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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 99-2008c

[29 Pa.B. 6030]

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General Permit Type--PAG-4

Receiving Stream,
Facility LocationBody of Water
County andApplicant Nameor Site NameContact Office and
MunicipalityPermit No.and Addressand AddressTelephone No.
Washington County
Jefferson Township
PAG046195Cheryl A. Czap
Dennis F. Dorman, III
115 Dam Road
Burgettstown, PA 15021
Tributary of
Harmony Creek
Southwest Regional Office: Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
(412) 442-4000
Clearfield County
Bradford Township
PAG045075Lisa McGonigal
R. R. 1, Box 507
Woodland, PA 16881
Unnamed tributary Millstone RunNorthcentral
208 W. Third St.
Williamsport, PA 17701
(717) 327-3664

General Permit Type--PAG-9

Receiving Stream,
Facility LocationBody of Water
County andApplicant Nameor Site NameContact Office and
MunicipalityPermit No.and Addressand AddressTelephone No.
Greene Township
Franklin County
PAG-09-3525Rodger Wingert
2946 Black Gap Road
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Wingert Farm
Greene Township
Franklin County
SCRO
909 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 705-4707

General Permit Type--PAG-10

Receiving Stream,
Facility LocationBody of Water
County andApplicant Nameor Site NameContact Office and
MunicipalityPermit No.and Addressand AddressTelephone No.
Statewide UsePAG109601The Peoples Natural
Gas Co.
625 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Statewide Use-
Water body
information to be
provided to the
Department
before discharge
Central Office
400 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17105
(717) 787-8184
Statewide UsePAG109602CNG Transmission
Corporation
445 W. Main Street
P. O. Box 2450
Clarksburg, WV 26302
Statewide Use-
Water body
information to be
provided to the
Department
before discharge
Central Office
400 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17105
(717) 787-8184

SAFE DRINKING WATER


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

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

   Permit No. 0499503. Public water supply. Beaver County Commissioners, 810 Third Street, Beaver, PA 15009-2196.

   Type of Facility:  Beaver County Jail water storage tank and transmission lines.

   Permit for Construction Issued:  October 28, 1999.

   Permit No. 6399506. Public water supply. Tri-County Joint Municipal Authority, 26 Monongahela Avenue, P. O. Box 758, Fredericktown, PA 15333.

   Type of Facility:  Water storage tanks, booster station and transmission lines.

   Permit for Construction Issued:  November 10, 1999.

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

   Permit No. 0899501. The Department issued a construction permit to Wyalusing Personal Care Home, R. R. 1, Box 186, Wyalusing, PA 18853, Wyalusing Township, Bradford County. This permit authorizes construction of Well No. 1, softeners, chlorinator, chlorine contact tanks, finished water storage tanks, booster pumps and distribution lines.

   Northwest Regional Office:  Regional Manager, Water Supply Management, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6899.

   Permit No. 2599505. Public water supply. Millcreek Township Water Authority, 3608 W. 26th Street, Erie, PA 16505. Permit issued for the installation of four pump stations to serve additional areas of Millcreek Township, specifically Echo Hills, in Millcreek Township, Erie County.

   Type of Facility:  Public water supply

   Consulting Engineer:  Arthur M. Kuholski, P.E., Lake Engineering, 140 Meadville Street, Edinboro, PA 16412.

   Construction Permit Issued:  November 9, 1999.

HAZARDOUS SITES CLEANUP

Under the Act of October 18, 1988

Notices of Prompt Interim Response under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act

Jacob Kline Cooperage Site

City of Allentown, Lehigh County

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), under the authority of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (35 P. S. §§ 6020.101--6020.1305) (HSCA), has initiated a prompt response at the Jacob Kline Cooperage Site (site). This response has been undertaken under section 505(b) of HSCA. The site is located at 701--725 East Highland Street in the City of Allentown, Lehigh County, PA.

   The site consists of wastes stored in 11 van-type truck trailers, two rolloff containers, and within drums on the ground next to these trailers. The wastes within the trailers are primarily contained within metal and plastic drums except for one of the trailers which contains a solid material stored directly in the trailer. The wastes are located in the northeast corner of the property near the intersection of E. Congress and N. Graham Streets. The site is located within a light industrial park and was used in the past by a drum recycling business, which operated on the property for many years until the early 1990s. An estimated 500 drums of waste will be addressed by this response action. Although there is no definitive inventory of the wastes contained in the drums at the site, it is believed that the wastes include oils, paints and solvents, corrosives, and other materials handled or generated by the drum reconditioners. Prior to the start of this response, the site was easily accessible and access was unrestricted.

