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PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (PWS) PERMITS Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17), the following parties have applied for PWS permits to construct or substantially modify public water systems.
Persons wishing to comment on permit applications are invited to submit statements to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding an application. A comment should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held 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 related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability that 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.
Northcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.
Permit No. 1717505—Construction—Public Water Supply.
Applicant Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.—Treasure Lake Division Township/Borough Sandy Township County Clearfield County Responsible Official Mr. Patrick Burke
Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.
204 East Sunbury Street
Shamokin, PA 17872-0909
Type of Facility Public Water Supply—Construction Consulting Engineer Mr. Andrew Glizter, P.E.
GHD
1240 N Mountain Road
Harrisburg, PA 17112Application Received May 23, 2017 Description of Action Authorizes the increase in the yield of Well N23 to 390 gpm and an upgrade to the treatment building, including pre- and post-sodium hypochlorite disinfection, potassium permanganate oxidations, iron and manganese filtration, caustic soda pH/alkalinity adjustment, phosphate general corrosion control, and detention piping for 4-log inactivation of viruses. Southwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Permit No. 0216544-A1, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority
1200 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
[Township or Borough] City of Pittsburgh Responsible Official Robert Weimar, Executive Director
Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority
1200 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority
1200 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Application Received Date May 2, 2018 Description of Action Installation of a mixing system for the lime feed system.
MINOR AMENDMENT
Applications Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act.
Southwest Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Application No. 0418518MA, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Creswell Heights Joint Authority
3961 Jordan Street
Box 301
South Heights, PA 15081
[Township or Borough] Aliquippa Township Responsible Official Dan Losco, General Manager
Creswell Heights Joint Authority
3961 Jordan Street
Box 301
South Heights, PA 15081
Type of Facility Water system Consulting Engineer KLH Engineers, Inc.
5173 Campbells Run Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15205Application Received Date May 22, 2018 Description of Action Painting of the interior and exterior of the Cochran Acres Tanks # 1 & # 2. Northwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Application No. 4388510-MA5, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Greenville Borough Municipal Authority
Mercer CountyTownship or Borough West Salem Township County Mercer Responsible Official Marion Rosselot
44 Clinton Street
Greenville, PA 16125
Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Robert Horvat, P.E.
Entech Engineering, Inc.
400 Rousser Road
Building 2, Suite 200
Coraopolis, PA 15108
Application Received Date May 21, 2018 Description of Action These existing improvements are already installed and currently in use. They include Liquid Phosphate in a 55-gallon container fed by a Stenner Pump AquaMag system. They also include the addition of Polyaluminum Chloride in a 6,400-gallon container into a day tank fed by a SternPAC system with a Qdos 60 Pump. Application No. 4283501-MA4, Minor Amendment.
Applicant Bradford City Water Authority Township or Borough City of Bradford County McKean Responsible Official Stephen Disney Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer David Kerchner
Bankson Engineers
256 Blue Run Road, Suite 200
Cheswick, PA 15024
Application Received Date May 18, 2018 Description of Action Temporary feed sodium hypochlorite while repairs are being made to chlorine gas feed system.
WATER ALLOCATIONS
Applications received under the act of June 24, 1939 (P.L. 842, No. 365) (35 P.S. §§ 631—641) relating to the Acquisition of Rights to Divert Waters of the Commonwealth.
Northeast Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
WA54-251E, Water Allocation, Mahanoy Township Authority, 46 North Main Street, Mahanoy City, PA 17948, Schuylkill County. The applicant is requesting the right to withdraw up to a total of 1.5 million gallons per day (MGD) from Mahanoy and Craigs Feeder Reservoirs Nos. 1 through 6, and a total of 1.0 MGD from Lofty and Blue Head Reservoirs, located in Mahanoy, Kline and East Union Townships, Schuylkill County.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
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Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P.S. §§ 6026.101—6026.907).
Sections 302—305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) (35 P.S. §§ 6026.302—6026.305) require the 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. A person intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard or intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area shall 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 or a combination of cleanup standards or 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 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 following site, 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 as follows. 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 listed before the notice. 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 Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
707 Conestoga LLC, 707 West Lancaster Avenue, Tredyffrin Township, Chester County. Christopher Zeliznak, PG, EnviroSure Inc., 319 South High Street, 1st Floor, West Chester, PA 19382 on behalf of Richard Hur, 707 Conestoga, LLC, 707 West Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater at the site has been impacted with the release of chlorinated solvents. The proposed future use of the property will be non-residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Daily Local News on April 4, 2018.
Village Cleaners, 832 Pottstown Pike, Uwchlan Township, Chester County. Richard S. Werner, PG, Environmental Consulting, Inc., 2002 Renaissance Blvd, Suite 110, King of Prussia, PA 19406 on behalf of Dr. Leonard Giunta, Lionville Commercial LLC, 439 South Bolmar Street, West Chester, PA 19382 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at the site has been impacted with the release of PCE. The intended future use of the subject property is non-residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Daily Local News on March 31, 2018.
Wyeth—West Chester, 611 East Nields Street, Borough of West Chester, Chester County. Daniel P. Sheehan, PE, Arcadis U.S., Inc., Suite 820, 824 East Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 on behalf of Eli Kahn, 611 East Nields Street, LLC, 120 Pennsylvania Avenue, Malvern, PA 19355 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater has found to be contaminated with chlorinated VOCs, petroleum VOCs, SVOCs, and lead. The proposed future use of the property will be non-residential.
Johnson Matthey Inc., 1397/1401 King Road, West Whiteland Township, Chester County. William Gilchrist, Roux Associates, Inc., 402 Heron Drive, Logan Township, NJ 08085 on behalf of David Campbell, Johnson Matthey Inc., 1401 King Road, West Whiteland Township, PA 19380 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The site groundwater was found to contain chlorinated volatile organic compounds from historical use of a septic leach field. The proposed future use of the property will be non-residential for continued operation of the existing Johnson Matthey facility. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Daily Local News on May 8, 2002.
Vague Residence, 1807 Delancey Place, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Craig Herr, PG, RT Environmental Services, Inc., 215 West Church Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 on behalf of Richard Vague, 1807 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil has been contaminated with the release of no. 2 fuel oil. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Philadelphia Weekly on April 11, 2018.
Northeast Region: Eric Supey, Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Weldship Corporation, 225 West 2nd Street, Bethlehem City, Northampton County. Synergy Environmental, 155 Railroad Plaza, 1st Floor, Royersford, PA 19468, on behalf of Weldship Corporation, 225 West 2nd Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil at this site was impacted by releases of Simple Green and kerosene. The site will be remediated to meet residential Statewide Health Standards. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Morning Call on May 13, 2018.
Ross Property, 210 Reed Road, Lackawanna County.Geological & Environmental Associates, 430 West Mountain Road, Plymouth, PA 18651, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate on behalf of Leonard Ross, 2536 Wulfert Road, Sanibel, FL 33957. Soil and groundwater at this site were impacted by a heating oil release. The site will be remediated to meet residential Statewide Health Standards. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Scranton Times on May 16, 2018.
HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
Applications received, withdrawn, denied or returned under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003) and Regulations to Operate a Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage or Disposal Facility.
Northcentral Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
PAD003053758. Tecumseh Redevelopment Inc., 4020 Kinross Lakes Parkway, Richfield, OH 44286-9368, City of Williamsport, Lycoming County. This application is for a post closure permit renewal. Application was received on March 30, 2018.
PAD003047792. American Color and Chemical, LLC, Mt Vernon Street, P.O. Box 88, Lock Haven, PA 17745. City of Lock Haven, Clinton County. This application is for a Class 2 modification of the permit to incorporate agreed-upon changes to the facility groundwater monitoring program. The application was received on May 9, 2018.
Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact Lisa D. Houser, P.E., Facilities Manager, Williamsport Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3740. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
Southcentral Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
RCRA Part B Permit Renewal Application No. PA6213820503. Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD), 1 Overcash Drive, Chambersburg, PA 17201. LEAD has submitted a Part B permit renewal application for the treatment of waste munitions at its facility located in Greene, Hamilton, and Letterkenny Townships, Franklin County. On May 23, 2018, the Department determined that the permit renewal application was administratively complete.
Persons interested in obtaining more information about this permit application may contact Mr. John Oren, P.E., Permits Section Chief, Southcentral Regional Office, Waste Management Program at 717-705-4706. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. A copy of the permit application is available for review at Coyle Free Library, 102 North Main Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201. In addition, the public is invited to review the application at the Department's Southcentral Regional Office. File reviews may be scheduled by calling 717-705-4732.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Applications deemed administratively complete under the Solid Waste Management Act, the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904) and Regulations to Operate Solid Waste Processing or Disposal area or Site.
Southcentral Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200.
Permit No. 301325, Lancaster Landfill LLC, 2487 Cloverleaf Road, Elizabethtown, PA 17022.
An application for a permit renewal was submitted by Lancaster Landfill LLC for the onsite Tire Processing Facility located at the Lancaster Landfill in Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County. The current permit expires January 3, 2019. This application was deemed administratively complete by the Southcentral Regional Office on May 25, 2018. The Department will accept comments from the general public recommending revisions to, and approval or denial of, the application during the entire time the Department is reviewing the permit application.
Comments concerning the application should be directed to Mr. John Oren, Permits Chief, Waste Management Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200. Persons interested in obtaining more information about this permit application may contact the Southcentral Regional Office at (717) 705-4706. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS The 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 general public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to submit permitting documents relevant to its application for all sources related to a facility or a proposed project, affords an opportunity for public input, and provides for a decision on the issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, all pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application and subsequently prepared proposed plan approvals/operating permits are available for public review during normal business hours at the appropriate Department Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the appropriate Department Regional Office. The address and phone number of the Regional Office is listed before the application notices.
Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit, may submit the information to the Department's Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval/Operating Permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the permit.
A person wishing to request a hearing may do so during the 30-day comment period. A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted based on the information received. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper, the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines this type of notification is sufficient. Requests for a public hearing and any relevant information should be directed to the appropriate Department Regional Office.
Permits issued to the owners or operators of sources subject to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter D or E, or located within a Title V facility or subject to 25 Pa. Code § 129.51(a) or permits issued for sources with limitations on their potential to emit used to avoid otherwise applicable Federal requirements may be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for review and approval as a revision to the State Implementation Plan. Final Plan Approvals and Operating Permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the sources are constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015), 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401—7671q) and regulations adopted under the Federal Clean Air Act.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
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.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Contact: James A. Beach, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920.
46-0112G: Palmer International, Inc. (2036 Lucon Road, Skippack, PA 19474; Attn: Mr. Marc Ragnauth) is a Synthetic Minor facility. Plan Approval No. 46-0112G is for the replacement of a thermal oxidizer with a regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) at their facility located in Skippack Township, Montgomery County. This Plan Approval does not allow for the modification of existing sources or the installation of any new sources, nor does it allow for any increase in emissions. The new RTO will control emissions from various processes already operating under Synthetic Minor Operating Permit No. 46-00112. The RTO shall maintain, at a minimum, a destruction efficiency of 98 percent for VOC, or a maximum concentration of 20 ppmv (as propane). Per 25 Pa. Code § 123.13, emissions of filterable PM from the RTO shall not exceed 0.04 grains per dry standard cubic feet. Per 25 Pa. Code § 123.21, emissions of SOx from the RTO shall not exceed 500 parts per million, by volume, dry basis. The facility will continue to be subject to the following site-wide emission limits: VOC—21.0 TPY, PM—19.04 TPY, NOx—23.16 TPY, CO—50.01 TPY, SOx—37.19 TPY, Total HAP—12.49 TPY, Formaldehyde—9.71 TPY, and Ammonia—22.63 TPY. This project is not subject to NSPS, NESHAP, MACT, PSD, NSR, or CAM. The Plan Approval will contain monitoring, recordkeeping, and operating conditions designed to keep the facility operating within the allowable emissions and all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmer-ton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, 717-705-4862, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, 717-705-4702.
36-03121E: Cenveo Publisher Services (3575 Hempland Road, Lancaster, PA 17601) for the installation of two (2) heatset web lithographic printing presses with natural gas dryers in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County. The dryers are rated at 4.619 & 2.2 MMBtu/hr, respectively, and the presses will be controlled by a regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO). Additionally, as part of the project, the following existing presses will be removed and/or scrapped from the facility: Source ID 311, Sheetfed 311 Heidelberg Speedmaster 8 Unit, Source ID 622, Web 3 Heatset Offset Press with Dryer & Source ID 888, Web 8 Heatset Offset Press with Dryer. Potential emissions from the new presses are estimated to be 2.39 tpy CO, 2.85 tpy NOx, 0.22 tpy PM10, 0.09 tpy PM2.5, 0.02 tpy SOx, and 21.83 tpy VOC. DEP's review of the information submitted by the applicant indicates that the air contamination sources as constructed or modified will comply with all regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirement (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1, 127.12, 123.13, 123.21 and 129.67b. Based on these findings, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction. If, after the project has been implemented, the Department determines that the sources are constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for plan approval, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into an operating permit pursuant to the administrative amendment provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Contact: Edward Wiener, Chief—Telephone: 215-685-9426.
AMS Plan Approval No. IP18-000171: SEPTA Berridge/Courtland Maintenance Shops (200 West Wyoming Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19140) for the removal and replacement of three sheet-fed offset lithographic non-heatset printing presses at their facility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The three presses have a maximum capacity of 13,000 sheets per hour each. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) have a potential emissions of 1.95 ton per year. Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) have a potential emissions of 0.033 ton per year. The plan approval will contain operating, monitoring, recordkeeping, testing, and reporting requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
Anyone affected by the proposed plan approval may submit written comments or a request for a public hearing by mail to Air Management Services, 321 University Avenue, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Attn: Debra Williams within thirty (30) days from today. Comments received by facsimile will not be accepted.
