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LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
Under Act 2, 1995
Preamble 2
Acknowledgment of Notice of Intent to Remediate submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Sections 304 and 305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent 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 a site-specific standard or who intend to remediate a site in 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 contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of the cleanup standards 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 and 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 cleanup standard, in whole or in part, and for sites determined to be located in Special Industrial Areas. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area by the person conducting remediation. For the sites identified, a municipality 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 a municipality may request that the person identified, as the remediator of a site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved and comments, should be directed to the remediator of a site. For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the Department's Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Southeast Regional Office, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-5950.
Former Heintz Corp. Property, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Ted Haldis, Gen. Mgr., Stormin Hardward Supply, Inc., 826 E. Erie Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19134, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with solvents, BTEX, petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; and groundwater contaminated with BTEX, petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The applicant's proposed remediation will address any immediate, direct or imminent threat to public health and the environment and will be based on the results of the Baseline Remedial Investigation Plan. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 5, 1997.
SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
RESIDUAL WASTE PROCESSING FACILITIES
Request for Determination of Applicability received under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904); and residual waste regulations for a general permit to operate residual waste processing facilities and the beneficial use of residual waste other than coal ash.
Central Office: Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, 14th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101-2301.
Received an application from Green Horizon Environmental, Inc., 2230 Dekalb Street, Suite 300, Norristown, PA 19401, for determination of applicability on Permit No. WMGR002 issued to Willamette Industries, Inc. for use of paper mill wastewater treatment plant sludge as a soil conditioner at coal mine sites. The Department accepted the application as administrative complete on November 6, 1997.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Applications submitted under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate or close solid waste processing or disposal area or site.
Regional Office: Regional Solid Waste Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Permit No. 101100. Mountain View Reclamation, Community Refuse, Ltd. (9760 Letzburg Road, Greencastle, PA 17225-9317). Application for modification to Gas Management System for a site in Antrim and Montgomery Townships, Franklin County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office November 3, 1997.
A. 101632. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc. (P. O. Box 304, Marietta, PA 17547). Application for infectious waste processing facility for a site in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office November 6, 1997.
AIR POLLUTION
OPERATING PERMITS
Operating Permit applications received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Southeast Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
23-329-003A: Haverford College (370 Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA 19041) for the operation of two emergency generators in Haverford Township, Delaware County.
46-302-201: North Penn School District (1340 Valley Forge Road, Towamencin, Montgomery, PA 19443) for the operation of a heating boiler in Towamencin Township, Montgomery County.
Northeast Regional Office, Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (717) 826-2531.
40-309-036: Schott Glass Technologies, Inc. (400 York Avenue, Duryea, PA 18642) for the glass batch weighing system with air pollution control by a cartridge filter in Duryea Borough, Luzerne County.
48-309-082B: Keystone Portland Cement Co. (Route 329, Drawer A, Bath, PA 18014) for the clinker conveying system with air pollution control by baghouses in East Allen Township, Northampton County.
52-310-004: G. F. Edwards, Inc. (Box 174, Elmhurst, PA 18415) for the stone crushing plant with air pollution control by a waterspray system in Green Township, Pike County.
Southcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4587.
06-1007F: Carpenter Technology Corp. (P. O. Box 14662, Reading, PA 19612-4662) for a specialty steel facility controlled by various control devices in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County. These sources are subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart Dc, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
36-3001: Nichia America Corp. (3775 Hempland Road, Mountville, PA 17554) for the operation of a phosphor manufacturing facility in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County.
36-317-222: Wilbur Chocolate Company, Inc. (48 North Broad Street, Lititz, PA 17110) for sugar grinding and classification systems controlled by fabric collectors located in Lititz Borough, Lancaster County.
Notice of Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits
Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.521, notice is given that the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Title V Operating Permit to the following facilities. These facilities are major facilities subject to the operating permit requirements under Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapters F (relating to operating permit requirements) and G (relating to Title V operating permits).
Copies of the Title V application, proposed permit and other relevant information are available for public inspection and additional information may be obtained by contacting the regional office noted.
Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections concerning the proposed Title V permit to the regional office within 30 days of publication of this notice. Written comments submitted to the Department during the 30-day public comment period shall include the name, address and telephone number of the persons submitting the comments, along with the reference number of the proposed permit. The commentator should also include a concise statement of objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
The Department reserves the right to hold a public hearing on the proposed action based upon the information received during the public comment period and will provide notice of any scheduled public hearing at least 30 days in advance of the hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation where the facility is located.
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, Attn: Edward Brown, (610) 832-6242.
