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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 07-1241

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Applications, Actions and Special Notices


APPLICATIONS

[37 Pa.B. 3270]
[Saturday, July 14, 2007]

THE CLEAN STREAMS LAW AND THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT

APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT (WQM) PERMITS

   This notice provides information about persons who have applied for a new, amended or renewed NPDES or WQM permit, a permit waiver for certain stormwater discharges or submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) for coverage under a general permit. The applications concern, but are not limited to, discharges related to industrial, animal or sewage waste, discharges to groundwater, discharges associated with municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4), stormwater associated with construction activities or concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92 and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act.

Location Permit Authority Application Type or Category
Section I NPDES Renewals
Section II NPDES New or amendment
Section III WQM Industrial, sewage or animal waste; discharge into groundwater
Section IV NPDES MS4 individual permit
Section V NPDES MS4 permit waiver
Section VI NPDES Individual permit stormwater construction
Section VII NPDES NOI for coverage under NPDES general permits

   For NPDES renewal applications in Section I, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a tentative determination to reissue these permits for 5 years subject to effluent limitations and monitoring and reporting requirements in their current permits, with appropriate and necessary updated requirements to reflect new and changed regulations and other requirements.

   For applications for new NPDES permits and renewal applications with major changes in Section II, as well as applications for MS4 individual permits and individual stormwater construction permits in Sections IV and VI, the Department, based upon preliminary reviews, has made a tentative determination of proposed effluent limitations and other terms and conditions for the permit applications. These determinations are published as proposed actions for comments prior to taking final actions.

   Unless indicated otherwise, the EPA Region III Administrator has waived the right to review or object to proposed NPDES permit actions under the waiver provision in 40 CFR 123.24(d).

   Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES application are invited to submit a statement to the regional office noted before an application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Persons wishing to comment on a WQM permit application are invited to submit a statement to the regional office noted before the application within 15 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within the respective comment periods will be considered in the final determinations regarding the applications. Comments 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.

   The Department will also accept requests for a public hearing on applications. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. The Department will postpone its final determination until after a public hearing is held.

   Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users, or other accommodations to seek additional information should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.


I. NPDES Renewal Applications

   Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.

NPDES No.
(Type)
Facility Name &
Address
County &
Municipality
Stream Name
(Watershed #)
EPA Waived Y/N ?
PA0051161 Southco, Inc.
210 North Briton Lake Road
Concordville, PA 19331
Delaware County
Concord Township
UNT of Chester Creek Y

   Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
NPDES No.
(Type)
Facility Name &
Address
County &
Municipality
Stream Name
(Watershed #)
EPA Waived Y/N ?
PA0031071 St. Pius X Seminary
1000 Seminary Road
Dalton, PA 18414-9547
West Abington Township
Lackawanna County
Wet Weather Channel to Ackerly Creek
TSF
4G
Y

   Draft permit includes Chesapeake Bay Strategy nutrient monitoring (Phase V system).

NPDES No.
(Type)
Facility Name &
Address
County &
Municipality
Stream Name
(Watershed #)
EPA Waived Y/N ?
PA0060976 Moyer's Campground
309 Moyers Grove Road
Wapwallopen, PA 18660
Hollenback Township
Luzerne County
Balliet Run Creek
5B Watershed
CWF
Y

   Draft permit includes Chesapeake Bay Strategy monitoring (Phase V system).

NPDES No.
(Type)
Facility Name &
Address
County &
Municipality
Stream Name
(Watershed #)
EPA Waived Y/N ?
PA0032131 Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Bureau of State Parks
Locust Lake State Park
P. O. Box 1467
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Schuylkill County
Ryan Township
Locust Creek
3A
Y
PA0034070
Renewal
Glencrest Realty
6000 Glencrest Road
Slatington, PA 18080
Washington Township
Lehigh County
UNT to Coplay Creek
2C
Y

   Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
NPDES No.
(Type)
Facility Name &
Address
County &
Municipality
Stream Name
(Watershed #)
EPA Waived Y/N ?
PA0110850
(Sew)
Meda Nipple Convalescent Home
R. R. 1
Box 109
Thompsontown, PA 17094
Juniata County
Delaware Township
UNT to Cocolamus Creek
12-B
Y
PA0081329
(Sew)
South Londonderry Township Municipal Authority
P. O. Box 3
Campbelltown, PA 17010-0003
Lebanon County
South Londonderry Township
Little Conewago Creek
7-G
Y
PA0085669
(Sew)
Centerport Borough Municipal Authority
110 Callowhill Road
P. O. Box 248
Centerport, PA 19516
Berks County
Centre Township
Irish Creek
3-B
Y
PA0029297
(Sew)
South Mountain Restoration Center
10058 South Mountain Road
South Mountain, PA 17261-0999
Franklin County
Quincy Township
Rocky Mountain Creek
13-C
Y
PA0032964
(Sew)
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Cowans Gap State Park
6235 Aughwick Road
Fort Loudon, PA 17224
Fulton County
Todd Township
South Branch Little Aughwick Creek
13-B
Y

   Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
NPDES No.
(Type)
Facility Name &
Address
County &
Municipality
Stream Name
(Watershed #)
EPA Waived Y/N ?
PA0046418 Middleboro Sewage
Treatment Plant
West Road
McKean, PA 16426
Middleboro Borough
Erie County
Elk Creek
15-EC
Y
PA0102555 Rocco A. Defranco
1593 Silver Creek Road
Johnsonburg, PA 15845
Jones Township
Elk County
Silver Creek
17-A
Y
PA0238741 Don W. Neff
111 Beach Road
Chicora, PA 16026
Concord Township
Butler County
UNT to Connoquenessing Creek
20-C
Y
PA0238791 Rae Kent Gardner
P. O. Box 43
Warren, PA 16365
Conewango Township
Warren County
UNT to Morse Run
16-B
Y
PA0006378 Wheatland Tube Company
Division of John Maneely Company
P. O. Box 608
One Council Avenue
Wheatland, PA 16161
Sharon City
Mercer County
Shenango River
20-A
N

II. Applications for New or Expanded Facility Permits, Renewal of Major Permits and EPA Nonwaived Permit Applications

   Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.

   PA0045021, Industrial Waste, SIC 3479, Material Sciences Corporation, 120 Enterprise Avenue, Morrisville, PA 19037-3797. This proposed facility is located in Falls Township, Bucks County.

   Description of Proposed Activity: Material Sciences Corporation conducts coil coating operations to steel, galvanized and metal coils. From the coating and rinsing operation wastewater is generated and afforded treatment prior to discharge.

   The receiving stream, Biles Creeks, is in the State Water Plan Watershed 2E and is classified WWF and MF. The nearest downstream public water supply intake for Bristol Borough Water Treatment Plant is located on Delaware River and is 17.5 miles below the point of discharge.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 0.0334 mgd. The following limits reflect a revised set of limits published at 37 Pa.B. 676 (February 10, 2007).

Concentration (mg/l)
Average Maximum Instantaneous
Parameters Monthly Daily Maximum
Total Suspended Solids 30 60 75
Total Dissolved Solids 2,500 5,000 6,250
Oil and Grease 15 30
Chromium, Total 0.39 0.97 0.97
Chromium, Hex 0.02 0.04 0.05
Zinc, Total 1.37 3.13 3.42
Temperature 110° F
pH (Standard Units) 6.0 (Minimum) 9.0
Cyanide, Total 0.28 0.67 0.70
Cyanide, Free Monitor Monitor Monitor
Iron, Total 1.2 2.37 2.50
Iron, Dissolved 0.72 1.43 1.80
Aluminum, Total 0.82 1.98 2.05
Copper, Total 0.887 1.63 2.21
Residual Chlorine, Total 0.5 1.2
PCBs Total Monitor

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 003 are based on stormwater runoff from parking lot and access road east of the facility:

