. Comments should be submitted within 30 days of the date of this publication notice.
All the pertinent documents are also available for review from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the DEP Regional Office address noted above. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the DEP contact person noted previously.
Public Hearing Notice
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a public hearing on March 28, 1996, at 6 p.m. in Abington Heights Middle School, Newton-Ransom Blvd., Newton Township, Lackawanna County, PA.
The hearing is for DEP to take testimony concerning four pending applications submitted by Empire Sanitary Landfill, Inc. Empire Sanitary Landill, Inc. is located in Taylor Borough, Ransom Township, and Old Forge Borough, Lackawanna County, PA.
The four applications involve two applications submitted to the Air Quality Program and two applications submitted to the Waste Management Program. The two air quality applications concern the Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) plan for the existing landfill area and the application for plan approval to construct and operate a landfill gas extraction system with two flares in proposed Area II Expansion Landfill. The two waste management applications involve an expansion of the existing landfill area which is known as Area II Expansion, and an application to increase the average and maximum daily waste intake volumes.
The application for Area II Expansion involves an expansion of the disposal area by 53 acres for a total of 203 acres. The application also requests renewing the term of the existing permit for a 10 year term. The expansion does not involve an increase in the landfill permit area. Empire Sanitary Landfill, Inc. currently has a 512.9 acre permit area for a municipal waste landfill. The expansion application also revises the original site's closure schedule, construction schedules and gas management system.
The proposed increase in daily waste volumes proposes an increase in the maximum daily volume from 5,500 tons per day to 6,000 tons per day. The application also proposes to increase the average daily volume from 5,000 tons per day to 5,500 tons per day. The Municipal Waste Regulations, 25 Pa. Code § 273.140 requires the Department to condition municipal waste landfill permits by establishing maximum daily waste volumes and average daily waste volumes.
The RACT plan for the control of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the various air contamination sources at this facility is to meet the requirements under 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.91--129.95. The final RACT approval will be submitted to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan (SIP).
The application for plan approval was submitted under 25 Pa. Code § 127.11 and has been reviewed in accordance with all applicable air quality regulations. The Department regulations require the emissions from the new source will be the minimum attainable through the use of the best available technology (BAT). A preliminary review of the information submitted by the Empire Sanitary Landfill Inc. indicates that the construction and operation of the proposed Landfill gas extraction system with two flares will meet all applicable air quality requirements including the above stated BAT. Based upon this finding, DEP plans to approve the application and issue a Plan Approval for the construction of a landfill gas extraction system with two flares.
The information provided by the applicant in the application for plan approval and DEP's own analysis indicate that the applicant will collect at least 75% of landfill gas generated from the Area II Expansion Landfill and burn the gas in a flare having 98% destruction efficiency for volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The VOC emission is within all applicable emission limitations, and both proposed flares will meet the BAT requirements of the Department.
A stack test shall be performed in accordance with the provision of Chapter 139 of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection to show compliance with the applicable standards.
Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing for the above listed facility should contact Hearing Examiner, DEP, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Attn: Mark Carmon.
In order to provide an opportunity for all individuals who desire to present testimony, oral testimony will be limited to 10 minutes. The Department requests that individuals planning to testify provide two written copies of their oral testimony. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf. Individuals who preregister to testify will be given priority on the agenda.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact Richard Shudak (717) 826-2060, or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Those unable to attend the hearing, but wishing to comment, should provide written comments to the address listed within this notice. Comments can be submitted until April 5, 1996.
All the pertinent documents are also available for review from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the DEP Regional Office address noted above. Appointments for scheduling a review can be made by calling the Records Management Section of DEP at (717) 826-2511.
Plan approval applications received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify or reactivate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Regional Office: Northeast Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
An application for plan approval has been received by this office for the construction, modification or reactivation of the air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices described below for the specified companies.
Permit: 13-399-003
Source: 5 Silos w/Baghouses (Truck Unload)
Received: January 24, 1996
Company: Horsehead Resource Development Co.