   The objective of the prompt interim response is to remove the hazardous substances and contaminants from the site and to safely dispose of them at offsite facilities that have regulatory approvals for the treatment and disposal. This response will eliminate the immediate and direct threats posed by these wastes to human health and safety and the environment.

   Given the specific circumstances at this site, the Department determined that the removal of the hazardous substances and contaminants and offsite treatment and disposal is the only viable alternative to implement at this site. This response action is needed in a prompt manner to protest human health and the environment.

   On November 1, 1999, the Department mobilized an interim response services contractor to the site to conduct a prompt interim response. The work at the site will include securing the work area, handling and staging of the waste containers, identification and analysis of the wastes, proper packaging of the wastes for offsite transportation, and the disposal of the wastes at approved facilities.

   This notice is being provided under sections 505(b) and 506(b) of HSCA. The administrative record which contains the information that forms the basis and documents the selection of this response action is available for public review and comment. The administrative record is located at the DEP Bethlehem District Office at 4530 Bath Pike (Route 512) in Hanover Township, Northampton County and is available for review Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

   The administrative record will be open for comment from November 27, 1999, until February 25, 2000. Persons may submit written comments into the record during this time only, by sending them to James Kunkle, DEP Project Officer, at the DEP Bethlehem Office at 4530 Bath Pike (Route 512) in Hanover Township, Northampton County or by delivering them to this office in person.

   In addition, persons may present oral comments on the remedy chosen by the Department, for inclusion in the administrative record, at a public hearing. The Department has scheduled the hearing for January 11, 2000 at 2 p.m. at the Bethlehem Office. Persons wishing to present comments must register with James Kunkle before 4 p.m. on January 5, 2000, by telephone at (610) 861-2070 or in writing at the DEP Bethlehem District Office.

   If no person registers to present oral comments by January 5, 2000, the hearing will not be held. Persons interested in finding out if individuals have registered, and if the hearing will be held, should contact James Kunkle.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate in the proceedings, should contact James Kunkle or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.

LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

Under Act 2, 1995

Preamble 2

LAND RECYCLING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

Under Act 2, 1995

Preamble 2


The following final reports were submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 60260.101--6026.908).

   Provisions of Chapter 3 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice of submission of final reports. A final report is submitted to document cleanup of a release of a regulated substance at a site to one of the act's remediation standards. A final report provides a description of the site investigation to characterize the nature and extent of contaminants in environmental media, the basis for selecting the environmental media of concern, documentation supporting the selection of residential or nonresidential exposure factors, a description of the remediation performed, and summaries of sampling methodology and analytical results which demonstrate that the remediation has attained the cleanup standard selected.

   For further information concerning the final report, please contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office under which the notice of receipt of a final report appears. If information concerning a final report 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 of Environmental Protection has received the following final reports:

   Northeast Regional Field Office:  Joseph A. Brogna, Regional Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.

   Pennsylvania Power & Light Company (PP&L)--Distribution Pole #65136S48011 (Gary Street, between 13th and 14th Streets), City of Bethlehem, Lehigh County. PP&L, Environmental Management Division, 2 North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101, has submitted a Final Report concerning the remediation of site soils found to be contaminated with PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls). The report was submitted to document remediation of the site to meet the Statewide human health standard. A Notice of Intent to Remediate was simultaneously submitted. Please refer to additional Pennsylvania Bulletin notice.

   Pennsylvania Power & Light Company (PP&L)--Distribution Pole #63020S47718 (North 6th Street Extension), Whitehall Township, Lehigh County. PP&L, Environmental Management Division, 2 North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101, has submitted a Final Report concerning the remediation of site soils found to be contaminated with PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls). The report was submitted to document remediation of the site to meet the Statewide human health standard. A Notice of Intent to Remediate was simultaneously submitted. Please refer to additional Pennsylvania Bulletin notice.

   Northcentral Regional Office:  Michael C. Welch, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, (570) 321-6525.