AMS IP18-000008: Horizon Stevedoring, Inc. (2201 South Columbus Blvd, Pier 82, Philadelphia, PA 19148) for Methyl Bromide (MeBr) fumigation operations in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's MeBr fumigation operations will be a batch process and will employ portable equipment including multiple portable MeBr feed systems, two (2) 9,000 cubic feet per minute (CFM) portable aeration blowers, tarps, flexible duct work, two (2) 46-foot discharge stacks, and portable Fumiscope monitors and photo-ionization detectors. There will be potential MeBr emissions of 9.88 tons per year (tpy). The plan approval will contain operating, monitoring, recordkeeping, testing, and reporting requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
OPERATING PERMITS
Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmer-ton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, 717-705-4862, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, 717-705-4702.
01-05009: U.S. DOD/Raven Rock Mountain Complex (243 Beasley Dr., Suite 100, Fort Detrick, MD 21702) for their communication facility in Liberty Township, Adams County. The facility had the following 2017 actual air emissions: 2.46 tons of CO, 6.96 tons of NOx, 0.32 ton of PM, 0.014 ton of SOx, and 0.71 ton of VOC. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIII—Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines, 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart JJJJJJ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers Area Sources, and 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ—National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920.
09-00085: Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, Inc. (East Post Rd., Morrisville, PA 19067), for renewal of a State Only, Natural Minor Operating Permit in Morrisville Borough, Bucks County. The facility operates two (2) 10.5 MMBtu/hr boilers which use natural gas as a primary fuel source. No. 2 fuel oil is only used when there is gas curtailment and is limited to a maximum of 90 days of use per year. No new sources have been installed or modifications have taken place since the last permit renewal. Emissions from these sources do not exceed any major thresholds. The permit includes monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements to address all applicable air quality requirements.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507.
40-00063: Kappa Graphics, LP (50 Rock Street, Pittston, PA 18640). The Department intends to issue a renewal State-Only Natural Minor Permit for facility located in Hughestown Borough, Luzerne County. The main processes at this facility are printing presses. The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), total suspended particulate (TSP) and VOC's. The proposed permit contains applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmer-ton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, 717-705-4862, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, 717-705-4702.
21-05051: PA State System of Higher Education (1871 Old Main Drive, Reed Operations Center, Shippensburg, PA 17257-2299), to issue a State only operating permit renewal for Shippensburg University located in Shippensburg Borough, Cumberland County. The primary emissions from the facility are NOx, and CO from the natural gas fired package boilers for heat and hot water, and diesel and gas fired emergency generator engines. The facility's actual annual NOx emissions are approximately 25 tons. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions for Sources derived from 25 Pa. Code Chapters 123 and 127 for restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting. Six emergency generators are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIII—Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines. One emergency generator is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart JJJJ—Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines.
36-03199: Doodad Printing LLC (1842 Colonial Village Lane, Suite 101, Lancaster, PA 17601) for operation of printing equipment at their facility located in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. Potential air emissions are estimated at 11.58 tpy VOCs, 0.37 tpy HAPs, 0.33 tpy PM, 0.03 tpy SOx, 4.29 tpy NOx and 3.60 tpy CO. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 25 Pa. Code § 129.67b, ''Control of VOC emissions from offset lithographic printing presses and letterpress printing presses.''
31-03004: New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co. Inc. (PO Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664-0077) for the operation of a limestone crushing facility at the Tyrone Forge Quarry in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County. This is for renewal of the existing state-only permit. Potential air emissions from the facility are estimated at 56 tpy PM and 21 tpy PM-10. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3648.
60-00001: Bucknell University (University Avenue, Physical Plant, Lewisburg, PA 17837) for renewal of a State-only (Synthetic Minor) operating permit for operation of its university facility located in East Buffalo Township, Union County. The facility's main sources include an 88.8 million Btu per hour natural gas/# 2 oil-fired boiler, an 85.2 million Btu per hour natural gas/# 2 oil-fired boiler, a 5.5 megawatt natural gas/# 2 oil-fired combustion turbine and a 749 horsepower diesel-fired emergency generator, as well as numerous small campus boilers, furnaces and emergency engines. The construction of various small (<1.4 MMBtu/hr) water heaters and boilers as well as various insignificant emergency engines been exempted from plan approval via Request for Determinations. The permittee removed various furnaces and an emergency generator from the facility. The facility has the potential to emit up to 8.70 tons of particulate matter (including particulate matter less than 10 microns and particulate matter less than 2.5 microns), 1.75 ton of HAPs, 40.71 tons of SOx, 91.29 tons of NOx, 24.05 tons of VOCs, 80.66 tons of CO per year, and 90,679 tons of greenhouse gases (as carbon dioxide equivalent). The boilers are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Dc—Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units and 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart JJJJJJ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources. The natural gas-fired emergency generators are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart JJJJ—Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines and 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. The diesel-fired engines are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIII—Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines and 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. The combustion turbine is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GG—Standards of Performance for Stationary Gas Turbines. The stationary fuel combustion sources at the facility are subject to 40 CFR Part 98, Subpart A—Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting. The emission limits, throughput limitations and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements have been included in the operating permit to ensure the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. These operating permit conditions have been derived from the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145 as well as 40 CFR Parts 60, 63, and 98. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-0550.
49-00047: Furman Foods, Inc. (770 Cannery Road, Northumberland, PA 17857) to issue a revised State Only Operating Permit for their Northumberland Cannery located in Point Township, Northumberland County. The facility is currently operating under State Only Operating Permit 49-00047. The facility's main sources include four natural gas/# 2 fuel oil-fired boilers. The revised operating permit also includes the facility's anaerobic digester and associated biogas engine which had been constructed pursuant to Plan Approvals 49-00047A and 49-00047B. The facility has potential emissions of 89.9 tons per year (TPY) of NOx, 68.5 TPY of CO, 99.9 TPY of SOx, 11.6 TPY of PM, 15.9 TPY of VOCs, 1.2 TPY of HAPs, and 99,999 TPY of greenhouse gas (as carbon dioxide equivalent). No emission or equipment changes are being proposed by this action. The emission limits, throughput limitations and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements have been included in the operating permit to ensure the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. These operating permit conditions have been derived from the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145 as well as 40 CFR Parts 60 and 63. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-0550.
14-00025: RESTEK Corporation (110 Benner Circle, Bellefonte, PA 16823) for renewal of a State-only operating permit for operation of its facility in Benner Township, Centre County. The facility is currently operating under State Only Operating Permit 14-00025. The facility has potential emissions of 0.20 TPY of CO; 0.07 TPY of PM/PM10; 0.96 TPY of NOx; 4.49 TPY of VOC and 4.49 TPY of total hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). All applicable requirements including monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements have been included in the operating permit to ensure the facility complies with all applicable Federal and State air quality regulations. These operating permit conditions have been derived from the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145 as well as 40 CFR Parts 60 and 63. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-0550.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: Matt Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6131.