Location: Palmerton Borough
County: CarbonPermit: 35-323-017
Source: Burn Off Oven with Afterburner
Received: January 18, 1996
Company: Scranton Army Ammunition Plant
Location: City of Scranton
County: LackawannaPermit: 39-313-008B
Source: Resin Handling Sys. w/3 Baghouses
Received: January 16, 1996
Company: Tarkett, Incorporated
Location: Whitehall Township
County: LehighPermit: 39-317-012B
Source: Exhaust System Scrubber
Received: January 16, 1996
Company: Friskies Petcare Company
Location: South Whitehall Township
County: LehighPermit: 40-309-034
Source: Plantwide Applicability Limit/Pal
Received: January 16, 1996
Company: Techneglas, Incorporated
Location: Jenkins Township
County: LuzernePermit: 48-309-093
Source: #2 Stockhouse w/Griffin Baghouse
Received: January 25, 1996
Company: Hercules Cement Company
Location: Stockertown Borough
County: NorthamptonPermit: 48-328-001A
Source: Unit 5 Boiler w/Low NOx Burners
Received: January 22, 1996
Company: Metropolitan Edison Company
Location: Upper Mt. Bethel Township
County: Northampton
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); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection. A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District mining office indicated above each application. 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 such certification.
Written comments or objections, or requests for informal conferences on applications, 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 same address within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121--77.123 and 86.31--86.34 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications, opportunity for comment, and informal conferences).
Where any of the mining activities listed below will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. Such NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations (as described in the Department's regulations--25 Pa. Code §§ 77.522, 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.242, 89.52 and 90.102) for iron, manganese, suspended solids, settleable solids, alkalinity and pH. In addition to the above, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chs. 93 and 95). Persons or agencies which have requested review of the NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the above-mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on those requirements.
Written comments or objections 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 must contain the name, address and telephone number of requestor, 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.
Bureau of Mining and Reclamation, Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
Coal Applications Received
17860101. Sky Haven Coal, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 180, Penfield, PA 15849), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Ferguson Township, Clearfield County affecting 217 acres, receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Wilson Run, unnamed tributary to Barrett Run, and Barrett Run, application received January 22, 1996.
Mining and Reclamation, 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317.
65890701. Diversified Energy Recovery, Inc., (413 Brennan Avenue, Loyalhanna, PA 15661), to transfer the Standard Pile in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County from Solstat Coal Company, no additional discharge. Application received January 11, 1996.
32871301. The Florence Mining Company, (P. O. Box 51, New Florence, PA 15944), to renew the permit for the Heshbon bituminous deep mine in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County for reclamation only, no additional discharge. Application received January 30, 1996.
Mineral Resources Management--District Mining, Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
54960102. Harriman Coal Corporation, (Box 127, Valley View, PA 17983), commencement, operation and restoration of an anthracite strip operation in Tremont Township, Schuylkill County, affecting 708 acres, receiving stream Lorberry Creek. Application received January 24, 1996.
54850108R2. J.E.T.T. Contracting Co., (P. O. Box 243, Brockton, PA 17925), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County affecting 36.9 acres, receiving stream Schuylkill River. Application received January 24, 1996.
40663025R2. No. 1 Contracting Corporation, (800 Exeter Avenue, West Pittston, PA 18643), renewal of an existing anthracite Refuse Bank operation in Hazle Township, Luzerne County affecting 325.0 acres, receiving stream none. Application received January 25, 1996.
54851325R2. B & B Anthracite Coal Co., (225 Main Street, Joliett, PA 17981), renewal of an anthracite underground mine operation in Tremont Township, Schuylkill County affecting 4.5 acres, receiving stream none. Application received January 26, 1996.
40663026R2. No. 1 Contracting Corporation, (800 Exeter Avenue, West Pittston, PA 18643), renewal of an existing anthracite refuse bank operation in Hazle Township, Luzerne County, affecting 285.0 acres, receiving stream none. Application received January 25, 1996.