   Anchor/Darling Valve Company, City of Williamsport, Lycoming County. Anchor/Darling Industries, Inc., Suite 400, 3 Radnor Corp. Center, Radnor, PA 19807, has submitted a Remedial Investigation Report and Final Report concerning the remediation of site soils and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals, solvents, BTEX, PHCs and PAHs. The reports are intended to document remediation of the site to meet the site-specific standard.

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

   CKE, Rectifier Division, White Township, Indiana County. CKE, Inc., 2866 Route 422 West, Indiana, PA 15701 and Alan D. Halperin, P.G., D. Appolonia Engineering, 275 Center Road, Monroeville, PA 15146, have submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with lead and heavy metals. The report is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the site-specific standard.

LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

Under Act 2, 1995

Preamble 3


The Department has taken action on the following plans and reports under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediations Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908) and Chapter 250 Administration of Land Recycling Program

   Provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 250.8 Administration of Land Recycling Program requires the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice of its final actions on plans and reports. A final report is submitted to document cleanup of a release of a regulated substance at a site to one of the remediation standards of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediations Standards Act (act). Plans and reports required by provisions of the Act for compliance with selection of remediation to a site-specific standard, in addition to a final report, include a remedial investigation report, risk assessment report, and cleanup plan. A remedial investigation report includes conclusions from the site investigation, concentration of regulated substances in environmental media, benefits of reuse of the property, and in some circumstances, a fate and transport analysis. If required, a risk assessment report describes potential adverse effects caused by the presence of regulated substances. A cleanup plan evaluates the abilities of potential remedies to achieve remedy requirements. A final report provides a description of the site investigation to characterize the nature and extent of contaminants in environmental media, the basis for selecting the environmental media of concern, documentation supporting the selection of residential or nonresidential exposure factors, a description of the remediation performed, and summaries of sampling methodology and analytical results which demonstrate that the remediation has attained the cleanup standard selected. The Department may approve or disapprove plans and reports submitted. This notice provides the Department's decision and, if relevant, the basis for disapproval.

   For further information concerning the plans and reports, please contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office under which the notice of the plan or report appears. If information concerning a final report 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 of Environmental Protection has acted upon the following plans and reports:

   Southeast Regional Office:  Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-5950.

   Brinkers Fuels Facility, Doylestown Township, Bucks County. Matthew H. Jones, WIK Associates, Inc., P. O. Box 287, New Castle, DE 19720, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with BTEX. The Report demonstrated attainment of the Statewide health standard and was approved by the Department on October 18, 1999.

   U. S. Plywood Corp. Facility (Former). Eugene A. Belli, ENSR, 2005 Cabot Blvd., West Langhorne, PA 19047, has submitted a Baseline Remedial Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with PCBs, lead, heavy metals, pesticides, solvents, BTEX, petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and groundwater contaminated with lead, heavy metals solvents, BTEX and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The Report was approved by the Department on October 18, 1999.

   Kardon Park, Downingtown Borough, Chester County. Richard C. Karr, McLaren Hart Inc., Blue Bell Executive Campus, 470 Norristown Road, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with lead and heavy metals and groundwater contaminated with lead. The Report demonstrated attainment of site-specific standards and was approved by the Department on October 21, 1999.

   Five Tower Bridge, Conshohocken Borough, Montgomery County. James M. Connor, P.G., Dames & Moore, 2325 Maryland Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with PCBs, lead, heavy metals, solvents, BTEX, petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; and groundwater contaminated with lead, heavy metals, solvents, BTEX, petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The Report demonstrated attainment of the Statewide health standard and was approved by the Department on October 21, 1999.

   Action Arms LTD (Mutual Pharmaceutical Co.), City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Richard C. Karr, McLaren Hart Inc., Blue Bell Executive Campus, 470 Norristown Road, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with lead, heavy metals, petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; and groundwater contaminated with pesticides, solvents and petroleum hydrocarbons. The Report demonstrated attainment of Statewide health, background and site-specific standards and was approved by the Department on October 22, 1999.

   Martin E. Braam, III Property, Bensalem Township, Bucks County. Richard C. Parker, Esq., 175 Strafford Avenue, Suite 220, Wayne, PA 19087, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site groundwater contaminated with solvents. The Report was withdrawn by the applicant and returned to the applicant on October 26, 1999.

