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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 05-152a

[35 Pa.B. 555]

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PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (PWS) PERMIT

   Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17), the following parties have applied for a PWS permit to construct or substantially modify a public water system.

   Persons wishing to comment on a permit application are invited to submit a statement to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding the application. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received during the 30-day public comment period.

   Following the comment period, the Department will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.

   The permit application and any related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and are available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.

   Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

SAFE DRINKING WATER


Applications Received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act

   Southcentral Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   Permit No. 2204509, Public Water Supply.

Applicant United Water Pennsylvania
Municipality Susquehanna Township
County Dauphin
Responsible Official John D Hollenbach, Vice President
4211 East Park Circle
Harrisburg, PA 17111-0151
Type of Facility Public Water Supply
Consulting Engineer Gary W. Snyder, P. E.
Black & Veatch
Curtis Center
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Application Received Date 12/17/2004
Description of Action Construction of three Infilco Degremont DensaDeg high-rate clarifier/thickener units to replace the existing Trident upflow clarifiers.

   Permit No. 3804504, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Plains LPG Services, LP
Municipality Heidelberg Township
County Lebanon
Responsible Official Michael L Schaefer, Terminal Manager
P. O. Box 486
435 Rt. 501 South
Schaefferstown, PA 17088
Type of Facility Public Water Supply
Consulting Engineer Charles A Kehew II, P. E.
James R. Holley & Assoc., Inc.
18 South George St.
York, PA 17401
Application Received Date 12/27/2004
Description of Action Installation of nitrate treatment and UV disinfection.

MINOR AMENDMENT


Applications Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act

   Northeast Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711-0790.

   Application No. PWSID 3480046, Minor Amendment.

Applicant Bethlehem Authority/City of Bethlehem
Township or Borough City of Bethlehem
Responsible Official David L. Brong, Director of Water and Sewer Resources
10 East Church Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018
Type of Facility Water Treatment Plant
Consulting Engineer Boucher & James, Inc.
1456 Ferry Road, Bldg. 500
Doylestown, PA 18901
Application Received Date January 3, 2005
Description of Action Repainting the interior and exterior of a 0.5 mg finished water storage tank known as the South Mountain High Service Reservoir; with additional minor repairs including a freeze-proof vent, an air gap on the overflow pipe and replacing access hatch bolts and seals.

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--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 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 or 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, 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, 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 regional office before 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. 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:

   Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

   Wirerope Works, Inc, City of Williamsport, Lycoming County, Civil & Environmental consultants, Inc., 333 Baldwin Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate groundwater contaminated with carbon tetrachloride and soils contaminated with lead, arsenic, cadmium, PAGs, and TCE. This site is being remediated to meet a Site-Specific Standard.

AIR QUALITY

PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS

NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State operating permit and Title V operating permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.

   The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.

   Copies of the applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.

   Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed plan approval or operating permit must indicate their interest to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a proposed plan approval or operating permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department regional offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the Plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.

   Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office identified before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

   Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121--143, the Federal Clean Air Act (act) and regulations adopted under the act.

PLAN APPROVALS


Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.

   Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711-0790, Mark Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.

   48-399-049B: Alcan Packaging Pharmaceutical and Personal Care (2400 Baglyos Circle, Bethlehem, PA 18020) for modification of a blister packaging operation at their facility in Bethlehem, Northampton County.

   54-318-016: Pleasant Valley Modular Homes, Inc. (P. O. Box 88, Pine Grove, PA 17963) for modification of adhesive, sealant, and fugitive VOC emitting operations at their facility on PA route 443, Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill County.

   40-399-055: Cascades Tissue Group--Pennsylvania, Inc. (901 Sathers Drive, Vogelbacher Industrial Park, Pittston, PA 18640) an application for a plant wide applicability limit (PAL Permit) including an emission reduction credit proposal ERC) for their facility in Pittston Township, Luzerne County.

   40-00009B: Techneglas Inc.--Pittston Facility (140 Industrial Drive, Pittston, PA 18640) submitted an Emission Reduction Credit Registry Application for their facility in Jenkins Township, Luzerne County.

   Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.

   06-05005B: Eastern Industries, Inc. (4400 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 200, Center Valley, Pa 18034-9454) for modification of a non-metallic mineral crushing plant controlled by wet suppression in Oley Township, Berks County. The modification involves the construction of additional screen and various conveyors. The source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

   06-05104A: HB Mellott Estates, Inc. (110 Mellott Drive, Suite 100, Warfordsburg, PA 17267) for construction of a non-metallic mineral crushing plant controlled by wet suppression in Maidencreek Township, Berks County. The source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

   36-03152: Wenger's Feed Mill, Inc. (P. O. Box 26, Rheems, PA 17570-0026) for construction of a soybean processing facility, West Donegal Township, Lancaster County.

   Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.

   41-305-009E: Keystone Filler and Manufacturing Co. (214 Railroad Street, Muncy, PA 17756) for construction of a rotary carbon products (coal) dryer (No. 5 dryer), associated process equipment and associated air cleaning devices (two fabric collectors) in Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County.

   14-00031A: Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. (711 East College Avenue, Bellefonte, PA 16823) for installation of a replacement air cleaning device (a water spray dust suppression system) on a stone crushing and screening plant (Sandy Ridge Quarry) in Rush Township, Centre County.


Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.

   Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, Richard Maxwell, New Source Review Chief, (570) 327-3637.

   41-313-011C: Lonza, Inc. (3500 Trenton Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701) for installation of an alternate air cleaning device on an existing preservative manufacturing process (Glydant process) in the City of Williamsport, Lycoming County.

   The Glydant process emits formaldehyde which is a hazardous air pollutant. These emissions are currently controlled by several small packed bed scrubbers. Lonza proposes to replace these small scrubbers with a single larger packed bed scrubber. The resultant formaldehyde emissions following the installation of the larger scrubber will be approximately .5 ton per year which is believed to be equivalent to the current formaldehyde emission rate from the process.

   The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information provided by Lonza, Incorporated indicates that the Glydant process will comply with all Air Quality requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants following the installation of the larger scrubber. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to issue plan approval for the installation of the respective scrubber.

   The following is a summary of the conditions the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to be issued to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements:

   1.  The formaldehyde emissions from the Glydant process, including those from the associated 10,000 gallon formaldehyde solution storage tank (T503), shall be controlled by the packed bed scrubber at all times.

   2.  The total combined formaldehyde emissions from the Glydant process shall not exceed .5 ton in any 12 consecutive month period.

   3.  The formaldehyde concentration in the recirculating scrubber water shall not be allowed to exceed .02%, by weight, at any time. Additionally, the recirculating scrubber water shall be replaced with fresh water no less frequently than once per month regardless of formaldehyde concentration. The date of each occasion of scrubber water replacement shall be recorded and these records shall be made available to the Department upon request.

   4.  The formaldehyde concentration in the recirculating scrubber water shall be determined no less frequently than once every 8 hours the scrubber operates. The date, time and results of each such determination shall be recorded and these records shall be made available to the Department upon request.

   5.  The scrubber shall not be operated at any time it is not needed for air contaminant emission control.

   6.  The concentration of formaldehyde outside of storage tank T503 shall be continuously monitored and shall not exceed 20 parts per million at any time. The permittee shall report any exceedance of the 20 part per million limit to the Department.

   7.  The liquid solution height in storage tank T503 shall be continuously monitored and shall not exceed 17 feet at any time. The permittee shall report any exceedance of the 17 foot limit to the Department.

   8.  The temperature in storage tank T503 shall be continuously monitored and shall not exceed 58° degrees C at any time. The permittee shall report any exceedance of the 58° C limit to the Department.

   9.   The air contaminant emissions from the manufacture of Natrulon HT shall also be controlled by the scrubber.

   10.   Within 180 days of the completion of installation of the scrubber, the permittee shall have simultaneous formaldehyde stack testing performed on the inlet and outlet of the scrubber. This testing shall be performed when the formaldehyde concentration in the recirculating scrubber water is as high as it will ever be allowed to go.

   Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Edward Braun, Chief, (215) 823-7584.

   S04-002: M.A. Bruder and Sons (52nd and Grays Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19143) for manufacturing of paint for retail and commercial sales in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include one boiler, ball mills, let-down tanks, blend tanks and mixers. The facility's air emission control devices are baghouses.

   The operating permit will be reissued under the 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.

   Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the above operating permit must submit the protest or comments within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least 30 days before the hearing.

   S04-002: M.A. Bruder and Sons (52nd and Grays Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19143) for manufacturing of paint for retail and commercial sales in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include one boiler, ball mills, let-down tanks, blend tanks and mixers. The facility's air emission control devices are baghouses.

   The operating permit will be reissued under the 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.

   Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the above operating permit must submit the protest or comments within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least thirty days before the hearing.

OPERATING PERMITS


Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.

   Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.

   28-05011: Waste Management Disposal Services of PA, Inc. (9446 Letzburg Road, Greencastle, PA 17225-9317) for their Mountain View Reclamation facility in Antrim and Montgomery Townships, Franklin County. This action is a renewal of their Title V Operating Permit issued in 2000. The facility's major sources of emissions include fugitive particulate matter and landfill gasses. The primary emissions also include combustion products from the flare, used as a control device for the landfill gasses, which primarily emits NOx and CO from combustion of the landfill gasses as well as VOCs. The Title V operating permit contains monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   44-05001: Standard Steel LLC (500 N. Walnut Street, Burnham, PA 17009) for a Title V Operating Permit Renewal in Burnham Borough, Mifflin County. The facility's major sources of emissions include three electric arc furnaces, and natural gas or No. 2 oil fired furnaces, heaters and boilers. The sources primarily emit NOx. The EAFs are controlled with baghouse. The Title V operating permit renewal will contain monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.


Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.

   Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.

   22-03028: Linda B. Corson/Dauphin Animal Crematory (885 Allegheny Street, Dauphin, PA 17018) for operation of an animal crematory in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County. This action is a renewal of the facility's State-only operating permit.

   Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Eric Gustafson Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.

   42-00196: Catalyst Energy, Inc. (State Route 59W and State Route 219N, Timbuck, PA 16738) for a Natural Minor operating permit for operation of their Swamp Angel natural gas processing plant in Lafayette Township, McKean County.

COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS

   Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); and The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to 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 an application is available for inspection at the district mining office indicated before an 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 certification.

   Written comments, 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 district mining office indicated before an application 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.

   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. NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations as identified in this notice for the respective coal and noncoal applications. In addition, 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 who have requested review of NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the previously mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on the requirements.

   Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments or objections; the 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; the application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor wishes to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.

   Coal Applications Received

   Effluent Limits

   The following coal mining applications that include an NPDES permit application will be subject to, at a minimum, the following technology-based effluent limitations for discharges of wastewater to streams:

Parameter 30-day Average Daily Maximum Instantaneous Maximum
iron (total)3.0 mg/l6.0 mg/l7.0 mg/l
manganese (total)2.0 mg/l6.0 mg/l7.0 mg/l
suspended solids35 mg/l    70 mg/l    90 mg/l    
pH1greater than 6.0; less than 9.0
alkalinity greater than acidity1
1The parameter is applicable at all times.

   A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to (1) surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; and mined areas backfilled and revegetated and (2) drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 1-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles.

   Greensburg District Mining Office: R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greenssburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.

   03990102 and NPDES Permit No. PA0202444. Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 260D, Shelocta, PA 15774). Renewal application for reclamation only of an existing bituminous surface mine, located in South Bend Township, Armstrong County, affecting 58 acres. Receiving streams: Fagley Run to Crooked Creek, classified for the following use: WWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: January 5, 2005.

   63813210 and NPDES Permit No. PA0615129. Pennsylvania Coal Reclamation, Inc. (P. O. Box 136, 619 Millers Run Road, Cuddy, PA 15031). Renewal application for continued operation and reclamation of an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Deemston Borough, Washington County, affecting 51.3 acres. Receiving stream: UNT to Ten Mile Creek, classified for the following use: WWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: January 6, 2005.

   04723003 and NPDES Permit No. PA0126764. Darlington Brick and Clay Products Co. (P. O. Box 346, Darlington, PA 16115-0346). Renewal application for reclamation only of an existing bituminous surface mine, located in South Beaver Township, Beaver County, affecting 213.1 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Brush Run, classified for the following use: WWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received January 7, 2005.

   Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 W. Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.

   54840209R4. Mazaika Coal Company, (689 Fairview Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252), renewal of an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation in Rush Township, Schuylkill County affecting 24.0 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received December 30, 2004.

   54850201R4 and NPDES Permit No. PA0614351. Ginther Coal Company, (P. O. Box 989, Pottsville, PA 17901), renewal of an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation in Blythe and East Norwegian Townships, Schuylkill County affecting 31.0 acres, receiving stream: Schuylkill River. Application received January 3, 2005.

   5478320R4 and NPDES Permit No. PA0612219. Ginther Coal Company, (P. O. Box 989, Pottsville, PA 17901), renewal of an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation in East Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County affecting 62.0 acres, receiving stream: Schuylkill River. Application received January 3, 2005.

   Noncoal Applications Returned

   Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.