54851308R2. Mountain Top Coal Company, (P. O. Box 71, Tower City, PA 17980), renewal of an existing underground mine operation in Porter Township, Schuylkill County, affecting 2.1 acres, receiving stream Wiconisco Creek. Application received January 30, 1996.
The following permit applications and requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for water quality certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection.
In addition to permit applications, the Bureau of Dams, Waterways and Wetlands (BDWW) and the Regional Office Soils and Waterways Sections have assumed primary responsibility for processing requests for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)), for projects requiring both a Dam Safety and Encroachments Permit, and a United States Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) permit. Section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1301--1303, 1306 and 1307, as well as relevant State requirements. Initial requests for 401 certification will be published concurrently with the BDWW permit application. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 or to the issuance of a Dam Safety or Encroachment Permit, or the approval of Environmental Assessments must submit any comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the Bureau or Field Office indicated as the responsible office.
Applications filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Southeast Regional Office: Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E15-509. Encroachment. Consolidated Rail Corporation, 2001 Market Street, P. O. Box 41412, Philadelphia, PA 19101-1412. To remove a nine span railroad bridge with a steel superstructure and concrete abutments crossing the Schuylkill River (WWF, MF), to restore abutment areas to the river bed elevation and to install, operate, maintain and remove a temporary causeway constructed to facilitate bridge removal. The site is situated approximately 500 feet downstream of the Linfield Road (S. R. 4022) Bridge located (Phoenixville USGS Quadrangle N: 14.3 inches; W: 11.2 inches) between East Coventry Township, Chester County.
E23-338. Encroachment. Radnor Township, 301 Iven Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087-5297. To construct and maintain a concrete headwall adjoined to the outlet of an existing 7.0-feet by 4.0-feet, 8-inches arch brick culvert and to reconstruct and maintain approximately 85 linear feet of partially collapsed stone masonry retaining wall along both banks of Ithan Creek (CWF-MF). The site is situated approximately 700 feet south and 100 feet west of the intersection of Lancaster Pike (U. S. Route 30) and Aberdeen Avenue (Valley Forge USGS Quadrangle N: 7.55 inches; W: 0.9 inch) in Radnor Township, Delaware County.
Applications received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.
E02-1139. Encroachment. Gerard J. Cipriani, Hal A. Kestler, 650 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15228. To place and maintain fill in two wetlands (0.07 ac and 0.01 ac) for the purpose of developing a 2.5 acre site located approximately 1,500 northeast of the intersection of Oxford Drive and Fort Couch Road, between the Parkvale Building and Scandinavian Health Club (Bridgeville, PA Quadrangle N: 19.0 inches; W: 6.7 inches) in Bethel Park, Allegheny County.
E02-1140. Encroachment. Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, 3300 Preble Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15233. To extend, operate and maintain the existing Girty's Run outfall structure on the right bank of and in the channel of the Allegheny River located approximately 800 feet upstream from the Washington Crossing Bridge (Pittsburgh East, PA Quadrangle N: 18.2 inches; W: 13.9 inches) in Millvale Borough, Allegheny County.
E03-353. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, P. O. Box 429, Indiana, PA 15701. To remove existing structure known as Sunnyside Bridge and to construct and maintain a 40.50-foot 2-span bridge for the purpose of carrying S. R. 0085, Section 150 over Cowanshannock Creek. The project is located 24 feet downstream of existing structure on S. R. 0085, 1.1 mile east of S. R. 0028 and 1.4 mile north of S. R. 0422 (Mosgrove, PA Quadrangle N: 11.9 inches; W: 13.1 inches) in Rayburn Township, Armstrong County.
E03-354. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Electric Company, 1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907. To construct and maintain a 1,600-foot stream enclosure in an unnamed tributary to Crooked Creek and to place and maintain fill in 2.52 acres of wetlands for the purpose of expanding the existing permitted Ash Disposal Site at the Keystone Generating Station located on Route 210 (Elderton, PA Quadrangle N: 9.0 inches; W: 12.5 inches) in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County.
