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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 99-1801

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Applications, Actions and Special Notices


APPLICATIONS

[29 Pa.B. 5527]

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, 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 office noted above the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment 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, 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 office indicated above the application.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations 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 (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 0028401.  Sewage, Borough of Dravosburg, 226 Maple Avenue, Dravosburg, PA 15034.

   This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from the Dravosburg Borough Sewage Treatment Plant in Dravosburg Borough, Allegheny County.

   The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as the Monongahela River, which are classified as a warm water fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first downstream potable water supply intake from this facility is the PA American Water Company, Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River.

   Outfall 001:  existing discharge, design flow of 0.48 mgd.

Concentration (mg/l)
AverageAverageMaximumInstantaneous
ParameterMonthlyWeeklyDailyMaximum
CBOD52537.550
Suspended Solids304560
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 Chlorine
   (1st month--36th month)monitor and report
   (37th month--expiration)1.03.3
pHnot less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0

   Outfall 002, which discharges to the receiving waters known as the Monongahela River, serves as a combined sewer overflow necessitated by stormwater entering the sewer system and exceeding the hydraulic capacity of the sewers and/or the treatment plant. This combined sewer overflow is permitted to discharge only for this reason. There are at this time no specific effluent limitations on the outfall. The discharge shall be monitored for cause, frequency, duration and quantity of flow.

   The EPA waiver is in effect.

   PA 0203955.  Sewage, 84 Lumber Company, P. O. Box 584, Eighty-Four, PA 15384.

   This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from the 84 Lumber Company Sewage Treatment Plant in North Strabane Township, Washington County.

   The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as Little Chartiers Creek, which are classified as a high quality warm water fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first downstream potable water supply intake from this facility is the Western Pennsylvania Water Company on Little Chartiers Creek.

   Outfall 001:  existing discharge, design flow of 0.025 mgd.

Concentration (mg/l)
AverageAverageMaximumInstantaneous
ParameterMonthlyWeeklyDailyMaximum
CBOD52550
Suspended Solids3060
Ammonia Nitrogen
   (5-1 to 10-31)36
   (11-1 to 4-30)918
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
Dissolved Oxygennot less than 6.0 mg/l
pHnot less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0

   The EPA waiver is in effect.


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

   PA 0101664.  Sewage. Orchard Park Plan of Lots, R. D. 2, Box 161, Bredinsburg Road, Franklin, PA 16323.

   This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage to the Unnamed Tributary to Lower Twomile Run in Cranberry Township, Venango County. This is an existing discharge.

   The receiving water is classified for the following uses: cold water fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply considered during the evaluation is the Emlenton Water Company on the Allegheny River located at Emlenton, approximately 31 miles below point of discharge.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall No. 001, based on a design flow of 0.018 mgd, are:

AverageInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
CBOD52040
TSS2040
Fecal Coliform
   (5-1 to 9-30)
200/100 ml as a geometric average
   (10-1 to 4-30)2,000/100 ml as a geometric average
Total Residual Chlorine1.43.3
pH6.0--9.0 at all times

   The EPA waiver is in effect.

   PA 0222976.  Sewage, Albert R. Shouey, Rt. 26, Sigel, PA 15860.

   This application is for a new NPDES permit, to discharge treated waste to Unnamed Tributary of Cathers Run in Barnett Township, Jefferson County. This is an existing discharge.

   The receiving water is classified for the following uses: high-quality-cold water fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. Downstream potable water evaluation is not necessary for TDS, NO3-NO3, fluoride and phenolics.

   The proposed discharge limits for Outfall No. 001, based on a design flow of 400 gpd, are:

AverageInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
CBOD51020
TSS2040
Fecal Coliform
   (5-1 to 9-30)
200/100 ml as a geometric average
Total Residual Chlorine1.43.3
pH6.0--9.0 at all times

   The EPA waiver is not in effect.