09-00025: Delbar Products, Inc. (Seventh and Spruce Streets, Perkasie, PA 18944) in Perkasie Borough, Bucks County. The facility shapes, coats and assembles exterior metal mirrors for use on light-duty trucks. The facility's major air emission points include: boilers, spray booths and a vapor degreaser, which emit major levels of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).
46-00019: Lockheed Martin, Management and Data Systems (935 First Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406) in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County. The facility primarily functions as a computer design and programming center for the Federal government and military contractors. The facility's major air emission points include: boilers and emergency services equipment, which emit major levels of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx).
15-00005: PA State System Higher Education--West Chester University Facility located in the West Chester Borough, Chester County. This facility is primarily an educational institution. The facility's major air emission sources are three anthracite coal fired and one No. 2 oil fired boilers which emit major levels of Nitrogen Oxide Compounds (NOx) and Sulfur Oxide Compounds (SOx).
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval applications received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Southeast Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
PA-46-0130: Atarasii Coatings, Inc. (465 Maryland Drive, Ft. Washington, PA 19034) for the construction of a spray booth in Upper Dublin Borough, Montgomery County.
AQ-SE-0003: Highway Materials, Inc. (500 Stenton Avenue, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462) for the construction of a portable nonmetallic mineral plant in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County.
PA-15-0013: Graphic Packaging Corporation (2400 Continental Boulevard, Tredyffrin, PA 19312) for the construction of a Flexographic Printing Press in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County.
PA-23-0062GP: State Correctional Institute--Chester (500 East Morton Street, City of Chester, PA 19013) for the construction of one boiler in City of Chester, Delaware County.
PA-15-0016C: Worthington Steel Company (45 Morehall Road, Malvern, PA 19355) for the modification of a cleaning and zinc plating line in East Whiteland Township, Chester County.
PA-46-0131: UTI Corporation (206 Jones Boulevard, Limerick, PA 19468) for the construction of an electroplating facility in Limerick Township, Montgomery County.
PA-09-0021: MRI Flexible Packaging (122 Penns Trail, Newtown, PA 18940) for the construction of a flexographic printing press in Newtown Township, Bucks County.
09-323-0005GP: Fres-Co System USA, Inc. (3005 State Road, Telford, PA 18969) for the construction of a burn off oven in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County.
09-399-040A: Woodbridge Group/Cartex Corporation (200 Rock Run Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19030) for the modification of a polyurethane foam line in Falls Township, Bucks County.
OP-46-0005A: Merck & Co., Inc. (770 Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA 19486) for the modification of a Pharmaceutical Mfg., Incinerator in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County.
PA-23-0032A: DELCORA (3201 West Front Street, Chester, PA 19013) for the modification of a Two Eight Stage Incinerator in City of Chester, Delaware County.
PA-46-0076GP: Greene Tweed & Company (2075 Detwiler Road, Kulpsville, PA 19443) for the installation of a boiler in Towamencin Township, Montgomery County.
PA-46-0005E: Merck & Co., Inc. (770 Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA 19486) for a waste heat incinerator in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County.
PA-09-0050: Better Materials Corporation (Swamp Road and 2nd Street Pike, Penns Park, PA 18943) for the modification of a stone crushing plant in Wrightstown Township, Bucks County.
Northeast Regional Office, Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (717) 826-2531.
39-313-032B: Mallinckrodt Chemical, Inc. (16305 Swingley Drive, Chesterfield, MO 63017) for the modification of DMPA storage tanks with air pollution control by a packed scrubber in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.
39-314-002: Charter Rubber Technologies, Inc. (103 South Main Street, Quakertown, PA 18951) for the construction of a tire grinding operation with air pollution control by baghouses in the City of Allentown, Lehigh County.
39-399-037A: Mallinckrodt Chemical, Inc. (16305 Swingley Drive, Chesterfield, MO 63017) for the modification of DMPA oxidation reactors with air pollution control by a scrubber in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.
40-309-037A: Polyglass USA, Inc. (150 Lyon Drive, Fernley NV 89408) for the modification of an asphalt roofing process with air pollution control by a thermal oxidizer in Hazle Township, Luzerne County.
40-399-029A: Harris Semiconductor, Inc. (125 Crestwood Road, Mountaintop, PA 18707) for the modification of the Fab I Process with air pollution control by a fume scrubber in Wright Township, Luzerne County.
54-321-006A: Guildord Mills, Inc. (P. O. Box 26969, Greensboro, NC 27419) for the modification of three tenter frames with air pollution control by CVM Filters in Pine Grove Borough, Schuylkill County.