E56-260. Encroachment. Northampton Township, R. R. 1, Glencoe, PA 15543. To repair and maintain 110 feet of existing floodwall in Wills Creek by excavating 100 c.y. of rock and by placing and maintaining 300 c.y. of concrete. The floodwall protects the Village of Glencoe and is located approximately 0.5 mile south of junction of S. R. 2015 and TR 377 (Fairhope, PA Quadrangle N: 12.3 inches; W: 14.25 inches) in Northampton Township, Somerset County.
E65-629. Encroachment. CNG Transmission Corporation, 175 Sheffield Drive, Delmont, PA 15626. To remove two existing culverts at two separate locations and to construct and maintain two 14-foot long culverts with associated roadway realignments, one across Brush Creek located on Old Route 66, 0.25 mile from intersection of Old Route 66 and S. R. 993 in Hempfield Township (Greensburg, PA Quadrangle N: 19.0 inches; W: 10.1 inches) and the other across Beaver Run located on Boggs Hollow Road approximately 0.5 mile south of S. R. 22 in Salem Township (Slickville, PA Quadrangle N: 3.45 inches; W: 6.75 inches) Westmoreland County. Both culverts are for the purpose of accessing a private residence and gas wells.
Northeast Regional Office: Regional Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, telephone (717) 826-5485.
E13-095. Encroachment. Marvin R. Eidem, 2730 Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East, Lehighton, PA 18235. To construct and maintain a 2,100 square foot metal storage building within the floodway of an unnamed tributary to Mahoning Creek. The project is located on the north side of S. R. 0443 approximately 0.5 mile east of the intersection of S. R. 0443 and S. R. 3007 (Nesquehoning, PA Quadrangle N: 10.1 inches; W: 1.2 inches) in Mahoning Township, Carbon County (Philadelphia District, Army Corps of Engineers).
E35-264. Encroachment. Hemingway Development Corporation, Glenmaura National Boulevard, Moosic, PA 18507-1726. To place fill in 0.55 acre of PEM/PSS wetlands for preparation of a site for future development. The project is located at the Glenmaura Corporate Center, Section 19 approximately 0.85 mile southeast of the S. R. 0081, Interchange No. 51 (Avoca, PA Quadrangle N: 20.2 inches; W: 7.5 inches) in Moosic Borough, Lackawanna County (Baltimore District, Army Corps of Engineers).
E35-265. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 4-0, P. O. Box 111, Scranton, PA 18501. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a single-span prestressed concrete box beam bridge, having a span of approximately 40 feet and an underclearance of approximately 5 feet, across Dundaff Creek (CWF). The project will include channel restoration activities consisting of riprap bank rehabilitation extending approximately 700 feet upstream and 200 feet downstream of the bridge, and gravel bar removal within the upstream channel reach. The bridge is located on S. R. 1013, approximately 1.2 miles north of S. R. 1002 (Clifford, PA Quadrangle N: 2.7 inches; W: 13.5 inches) in Greenfield Township, Lackawanna County (Baltimore District, Army Corps of Engineers).
E40-436. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 4-0, P. O. Box 111, Scranton, PA 18501. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a single-span prestressed concrete bridge, having a normal span of approximately 30 feet and an underclearance of approximately 5 feet, across Wapwallopen Creek (CWF) (recognized as Balliet Run in the FEMA Flood Insurance Study for the Township of Hollenback). The bridge is located on S. R. 3011, approximately 0.2 mile northeast of the intersection of S. R. 3011 and T-398 (Sybertsville, PA Quadrangle N: 10.8 inches; W: 9.0 inches) in Hollenback Township, Luzerne County (Baltimore District, Army Corps of Engineers).
E45-292. Encroachment. Pocono Mountain School District, P. O. Box 200, Swiftwater, PA 18370-0200. To construct and maintain 203 linear feet of 15-inch stormwater pipe and 8-inch sanitary sewer line through 0.09 acre of Palustrine Forested wetlands and an associated outfall structure in the floodway of Clear Run (HQ-CWF). This project is part of the proposed construction of the Pocono Mountain Elementary and Middle Schools to be located on the east side of the intersection of S. R. 0611 and Township Road T-634 (Tobyhanna, PA Quadrangle N: 5.2 inches; W: 1.3 inches) in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County (Philadelphia District, Army Corps of Engineers).