   Former Service Station--102 Bala Avenue, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County. Christopher Orzechowski, RT Environmental Services, Inc., 215 W. Church Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with lead, solvents and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The Report demonstrated attainment of the Statewide health standard and was approved by the Department on October 26, 1999.

   Keystone Financial Bank, NA, Kennett Square Borough, Chester County. Marco Droese, P.G., Mulry & Cresswell Environmental Inc., 1691 Horseshoe Pike, Suite 1, Glenmoore, PA 19343, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with lead, BTEX and petroleum hydrocarbons; and groundwater contaminated with BTEX and petroleum hydrocarbons. The Report demonstrated attainment of Statewide health and site-specific standards and was approved by the Department on October 28, 1999.

   Serena, Inc. & Serenapa, (Former O'Brien Machinery Site), Downingtown Borough, Chester County. Janet S. Kole, 900 Haddon Avenue, Suite 412, Collingswood, NJ 08108, has submitted a Final Report concerning remediation of site soil contaminated with benzo(a)pyrene. The Report demonstrated attainment of the Statewide health standard and was approved by the Department on November 1, 1999.

   Serena, Inc. & Sernapa, (Former O'Brien Machinery Site), Downingtown Borough, Chester County. Janet S. Kole, 900 Haddon Avenue, Suite 412, Collingswood, NJ 08108, has submitted a Final Report concerning attainment of site soil contaminated with lead and arsenic. The Report demonstrated attainment of the Statewide health standard and was approved by the Department on November 2, 1999.

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

   Johnstown Corporation (AOC-1), Johnstown, Cambria County. Bryan I. Fitzpatrick, QST Environmental, 5205 Militia Hill Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19642, has submitted a final report concerning remediation of site soil and groundwater contaminated with PHCs. The final report demonstrated attainment of the Statewide health standard and was approved by the Department on October 12, 1999.

SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE

OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE


Permits issued under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.

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

   Permit ID No. 100277. Sanitary Landfill, Westmoreland Waste, LLC, 1428 Delberts Drive, Unit 2, Monongahela, PA 15063. Operation of a municipal waste landfill in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County. Permit modification to expand the facility boundaries by 102.66 acres to encompass a total area of 270.0 acres issued in the Regional Office on November 8, 1999.

   Permit ID No. 301326. LubriClear of Pittsburgh, L.P., 1155 William Pitt Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15238. Operation of a waste oil processing facility in Gilpin Township, Armstrong County. Permit issued in the Regional Office on November 4, 1999.

AIR QUALITY

OPERATING PERMITS


Administrative Amendment of Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.

   Southeast Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.

   15-313-050A:  Cauldron Process Chemistry (383 Phoenixville Pike, Malvern, PA 19355), on November 5, 1999, for reactors, centrifuge, scrubber in Charlestown Township, Chester County.

   OP-46-0035:  SmithKline Beecham Pharm., Inc. (709 Swedeland Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406), on November 10, 1999, for Facility VOCs/NOx RACT in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County.


Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.

   Southeast Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.

   OP-09-0087:  Solkatronic Chemicals, Inc. (351 Philadelphia Avenue, Morrisville, PA 19067), on November 5, 1999, for operation of a surface coating operation in Falls Township, Bucks County.

PLAN APPROVALS


Plan Approvals issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.

   Southeast Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.

   PA-46-0005K:  Merck & Co., Inc. (770 Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA 19486), on November 5, 1999, for operation of Boiler No. 4 in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County.

   PA-23-0031:  Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (1500 Lansdowne Avenue, Darby, PA 19023), on November 8, 1999, for operation of an MSB emergency generator in Darby Borough, Delaware County.

   Northeast Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (570) 826-2531.

   54-399-027:  Goulds Pumps (PA), Inc. (500 East Centre Street, Ashland, PA 17921), on November 8, 1999, for construction of AOD system with fabric collector in Ashland Borough, Schuylkill County.


Plan Approvals extensions issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.

   Southeast Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.

   PA-15-0027B:  Johnson Matthey, Inc. (456 Devon Park Drive, Wayne, PA 19087), on October 28, 1999, for operation of a drum dryer in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County.

   PA-15-0027A:  Johnson Matthey, Inc. (456 Devon Park Drive, Wayne, PA 19087), on October 28, 1999, for operation of a drum dryer dust collector in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County.