66-315-034: Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co. (P. O. Box 32, Mehoopany, PA 18629) for the modification of pulp and drying processes with air pollution control by a thermal oxidizer in Washington Township, Wyoming County.
Southcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4587.
28-322-001B: Community Refuse Limited (9760 Letzburg Road, Greencastle, PA) for the installation of an enclosed flare located in Antrim and Montgomery Townships, Franklin County. This source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart WWW, Standards of Performance of New Stationary Sources.
Northcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 200 Pine Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (717) 327-3637.
12-399-009A: Sinter Metals, Inc. (R. R. 2, Box 47, Emporium, PA 15834-9797) issued October 8, 1997, for the construction of a powdered metal parts oil impregnation and centrifuge unit at Plant No. 1 in Shippen Township, Cameron County.
8-313-003C: OSRAM SYLVANIA Products, Inc. (Hawes Street, Towanda, PA 18848-0504) issued October 10, 1997, for the construction of a television phosphor drying oven in Department 022, Building 10 in North Towanda Township, Bradford County.
41-302-049: Wheeland Lumber Company, Inc. (R. R. #1, Box 220B, Liberty, PA 16930-9540) issued October 28, 1997 for the construction of a wood fired boiler and associated air cleaning device (a multitube mechanical collector) in Jackson Township, Lycoming County.
12-399-015: Motor Coils Manufacturing Company (P. O. Box 311, Emporium, PA 15834) issued October 28, 1997, for the construction of an armature stripping operation and associated air cleaning devices (cartridge collectors) in Emporium Borough, Cameron County.
8-313-038G: OSRAM SYLVANIA Products, Inc. (Hawes Street, Towanda, PA 18848-0504) issued October 31, 1997, for the construction of a scrap tungsten crushing and screening operation and associated air cleaning devices (a cartridge collector and absolute filter) in Department 009, Building 25A in North Towanda Township, Bradford County.
REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
(RACT)
Operating Permit applications received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations for an Operating Permit to comply with 25 Pa. Code § 129.91 for Reasonable Available Control Technology.
Southeast Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
OP-09-0041: Atlantic Greenhouses, Inc. (6071 Durham Road, Plumstead, PA 18901) on August 23, 1996 for the approval of Facility VOC/NOx RACT in Plumstead Township, Bucks County.
OP-46-0082: Stabilus (92 County Line Road, Colmar, PA 18915) on June 03, 1996 for the approval of Facility VOC/NOx RACT in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County.
OP-46-0080: Lower Merion School District (301 East Montgomery Avenue, Ardmore, PA 19003) for three water tube boilers in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County.
OP-09-0073: Leonard Kunkin Associates (Cherry Lane, Souderton, PA 18964) on October 1, 1997, for the approval of Facility NOx/VOC RACT located in Hilltown Township, Bucks County.
OP-09-0076: Woodbridge Group/Cartex Corporation (200 Rock Run Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19030) on October 14, 1997, for the approval of Facility VOC/NOx RACT located in Falls Township, Bucks County.
Administrative Amendment of Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations for an Operating Permit to comply with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450 for Reasonable Available Control Technology.
Southeast Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
OP-46-0075: American Bank Note Company (680 Blair Mill Road, Horsham, PA 19044) amended October 10, 1997, for lithographic presses in Horsham Township, Montgomery County.
CP-46-0016: Handy and Harman Tube Company, Inc. (701 West Township Line Road, Norristown, PA 19403) amended October 3, 1997, for VOC RACT in East Norriton Township, Montgomery County.
OP-09-0026: BFI Waste System of North America, Inc. (731 Reliance Road, Telford, PA 18969) amended October 3, 1997, formerly Browning-Ferris North America, for surface coating process in Hilltown Township, Bucks County.
OP-15-0015: Sartomer Company, Inc. (610 South Bolmar Street, West Chester, PA 19382) amended September 10, 1997, for VOC RACT in West Chester Township, Chester County.
OP-23-0003: Bayway Refining Company (P. O. Box 428, Marcus Hook, PA 19061) amended June 3, 1997, formerly BP Oil Refinery Co., for butane loading rack in Trainer Township, Delaware County.
OP-46-0069: Highway Materials, Inc. (500 Stenton Avenue, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462) amended August 29, 1997, formerly Corson Lime Co., for Synthetic Minor NOx Facility in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County.