25-00918: Cosmed Group, Inc., (2500 Brunswick Ave., Linden, NJ 07036) The Department intends to renew the State Only Operating Permit for the facility operating to perform sterilization of medical devices; located in the City of Erie, Erie County. The primary sources at the facility include 4 ethylene oxide (EtO) sterilization chambers and 2 aeration rooms. Emissions from the sterilization chambers are controlled by an acid scrubber; emissions from the aeration rooms are controlled by EtO absorbent. The facility is a Natural Minor. Potential emissions of EtO are less than 1 tpy. The facility is subject to 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart O, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities. The applicable requirements are included in this renewal. The renewal permit contains emission restrictions, record-keeping, work practice, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
27-00019: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (1 Woodland Drive, Marienville, PA 16239). The Department intends to renew the State Only Operating Permit for the State Correctional Institution, located in Jenks Township, Forest County. The primary sources at the facility include 3 natural gas fueled boilers rated at 25 million Btu/hr each, several small natural gas fueled heaters, two 2,931 hp # 2 oil fueled emergency generators, and a 149 hp oil fueled emergency generator. The facility is a Synthetic Minor. Potential emissions are as follows: PM 16.49 tpy; NOx 97.28 tpy; SOx 13.14 tpy; CO 70.92 tpy; VOC 17.47 tpy. The facility is subject to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Dc, Standards of Performance Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units. The 149 hp emergency generator is subject to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart IIII, New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Compression Ignited Internal Combustion Engines. The permit incorporates plan approvals previously issued to the facility and contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practice, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
33-00010: Humphrey Charcoal, (PO Box 440, Brookville, PA 15825). The Department intends to renew a State Only Operating Permit for the charcoal briquette processing and bagging facility located in Pine Creek Township, Jefferson County. The facility is a Natural Minor. The primary sources at the facility include a natural gas space heater, a natural gas boiler rated < 2.5 million Btu/hr, material stockpiles, material handling, charcoal briquette process, lump charcoal process, a natural gas briquette dryer, and bagging operations. Potential emissions from the facility are NOx < 2 tpy; and PM < 1 tpy. The renewal permit contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practice, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
37-00318: Kennametal USA (North Gate Industrial Park Building A, New Castle, PA 16105). The Department intends to issue a renewal of the State Operating Permit for the facility located in Neshannock Township, Lawrence County. The facility produces metals and master alloys. The significant sources at the facility are the thermite reduction process, emergency diesel generators, a milling operation, and a parts washer. The sources are controlled by dust collectors. The conditions of the previous approvals and operating permit were incorporated into the renewal permit. The emergency generator is restricted to 500 hours of operation and shall not be used to supplement the primary power supply at the facility. The emergency generators are subject to 40 CFR 63 Subpart ZZZZ—NESHAP for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine (RICE). The facility is a Natural Minor. The potential emissions from the sources are: 2.0 TPY NOx, 0.5 TPY CO, 0.12 TPY SOx, 0.5 TPY VOC, 44.0 TPY PM, and less than 1 TPY PM10.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Contact: Edward Wiener, Chief—Telephone: 215-685-9426.
OP17-000039: Philadelphia Renewable Bio-Fuels, LLC (7800 Pennrose Ferry Road, Philadelphia, PA 19153) for the operation of a refuse system in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include the following:
a) Thermal Drying System consisting of two (2) Biosolids Drying Trains (ES-1 & ES-2). Each Biosolids Drying Train contains a Rotary Drum Dryer (firing natural gas, mixture of natural gas and digester gas, digester gas with or without mixture of natural gas, or No. 2 fuel oil) with drying air recirculation loop and an air pollution control system consisting of a venturi scrubber, followed by a regenerative thermal oxidizer (burning natural gas or No. 2 fuel oil).
b) Odor Control Scrubber (ES-3) that primarily services the existing Dewatering Facilities, as well as three fugitive dust baghouses utilized on dried material handling equipment from the Thermal Drying Facilities.
The operating permit will be issued under 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.
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—1406.20a). Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. §§ 693.1—693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department. A copy of the application is available for inspection at the district mining office indicated before each application. Notices of requests for 401 Water Quality Certifications are included in individual application notices, as noted.
Written comments or objections, or requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application and request for Section 401 water quality certification application 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 address of the district mining office indicated before each 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.
Written comments or objections regarding a mining permit application should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections, application number and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based.
A request for an informal conference or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code § 77.123 or § 86.34, must contain the name, address and telephone number of the 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 desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
When an NPDES number is listed, the mining activity permit application was accompanied by an application for an individual NPDES permit. A separate notice will be provided after the draft NPDES permit is prepared.
Coal Applications Received
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100.
30841307 and NPDES No. PA0213438. Emerald Contura, LLC, (158 Portal Road, P.O. Box 1020, Waynesburg, PA 15370). To revise the permit for the Emerald Mine No. 1 in Franklin Township, Greene County and related NPDES Permit for post-mining land use change of 61 previously permitted acres at the Emerald No. 8 Bleeder Shaft site. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on May 21, 2018. Application received: November 20, 2017.
30841312 and NPDES No. PA0013790. The Monon-galia County Coal Company, (46226 National Road, St. Clairsville, OH 43950). To revise the permit for the Monongalia County Mine in Wayne and Gilmore Townships, Greene County and related NPDES Permit for installation of a powerline. Surface Acres Proposed 66.23. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on April 4, 2018. Application received: November 17, 2017.
30831303 and NPDES No. PA0013511. Cumberland Contura, LLC, (158 Portal Road, P.O. Box 1020, Waynesburg, PA 15370). To revise the permit for the Cumberland Mine in Whiteley Township, Greene County and related NPDES Permit for the West Pool Pipeline/EM# 5 Borehole site. Surface Acres Proposed: 0.97. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on April 24, 2018. Application received: March 27, 2018.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900.
Permit No. 11860104 and NPDES Permit No. PA0597724. Cooney Brothers Coal Co., P.O. Box 246, Cresson, PA 16630, renewal of NPDES permit, Conemaugh Township, Cambria County. Receiving streams: Bear Run and unnamed tributaries to/and Little Conemaugh River classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: May 17, 2018.
Permit No. 56120104 and NPDES Permit No. PA0268950. Marquise Mining Corp., P.O. Box 338, Blairsville, PA 15717, renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Lincoln Township, Somerset County, affecting 72.0 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributaries to Quemahoning Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: May 17, 2018.