AverageMaximum
Parameter Annual (mg/l) Daily (mg/l)
CBOD5 Monitor and Report Monitor and Report
COD Monitor and Report Monitor and Report
Suspended Solids Monitor and Report Monitor and Report
Oil and Grease Monitor and Report Monitor and Report
pH Monitor and Report Monitor and Report
Total Kjedahl Nitrogen Monitor and Report Monitor and Report
Total Phosphorus Monitor and Report Monitor and Report
Iron (Dissolved) Monitor and Report Monitor and Report

   In addition to the effluent limits, the permit contains the following major other requirements:

   1.  Abandon IWWTP.
   2.  Public Nuisance.
   3.  Small Stream Discharge.
   4.  Applicable BAT/BCT.
   5.  Approved Chemical Additives.
   6.  Requirements to Submit Chemical Additives Information.
   7.  Approved Test Methods.
   8.  Change in Ownership.
   9.  Proper Sludge Disposal.
   10.  Watershed TMDL/WLA.
   11.  Instantaneous Maximum Limitation.
   12.  Stormwater Requirements.
   13.  PCB Requirement.

   PA0025437, Sewage, SIC 4952, North Coventry Municipal Authority, 1485 East Schuylkill Road, P. O. Box 800, Pottstown, PA 19464. This proposed facility is located in North Coventry Township, Chester County.

   Description of Proposed Activity: The permittee requests an increase in wastewater flow from 1.5 mgd to 2.01 mgd at the treatment plant.

   The receiving stream, Schuylkill River, is in the State Water Plan Watershed 3D--Manatawny and is classified for: WWF. The nearest downstream public water supply intake for Citizens Utility Home Water Company is located on the Schuylkill River and is 6.25 miles below the point of discharge.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 1.5 mgd.

Average Average Maximum Instantaneous
ParametersMonthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l)
CBOD5
   (5-1 to 10-31) 20 30 40
   (11-1 to 4-30) 25 40 50
Total Suspended Solids 30 45 60
Ammonia as N
   (5-1 to 10-31) 10.0 20.0
   (11-1 to 4-30) 20.0 40.0
Total Residual Chlorine 0.5 1.6
Fecal Coliform 200 colonies/100 ml as Geometric Mean
1,000*
Dissolved Oxygen Monitor and Report
pH Within limits of 6.0 to 9.0 Standard Units at all times
*Shall not exceed in more than 10% of samples.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 are based on a design flow of 2.01 mgd after completion of expansion of the treatment plant.

Average Average Maximum Instantaneous
ParametersMonthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l)
CBOD5
   (5-1 to 10-31) 20 30 40
   (11-1 to 4-30) 25 40 50
Total Suspended Solids 30 45 60
Ammonia as N
   (5-1 to 10-31) 10.0 20.0
   (11-1 to 4-30) 20.0 40.0
Total Residual Chlorine 0.5 1.2
Fecal Coliform 200 colonies/100 ml as Geometric Mean
1,000*
Dissolved Oxygen 5.0
pH Within limits of 6.0 to 9.0 Standard Units at all times
Phosphorus 2.0 4.0
*Shall not exceed in more than 10% of samples.

   In addition to the effluent limits, the permit contains the following major special condition:

   The EPA waiver is not in effect.

   PA0036978, Sewage, SIC 4952, Telford Borough Authority, 122 Penn Avenue, P. O. Box 209, Telford, PA 18969-0209. The Telford Borough Authority Sewage Treatment Plant is located at 109 Telford Pike in Franconia Township, Montgomery County.

   As a result of a completed Water Effect Ratio (WER) study performed by Telford Borough Authority, the water quality criteria for copper found in Chapter 16 of the Commonwealth's environmental protection regulations has been revised as allowed in 25 Pa. Code § 93.8. The approved WER is 5.27 for dissolved Copper and 5.52 for Total Recoverable Copper.

