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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 98-61

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Applications, Actions and Special Notices

[28 Pa.B. 151]

APPLICATIONS

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT

[National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Program (NPDES)]

DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER

(Part I Permits)

   The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge controlled wastewaters into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain effluent limitations and special conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative.

   Where indicated, the EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.6E.

   Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the Field Office indicated as the office responsible, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Field Office of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the Field Office considers the public response significant.

   Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.

   The application and related documents, proposed effluent limitations and special conditions, comments received and other information are on file and may be inspected and arrangements made for copying at the Field Office indicated above the application.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceeding should contact the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.


Applications for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to discharge to State waters.

   Southwest Regional Office:  Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.

   PA 0217760. Sewage, RoxCOAL, Inc., 2851 Stoystown Road, Friedens, PA 15541.

   This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from the Barbara No. 2 Small Flow Sewage Treatment Facility in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County.

   The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as Reitz Creek, which are classified as a cold 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 Hooversville Municipal Authority.

   Outfall 001:  new discharge, design flow of 0.00182 mgd.

Concentration (mg/l)
AverageAverageMaximumInstantaneous
ParameterMonthlyWeeklyDailyMaximum
CBOD52550
Suspended Solids3060
Fecal Coliform
   (5-1 to 9-30)200/100 ml as a geometric mean
   (10-1 to 4-30)2,000/100 ml as a geometric mean
Total Residual Chlorine1.43.3
pHnot less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0

   Other Conditions:

   The EPA waiver is in effect.


Proposed NPDES Permit Renewal Actions for Minor Sewage Discharges

   The following parties have applied to renew their current NPDES permits to allow the continued discharge of controlled wastewater into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a tentative determination to renew these permits and proposes to issue them, subject to their current permit effluent limitations, and monitoring and reporting requirements, with appropriate and necessary updated requirements to reflect new or changed regulations and other requirements. The updates may include, but will not be limited to, applicable permit conditions and/or requirements addressing combined sewer overflows (CSOs), municipal sewage sludge management and total residual chlorine control (TRC). Major changes to or deviations from the terms of the existing permit will be documented and published with the final Department actions.

   The EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to these proposed permit actions under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.6E.

   Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permits are invited to submit a statement to the Field Operations indicated as the office responsible, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding these applications and proposed permit actions. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a brief statement to inform the Field Office of the basis of the comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the Field Office considers the public response significant.

   Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit action. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.

   The permit renewal application and related documents, proposed effluent limitations and special conditions, comments received and other information are on the Department's file. The documents may be inspected at, or a copy requested from, the Field Office that has been indicated above the application notice.


   Southcentral Regional Office:  Water Management Program, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4590.
County andTributaryNew Permit
NPDES No.Facility Name and AddressMunicipalityStreamRequirements
PA0083151Penn Manor School Dist.
Marticville Middle Sch.
PO Box 1001
Millersville, PA 17751
Lancaster Co.
Martic Twp.
Pequea CreekTRC
PA0055352Woodland MHP
Berks Properties Inc.
2620 Egypt Road
Norristown, PA 19403
Berks Co.
Hereford Twp.
W. Branch
Perkiomen Creek
TRC
PA0085804Bedford County Air
Industrial Park
PO Box 155
Bedford, PA 15522
Bedford Co.
Bedford Twp.
Brush RunTRC

DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER

Applications under the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law

(Part II Permits)

   The following permit applications and requests for plan approval have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department).

   Persons objecting on the grounds of public or private interest to the approval of an application or submitted plan may file a written protest with the Department at the address indicated above each permit application or plan. Each written protest should contain the following: name, address and telephone number; identification of the plan or application to which the protest is addressed; and a concise statement in sufficient detail to inform the Department of the exact basis of the protest 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 protest or protests. Each commentator will be notified in writing of the time and place if a hearing or conference concerning the plan, action or application to which the protest relates is held. To insure consideration by the Department prior to final action on permit applications and proposed plans, initial protests and additions or amendments to protests already filed should be filed within 15 calendar days from the date of this issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin. A copy of each permit application and proposed plan is on file in the office indicated and is open to public inspection.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceeding should contact the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.


Applications received for industrial waste and sewage applications under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).

   Southcentral Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4590.

   A.  3697409.  Sewage, submitted by West Manheim Township, 31 Fairview Drive, Hanover, PA 17331 in West Manheim Township, York County to construct the DGM Pumping Station and Sewer Extension was received on December 10, 1997.

   A.  3697410.  Sewage, submitted by Lancaster Area Sewer Authority, 130 Centerville Road, Lancaster, PA 17603 in Manor Township, Lancaster County to construct sewers to serve Washington Borough was received in the Southcentral Region on December 15, 1997.