Permit No. 32040106 and NPDES No. PA0249653. Neiswonger Construction Inc., 17592 Route 322, Strattanville, PA 16258, transfer of an existing surface and auger mine from Ridge Limestone, Inc., located in Young Township, Indiana County, affecting 339 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to/and Whiskey Run and Nesbit Run, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: May 21, 2018.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
16180101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0280593. Ben Hal Mining, Inc. (389 Irishtown Road, Grove City, PA 16127). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine and associated NPDES permit in Clarion Township, Clarion County, affecting 43.0 acres. Receiving streams: Brush Run, classified for the following uses: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: May 4, 2018.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
17070111 and NPDES PA0256579. RES Coal LLC (224 Grange Hall Road, P.O. Box 228, Armagh, PA 15920). Permit renewal for continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface coal and auger mine located in Girard Township, Clearfield County affecting 370.0 acres. Receiving stream(s): Bald Hill Run and Surveyor Run classified for the following use(s): CWF and MF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: May 16, 2018.
New Stanton District Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500.
03080105 and NPDES Permit No. PA0251534. Britt Energies, Inc. (P.O. Box 515, Indiana, PA 15701). Revision application for land use change from forestland to unmanaged natural habitat to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, affecting 63.9 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Cherry Run and Cherry Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Application received: May 14, 2018.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Permit No. 54830103R7. KK Coal, LLC, (P.O. Box 8, Cumbola, PA 17930), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County affecting 160.0 acres, receiving stream: Schuylkill River, classified for the following uses: cold and warm water fishes. Application received: April 30, 2018.
Coal Applications Withdrawn
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100.
32051601 and NPDES No. PA0236012. Rosebud Mining Company, (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201). To revise the permit for the Crooked Creek Preparation Plant in Washington Township, Indiana County and related NPDES Permit for installation of eight disposal boreholes. Surface Acres Proposed 24.6. No additional discharges. The application was considered administratively complete on January 11, 2018. Application received: September 1, 2017. Application withdrawn: May 18, 2018.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits—The following effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit:
Table 2
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 * The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900.
Permit No. 01740601 and NPDES No. PA0594407. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., P.O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664, renewal of NPDES permit, Cumberland Township, Adams County. Receiving stream: Rock Creek. Classified for the following use: warm water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: May 17, 2018.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
08970302 and NPDES PA0237868. Bishop Brothers Construction Company, Inc. (1376 Leisure Drive, Towanda, PA 18848). Renewal for an existing NPDES on a large noncoal surface mining site located in Sheshequin Township, Bradford County affecting 187.29 acres. Receiving stream(s): Susquehanna River classified for the following use(s): WWF, MF. Application received: May 17, 2018.
New Stanton District Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500.
65100401 and NPDES Permit No. PA0252051. Hanson Aggregates BMC, Inc. (2200 Springfield Pike, Connellsville, PA 15425). NPDES renewal application for continued mining to an existing large noncoal surface mine, located in Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 173.9 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Freeman Run, classified for the following use: TSF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: May 18, 2018.
MINING ACTIVITY NPDES DRAFT PERMITS This notice provides information about applications for a new, amended or renewed NPDES permits associated with mining activity (coal or noncoal) permits. The applications concern industrial waste (mining) discharges to surface water and discharges of stormwater associated with mining activities. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing provisions of The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251—1376).
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has prepared a draft NPDES permit and made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit in conjunction with the associated mining activity permit.
Effluent Limits for Coal Mining Activities
For coal mining activities, NPDES permits, when issued, will contain effluent limits that are the more stringent of technology-based (BAT) effluent limitations or Water Quality Based Effluent Limits (WQBEL).
The BAT limits for coal mining activities, as provided in 40 CFR Part 434 and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 87—90 are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (Total) 3.0 mg/l 6.0 mg/l 7.0 mg/l Manganese (Total) 2.0 mg/l 4.0 mg/l 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity* *The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applies to: 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; mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and all other discharges and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of greater than 1-year 24-hour to less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles. Similarly, modified BAT limits apply to iron, manganese and suspended solids in surface runoff, discharges and drainage resulting from these precipitation events and those of greater magnitude in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Exceptions to BAT effluent limits may be applicable in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Effluent Limits for Noncoal Mining Activities
The limits for noncoal mining activities as provided in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 77 are pH 6 to 9 and other parameters the Department may require.
Discharges from noncoal mines located in some geologic settings (for example, in the coal fields) may require additional water quality based effluent limits. If additional effluent limits are needed for an NPDES permit associated with a noncoal mining permit, then the permit description specifies the parameters.
In addition to BAT or WQBEL limits, coal and noncoal NPDES permits establish effluent limitations in the form of implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) identified in the associated Erosion and Sedimentation Plan, the Reclamation Plan and the NPDES permit application. These BMPs restrict the rates and quantities of associated pollutants from being discharged into surface waters in this Commonwealth.
More restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining that may occur are incorporated into an NPDES permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards and antidegradation requirements (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91—96).
The procedures for determining the final effluent limits, using a mass-balance equation or model, are found in Technical Guidance Document 563-2112-115, Developing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits for Mining Activities. Other specific factors to be considered include public comments and Total Maximum Daily Load(s). Additional discharge limitations may apply in the event that unexpected discharges occur.
Discharge rates for surface mining activities are precipitation driven. Discharge rates for proposed discharges associated with underground mining are noted in the permit description.
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES draft permit should submit a written statement to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated before each draft permit within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the comment period will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NPDES permit applications. Comments must 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 or petitions for a public hearing on NPDES permit applications, as provided in 25 Pa. Code § 92a.82(d). The request or petition for a public hearing shall be filed within 30 days of this public notice and contain the name, address, telephone number and the interest of the party filing the request, and state the reasons why a hearing is warranted. A public hearing may be held if the Department considers the public interest significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing on the NPDES permit application will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. When a public hearing is held, the Department will consider comments from the public hearing in the final determination on the NPDES permit application.
Coal NPDES Draft Permits
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100.
NPDES No. PA0215503 (Mining Permit No. 32733708), Rosebud Mining Company, (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201). A renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit for the Greenwich No. 1 Coal Refuse Disposal Area in Green and Susquehanna Townships, Indiana and Cambria Counties. Surface Acres Affected 118.0. Receiving stream: Douglas Run, classified for the following uses: HQ-CWF, MF. The application was considered administratively complete on September 1, 2015. Application received: January 9, 2015.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
Outfall 012 discharges to: Douglas Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 012 (Lat: 40° 41` 23" Long: 78° 49` 01") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report pH (s.u.) 6.0 - - 9.0 Iron, Total (mg/l) - 2.27 4.53 5.67 Suspended Solids, Total (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Alkalinity, Total (as CaCO3) (mg/l) - - - Report Acidity, Total (as CaCO3) (mg/l) - - - Report Net Alkalinity, Total (as CaCO3) (mg/l) 0.0 - - - Manganese, Total (mg/l) - 1.59 3.17 3.96 Aluminum, Total (mg/l) - 2.0 4.0 5.0 Sulfates (mg/l) - - - Report Osmotic Pressure (mos/kg) - - - Report Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) - - - Report Outfall 013 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary of Douglas Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 013 (Lat: 40° 41` 23" Long: 78° 49` 25") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report pH (s.u.) 6.0 - - 9.0 Iron, Total (mg/l) - 3.0 6.0 7.0 Suspended Solids, Total (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Alkalinity, Total (as CaCO3) (mg/l) - - - Report Acidity, Total (as CaCO3) (mg/l) - - - Report Net Alkalinity, Total (as CaCO3) (mg/l) 0.0 - - - Manganese, Total (mg/l) - 1.0 2.0 2.5 Sulfates (mg/l) - - - Report Osmotic Pressure (mos/kg) - 50 100 100 Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) - - - Report EPA Waiver is in effect.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900.