   15-309-016A:  Johnson Matthey, Inc. (456 Devon Park Drive, Wayne, PA 19087), on October 28, 1999, for operation of an SCR System No. 1 in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County.

   PA-15-0015A:  Sartomer Co., Inc. (610 South Bolmar Street, West Chester, PA 19382), on October 28, 1999, for operation of an emergency generator in West Chester Borough, Chester County.

   PA-46-0025A:  Lonza, Inc. (900 River Road, Conshohocken, PA 19428), on November 2, 1999, for operation of four prescrubbers in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County.

   PA-46-0005E:  Merck & Co., Inc. (770 Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA 19486), on November 2, 1999, for operation of a waste heat incinerator in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County.

   09-313-074B:  Solkatronic Chemicals, Inc. (351 Philadelphia Ave., Morrisville, PA 19067), on November 2, 1999, for operation of a specialty gas plant in Falls Township, Bucks County.

   23-302-127:  Sunoco, Inc. (R&M) (Delaware Ave. and Green Street, Marcus Hook, PA 19061), on November 2, 1999, for operation of Boiler No. 9 in Marcus Hook Borough, Delaware County.

   PA-15-0016B:  Worthington Steel Co. (45 N. Morehall Road, Malvern, PA 19355), on November 8, 1999, for operation of a coil coating line in East Whiteland Township, Chester County.

   PA-46-0025B:  Lonza, Inc. (900 River Road, Conshohocken, PA 19428), on November 8, 1999, for operation of a hydrogenation reactor train in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County.

MINING

APPROVALS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES

MINING ACTIVITY ACTIONS

   Actions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.31); 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). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the request for 401 water quality certification. Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes:  the Air Quality Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4401--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).

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

Coal Permits Issued

   16940105. Original Fuels, Inc. (P. O. Box 243, Punxsutawney, PA 15767). Renewal of an existing bituminous strip operation in Perry Township, Jefferson County affecting 220.0 acres. Receiving streams:  Three unnamed tributaries to the Allegheny River. Application received:  August 27, 1999. Permit issued:  November 2, 1999.

   33940107. Fred A. Deemer, Jr. (R. D. 1, Reynoldsville, PA 15851). Renewal of an existing bituminous strip operation in Washington and Winslow Townships, Jefferson County affecting 15.5 acres. Receiving streams:  Two unnamed tributaries to Sandy Lick Creek. Application received:  September 2, 1999. Permit issued:  November 2, 1999.

   33940106. Ed Hanslovan Coal Co., Inc. (R. D. 2, Box 230, Morrisdale, PA 16858). Renewal of an existing bituminous strip and auger operation in Snyder and Washington Townships, Jefferson County affecting 169.3 acres. This renewal is issued for reclamation only. Receiving streams: Three unnamed tributaries to Rattlesnake Run and Rattlesnake Run. Application received: October 12, 1999. Permit issued: November 8, 1999.

   McMurray District Office, 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317.

   65921601. Seward Land & Development (P. O. Box 363, Seward, PA 15954), to revise the permit for the Sugar Run Coal Yard in St. Clair Township, Westmoreland County, postmining land use change, no additional discharges. Permit issued November 5, 1999.

   Greensburg District Office, R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.

   26880106R. Theodore R. Genovese II Coal Co. (General Delivery, Box 360, Chalk Hill, PA 15421). Renewal permit issued for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface auger mine located in Springhill Township, Fayette County, affecting 72.9 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to the Monongahela River and unnamed tributary to Georges Creek. Renewal application received: August 11, 1999. Renewal permit issued: November 9, 1999.

   65970901. Ralph Smith & Son, Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 184C, Derry, PA 15627). Permit issued for commencement, operation and reclamation of an incidental coal extraction permit located in Salem Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 34.7 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Porters Run to Beaver Run Reservoir. Application received: October 23, 1997. Permit issued: November 12, 1999.

   Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.

   54840103R3. Shepco Coal Company (P. O. Box 98, Hazleton, PA 18201), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in East Union and North Union Townships, Schuylkill County affecting 660.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Renewal issued November 8, 1999.