   The revised copper criterion hardness-based equations for the wastewater discharge from the Telford Borough Sewage Treatment Plant to Indian Creek are as follows:

   Criteria Continuous Concentration (CCC): WER × 0.960 × Exp (0.8545 × ln[H]-1.702)

   Criteria Maximum Concentration (CMC): WER × 0.960 × Exp (0.9422 × ln[H]-1.700)

   Using these new equations and the weighted mean hardness [H] of 172 mg/l as CaCO3, the site-specific recalculated copper, dissolved, criterion values are:

   CCC = 75 µg/L
   CMC = 118 µg/L

   The recalculated copper, dissolved, criterion values translate to a copper, total, average monthly limitation of 78 ug/l and an instantaneous maximum limit of 122 µg/l, subject to submission and approval of an NPDES permit amendment.


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

   PA0062065, Sewage, USF Holland, 10990 Roe Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66211. This proposed facility is located in Dorrance Township, Luzerne County.

   Description of Proposed Activity: Renewal of NPDES Permit.

   The receiving stream, Balliet Run, is in the State Water Plan Watershed No. 5B and is classified for: CWF. The nearest downstream public water supply intake for Danville Borough Water Authority is located on the Susquehanna River over 40 miles below the point of discharge.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 based on a design flow of 0.005 mgd.

AverageAverageInstantaneous
Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Maximum (mg/l)
CBOD5 25.0 50.0
Total Suspended Solids 30.0 60.0
NH3-N
   (5-1 to 10-31) 14.0 28.0
Dissolved Oxygen A minimum of 5.0 mg/l at all times.
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
pH 6.0 to 9.0 Standard Units at all times.
Total Residual Chlorine 1.2 2.8
Ammonia Nitrogen Monitor and Report
Kjeldahl Nitrogen Monitor and Report
Nitrite-Nitrate as N Monitor and Report
Total Nitrogen Monitor and Report
Total Phosphorus Monitor and Report

   In addition to the effluent limits, the permit contains the following major special conditions:

   1.  Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Requirements.

   PA0041742, Sewage, Nazareth Borough Municipal Authority, P. O. Box A, Nazareth, PA 18064. This proposed facility is located in Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County.

   Description of Proposed Activity: Renewal of existing NPDES Permit.

   The receiving stream, Schoeneck Creek, is in the State Water Plan Watershed No. 1F. The nearest downstream public water supply intake for Keystone Water Company is located on Delaware River is over 50 miles below the point of discharge.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 based on a design flow of 1.6 mgd.

AverageAverageMaximum
Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l)
CBOD5
   (5-1 to 10-31) 15 23 30
   (11-1 to 4-30) 25 40 50
Total Suspended Solids 30 45 60
NH3-N
   (5-1 to 10-31) 1.5 3.0
   (11-1 to 4-30) 4.5 9.0
Dissolved Oxygen A minimum of 6.0 mg/l at all times.
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
pH 6.0 to 9.0 Standard Units at all times.
Total Residual Chlorine 0.5 1.2
Whole Effluent Toxicity 1.80 Chronic Toxicity Units (TUc)

   In addition to the effluent limits, the permit contains the following major special conditions: Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing Requirements.


   Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.

   Application No. PA0065161, Dale Stoltzfus (Dale Stoltzfus Farm), 166 Rock Road, Pine Grove, PA 17963.

   Dale Stoltzfus has submitted an application for a CAFO National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit on January 26, 2007, for a proposed agricultural operation known as the Dale Stoltzfus Farm, located on Farm View Road in Washington Township, Schuylkill County. The CAFO would be situated near a UNT of Lower Little Swatara Creek, which is classified as a CWF. The nearest downstream public surface water supply is the Lebanon Municipal Authority intake on Swatara Creek. The farm is not expected to impact the water supply.

   The operation would include 37,600 finishing ducks in two 45` by 450` animal housing units. Manure generated by the ducks will be collected in an HDPE-lined manure storage impoundment located adjacent to the barns, with an approximate storage capacity of 1.1 million gallons with 12 inches of freeboard. The impoundment is expected to provide at least 14 months of manure storage capacity. The Nutrient Management Plan indicates that there are approximately 56 acres under the control of the farm for manure application. The majority of manure will be exported offsite to neighboring farms for land application.

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has conducted a preliminary review of the application and has deemed the application administratively complete. The Department has made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit. The draft permit proposes BMPs for manure management, erosion and sediment pollution control and manure storage. The State Conservation Commission, through the Schuylkill County Conservation District, approved the Nutrient Management Plan for this proposed agricultural operation on October 4, 2006.