   07030801. Ritchey Brothers, P. O. Box 53, Curryville, PA 16631, commencement, operation and restoration of a small noncoal topsoil limestone mine in Taylor Township, Blair County, affecting 1.0 acre. Receiving stream: Cabbage Creek classified for the following use: wild trout stream. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Roaring Spring. Application received August 25, 2003. Permit returned January 4, 2005.

FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401

   The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA or to the issuance of a Dam Permit, Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice, as well as questions, to the regional office noted before the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.

   The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Individuals will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day at the regional office noted before the application.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend a 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.


Applications received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).

WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS

   Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711-0790.

   E48-356. Lower Mount Bethel Township, P. O. Box 257, 2004 Hutchinson Avenue, Martins Creek, PA 18063, in Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.

   To construct and maintain an approximate 2,835 L.F. channel change in a tributary to the Delaware River (CWF) for the purpose of stabilizing an eroded water course. The project is located northeast of the intersection of Belvidere Road and Hillendale Road. (Bangor, PA Quadrangle N:  6.7 inches; W:  2.6 inches).

   Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   E02-1488. Chapel Harbor at the Water Associates, L.P., 1650 Main Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15214. To construct a multi-purpose development in O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. The applicant proposes to operate and maintain an existing mooring cell, subfacility 1) (Pittsburgh East, PA Quadrangle N:   19.9 inches; W:  1.2" and Latitude: 40° 29` 4"-- Longitude: 79° 53` 1") and ice breaker wall, subfacility 2) (Pittsburgh East, PA Quadrangle N:  19.8 inches; W:  .4" and Latitude: 40° 29` 3"--Longitude: 79° 52` 40"). Subfacility 3) (Pittsburgh, East, PA Quadrangle N:  20.1 inches; W:  .6 inches and Latitude: 40° 29` 8"--Longitude: 79° 52` 46") to place and maintain fill in approximately 0.4 acre of an existing river inlet located along the right bank of the Allegheny River (WWF) near river mile 8.5 and along the right bank side of Squaw Run (WWF-HQ). (Subfacility 4) Two stormwater outfalls (Pittsburgh East, PA Quadrangle N:   19.9 inches; W:  1.7 inches and Latitude: 40° 2` 4"--Longitude: 79° 53` 14") were previously authorized under General Permit 4 No. (GP040204202) for this development. The proposed activities are part of a proposed multi-purpose development known as Chapel Harbor at the Water. To mitigate for the proposed impacts the applicant proposed to construct and maintain an 8" wide littoral shelf located approximately 2` below the rivers normal pool, capped with 1" of river gravel. The proposed impact of this project is approximately 0.4 acre of fill in an existing river inlet.

   E26-322. Mountain Watershed Association, Inc., P. O. Box 408, Melcroft, PA 15462. Stream restoration project along Mill Run in Springfield Township, Fayette County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. (Mill Run, PA Quadrangle N:  14.3 inches; W:  11.5 inches and Latitude: 39° 58` 24"--Longitude: 79° 27` 19". The applicant proposes to reconstruct, stabilize and maintain approximately 1,400 linear feet of the channel of Mill Run classified as a HQ-CWF located between SR 381 and Hampton Road. The project includes placement of fill in 0.014 acre of PEM wetlands.

   E63-567. Washington County Commissioners, 100 West Beau Street, Suite 602, Washington, PA 15301-4432. Two dry fire hydrants intakes in Cross Creek and Hopewell Townships, Washington County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. The applicant proposes to construct and maintain two dry fire hydrant intakes: Site 1: (Avella, PA Quadrangle N:  1.2 inches; W:  3.6 inches and Latitude: 40° 15` 48"--Longitude: 80° 23` 50") in Cross Creek Township, and Site 2: (West Middletown, PA Quadrangle N:  22.2 inches; W:  5.9 inches and Latitude: 40° 14` 53"-- Longitude: 80° 24` 57") in Hopewell Township. The applicant proposes to construct and maintain two dry fire hydrant intakes to be used by local fire companies.

   E65-863. Westmoreland County Airport Authority, 200 Pleasant Unity Road, Suite 103, Latrobe, PA 15650. To place fill in wetlands in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. The applicant proposes to place and maintain fill in 1.44 acres of wetlands for the purpose of improving the runway and navigation aids to enhance safety at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. (Latrobe, PA Quadrangle N:  4.65 inches; W:  3.75 inches and Latitude: 40° 16` 32"--Longitude: 79° 24` 0").

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