NPDES No. PA0279579 (Mining Permit No. 56170104), Wilson Creek Energy, LLC, P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mine in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, affecting 569.9 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Kimberly Run and unnamed tributaries to Schrock Run, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. These receiving streams are included in the Casselman (UNT to Kimberly Run) and Kiski-Conemaugh (UNT to Schrock Run) TMDLs. Application received: October 12, 2017.
The following treated wastewater outfall discharge to unnamed tributaries to Schrock Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 (TP1) Y 002 (TP2) Y The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 & 002 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.5 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 10.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The following stormwater outfalls discharge to unnamed tributaries to Schrock Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 006 (SP1) Y 007 (SP2) Y The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 006 & 007 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.5 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The following treated wastewater outfall discharge to unnamed tributaries to Kimberly Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 003 (TP3) Y 004 (TP4) Y 005 (TP5) Y The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 003, 004 & 005 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.5 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 10.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The following stormwater outfalls discharge to unnamed tributaries to Kimberly Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 008 (SP3) Y 009 (SP4) Y 010 SP5) Y 011 (SP6) Y The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 008, 009, 010, & 011
(All Weather Conditions)30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. NPDES No. PA0597724 (Mining Permit No. 11860104), Cooney Brothers Coal Co., P.O. Box 246 Cresson, PA 16630, renewal of an NPDES permit for discharge of water from a post-mining treatment system in Conemaugh Township, Cambria County, affecting 301.7 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to/and Little Conemaugh River, classified for the following use: warm water fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: May 17, 2018.
The following outfalls discharge to an unnamed tributary to/and Little Conemaugh River:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 (Treatment Pond 1) N 002 (Treatment pond 3A) N 003 (Treatment Pond 3B) N 004 (Treatment Pond 4) N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 001, 002, 003, & 004
(All Weather Conditions)30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 2.2 4.4 5.5 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 10.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. NPDES No. PA0279641 (Mining Permit No. 56180102), Heritage Coal & Natural Resources, LLC, 550 Beagle Road, Rockwood, PA 15557, new NPDES permit for bituminous surface mine in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, affecting 101.3 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributaries to Boone Run, classified for the following use(s): cold water fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: March 23, 2018.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributaries to Boone Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 Y 002 Y 003 Y The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 001, 002, 003 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. This proposed mine site also contains or is hydrologically connected to substandard discharges for which there is no responsible party. Under 25 Pa. Code § 87.201, effluent limits for those discharges will be based upon the existing baseline pollution load, or the standards in 25 Pa. Code § 87.102(a) Group A, whichever is least stringent.
NPDES No. PA0268950 (Mining Permit No. 56120104), Marquise Mining Corporation, P.O. Box 338, Blairsville, PA 15717, renewal of an NPDES permit for discharge of water resulting from surface coal mining operations in Lincoln Township, Somerset County, affecting 72.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Quemahoning Creek, classified for the following use(s): Cold Water Fishes. This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: May 17, 2018.
The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributaries to Quemahoning Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 (Treatment Pond 1) N 002 (Sediment Pond 1) N 003 (Sediment Pond 2) N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 1.8 3.6 4.5 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
Outfalls: 001 & 002 (All Weather Conditions) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Manganese (mg/l) 1.0 2.0 2.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.8 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
NPDES No. PA0280542 (Permit No. 33180101). P. and N. Coal Company, Inc. (P.O. Box 332, Punxsutawney, PA 15767) New NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mine in Rose & Clover Townships, Jefferson County, affecting 190.3 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Rattlesnake Run and Rattlesnake Run, classified for the following uses: CWF; and unnamed tributaries to Redbank Creek, classified for the following uses: TSF. TMDL: Redbank Creek. Application received: January 2, 2018.
This proposed mine site also contains or is hydrologically connected to substandard discharges for which there is no responsible party. Pursuant to 25 Pa. Code § 87.201, effluent limits for those discharges will be based upon the existing baseline pollution load, or the standards found at 25 Pa. Code § 87.102(a) Group A, whichever is least stringent.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
The following outfalls discharge to unnamed tributaries to Rattlesnake Run, Rattlesnake Run, and unnamed tribu- taries to Redbank Creek:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) TB1 Y TB2 Y TB3 Y TB4 Y TB5 Y The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Osmotic Pressure (milliosmoles/kg) 50.0 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. The following outfall discharges to unnamed tributary to Rattlesnake Run:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) ST1 Y The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 7.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Settleable Solids (ml/l) 0.5 NPDES No. PA0227625 (Permit No. 10970105). State Industries, Inc. (P.O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201). Renewal of the NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mine in Concord & Fairview Townships, Butler County, affecting 4.8 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Bear Creek, classified for the following uses: WWF. TMDL: None. Application received: April 13, 2018.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
The following outfall discharges to unnamed tributary to Bear Creek:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) ALB2 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall is as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. NPDES No. PA0259349 (Permit No. 16120104). Ancient Sun, Inc. (P.O. Box 129, Shippenville, PA 16254) Renewal of an existing NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mine in Elk Township, Clarion County, affecting 55.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Canoe Creek, classified for the following uses: HQ-CWF; and unnamed tributary to Deer Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF. TMDL: Deer Creek. Application received: March 7, 2018.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.
The following outfall discharges to unnamed tributary to Deer Creek:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) TA N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall is as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 0.75 0.75 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 Osmotic Pressure (milliosmoles/kg) 50.0 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. The following outfalls require a non-discharge alternative:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) A N B N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 7.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Settleable Solids (ml/l) 0.5 Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
NPDES Permit No. PA0012360 on Surface Mining Permit No. 54733020. BET Associates IV, LLC, (1233 E. Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252), revised NPDES Permit for an anthracite coal surface mine, coal refuse reprocessing, and refuse disposal operation in Tamaqua, Coaldale, Lansford, Summit Hill, and Nesquehoning Boroughs, Schuylkill and Carbon Counties, encompassing 7,594.4 acres. Receiving stream: Panther Creek and Little Schuylkill River, classified for the following use: Cold Water Fishes and Migratory Fishes. Application received: February 24, 2015.