   A.  3697411.  Sewage, submitted by Suburban Lancaster Sewer Authority, 504 Edgemont Drive, Willow Street, PA 17584 in West Lampeter Township, Lancaster County to upgrade the Mill Creek Sewage Pumping Station was received in the Southcentral Region on December 15, 1997.

   Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.

   A.  6396403, Amendment No. 2.  Sewerage, South Strabane Township Sanitary Authority, 550 Washington Road, Washington, PA 15301. Application for the construction of approximately 10,000 l. f. of 12, 15 and 18 inch diameter interceptor relief sewer to be approximately parallel with the existing interceptor located in the Township of South Strabane, Washington County.

   A.  6397407.  Sewerage, East Bethlehem Township Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 136, 687 Water St., Fredericktown, PA 15333. Application for the construction and operation of sewers and appurtenances, pump stations, outfall and headwall and stream crossing to serve the Fredericktown Sewage Treatment Plant located in the Township of East Bethlehem, Washington County.

   A.  6597412.  Sewerage, Louis DeMary, R. R. 2, Box 45K, Latrobe, PA 15650. Application for the construction and operation of sewers and appurtenances, pump stations and sewage treatment plant located in the Township of Derry, Westmoreland County to serve the DeMary Small Flow Sewage Treatment Facility.

   Northwest Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.

   WQM Permit No. 4397415.  Sewage, Judy Ammer, SRSTP, 143 Schaffer Rd., Mercer, PA 16137. This project is for the construction of a single residence sewage treatment plant in Findley Township, Mercer County.

INDIVIDUAL PERMITS

(PAS)

   The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from a proposed construction activity into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated, on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain limitations set forth in the permit and special conditions. The proposed determinations are tentative. Limitations are provided in the permit as erosion and sedimentation control measures and facilities which restrict the rate and quantity of sediment discharged.

   Where indicated, the EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision of 40 CFR 123.24(d).

   Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the office noted above the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments reviewed within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant.

   Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.

   The application and related documents, including the erosion and sedimentation control plan for the construction activity, are on file and may be inspected at the office noted above the application.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.

   Southeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, (610) 832-6130.

   NPDES Permit No. PAS10-PAS10-G297.  Stormwater. Freese Tract, 203 Hilltop Road, Oxford, PA 19317, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in East Nottingham Township, Chester County, to Big Elk.

SAFE DRINKING WATER


Applications received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).

   Southeast Regional Office, Sanitarian Regional Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, (610) 832-6130.

   A.  4697515.  Public water supply. Pottstown Borough Authority, Douglas Yearger, 241 King Street, Pottstown, PA 19464. This proposal involves the replacement of Pottstown Borough Authority's Water Booster Pumping Station at its Willow Street facility in Upper Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County.

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 and 303 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 identifies 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 or Statewide health standard to remediate a site must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department must provide 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.

   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.

   Strunk Farm Property (Former), East Fallowfield Township, Chester County. Janet S. Kole, Esq., 900 Haddon Ave., Suite 412, Collingswood, NJ 08108, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with heavy metals, solvents and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard and background standard.

   Southwest Field Office: John J. Matviya, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-5217.

   Graphic Controls Corporation (Pittsburgh facility), Wilmerding Borough, Allegheny County. Graphic Controls Corporation, 189 Van Rensselaer Street, P. O. Box 1271, Buffalo, NY 14240 and Harry Klodowski, Suite 3321, Grant Building, 330 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil and groundwater contaminated with BTEX. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard.

LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

Under Act 2, 1995

Preamble 2


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 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.

   Transit America, Inc., City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Robert S. Hyams, Manager, Environmental Resources, One Red Lion Road, Philadelphia, PA 19115, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with PCBs, heavy metals, solvents, BTEX, petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; and groundwater contaminated with solvents and BTEX. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard and site specific standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Philadelphia Daily News and Times Herald on December 4, 1997.

MINING

APPLICATIONS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES

   The Bureau of Deep Mine Safety has received a request for variance from Helvetia Coal Company. The following notification contains a summary of this request. Complete copies of the variance request may be obtained from Matthew A. Bertovich by calling (412) 439-7469.

   The Department of Environmental Protection is publishing a summary of the request in order to solicit comments from affected parties on the proposed variance request. Comments may be used by the Bureau to assist in its investigation of the variance request. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following the publication of this notice. All comments should be addressed to: Richard E. Stickler, Director, Bureau of Deep Mine Safety, Fayette County Health Center, 100 New Salem Road, Room 167, Uniontown, PA 15401.