   PA 0104272.  Sewage, North East Access Area, Fish and Boat Commission, 450 Robinson Lane, Bellefonte, PA 16823.

   This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sanitary sewage to an unnamed tributary to Lake Erie in North East Township, Erie County. This is an existing discharge.

   The receiving water is classified for cold water fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, there is no potable water supply considered during the evaluation until it reaches Lake Erie.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average design flow of 0.005 mgd, are:

Effluent Concentration (mg/l)
AverageInstantaneous
ParameterMonthlyMaximum
CBOD51020
Total Suspended Solids1020
NH3-N
   (5-1 to 10-31)3.06.0
   (11-1 to 4-30)9.012.0
Phosphorus as P1.0
Dissolved Oxygenminimum of 3.0 mg/l at all times
Total Residual Chlorine0.50
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
pH6.0 to 9.0 standard units at all times

   The EPA waiver is in effect.

   PA 0103811, Amendment No. 3. Industrial waste, SIC: 4953 and 4959, Northwest Sanitary Landfill, 1436 West Sunbury Road, West Sunbury, PA 16061.

   This is for a redraft of an NPDES permit, to discharge treated industrial waste and stormwater to Findlay Run in Cherry Township, Butler County. This is an existing discharge.

   The receiving water is classified for the following uses: cold water fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply considered during the evaluation is Salvation Army Camp on Slippery Rock Creek located at Slippery Rock, approximately 30 miles below point of discharge.

   This amends the notice contained in the February 13, 1999 Pennsylvania Bulletin. During the comment period, the Department decided that a modification to Special Condition C was appropriate. Special Condition C previously required the permittee to collect and submit quarterly influent samples and results of the leachate. This redraft modifies that condition to require annual effluent samples and analysis. The results must be submitted to the Department on an annual basis. This analysis is in addition to that required on Pages 2 and 2a of the permit.

   PA 0221759.  Sewage, Robert L. Shuttleworth, Jerry Road, Rasselas, PA 15870.

   This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit, to discharge treated waste to Unnamed Tributary to Swamp Creek in Jones Township, Elk County. This is an existing discharge.

   The receiving water is classified for the following uses: high-quality-cold water fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. Downstream potable water evaluation for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics is not necessary.

   The proposed discharge limits for Outfall 001, based on a design flow of 400 gpd, are:

AverageInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
CBOD51020
TSS2040
Fecal Coliform
   (5-1 to 9-30)
200/100 ml as a geometric average
Total Residual Chlorine1.43.3
pH6.0--9.0 at all times

   The EPA waiver is not in effect.

   PA 0029378.  Sewage. Redbank Valley School District, Hawthorn Elementary School, 920 Broad Street, New Bethlehem, PA 16242-1117.

   This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage to the Unnamed Tributary to Redbank Creek in Hawthorn Borough, Clarion County. This is an existing discharge.

   The receiving water is classified for the following uses: cold water fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply considered during the evaluation is the Hawthorn Area Water Authority intake on Redbank Creek located at Hawthorn Borough, approximately 0.7 miles below point of discharge.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall No. 001, based on a design flow of 0.0067 mgd, are:

AverageInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
CBOD52550
TSS3060
Fecal Coliform
   (5-1 to 9-30)
200/100 ml as a geometric average
   (10-1 to 4-30)2,000/100 ml as a geometric average
Total Residual Chlorine0.51.2
Dissolved Oxygenminimum of 3 mg/l at all times
pH6.0--9.0 at all times

   The EPA waiver is in effect.

   PA 0222852.  Sewage. West Fallowfield Township WWTP, West Fallowfield Township Supervisors, 6993 Westford Road, Hartstown, PA 16131.

   This application is for a new NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage to Patton Run in West Fallowfield Township, Crawford County. This is a new discharge.