Effluent Limitations, Monitoring and TMDL Waste Load Allocation Requirements
Section A: Mine Drainage Treatment Facilities
Outfall Source Latitude Longitude Status 001 No. 10 Shaft 40° 48` 54" 75° 56` 58" Inactive 003 Arlington Borehole 40° 48` 16" 75° 57` 01" Inactive 004 No. 14 Shaft 40° 48` 18" 75° 57` 03" Proposed 005 Rt. 309 Discharge 40° 48` 38.8" 75° 58` 00" Active Based on the hydrologic data, anticipated wastewater characteristics and anticipated wastewater flows described in the permit application and its supporting documents and/or revisions, the following effluent limitations and monitoring requirements apply to the previously listed outfall numbers.
Discharge Limitations Maximum Maximum
Combined Conc.
Avg. Allowable Discharge Average Max. Inst.
Regardless
Mass Loading Parameter Monthly Daily Maximum of Flow
(TMDL WLA)** Total Iron 1.50 3.50 4.50 7.00 180.1 lbs./day Total Manganese 1.00 2.00 2.50 5.00 168.0 lbs./day Total Aluminum 0.75 1.50 2.00 2.00 90.1 lbs./day Total Susp. Solids 35.00 70.00 90.00 90.00 4,203.4 lbs./day Flow Measure and Report Daily pH not less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 10.0 standard units at all times.*** Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. • *Unless otherwise indicated, discharge limitations are concentrations and expressed in mg/l and the total (dissolved and suspended fraction) is applicable for each parameter.
• **Maximum Combined Average Allowable Mass Loading is the aggregate of the mass loading(s) of listed pollutant parameters that can be discharged from Outfalls 005, 004 when constructed and operating and Outfalls 001 & 003 if activated. This Waste Load Allocation is determined and expressed in both the Panther Creek and Little Schuylkill River TMDLs.
• *** Mine Drainage Treatment pH limits per Authorization of PA DEP Pottsville District Mining Office, Dated July 17, 2014 for Outfall 005 and May 29, 2018 for Outfalls 001, 003, and 004. (See 25 Pa. Code § 88.92(c)(1)(ii)).
• Grab Sampling Frequency 2/Month Minimum. This is the minimum number of sampling events required. Permittees are encouraged, and it may be advantageous in demonstrating compliance, to perform more than the minimum number of sampling events required.
• Samples taken in compliance with the monitoring specified previously shall be taken during a discharge at the following location(s): Outfalls 001, 003, 004, 005.
• Subject to 25 Pa. Code §§ 88.92 and 88.93 (Surface Mine) and 88.187 and 88.188 (Bank Removal).
The following table illustrates and outlines in detail the steps to be followed to determine compliance with the EPA approved Panther Creek/Little Schuylkill River TMDL Waste Load Allocations (Maximum Combined Average Allowable Mass Loading) should sampling show an excursion above the Permitted Concentration Limits at any Mine Drainage Treatment NPDES Outfall. Please refer to notes 1 through 7 for pertinent explanations.
Compliance Monitoring(1) for Mine Drainage Treatment Outfalls (001, 003, 004, 005)
Discharging to Panther Creek and Little Schuylkill River
SECTION A PERMITTED DISCHARGE LIMITS
(mg/l unless otherwise noted)
TMDL(2) COM-
BINED WASTE LOAD ALLOCA-
TIONTMDL COMPLIANCE MONITORING PROCESS IF PERMITTEE EXCEEDS A DISCHARGE CONCENTRATION LIMIT AT MINE DRAINAGE TREATMENT OUTFALLS MINIMUM MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Discharge
Parameter
Average Monthly Maximum Daily Inst. Maximum Maximum Conc. Limit Regardless Of Flow Maximum Combined Average Allowable Mass Loading (lbs./day) Step 1:
An Excursion Exceeding the Permitted Discharge Conc. Limit Occurs
Any Exceedance of the Maximum Conc. Limit Regardless of Flow Results in an Immediate Compliance Order
Step 2:
BET notifies DEP of an Excursion within 10 Days of Receipt of Lab Results or SMCI Notifies BET of DEP Sampling Showing Excursion Action: Compliance Notice Issued (Inspection Report)Step 3:
BET Provides DEP with the Combined Average Mass Loading(3) for the Parameter Exceeding the Discharge Conc. Limit For the Two Previous Months and the Present Month from All MDT OutfallsStep 4:
If the Combined Average Mass Loading for the Three Month Period Is Less Than the Maximum Combined Average Allowable Mass Loading (lbs./day): No ViolationStep 5:
If the Combined Average Mass Loading for the Three Month Period Exceeds the Maximum Combined Average Allowable Mass Loading (lbs./day): Action: Notice of Violation (''NOV'') IssuedStep 6:
If NOV Period Sampling (4) Shows the Combined Average Mass Loading Exceeds the Maximum Combined Average Allowable Mass Loading (lbs./day): Compliance Order Issued(5)Meas. Freq. Sample Type Total Fe 1.50 3.50 4.50 7.00 180.1 2/Month Grab Total Mn 1.00 2.00 2.50 5.00 168.0 2/Month Grab Total Al 0.75 1.50 2.00 2.00 90.1 2/Month Grab Total Susp. Solids 35.00 70.00 90.00 90.00 4,203.4 2/Month Grab Flow Measure and Report (GPM and MGD) 1/Day Measured pH 6.0 - 10.0 Standard Units (6) 2/Month Grab Net Alkalinity Alkalinity Must Exceed Acidity at All Times. 2/Month Grab Notes:
1. Compliance Monitoring is triggered if the Average Monthly, Maximum Daily or Instantaneous Maximum Discharge Concentration Limits'' are exceeded at any Mine Drainage Treatment Outfall unless that outfall is operating under the Interim Discharge Limitations as described under Note No. 7 below.
2. The Panther Creek and Little Schuylkill River TMDLs have been revised and accepted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which include a combined Waste Load Allocation for BET Associates' permitted Outfalls 001, 003, 004, and 005 (also known as the ''Mine Drainage Treatment Outfalls'').
3. The ''Average Mass Loading'' is the monthly average of the calculated mass loading from each Mine Drainage Treatment Outfall. The ''Combined Average Mass Loading'' is defined as the sum of Average Mass Loading(s) at the Mine Drainage Treatment Outfalls.
4. The ''NOV Period Sampling'' is defined as the sampling for the month after a Notice of Violation is issued by the Department, in addition to the three-month period sampling evaluated by the Department for Steps 3 to 5.
5. BET may request a Compliance Monitoring review period of up to six months if BET demonstrates that multiple or above average precipitation events have occurred, or that hydro-geological or water chemistry induced conditions have changed at the site, and that these events or changes have in turn created above average flows or conditions that result in an excursion above the Average Monthly Concentration Limit, and/or the EPA approved average daily TMDL Waste Load Allocation for the current reporting period. If BET requests such a review, they shall provide supporting data for the request, which at a minimum shall include the following: complete treatment facility operational and maintenance records, mass loading records, weather records, and an explanation of why this excursion is beyond the control of BET, within 30 days of the excursion. BET's request and compliance will then be evaluated at the Department's discretion.