   Section 702 of the Bituminous Coal Mine Act (act) (52 P. S. §§ 701--702) provides a mechanism for operators to obtain variances from specific requirements of the act to accommodate the adoption of new machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, methods or processes.

   Section 221(d) requires that in case of accident to a ventilating fan or its machinery, or if the fan stoppage is a planned interruption whereby the ventilation of the mine is interrupted, the mine foreman shall order the power to be disconnected from the affected portions and withdraw the men immediately from the face areas. In mines employing the use of multiple fans equipped with self-closing doors which operate automatically when the fan is stopped, the action need not be taken provided the minimum requirements are met by other fans of the system. If the fan has been stopped for a period of time in excess of 15 minutes in a gassy mine, and 30 minutes in a non-gassy mine, the mine foreman shall order the men withdrawn from the mine. If the mine foreman shall deem it necessary, he may withdraw the men from a gassy mine in less than the said 15 minutes and from a non-gassy mine in less than the said 30 minutes. He shall not allow the men to return to their work until ventilation has been restored and the mine has been thoroughly examined by certified personnel and reported safe. A record shall be made of said examination.

   Summary of the request: Helvetia Coal Company requests a waiver of section 221(d) of the Bituminous Coal Mine Act. This waiver will provide accommodations for the evacuation of men from the Marshall Run Mine by way of battery-powered personnel carriers and/or mantrips.

   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.

   Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.

Coal Applications Received

   61970102.  Rusnak Coal Company (Box 44, Grove City, PA 16127). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface strip and auger mine operation in Irwin Township, Venango County affecting 54.5 acres. Receiving streams: An unnamed tributary to Scrubgrass Creek and Wolf Creek. Application to include a postmining landuse change from forestland to pastureland or land occasionally cut for hay on the lands of Fred M. and Virgil L. Hoffman. Application received December 4, 1997.

   16960106.  MSM Coal Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 243, DuBois, PA 15801). Revision to an existing bituminous surface strip and auger operation in Redbank Township, Clarion County affecting 29.6 acres. Receiving streams: Two unnamed tributaries to Pine Creek. Revision to include an additional 9.0 acres of area to the previously approved permit area. Application received December 15, 1997.

   Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.

Noncoal Applications Received

   38A76SM8.  New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664). Transfer of an existing sand and gravel operation in Snyder Township, Jefferson County affecting 55.0 acres. Receiving streams: Little Toby Creek. Transfer from Keystone Sand and Gravel Company. Application received December 15, 1997.

   4876SM6.  Wroblewski Sand & Gravel Inc. (12907 Half Moon Road, Wattsburg, PA 16442). Transfer of an existing sand and gravel operation in Venango Township, Erie County affecting 30.0 acres. Receiving streams: An unnamed tributary to West Branch French Creek. Transfer from Maybro Asphalt Company. Application received December 15, 1997.

   16970307.  Milestone Crushed, Inc. (521 South Street, Clarion, PA 16232). Commencement, operation and restoration of a limestone operation in Beaver, Licking and Richland Townships, Clarion County affecting 111.3 acres. Receiving streams: Turkey Run and Unnamed Tributaries to Turkey Run to Turkey Run to Clarion River. Application received December 16, 1997.

   20970304.  MAC SON Corp. (1100 Rt. 51 South, Large, PA 15025). Commencement, operation and restoration of a soil material operation in Greenwood Township, Crawford County affecting 10.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Conneaut Marsh. Application received December 16, 1997.

   302920-20970304-E-1.  MAC SON Corp. (1100 Rt. 51 South, Large, PA 15025). Application for a stream encroachment to conduct mining activities within 100 feet of unnamed tributary to Conneaut Marsh in Greenwood Township, Crawford County. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Conneaut Marsh. Application received December 16, 1997.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT

ENCROACHMENTS

   The following Dam Safety and Encroachment permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for water quality certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department).

   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.

   Southcentral Regional Office, Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, One Ararat Boulevard, Room 126, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4590.

   E05-256.  Encroachment. Bedford County Development Association, Betty Slayton, 203 S. Juliana Street, Bedford, PA 15522. To fill in 0.16 acre of wetland and to construct and maintain a 15.83 feet by 9.83 feet corrugated steel arch pipe with a length of 189 feet in the channel of Brush Run for the construction of a proposed roadway of the Bedford County Business Park located about 200 feet downstream of the Old US 220 (Bedford, PA Quadrangle N: 14.88 inches; W: 2.95 inches) in Bedford Township, Bedford County.