   The receiving water is classified for the following uses: trout stocking fishery, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply considered during the evaluation is the Greenville Municipal Authority on the Shenango River located at Greenville, approximately 13 miles below point of discharge.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall No. 001, based on a design flow of 0.05 mgd, are:

MonthlyWeeklyInstantaneous
ParameterAverage (mg/l)Average (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
CBOD5254050
Total Suspended Solids304560
Ammonia-Nitrogen
   (5-1 to 10-31)
3.57
   (11-1 to 4-30)1734
Fecal Coliform
   (5-1 to 9-30)
200/100 ml as a geometric average
   (10-1 to 4-30)8,800/100 ml as a geometric average
Phosphorus as P12
Total Residual Chlorine0.71.5
pHwithin limits of 6.0 to 9.0 standard units at all times.

   The EPA waiver is in effect.

   PA 0222968.  Sewage. Humane Society of Mercer County, Inc., P. O. Box 331, Sharpsville, PA 16150.

   This application is for a new NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage to the Unnamed Tributary to Daley Run in Jefferson Township, Mercer County. This is a new discharge.

   The receiving water is classified for the following uses: warm water fishes, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply considered during the evaluation is the Sharpsville Municipal Water Authority intake on the Shenango River located at Sharpsville, approximately 14 miles below point of discharge.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall No. 001, based on a design flow of 0.0012 mgd, are:

AverageInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
CBOD52550
TSS3060
Ammonia-Nitrogen
   (5-1 to 10-31)
9.519
   (11-1 to 4-30)2856
Fecal Coliform
   (5-1 to 9-30)
200/100 ml as a geometric average
   (10-1 to 4-30)11,700/100 ml as a geometric average
Total Residual Chlorine1.53.5
pH6.0--9.0 at all times

   The EPA waiver is in effect.

   PA 0004251.  Industrial waste, SIC: 3321, Advanced Cast Products, Inc., P. O. Box 417, Mill Street, Meadville, PA 16335.

   This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit, to discharge noncontact cooling water and stormwater runoff to French Creek in Vernon Township, Crawford County. This is an existing discharge.

   The receiving water is classified for the following uses: WWF, aquatic life, water supply and recreation. For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing/proposed downstream potable water supply considered during the evaluation is the City of Franklin on French Creek located at Franklin, approximately 28.2 miles below point of discharge.

   The proposed discharge limits for Outfall No. 002, based on a design flow of 0.16344 mgd, are:

AverageMaximumInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)Daily (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
Flow
Oil and Grease1530
pH6.0 to 9.0 at all times

   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 wastewaters 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 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 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.
 


   Southeast Regional Office:  Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19448, (610) 832-6130.
NPDESFacilityCounty andTributaryNew Permit
No.Name and AddressMunicipalityStreamRequirements
PA0053121Elizabeth D. Nover
970 Almshouse Road
Warrington, PA 18976-1102
Doylestown Township
Bucks County
UNT to Neshaminy Creek
PA0052191Frank H. Duke
1085 Wood Lane
West Chester
Westtown Township
Chester County
Goose CreekTRC
PA0053236Raymond E. Woodward
2086 Strasburg Road
Coatesville, PA 19320
Newlin Township
Chester County
UNT to West Branch
of Brandywine
TRC
PA0011231Tosco Refining L. P. and
Buckeye PipeLine Co. L. P.
P. O. Box 368
Emmaus, PA 18049-0368
Upper Chichester Township
Delaware County
Boozers RunTRC
PA0056375Carol C. Curcio
P. O. Box 312
Dublin, PA 18917
Hilltown Township
Bucks County
UNT Deep Run CreekTRC

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. 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 proceedings, 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 (800) 654-5984.


Industrial waste and sewerage applications 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.

   A.  2699201.  Industrial waste. The Municipal Authority of the Township of Washington, 1390 Fayette Avenue, Belle Vernon, PA 15012. Application for the construction and operation of a water treatment plant located in Fayette City Borough, Fayette County.