6. Mine Drainage Treatment pH limits per Authorization of PA DEP Pottsville District Mining Office, Dated July 17, 2014 for Outfall 005 and May 29, 2018 for Outfalls 001, 003, and 004. (See 25 Pa. Code § 88.92(c)(1)(ii)).
7. This Interim Discharge Limits and Compliance Schedule applies to the proposed mine drainage treatment facility outfall (Outfall 004) and to Outfalls 001 or 003 should they be activated and begin discharging to Panther Creek. These limits apply for the first 18 months after each new treatment system outfall becomes operational. This is in accordance with 2nd BET CO&A (5.i.) dated May 5, 2011 and all amendments thereto. Note No. 1 does not apply to the Interim Discharge Limit Period.
Discharge Average Maximum Instantaneous Measurement Parameter* Monthly Daily Maximum Frequency** Total Iron 3.00 6.00 7.00 2/Month Total Manganese 2.00 4.00 5.00 2/Month Total Aluminum 2.00 4.00 5.00 2/Month Total Suspended 35.00 70.00 90.00 2/Month Solids Flow Measure and Report
Daily pH not less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 10.0 standard units at all times.*** Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. • *Unless otherwise indicated, discharge limitations are concentrations and expressed in mg/l and the total (dissolved and suspended fraction) is applicable for each parameter.
• **This is the minimum number of sampling events required. Permittees are encouraged, and it may be advantageous in demonstrating compliance, to perform more than the minimum number of sampling events required.
• *** Mine Drainage Treatment pH limits per Authorization of PA DEP Pottsville District Mining Office, Dated July 17, 2014 for Outfall 005 and May 29, 2018 for Outfalls 001, 003, and 004. (See 25 Pa. Code § 88.92(c)(1)(ii)).
• Subject to 25 Pa. Code §§ 88.92, 88.93, 88.187 and 88.188.
Section B: Erosion and Sedimentation Control Facilities
Outfall Source Latitude Longitude Status 002 E&S Pond No. 10 40° 48` 18" 75° 57` 02.6" Proposed 006 E&S Pond No. 7 40° 48` 17.8" 75° 57` 02" Proposed Based on the hydrologic data and anticipated characteristics and flows described in the permit application and its supporting documents and/or revisions, the following effluent limitations and monitoring requirements apply to the previously listed outfall numbers
Group A: Dry Weather Discharge Limitations
Discharge Average Maximum Instantaneous Measurement Parameter* Monthly Daily Maximum Frequency** Total Iron 3.00 6.00 7.00 2/Month Total Manganese 2.00 4.00 5.00 2/Month Total Aluminum Monitor And Report 2/Month Total Susp. Solids 35.00 70.00 90.00 2/Month pH not less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. Group B: Greater than 1yr-24hr to Less than 10yr-24hr storm
Discharge Average Maximum Instantaneous Measurement Parameter* Monthly Daily Maximum Frequency** Total Iron N/A N/A 7.00 2/Month Total Settleable N/A N/A 0.50 ml/l 2/Month Solids pH not less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. Group C: Greater than 10yr-24hr storm
pH not less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units at all times.
Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.• *Unless otherwise indicated, discharge limitations are concentrations and expressed in mg/l and the total (dissolved suspended fraction) is applicable for each parameter.
• **This is the minimum number of sampling events required. Permittees are encouraged, and it may be advantageous in demonstrating compliance, to perform more than the minimum number of sampling events required.
• Samples taken in compliance with the monitoring specified previously shall be taken during a discharge at the following locations: Outfalls 002, 006.
Note: The previous discharge limitations and monitoring requirements are based upon the presumption that the erosion and sedimentation control facilities will only discharge as a result of a ''precipitation event.'' If the discharge occurs during ''dry weather flow'' conditions, then Group A limitations will apply (as defined in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 86—90). The previous discharge limitations (Group B and Group C) and monitoring requirements pertain to discharges which may occur unexpectedly, (i.e., were not originally anticipated when this permit was issued). The Department reserves the right to modify these limitations based upon the need to protect water quality in the receiving stream. Subject to 25 Pa. Code §§ 88.92, 88.93, 88.187 and 88.188.
Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900.
NPDES No. PA0125334 (Mining permit no. 4275SM20A), U.S. Silica Company, 12942 Oriskany Road, Mapleton Depot, PA 17052, renewal of an NPDES permit for a sandstone quarry in Brady Township, Huntingdon County, affecting 370.6 acres. Receiving stream(s): Juniata River, Saddler Creek, unnamed tributary to Shaughnessy Run and unnamed tributary to Flush Run, classified for the following uses: warm water fishery (Juniata River), trout stocking, and High Quality cold water fishery (Shaughnessy Run). Application received: March 19, 2018.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for noncoal mining activities.
The following outfalls discharge to: Juniata River
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 006 N 008 N 009 N 012 N 015 N 017 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 006, 008, 009, 012, 015, 017 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The following outfalls discharge to: Saddler Creek
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 004 N 005 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 004, 005 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The following outfalls discharge to: Unnamed tributary to Flush Run
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 013N N 013S N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 013N, 013S 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. The following outfalls discharge to: Unnamed tributary to Shaughnessy Run
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 010 N 011 N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 010, 011 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 30.0 60.0 75.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
NPDES No. PA0227579 (Permit No. 37970302). Allegheny Mineral Corporation (P.O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201). Renewal of the existing NPDES permit for a large industrial minerals surface mine in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, affecting 270.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Slippery Rock Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF. TMDL: None. Application received: April 20, 2018.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for noncoal mining activities.
The following outfalls discharge to: Unnamed tributaries to Slippery Rock Creek
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) TPA N TPB N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. The following outfalls discharge to: Unnamed tributaries to Slippery Rock Creek
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) SPA N SPB N SPC N SPD N SPE N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids (ml/l) 90 Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
NPDES No. PA0220248 (Mining permit no. 1474301; Mines 1, 2, 3, & 4), Graymont (PA) Inc., 375 Graymont Road, Bellefonte, PA 16823. Revision to NPDES permit for Noncoal Surface Mine in Spring Township, Centre County, affecting 1,110.3 acres. Receiving stream: Logan Branch, classified for the following use: CWF. Application received: May 3, 2018.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for noncoal mining activities.
The following outfall is contained onsite:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 008 Y In addition, the proposed effluent limits for outfall 008 will also include:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Oil and Grease Monitor Only Monitor Only Monitor Only Monitor Only
NPDES No. PA0237868 (Mining Permit No. 0890302), Bishop Brothers Construction Company, Inc., 1376 Leisure Drive, Towanda, PA 18848. Renewal of an NPDES permit for large industrial minerals in Sheshequin Township, Bradford County, affecting 187.29 acres. Receiving stream(s): Susquehanna River, classified for the following uses: WWF, MF. Application received: May 17, 2018.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for noncoal mining activities.
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