   49861311T. A. L. Coal Co. (672 Bear Valley Avenue, Shamokin, PA 17872), transfer of an existing anthracite underground mine operation in Zerbe Township, Northumberland County affecting 1.4 acres, receiving stream--none. Transfer issued November 10, 1999.

   54900105C. Tuscarora Mines & Minerals Corp. (P. O. Box 116, Tuscarora, PA 17982), correction to an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Schuylkill Township, Schuylkill County affecting 20.0 acres, receiving stream--Schuylkill River. Correction issued November 12, 1999.

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

Small Noncoal (Industrial Minerals) Permits Issued

   16992802. Lester C. Henry (R. D. 1, Box 103, Emlenton, PA 16373). Commencement, operation and restoration of a small noncoal sandstone operation in Ashland Township, Clarion County affecting 7.0 acres. Receiving streams: None. Application received: August 2, 1999. Permit issued: October 29, 1999.

   25992802. Walter Kuhl (9415 Peck Road, Erie, PA 16510). Commencement, operation and restoration of a small noncoal sand and gravel operation in Greene Township, Erie County affecting 5.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Four Mile Creek. Application received February 4, 1999. Permit issued: October 29, 1999.

   301947-25992802-E-1. Walter Kuhl (9415 Peck Road, Erie, PA 16510). Application for a stream encroachment to conduct mining activities within 100 feet but no closer than 25 feet of Unnamed tributary to Four Mile Creek for the purposes of mining and support facility construction and maintenance in Greene Township, Erie County. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Four Mile Creek. Application received: February 4, 1999. Permit issued: October 29, 1999.

   20992803. Elden Miller (58 Putnam Street, Union City, PA 16438). Commencement, operation and restoration of a small noncoal sand and gravel operation in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County affecting 6.0 acres. Receiving streams: None. Application received: May 3, 1999. Permit issued: November 4, 1999.

   Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.

   28992806. Snoke's Excavating & Paving, Inc. (P. O. Box 247, Walnut Bottom, PA 17266), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Southampton Township, Franklin County affecting 5.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Permit issued November 10, 1999.

   58990830. Peter Brozonis (R. R. 3, Box 3426, Laceyville, PA 18623), commencement, operation and restoration of a bluestone quarry operation in Rush Township, Susquehanna County affecting 1.0 acre, receiving stream--none. Permit issued November 10, 1999.

   64990802. Brian W. Smith (HC 1, Box 1156, Milanville, PA 18443), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Damascus Township, Wayne County affecting 1.0 acre, receiving stream--none. Permit issued November 10, 1999.

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

Noncoal Permits Issued

   25990303. Waste Management Disposal Service of PA, Inc. (1121 Bordentown Road, Morrisville, PA 19067). Commencement, operation and restoration of a shale operation in Summit Township, Erie County affecting 77.6 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Walnut Creek. Application received: March 2, 1999. Permit issued: November 2, 1999.

   302511-25990303-E-1. Waste Management Disposal Service of PA, Inc. (1121 Bordentown Road, Morrisville, PA 19067). Application for a stream encroachment mine within 100 feet of unnamed tributaries to Walnut Creek and mine through unnamed tributaries 2 and 3 to Walnut Creek and reconstruct them as a single channel in Summit Township, Erie County. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Walnut Creek. Application received: March 2, 1999. Permit issued: November 2, 1999.

ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT

ENCROACHMENTS

   The Department of Environmental Protection has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval, and requests for Water Quality Certification under Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).

   Any person aggrieved by this action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, Pa 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of receipt of written notice of this action unless the appropriate statute provide a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.


Actions on 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 sections 5 and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.5 and 691.402) and notice of final action for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)). (Note:  Permits issued for Small Projects do not include 401 Certification, unless specifically stated in the description).

Permits Issued and Actions on 401 Certifications:

   Southeast Regional Office: Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.

   E15-626. Encroachment. Downingtown Borough, 4-10 West Lancaster Avenue, Downingtown, PA 19335-2800. To perform minor grading and construct and maintain a bituminous walking trail system within the 100-year floodway and 100-year floodplain of the Brandywine Creek (WWF-MF). This work is associated with the proposed Brandywine Trail located in the vicinity of the intersection of Lancaster Avenue (S. R. 3070) and Brandywine Creek (Downingtown USGS Quadrangle N:  0.9 inch; W:  11.0 inches) in Downingtown Borough, Chester County.