E58-208. Encroachment. Bart-Rich Enterprises, Inc., One Technology Place, East Syracuse, NY 13057. To place fill in 1.0 acre of PFO wetlands to construct parking facilities for a proposed Burger King Restaurant. This project is located at the intersection of S. R. 0171 and U. S. Rte. 11 (Great Bend, PA-NY Quadrangle N: 16.7 inches; W: 15.6 inches) in Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County (Baltimore District, Army Corps of Engineers).
E58-209. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 4-0, P. O. Box 111, Scranton, PA 18501. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a single-span prestressed concrete bridge, having a normal span of approximately 31 feet and an underclearance of 9 feet, across a tributary to Tunkhannock Creek (CWF). The project will include channel restoration activities (riprap bank stabilization and upstream gravel bar removal) extending approximately 200 feet upstream and 100 feet downstream of the structure. The bridge is located on S. R. 2046, approximately 0.2 mile east of the intersection of S. R. 0092 and S. R. 2046 (Thompson, PA Quadrangle N: 10.6 inches; W: 11.0 inches) in Gibson Township, Susquehanna County (Baltimore District, Army Corps of Engineers).
E58-210. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 4-0, P. O. Box 111, Scranton, PA 18501. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain an 18.0-foot × 8.5-foot precast reinforced concrete box culvert, with its invert depressed 1.0 foot below stream bed, in Benninger Creek (CWF). The project is located on S. R. 3003, Section 5S1, Segment 0010, Offset 402, approximately 0.1 mile north of the intersection of S. R. 3003 and S. R. 3002 (Auburn Center, PA Quadrangle N: 5.9 inches; W: 14.0 inches), in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County (Baltimore District, Army Corps of Engineers).
E64-166. Encroachment. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 701 South Walton Boulevard, Bentonville, AR 72716-8703. To place fill in 2.38 acres of emergent/scrub-shrub wetlands and to construct and maintain 665 linear feet of channel change and a 42-inch stormwater outfall structure in a tributary to Holbert Creek for the construction of a proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter retail store. This project is located approximately 600 feet east of the intersection of S. R. 0006 and Old Willow Avenue (Township Road T-405) (White Mills, PA Quadrangle N: 10.4 inches; W: 14.4 inches) in Texas Township, Wayne County (Philadelphia District, Army Corps of Engineers).
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, One Ararat Boulevard, Room 126, Harrisburg, PA 17110, telephone (717) 657-4590.
E22-347. Encroachment. Dauphin County Commissioners, P. O. Box 1295, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1295. To remove an existing structure and to construct and maintain a bridge having a clear span of 31.5 feet and an underclearance of 7.7 feet across the channel of Little Wiconisco Creek at a point at Kessler Road (T-556) (Elizabethville, PA Quadrangle N: 17.6 inches; W: 14.1 inches) in Mifflin Township, Dauphin County.
E22-348. Encroachment. Dauphin County Board of Commissioners, P. O. Box 1295, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1295. To remove an existing structure and to construct and maintain a bridge having a clear span of 21.9 feet and an underclearance of 4.5 feet across the channel of Little Wiconisco Creek at a point at Reitz Road (T-631) (Elizabethville, PA Quadrangle N: 16.75 inches; W: 15.63 inches) in Mifflin Township, Dauphin County.
E07-251. Encroachment. DCNR, P. O. Box 8451, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8451. To remove an existing bridge and to construct and maintain a glulam timber arch bridge having a clear span of 72.5 feet and an underclearance of about 12.4 feet across Great Trough Creek for maintenance purposes located on Trough Creek Drive about 400 feet south of its intersection with Newburg Road (Entriken, PA Quadrangle N: 11 inches; W: 0.5 inch) in Todd Township, Huntingdon County.