   A.  6374406, Amendment No. 3. Sewerage. The Canonsburg-Houston Joint Authority, 68 East Pike Street, Canonsburg, PA 15317. Application for the construction and operation of approximately 12,900 l. f. of interceptor sewer parallel to the existing interceptor sewer and the expansion and operation of the raw sewage pump station located in North Strabane Township and Canonsburg Borough, Washington County.

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

   WQM Permit No. 2099411. Sewage. West Fallowfield Township, 6993 Westford Road, Hartstown, PA 16131-0157. This project is for the construction and operation of a sewage treatment facility to serve the Hartstown-Adamsville area in West Fallowfield Township, Crawford County.

   WQM Permit No. 4399423. Sewage, Wilbur J. Taylor, SRSTP, 7 Bell Road, Grove City, PA 16127. This project is for the construction of a single residence sewage treatment plant in Pine Township, Mercer County.

INDIVIDUAL PERMITS

(PAS)


Stormwater Individual

   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. These 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 discharge.

   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 123.24(d).

   Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the Regional Office or County Conservation District Office indicated as the responsible office, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. A copy of the written comments should be sent to the County Conservation District Office. 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 Regional 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 Regional Office considers the public response significant.

   Following the 30-day comment period, the Water 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 County Conservation District Office or the Department's Regional 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 proceedings, should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

   Northeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (717) 826-2511.

   Lehigh County Conservation District, District Manager, Lehigh Ag. Ctr., Ste. 102, 4184 Dorney Park Road, Allentown, PA 18104, (610) 391-9583.

   NPDES Permit PAS10Q184. Stormwater. Walter Frisch, Anthony Danner, 5664 Railroad Road, Germansville, PA 18053, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Heidelberg Township, Lehigh County, to an UNT to Jordan Creek.

   NPDES Permit PAS10Q185. Stormwater. Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Network, Carol Anne Bury, P. O. Box 689, Allentown, PA 18105-1556, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in the City of Bethlehem, Lehigh County, to Monocacy Creek.

SAFE DRINKING WATER


Applications received for a Construction Permit issued under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).

   Regional Office: Northcentral Field Operations, Environmental Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.

   Application No. Minor Amendment. The Department has received a permit application from Pike Township Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 27, Hixon Road, Curwensville, PA 16833, Pike Township, Clearfield County. The project involves the construction of 150,000 gallon bolted steel, glass fused to steel or painted steel finished water storage tank, approximately 270 linear feet of 8-inch water transmission line and appurtenances.

   Application No. Minor Amendment. The Department has received a permit application from Hamilton Township Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 236, Morris Run, PA 16939, Hamilton Township, Tioga County, to replace the filter media and support gravel in the existing microfloc package filtration plant at the Morris Run Water Treatment Facility.

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, 303, 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 the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard, or who intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area, must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one, or a combination of the cleanup standards, or who receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the act, will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.

   Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the sites identified as proposed for remediation to a site-specific standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality, within which the site is located, may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified. During this comment period the municipality may request that the person identified, as the remediator of the site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved, and comments, should be directed to the remediator of the site.

   For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department'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 (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.

   Amtrak 2.5 Acre Site--Richmond Station, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Robert A. LaRosa, P.E., Senior Environmental Compliance Engineer, National Railroad Passenger Corp., 30th and Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19104, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with lead, heavy metals, BTEX and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; and groundwater contaminated with BTEX and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Philadelphia Inquirer on August 30, 1999.

SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE CAPACITY

   The following notices are placed through the Department of Environmental Protection as required by section 502(d) of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904).

Request for Proposal

   In accordance with the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act and section 272 of the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Rules and Regulations (as amended), the County of Indiana is seeking waste disposal capacity for municipal solid waste (MSW) for the next 10 years. Indiana County is hereby soliciting responses to qualify facilities to provide processing/disposal capacity for County-generated MSW beginning on or after February 1, 2000.

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