   E23-388. Encroachment. Wolfson-Verrichia Group, Inc., 621 East Germantown Pike, Norristown, PA 19401. To install and maintain a 48-inch RCP outfall structure along Crum Creek (WWF) which will replace an existing 18-inch outfall structure. Work will also include some minor grading within the 100-year floodway of Crum Creek. This work is associated with site improvements at the proposed Eddystone Commons Commercial Development (former Baldwin Locomotive Plant), located just southeast of the intersection of Chester Pike (S. R. 0013) and Simpson Street (Bridgeport NJ-PA USGS Quadrangle N:  21.1 inches; W:  12.8 inches) in Eddystone Borough, Delaware County.

   Northcentral Region: Water Management, Soils and Waterways, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.

   E12-116. Encroachment. Mid-Cameron Authority, 421 North Broad Street, Emporium, PA 15834. To construct and maintain a gravity sanitary sewer line across West Creek, a side channel of West Creek at three locations, Day Run at two locations, Thayer Run, Lyons Run at two locations, Towner Run at two locations and across 10 wetlands. The sewer line begins at the western end of the Borough of Emporium (Emporium, PA Quadrangle N:  1.7 inches; W:  16.5 inches) and extends west along Route 120 to a location approximately 3 miles from the Borough (West Creek, PA Quadrangle N:  21.1 inches; W:  6.4 inches) in the Borough of Emporium and Shippen Township, Cameron County.

   E49-227. Encroachment. Terry and Alpha Strohecker, R. R. 1, Herndon, PA 17830. To maintain an existing dike approximately 300 feet long by 8 feet high by 15 feet wide to help protect an agricultural field from stream water erosion. The project is located adjacent to the top of bank of Mahantango Creek (Klingerstown, PA Quadrangle N:  5.3 inches; W:  16.8 inches) in Jordan Township, Northumberland County. The project will not impact on wetlands or waterways. Mahantango Creek is a Warm Water Fisheries Stream. This permit was issued under § 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E53-332. Encroachment. Galen Zeger, 2156 Buchannon Trail East, Greencastle, PA 17225. To 1)  maintain a gated public stream crossing consisting of three corrugated metal pipes 10 feet in diameter and 30 feet long; 2)  to construct and maintain a 3-foot deep by 20-foot wide trapezoidal grassed overflow swale in the left side approach fill in the West Branch of Pine Creek, located approximately 2 miles south of Galeton on S. R. 2002 (Galeton, PA Quadrangle N:  14.5 inches; W:  12.0 inches) in West Branch Township, Potter County to access rented summer camps and hunting grounds. This permit was issued under § 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E56-291. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 9-0, 1620 North Juniata Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete box beam bridge having a normal clear span of 43.7 feet and an underclearance of 11.4 feet across Paint Creek (CWF). The bridge is located on S. R. 1033, Section 03S, Segment 0170, Offset 0430 (Windber, PA Quadrangle N:  19.7 inches; W:  10.8 inches) in Windber Borough, Somerset County.

   E63-472. Encroachment. Raymond H. Patterson, 71 Patterson Road, Eighty-Four, PA 15330. To construct and maintain a 72-inch diameter corrugated metal pipe (invert depressed 12 inches) and two parallel 24-inch diameter overflow pipes in a tributary to Mingo Creek (HQ-TSF) for the purpose of providing access for farm equipment. The project is located along Patterson Road approximately 3,000 feet north of Mingo Creek Road (Hackett, PA Quadrangle N:  14.5 inches; W:  11.0 inches) in Nottingham Township, Washington County.

   E65-733. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Design, P. O. Box 8552, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8552. To remove the existing superstructure and to construct and maintain a new superstructure of a bridge having a clear span of 2.438 m and an underclearance of 2.202 across Rock Run (HQ-CWF) located on Linn Run Road (T958) in Linn Run State Park at a point approximately 4.4 km south of the intersection of S. R. 381 and S. R. 2043. The project includes construction of a concrete jacket along the existing abutments and wingwalls (Ligonier, PA Quadrangle N:  6.1 inches; W:  15.0 inches) in Cook Township, Westmoreland County.