   E07-286.  Encroachment. George Henry, 910 Lilly Avenue, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To authorize the placement of previously placed fill in 0.04 acre of wetlands associated with a 140 long corrugated plastic pipe drainage way enclosure located at the Frankstown Road exit of SR 0220/I-99 across from Lakemont Park (Hollidaysburg, PA Quadrangle N: 18.5 inches; W: 2.5 inches) in Logan Township, Blair County.

   E28-248.  Encroachment. Antrim Township, Ben Thomas, P. O. Box 130, Greencastle, PA 17225. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 12-foot × 4-foot concrete box culvert in the channel of an unnamed tributary to Muddy Run on Antrim Church Road (T-438) in order to improve the traffic safety located about 2.2 miles northeast of Greencastle Boro (Greencastle, PA Quadrangle N: 10.8 inches; 9.8 inches) in Antrim Township, Franklin County.

   E44-091.  Encroachment. PA Department of Transportation, Engineering District 2-0, Kim Bartoo, 1924-30 Daisy Street, P. O. Box 242, Clearfield, PA 16803. To remove an existing bridge and to construct and maintain a single span prestressed concrete box beam bridge having a span of 44.0 feet and a minimum underclearance of 8.83 feet over Strodes Run for the purpose of highway maintenance located on SR 0022, Section C04, Segment 0380, Offset 0023 at Strodes Mills (Bernville, PA Quadrangle N: 9.2 inches; W: 6.9 inches) in Oliver and Granville Townships, Mifflin County.

   E67-614.  Encroachment. Ashley Spangler Hardware Store, Ashley Spangler, 3500 Willow Road, Dover, PA 17315. To relocate about 100 feet of a tributary to Beaver Creek, within a riprap lined trapezoidal channel, for development of a proposed retail store with adjacent parking lot located at the northeast corner of Old York Road (SR 4026) and Rosstown Road (SR 177) (Wellsville, PA Quadrangle N: 11.5 inches; W: 6 inches) in Warrington Township, York County.

   Southwest Regional Office, Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   E32-389.  Encroachment. Boyd & Shriver, Inc., Rend Building, Suites 4-6-8, South 7th Street, Indiana, PA 15701. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain two 30-foot long 36-inch diameter C. M. pipe culvert in Crooked Run (HQ-CWF) for the purpose of gaining access to gas well (Rochester Mills Quadrangle N: 8.4 inches; W: 16.4 inches) in Grant Township, Indiana County.

   E65-681.  Encroachment. Equitable Resources Exploration, Cloverleaf Square Building G, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219. To construct and maintain a 30-foot long, 72 inch diameter pipe culvert in an unnamed tributary to Jacobs Creek (WWF) for the purpose of gaining access to a natural gas well (Mt. Pleasant, PA Quadrangle N: 4.5 inches; W: 8.8 inches) in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County.


ACTIONS

FINAL ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT

[National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Program (NPDES)]

DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER

(Part I Permits)

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications and requests for plan approval and has issued the following significant orders.

   Persons 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, 400 Market Street, Second Floor, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. 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.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.


Industrial waste and sewerage actions under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).

   Southwest Regional Office, Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.

   Permit No. 4945, Amendment No. 1.  Sewerage, Rochester Area Joint Sewer Authority, 300 West Park Street, Rochester, PA 15074. Rehabilitation of sewer line located in the Borough of Rochester, Beaver County to serve the Lacock Run Interceptor between existing manholes no. 6 and no. 9.

   Permit No. 0296405, Amendment No. 2.  Sewerage, Franklin Park Borough, 2428 Rochester Road, Sewickley, PA 15143-8606. Realignment of proposed sanitary sewer line located in the Borough of Franklin Park, Allegheny County to serve the Fish Run Sanitary Sewer Project.

   Northwest Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.

   WQM Permit No. 2597417.  Sewerage, Robert E. Farrell, SRSTP, 6008 Longwood Dr., Erie, PA 16505. Construction of Robert E. Farrell SRSTP located in Harborcreek Township, Erie County.

   NPDES Permit No. PA0222411.  Sewage, Robert E. Farrell, 6008 Longwood Dr., Erie, PA 16505 is authorized to discharge from a facility located in Harborcreek Township, Erie County to Lake Erie.


INDIVIDUAL PERMITS

(PAS)


The following NPDES Individual Permits for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities have been issued.

   Southeast Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, (610) 832-6130.

NPDESApplicant NameCounty andReceiving
Permit No.and AddressMunicipalityStream
PAS10-G278General Real Estate
Development Corporation
921 Briarwood Circle
West Chester, PA 19380
West Goshen Twp.
Chester Co.
Broad Run
PAS10-T091Oxford Land Development, Ltd.
521 Stump Rd.
P. O. Box 841
Montgomeryville, PA 18936
Horsham Twp.
Montgomery Co.
Park Creek

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