E67-557. Encroachment. Robert Hildebrandt, 395 Indian Rock Dam Road, York, PA 17403. To place fill in the floodway of a tributary to the south branch of Codorus Creek located northeast of the intersection of Indian Rock Dam Road and Imperial Drive (York, PA Quadrangle N: 7 inches; W: 15 inches) in York Township, York County.
E67-558. Encroachment. Root Corporation, P. O. Box 866, Mt. Wolf, PA 17347-0866. To maintain 37 linear feet of a 12-foot high gabion wall located behind the New York Wire Company building southwest of the intersection of Chestnut Street and Main Street (York Haven, PA Quadrangle N: 12.1 inches; W: 11.5 inches) in Mt. Wolf Borough, York County.
Applications received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Northcentral Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 208 W. Third St., Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, telephone (717) 327-3574.
E14-279. Water obstruction and encroachment. Samuel R. and Thelma O. Everhart, 3261 Shingletown Road, State College, PA 16801. Remove an existing structure and construct and maintain a private road crossing Slab Cabin Run, a cold water fishery. The proposed structure will be constructed with a corrugated metal pipe that has a 112 inch span, a 75 inch rise and a length of 24.0 feet. As proposed the project does not impact wetlands, while impacting 30.0 linear feet of stream that is located along the western right-of-way of S. R. 0045 approximately 3,500 feet south of the intersection of S. R. 0045 and S. R. 3009 (State College, PA Quadrangle N: 1.0 inch; W: 14.3 inches) in Ferguson Township, Centre County.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, telephone (814) 332-6942.
E42-240. Encroachment. Department of Transportation, District 2-0, 1924-30 Daisy Street, P. O. Box 342, Clearfield, PA 16830. To remove existing structure and to construct and maintain a single span concrete adjacent box beam bridge with an 80 foot clear span on a 60 degree skew with a minimum underclearance of 4 feet across east branch of Potato Creek (HQ-CWF). Project is located on S. R. 0046 approximately 2,000 feet south of the Village of Norwich (Norwich, PA Quadrangle N: 5.4 inches; W: 14.4 inches), in Norwich Township, McKean County.
E43-248. Encroachment. Mercer County Commissioners, 503 Mercer County Courthouse, Mercer, PA 16137. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a single span concrete adjacent box beam bridge with a clear span of 24 feet on a 90-degree skew with an average underclearance of 4 feet 9 inches across a tributary to east branch of Wolf Creek (CWF). Project is located on Brinkley Road (T-459) approximately 1,600 feet east of the intersection of Patterson School Road (T-912) and Brinkley Road (T-459) (Grove City, PA Quadrangle N: 15.7 inches; W: 1.8 inches), in Wolf Creek Township, Mercer County.
E61-201. Encroachment. Cranberry Township, P. O. Box 378, Seneca, PA 16346. To construct, operate and maintain nine wastewater treatment facility outfall pipe and headwall structures on the Allegheny River for the Alcorne Point Subdivision. Project is located on the east bank of the Allegheny River approximately 400 feet west of the northern end of Alcorn Island (Oil City, PA Quadrangle N: 8.7 inches; W: 6.8 inches), in Cranberry Township, Venango County.
The following Environmental Assessment and request for Water Quality Certification is being processed under sections 105.12(a)(16) and 105.15(b), restoration activities undertaken and conducted under a restoration plan approved by the Department.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, telephone (814) 332-6942.
EA10-005NW. U. S. Department of Natural Resource Conservation Service, 602 Evans City Road, Suite 102, Butler, PA 16001. To redirect a mine discharge into a created settling pond (approximately 0.5 acre in size) and then into a created wetland (approximately 0.25 acre in size) to allow for mine discharge treatment prior to discharge into Slippery Rock Creek (CWF). Project is located in State Game Lands No. 95 approximately 2,000 feet west of the Village of Argentine (Hilliards, PA Quadrangle N: 17.5 inches; W: 10.0 inches) in Washington Township, Butler County.