Proposed Revision to the State Implementation Plan for Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and Notice of Public Hearing
Approval of Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Plans for:
PQ Corporation (City of Chester, Delaware County)
Flexofirst, Inc. (Horsham Township, Montgomery County)
Klearfold, Inc. (Warrington Township, Bucks County)
Graphic Packaging Corporation (Tredyffrin Township, Chester County)
International Business Systems, Inc. (Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County)
Piccari Press, Inc. (Warminster Township, Bucks County)
Reynolds Metals Company (Downingtown Borough, Chester County)
Superior Tube Company (Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County)
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a preliminary determination to approve RACT plans as amendments to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the above facilities. The proposed SIP revisions do not adopt any new regulations. They incorporate the provisions and requirements contained in RACT approvals for these facilities to comply with current regulations.
These preliminary determinations, if finally approved, will be incorporated into Plan Approvals and/or Operating Permits for the facilities and will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as revisions to Pennsylvania's SIP.
The following is a summary of the preliminary RACT determinations for these facilities:
PQ Corporation (Operating Permit OP-23-0016)
NOx Emission Limit Implementation Source (tons/year) Control Technique Schedule No. 4 Sodium Silicate Furnace 296 Low Excess Air
Sealed BurnersImplemented No. 2 Potassium Silicate Furnace 25.9 Manufacturer
SpecificationsImplemented Spray Dryer 3.11 Good Operating Practices Implemented Vapower Boiler 1.84 Manufacturer
SpecificationsImplemented This company is not a major VOC emitter.
Flexofirst, Inc. (Operating Permit OP-46-0063)
VOC Emission Limit Implementation Source (tons/year) Control Technique Schedule Flexographic Press
Including Cleanup24.9 Manufacturer Specifications Implemented Good Operating Practices This facility is not a major NOx emitter.
Klearfold, Inc. (Operating Permit OP-09-0012)
VOC Emission Limit Implementation Source (tons/year) Control Technique Schedule Silkscreen Press #3 12 UV Inks, Good Work Practices Implemented Offset Press 6/C 20 Alcohol Content, Good Work Practices Implemented Offset Press 7/C 20 Alcohol Content, Good work Practices Implemented Offset Press 8 12 Alcohol Content, Temperature Control Implemented Silkscreen Press #1 & cleanup 2.5 UV Inks, Good Work Practices Implemented Silkscreen Press #2 & cleanup 2.5 UV Inks, Good Work Practices Implemented The facility is not a major NOx emitter.
Graphic Packaging Corporation (Operating Permit OP-15-0013)
VOC Emission Limit Implementation Source (tons/year) Control Technique Schedule Cleanup Operations 13 Work Practice Standards Implemented The facility is not a major NOx emitter.
International Business Systems, Inc. (Operating Permit OP-46-0049)
VOC Emission Limit Implementation Source (tons/year) Control Technique Schedule Nine Nonheatset 18 Material Substitution Implemented Offset Litho Presses Eight Tinting Units 30 Good Engineering Practices Implemented This facility is not a major NOx emitter.
Piccari Press, Inc. (Operating Permit OP-09-0040)
VOC Emission Limit Implementation Source (tons/year) Control Technique Schedule Seven Lithographic Printing Presses 64 Material Substitution, Recordkeeping, Good Operating Practices Implemented This facility is not a major NOx emitter.
Reynolds Metals Company (Operating Permit OP-15-0004)
VOC Emission Limit Implementation Source (tons/year) Control Technique Schedule Seven Seamers 3.9 Good Operating Practices Implemented Plant Cleaning Operations 38 Good Operating Practices, Recordkeeping Implemented Ink Room 14.5 Good Operating Practices Implemented This facility's NOx sources will meet the presumptive requirements of § 129.93 and the remaining VOC sources will meet the requirements of §§ 129.67, 129.63 or shall not exceed 2.7 tons per year.
Superior Tube Company (Operating Permit OP-46-0020)
Emission Limit Implementation Source (tons/year) Control Technique Schedule Vacuum Pickling Process 1.3 NOx Good Operating Practices Implemented Three Pickling Tanks 4.5 NOx Good Operating Practices Implemented Five Spray Lubrication Booths 25.4 VOC Good Operating Practices Implemented Three Flash & Blowout Booths 11.6 VOC Good Operating Practices Implemented Six Solvent Cleaners 9.2 VOC Good Operating Practices Implemented Five Dip Tanks 36.1 VOC Good Operating Practices Implemented Bench Cleaning 4.9 VOC Good Operating Practices Implemented General Cleaning 13.8 VOC Good Operating Practices Implemented
This facility's remaining NOx sources will meet the presumptive requirements of § 129.93 and the remaining VOC sources will not exceed 2.7 tons per year.