   E65-736. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry--Division of Design, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8451, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8451. To rehabilitate and maintain a bridge having a clear span of 4.61 m and an underclearance of 1.89 m across Grove Run (HQ-CWF) located on Linn Run Road (T-958) at a point approximately 4.8 km south of intersection of S. R. 2043 with S. R. 381 in Linn Run State Park. The project includes removing the existing steel I-beam deck and replacing it with a glued laminated timber deck and installing riprap protection along the existing masonry abutments and approximately 18 feet of stream bank. Also to construct and maintain a temporary roadway crossing consisting of two 600 mm diameter pipe culverts during the construction (Ligonier, PA Quadrangle N:  5.1 inches; W:  14.1 inches) in Cook Township, Westmoreland County.

   E02-1266. Encroachment. Anthony Merante, 3240 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15227. To construct and maintain a bridge having a span of 56.0 feet with a minimum underclearance of 6.0 feet across Streets Run (WWF) to provide access to the applicant's property which will consist of self storage units located approximately 2,300 feet northeast from the intersection of Prospect Road and Streets Run Road (Glassport, PA Quadrangle N:  20.0 inches; W:  10.5 inches) in West Mifflin Borough, Allegheny County.

   E65-730. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401-0459. To remove existing structures, construct and maintain new structures, relocate and maintain streams and impact wetlands as listed per Attachment A as part of the S. R. 0022, Section B07 widening project proposed for the purpose of improving roadway standards and transportation safety. The project starts at the western interchange of S. R. 0022 and S. R. 0119 (Saltsburg, PA Quadrangle N:  3.7 inches; W:  9.7 inches) and extends approximately 2 miles eastward in New Alexandria Borough, Derry and Salem Townships, Westmoreland County.

Attachment A

   1.  To remove the existing structure, to construct and maintain a dual bridge structure having three normal spans of 36.65 meters, 35.90 meters and 36.65 meters and an underclearance of 18.1 meters across Loyalhanna Creek (WWF) located on S. R. 0022, Station 23+875, and to construct, maintain and remove a temporary stream crossing consisting of six 1.22 meter diameter pipes in Loyalhanna Creek (WWF) for the purpose of constructing the new structure.

   2.  Structure 2: to operate and maintain the existing 71-meter long concrete arch culvert, to construct and maintain 0.3-meter depressed 4.862-meter x 3.505-meter concrete box culvert extensions extending 60 meters upstream from the inlet and 9 meters downstream from the outlet in an unnamed tributary to Loyalhanna Creek (WWF) and to construct and maintain and remove a temporary stream crossing consisting of three 0.6-meter corrugated metal pipes in an unnamed tributary to Loyalhanna Creek (WWF) located on S. R. 0022, Station 23+228.

   3.  Structure 5: to operate and maintain the existing 30-meter long concrete arch culvert, to construct and maintain a 4.1-meter long, 0.3-meter depressed, 3.05-meter x 2.44-meter concrete box culvert extension at the outlet of the existing culvert in an unnamed tributary to Loyalhanna Creek (WWF) and to construct and maintain and remove a temporary stream crossing consisting of two 0.6-meter corrugated metal pipes in an unnamed tributary to Loyalhanna Creek (WWF). Structure 5 is located on S. R. 0022, Station 24+786.7.

   4.  Structure 6: to operate and maintain the existing culvert and to construct and maintain a 4.8-meter long, 0.3-meter depressed, 3.05-meter x 2.135-meter concrete box culvert extension at the outlet of the existing culvert in an unnamed tributary to Loyalhanna Creek (WWF) located on S. R. 0022, Station 25+244.8.

   5.  Structure 7: to operate and maintain the existing culvert and to construct and maintain a 6.5-meter long, 0.3-meter depressed 3.05-meter x 2.135-meter concrete box culvert extension at the inlet of the existing culvert in an unnamed tributary to Loyalhanna Creek (WWF) located on S. R. 0981, Station 12+977.5.

   6.  To permanently place and maintain fill in 0.06 hectare of palustrine forested wetlands, 0.19 hectare of palustrine scrub/shrub wetlands, and 0.11 hectare of palustrine emergent wetlands.

   7.  To temporarily place and maintain fill in 0.28 hectare of palustrine forested wetlands, 0.242 hectare of palustrine scrub/shrub wetlands, and 0.291 hectare of palustrine emergent wetlands.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-2008. Filed for public inspection November 24, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]



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