Initial Notice of Request for Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
The following requests have been made to the Department of Environmental Protection for certification under section 401(a) of the Federal Clean Water Act, (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)), that the construction and operation herein described will comply with the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of that Act, and that the construction will not violate applicable Federal and State water quality standards.
Prior to final approval of the proposed certification, consideration will be given to any comments, suggestions and objections which are submitted in writing within 30 days of the date of this notice. Comments should be submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection at the address indicated above each of the following requests for certification. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments are addressed, and a concise statement of comments, objections and suggestions in sufficient detail to inform the Department of the exact basis of the proposal and the relevant facts upon which it is based. The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to any given comments if deemed necessary to resolve conflicts. Each individual will be notified in writing of the time and place of any scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the protest relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection and review at the address indicated above each request for certification between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day.
Final or proposed action on certain other Certification requests for projects which require both a Dam Safety and Encroachments Permit and either a U. S. Army Corps of Engineers individual permit or a Nationwide permit 14, 18 or 26 will be published with Actions or Applications filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27).
Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Management, Northwest Region, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335.
Certification Request Initiated By: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District.
Project Description: The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers has requested a section 401 State Water Quality Certification for the discharge of dredged material from the lakeward portion of the Federal navigation channels of Erie Harbor at the existing open-lake site. An estimated total of 125,000 cubic yards of material will be dredged and discharged. The purpose of the project is to maintain sufficient depth for deep-draft commercial vessels.
ACTIONS
The Department of Environmental Protection has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications and requests for plan approval and has issued the following significant orders.
Any person aggrieved by this action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of receipt of written notice of this action unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
Actions under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).
Permits Issued
Southeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, telephone (610) 832-6130.
NPDES Permit No. PA0029980. Sewerage. Sleighton School, Forge and Valley Road, Lima, PA 19037 is authorized to discharge from a sewage treatment plant located in Middletown Township, Delaware County into Rocky Run.
NPDES Permit No. PA0052078. Sewerage. Elverson Borough Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 266, Elverson, PA 19520 is authorized to discharge from a sewage treatment plant located in Elverson Borough, Chester County into an unnamed tributary to the east branch of the Conestoga River.
NPDES Permit No. PA0056723. Sewerage. Ernest and Donna Gehman, 720 Morwood Road, Morwood, PA 18969. Issued a permit allowing 500 gpd of treated sewage to be discharged from their single residential dwelling unit located at 720 Morwood Road, Franconia Township, Montgomery County to an existing man-made pond that overflows into a culvert under Morwood Road to an unnamed tributary to the east branch of Perkiomen Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0054089. Industrial. PECO Energy Company, 2301 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19101. Approved renewal of permit to continue discharging stormwater runoff from their petroleum products transfer terminal (on and off loading of avgas and jet fuel) by an oil/water separator through Outfall 001 to a tributary of Hartenstein Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0031887. Sewage. Greenhill Mobile Home Park, Route 29, R. D. 2, Green Lane, PA 18054. Approved renewal of permit to continue discharging treated sewage from Greenhill Mobile Home Park in Marlborough Township, Montgomery County into Green Lane Reservoir.
Northeast Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, telephone (717) 826-2511.
NPDES Permit No. PA-0012751. Industrial waste. Zinc Corporation of America, A Division of Horsehead Industries, Inc., Fourth Street and Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, PA 18071 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Palmerton Borough, Carbon County to the Aquashicola Creek and Lehigh River.
Northcentral Regional Office: 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.
NPDES Permit No. PAG044819. Sewerage. Charles Button and Becky Luzier, R. D. 1, Box 299A, Clearfield, PA 16830. Has been authorized to discharge from facilities located in Bradford Township, Clearfield County to receiving stream named Sulfur Run.
NPDES Permit No. PAG044820. Sewerage. Frederick McCraken, R. R. 1, Box 278, West Decatur, PA 16872. Has been authorized to discharge from facilities located in Bradford Twp., Clearfield County to receiving stream named Long Run.