One public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed SIP revisions. The hearing will be held at 2 p.m. on December 23, 1997 at the Department's Southeast Regional Office, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA. The hearing will represent the opportunity for oral comment to the Department on the proposed SIP revisions and will not be a question and answer session. Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing are encouraged to contact Clarke Rupert, DEP Community Relations Coordinator, at (610) 832-6020 to register prior to the hearing, but may also register at the hearing. Those unable to attend the hearing but who wish to comment should send their written comments to Francine Carlini, Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA 19428 on or before December 23, 1997.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact Clarke Rupert at (610) 832-6020 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Copies of the pertinent documents are available for review at the DEP Southeast Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling (610) 832-6003.
MINING
APPLICATIONS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES 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 (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 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 will have discharges of wastewater to streams the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. The 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 Chapters 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.
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Coal Applications Received
32970112. Mears Enterprises, Inc. (P. O. Box 157, Clymer, PA 15728), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous strip-auger mine in Green Township, Indiana County, affecting 92.5 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to Dixon Run and unnamed tributaries of Buck Run to Dixon Run and Buck Run to Two Lick Creek to Conemaugh River; application received October 30, 1997.
32970113. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous strip mine in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, affecting 100.7 acres, receiving stream Blacklick Creek, unnamed tributaries to Blacklick Creek and Ramsey Run to Blacklick Creek all to Conemaugh River; application received November 4, 1997.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
10870106. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (P. O. Box 9327, Neville Island, PA 15225), renewal of an existing bituminous coal and limestone operation in Marion Township, Butler County affecting 107.5 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributaries to Blacks Creek; Blacks Creek and Slippery Rock Creek. Application for reclamation only. Application received October 21, 1997.
16970106. Milestone Crushed, Inc. (521 South Street, Clarion, PA 16214), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface strip operation in Perry Township, Clarion County affecting 16.5 acres. Receiving streams Dunlap Creek. Application received October 22, 1997.
33920110. Cookport Coal Co., Inc. (425 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201), revision to an existing bituminous surface strip and auger operation in Porter Township, Jefferson County affecting 201.7 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to Middle Branch Pine Run and an unnamed tributary to Pine Run. Revision to include a postmining landuse change from ''forestland'' to ''pastureland, land occasionally cut for hay'' on the lands of Mervin Adams and J. C. Enterprises. Application received October 29, 1997.
McMurray District Office
30841302. Consolidation Coal Co. (P. O. Box 100, Osage, WV 26543), to revise the permit for the Humphrey #7 Mine in Dunkard Township, Greene County to add permit and subsidence control plan acres, no additional discharge. Application received October 2, 1997.
30841307. Cyprus Emerald Resources Corp. (P. O. Box 1020, 145 Elm Drive, Waynesburg, PA 15370), to revise the Emerald #1 Mine in Franklin Township, Greene County to add permit and subsidence control plan acres, no additional discharges. Application received October 8, 1997.
03901302. T.J.S. Mining, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 260D, Shelocta, PA 15774), to revise the permit for the T.J.S. No. 1 Deep Mine in South Bend Township, Armstrong County, for a revision to add permit acreage to an unnamed tributary to Craig Run. Application received October 15, 1997.
26970702. Matt Canestrale Contracting, Inc. (P. O. Box 124, Belle Vernon, PA 15012), to operate the LaBelle Site in Luzerne Township, Fayette County for a new coal refuse disposal site, to an unnamed tributary to Monongahela River, Meadow Run, and an unnamed tributary to Meadow Run. Application received October 15, 1997.
30841312. Consolidation Coal Co. (P. O. Box 100, Osage, WV 26543), to revise the permit for the Blacksville No. 2 Mine in Wayne Township, Greene County to add 10 degasification boreholes, no additional discharges. Application received October 20, 1997.
63831301. Victor Dosse Contracting, Inc. (420 Venetia Road, Venetia, PA 15367), to transfer the Westland #2 in Mt. Pleasant Township, Washington County, from Consolidation Coal Co., no additional discharge. Application received October 20, 1997.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
Noncoal Applications Received
37970302. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (P. O. Box 9327, Neville Island, PA 15225), commencement, operation and restoration of a limestone operation in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County affecting 270.0 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributaries to Slippery Rock Creek. Application received October 17, 1997.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
7475SM3A1C2. Keystone Cement Company (P. O. Box A, Route 329, Bath, PA 18014-0058), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0612308 in East Allen Township, Northampton County, affecting 549.7 acres, receiving stream Monocacy Creek. Correction received October 14, 1997.
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