   The permit application, draft permit and Nutrient Management Plan are on file at the Southcentral Regional Office of the Department. Persons may make an appointment to review these documents and related files by calling Jennifer Troutman at (717) 705-4732 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

   Persons wishing to comment on the draft permit or the Nutrient Management Plan are invited to submit written comments to the Southcentral Regional Office within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Written comments should be sent to Sean Furjanic, Watershed Management Program, DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200. Comments received within this 30-day public comment period will be considered in formulating the Department's final determination regarding the application. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the basis of the comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.

   The Department has also scheduled a public hearing to receive testimony and comments on the proposed CAFO NPDES permit. The hearing will be held on August 15, 2007, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Department's Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.

   Individuals intending to testify at the hearing should register by August 10, 2007, by calling John Repetz at (717) 705-4904. If no person registers to testify by August 10, 2007, the hearing will not be held. Persons interested in finding out if anyone has registered to testify, and if the hearing will be held, may contact John Repetz.

   Each individual will have up to 10 minutes for their presentation. To ensure that all speakers have a fair and equal opportunity to present their testimony, relinquishing of time will be prohibited. Further details relating to the procedures to be followed at the hearing will be outlined at the beginning of the proceedings.

   Following the 30-day comment period and public hearing, the Watershed 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 the determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.

   The Environmental Protection Agency permit waiver provision under 40 CFR 123.24(e) does not apply to this NPDES permit.


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

   PABIG6101, Beneficial Use of Biosolids, Pitt Mining, Inc., 423 Weiss Road, Shelocta, PA 15774. This application is for issuance of a Beneficial Use of Biosolids Land Application Individual Generator Permit for the Pitt Mining West Lebanon Biosolids Facility in Young Township, Indiana County.

   It is proposed to receive sewage sludge from various sewage treatment plants and treat the sewage sludge to produce a biosolids lime material for land application. The biosolids will be used to adjust soil pH the same as agricultural limestone. The biosolids are proposed to meet 25 Pa. Code § 271.911 requirements for exceptional quality except the end use will not be able to meet the agronomic rate requirements.

   The treatment process is a pasteurization process to maintain the temperature of the sewage sludge at 158° F or 70° C for 30 minutes. Treatment will be in a retention chamber.

   The Department of Environmental Protection intends to issue a permit to the Pitt Mining West Lebanon Biosolids Facility. The following are the quality requirements and monitoring frequency the biosolids prepared under the permit must meet to be land applied. In addition is how application rates will be determined.

   There are other special conditions that are in the draft permit.

   Biosolids Quality Requirements:

   1.  The concentration of each pollutant in the biosolids shall not exceed the following concentrations;

Pollutant Concentrations

PollutantMonthly average concentrations
(milligrams per kilogram)1
Arsenic41
Cadmium 39
Copper 1,500
Lead 300
Mercury 17
Nickel 420
PCBs 4
Selenium 100
Zinc 2,800

   1Dry Weight basis.

PollutantMonthly average concentrationsg
(milligrams per kilogram)1
Molybdenum75

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

   PA0000914, Industrial Waste, SIC 8731, United States Department of Energy, Pittsburgh Naval Reactors Office, 814 Pittsburgh-McKeesport Road, West Mifflin, PA 15122-0109. This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated process water from Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory in West Mifflin, Allegheny County.

   The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, ''NorthEast Stream''--002 and 007; Thompson Run--006; ''Bull Run''--001--005, classified as a WWF with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first existing/proposed downstream potable water supply is Western Pennsylvania Water Company, located at Pittsburgh, 9 miles below the discharge point.

   Outfall 001: existing discharge, design flow 0.0308 mgd.

Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l)
Average Maximum Average MaximumInstantanteous
Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum
Flow (mgd) Monitor and Report
Total Suspended Solids 25 50
Oil and Grease 1530
Copper
   1st month--36th month Monitor and Report
   37th month--expiration 0.0280.007
Dichlorobromomethane
   1st month--36th month Monitor and Report
   37th month--expiration 0.0049 0.012
Zinc
   1st month--36th month Monitor and Report
   37th month--expiration0.1720.425
Temperature 110° F
Chloroform Monitor and Report
pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0

   Outfall 002: existing discharge, design flow 0.0110 mgd

Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l)
Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous
Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum
Flow (mgd) Monitor and Report
Total Suspended Solids 2550
Oil and Grease 1530
Aluminum Monitor and Report
Iron Monitor and Report
Temperature 110° F
pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0

   Outfalls 003, 005 and 006: existing discharge, design flow NA.

Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l)
Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous
Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum
Total Suspended Solids Monitor and Report
Aluminum Monitor and Report
Iron Monitor and Report

   Outfall 007: existing discharge, design flow of 0.036 mgd.

Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l)
Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous
Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum
Flow Monitor and Report
Total Suspended Solids 30 75
Tetrachloroethylene
   1st month--36th month0.00220.0055
   37th month--expiration0.00120.003
Trichloroethylene
   1st month--36th month 0.005 0.0125
   37th month--expiration 0.004 0.01
1,2-trans-Dichloroethylene 0.005 0.0125
Dissolved Iron 7
pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0

   The EPA waiver is in effect.

   PA0002054, Industrial Waste, SIC 4911, Reliant Energy, 121 Champion Way, Canonsburg, PA 15317-5817.

   This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated process water, sewage, stormwater and untreated cooling water and stormwater runoff from Seward Generating Station in East Wheatfield Township, Indiana County.

   The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, Conemaugh River, classified as a WWF with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first existing/proposed downstream potable water supply is Buffalo Township Municipal Authority, located at Freeport, over 50 miles downstream from the discharge point.

   Outfall 001: existing discharge.

Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l)
Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous
Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum
Debris collected on the intake trash racks shall not be returned to the waterway.

   Other Conditions:

   Outfall 002: existing discharge.

Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l)
Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous
Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum
Flow 0.0015
CBOD5 2550
Suspended Solids 3060
Total Residual Chlorine 1.43.3
Fecal Coliform
   (5-1 to 9-30) 200/100 ml
   (10-1 to 4-30) 2,000/100 ml
pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0

   Outfall 003: existing discharge.

Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l)
Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous
Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum
Flow Monitor and Report
Total Suspended Solids 30 100
Oil and Grease 15 20 30
Free Available Chlorine 0.2 0.5
Temperature 110° F
Zinc 0.8 1.6
Nickel 0.450.9
Iron, Total Monitor and Report
Iron, Dissolved Monitor and Report
Manganese Monitor and Report
Aluminum Monitor and Report
Cobalt 0.27 0.53
pH not less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0

   Outfall 004 and 005: existing discharge.

Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l)
Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous
Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum
FlowMonitor and Report
Iron 3.5 7.0
Manganese 2.0 4.0
Aluminum 5.0 10.0
TSS 35 70
pHnot less than 6.0 nor greater than 9.0

   Outfall 007, 013, 021 and 022: existing discharge.

Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l)
Average Maximum Average Maximum Instantaneous
Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Maximum
This discharge shall consist solely of uncontaminated stormwater runoff.

   The EPA waiver is not in effect.

   PA0040312-A1, Industrial Waste, SIC 3341, Molycorp, Inc., 300 Caldwell Avenue, Washington, PA 15301. This application is for amendment of an NPDES permit to discharge treated contaminated groundwater and stormwater runoff from the Washington Remediation Site in Canton Township, Washington County.

   The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, Chartiers Creek, classified as a WWF with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first existing/proposed downstream potable water supply is West View Municipal Authority, located at 210 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh, PA 15229, approximately 45 miles below the discharge point.

   Internal Outfall 101, existing discharge.

   Groundwater from the Department of Transportation collection system has been added as a waste stream contributing to the Contact Water Treatment Plant which discharges through Internal Outfall 101.

   Other Conditions: A Part C Condition has been added to the permit incorporating the approved March 2007 Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan Amendment into the permit by reference.

   The EPA waiver is in effect.

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