NPDES Permit No. PAG044821. Sewerage. Ross and Dawn Wright, R. D. 1, Box 205, Woodland, PA 16881. Has been authorized to discharge from facilities located in Bradford Twp., Clearfield County to receiving waters named Millstone Run.
NPDES Permit No. PAG044822. Sewerage. Daniel Turner, P. O. Box 52, Bigler, PA 16825-0052. Has been authorized to discharge from facilities located in Bradford Twp., Clearfield County to receiving stream named Sallies Bottom.
NPDES Permit No. PAG044823. Sewerage. Steven and Tracy Gross, R. R. 1, Box 155, Woodland, PA 16881. Has been authorized to discharge from facilities located in Bradford Twp., Clearfield County to receiving stream named Graffius Run.
NPDES Permit No. PAG044824. Sewerage. William R. Green, R. D. 1, Box 163, Woodland, PA 16881. Has been authorized to discharge from facilities located in Bradford Twp., Clearfield County to receiving stream named unnamed tributary to the Susquehanna Run.
NPDES Permit No. PAG044826. Sewerage. Ronald A. Woodling, R. D. 1, Box 60, Woodland, PA 16681, is authorized to discharge from facilities located in Bradford Township, Clearfield County to receiving stream named Valley Fork Run.
NPDES Permit No. PAG044827. Sewerage. Nathan L. Billings, Box 80, Woodland, PA 16881, is authorized to discharge from facilities located in Bradford Township, Clearfield County to receiving stream named Jake's Run.
Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.
NPDES Permit No. PA0000892. Industrial waste, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, R. D. 4, Box 333, Blairsville, PA 15717-8904 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Specialty Metals Plant, Derry Township, Westmoreland County to the Conemaugh River.
NPDES Permit No. PA0025992. Sewage, McCandless Township Sanitary Authority, 9600 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Longvue No. 1 STP, Township of McCandless, Allegheny County to Little Pine Creek (West Branch).
NPDES Permit No. PA0028703. Sewage, Peters Township Sanitary Authority, 3244 Washington, PA 15317 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Donaldson Crossroads Sewage Treatment Plant, Peters Township, Washington County to Chartiers Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0032191. Sewage, Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 1872 Munster Road, Portage, PA 15946 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Sewage Treatment Plant, Munster Township, Cambria County to an unnamed tributary of north branch Little Conemaugh River.
NPDES Permit No. PA0095401. Sewage, Saint Victors Roman Catholic Church, Box 149, Bairdford, PA 15006 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Saint Victors Roman Catholic Church STP, West Deer Township, Allegheny County to unnamed tributary Deer Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA0203777. Sewage, Ductmate Industries, Inc., R. D. 3, Box 113, Route 136, Monongahela, PA 15063 is authorized to discharge from a facility located at Ductmate Industries STP, Forward Township, Allegheny County to the Monongahela River.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, telephone (814) 332-6942.
NPDES Permit No. PA 0026832. Amendment No. 1. Sewage, Ellwood City Borough, 525 Lawrence Avenue, Ellwood City, PA 16117 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Ellwood City, Lawrence County to Connoquenessing Creek (Outfalls 001, 004, 006) and an unnamed tributary of Connoquenessing Creek (Outfall 005).
NPDES Permit No. PA 0091341. Sewage, Moniteau School District, 1810 West Sunbury Road, West Sunbury, PA 16061 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Cherry Township, Butler County to Glade Dam Lake fed by south branch of Slippery Rock Creek.
NPDES Permit No. PA 0221945. Sewage, Eagle Crest Manor Mobile Home Park, R. D. 5, Box 365, Meadville, PA 16335 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Union Township, Crawford County to an unnamed tributary to Conneaut Outlet.
NPDES Permit No. PA 0033235. Sewage, Warren County School District, Pittsfield Elementary School, 104 West Third Avenue, Warren, PA 16365 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Pittsfield Township, Warren County, to Brokenstraw Creek.
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