[53 Pa.B. 3581]
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PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PERMITS Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17), the following parties have applied for Public Water Supply (PWS) permits to construct or substantially modify public water systems.
Individuals 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 Environmental Protection (DEP) 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, DEP 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.
Individuals in need of accommodations should contact DEP through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Application(s) Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17).
Northcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 208 W. 3rd Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, 570-327-3636.
Contact: Nicole Mechtly, Clerical Supervisor II, 570-327-3490.
Application No. 4723502, Construction, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Address 400 North Street
6th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17105Municipality Liberty Township County Montour County Responsible Official Richard E. Heineman
400 North Street
6th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 16803Consulting Engineer Patrick Ward
2009 North Atherton Street
State College, PA 17105Application Received June 20, 2023 Description PennDOT Interstate 80 Stop 35 Eastbound water system rehabilitation project: addition of Greensand Plus Filtration system to control iron and manganese levels of finished water.
Application No. 5723503, Construction, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Red Rock Job Corps Address Route 487
North Lopez, PA 18628Municipality Colley Township County Sullivan County Responsible Official Eric Peters
235 West Foot Hills Drive
Drums, PA 18222Consulting Engineer John G. Synoski, P.E.
2584 Christine Road
Hazle Township, PA 18202Application Received June 23, 2023 Description Maintenance of 89,000 tank. Northeast Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Ryan Fox, E.I.T, 570-826-2533.
Application No. 2359008, Operation, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Pennsylvania American Water Company Address 852 Wesley Dr.
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055Municipality Roaring Brook Township County Lackawanna County Responsible Official Bruce Aiton
852 Wesley Dr.
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055Consulting Engineer Maureen Coleman, P.E.
2699 Stafford Ave
Scranton, PA 18505Application Received February 24, 2023 Description Updated Operations permit issued to PAWC Lake Scranton for a turbidimeter replacement project. Application No. 5223504, Amendment, Public Water Supply.
Applicant AQUA Pennsylvania, Inc. Address 1 Aqua Way
White Haven, PA 18661Municipality Lackawaxen Township County Pike County Responsible Official Daniel Highhouse
1 Aqua Way
White Haven, PA 18661Consulting Engineer Michael Bisignani, P.E.
298 East 5th St.
Suite 1
Bloomsburg, PA 17815Application Received May 5, 2023 Description Addition of a new bulk water hauling source to combat future water shortage issues within the system. Contact: Ryan Fox, E.I.T., 570-826-2533.
Application No. 3130053, Transfer, Public Water Supply.
Applicant SR Water, LLC Address P.O. Box 657
Lake Harmony, PA 18624-0567Municipality Kidder Township County Carbon County Responsible Official Carlos Padilla
P.O. Box 657
Lake Harmony, PA 18624Application Received February 21, 2023 Description Transfer permit issued to new owner of the Split Rock Resort Water System. All previously permitted facilities are included in this transfer permit. Contact: Ryan Fox, E.I.T., 570-826-2533.
Application No. 3923507, Construction, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Blue Triton Brands, Inc. Address 305 Nestle Way
Breinigsville, PA 18066Municipality Lynn Township County Lehigh County Responsible Official Thomas Strowe
305 Nestle Way
Brenigsville, PA 18066Consulting Engineer Mark Pickering, P.E
225 Grandview Ave
Suite 403
Camp Hill, PA 17011Application Received May 24, 2023 Description Blue Triton Brands, Inc. Hoffman Springs Booster Pump Replacement Project. Northwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, 814-332-6945.
Contact: Pam Yoder, Clerical Assistant 2, 814-332-6899.
Application No. 6223503, Construction, Public Water Supply.
Applicant North Warren Municipal Authority Address 44 Hospital Drive
Warren, PA 16365Municipality Conewango Township County Warren County Responsible Official D. Melvin Jacobson, Chairman North Warren Municipal Authority
44 Hospital Drive
Warren, PA 16365Consulting Engineer Tyler M. McGraw, P.E.
Stiffler McGraw & Assoc, Inc.
1731 N. Juniata Street
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648Application Received June 26, 2023 Description Hillcrest Drive Water Line Replacement Project—Water Line Extension; Distribution Line Replacement; Decommission Pump Station.
MINOR AMENDMENT
Application(s) Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act.
Southcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: Daniel J. Cannistraci, Environmental Engineering Specialist.
Application No. 3623513 MA, Construction, Minor Amendment, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Manheim Area Water and Sewer Authority Address 18 East High Street
Manheim, PA 17545Municipality Manheim Borough County Lancaster County Responsible Official Charles Heisey
18 East High Street
Manheim, PA 17545Consulting Engineer Utility Service Co., Inc.
Jason Saylor, P.E.
1230 Peachtree Street NE
Suite 1100, 11th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30309Application Received March 20, 2023 Description This application is for the rehabilitation of a 2.0-million-
gallon finished water storage tank. The application was withdrawn on June 1, 2023.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 1
Acknowledgment of Notice(s) of Intent to Remediate Submitted Under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P.S. §§ 6026.101—6026.908).
Sections 302—305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent (NOI) to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a NOI to Remediate is used to identify a site where an individual proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Individuals intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard, or who intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area, must file a NOI to Remediate with DEP. A NOI to Remediate filed with DEP 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. An individual who demonstrates attainment of one, or a combination of the cleanup standards, or who receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the Act, will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by DEP. Furthermore, an individual shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible individuals 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 NOI to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the following identified site(s), 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 following specified date. During this comment period the municipality may request that the following identified individual, 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 plans or reports, please contact the Regional Office Program Manager previously listed in the notice.
Individuals in need of accommodations should contact DEP through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
The DEP has received the following Notice(s) of Intent to Remediate.
Northeast Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Eric Supey, Environmental Program Manager.
WR 64 Fiondi Pad, Primary Facility ID # 863086, 916 Lane Road, Montrose, PA 18801, Middletown Township, Susquehanna County. Resource Environmental Management, 50 Maple Street, Montrose, PA 18801 on behalf of SWN Production Company, LLC, 917 State Route 92 North, Tunkhannock, PA 18657, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil was contaminated by a release of servicing fluid used in the well cleanout process. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Susquehanna County Independent on June 7, 2023. Application received: June 19, 2023.
Caprio (07-077) Well Pad, Primary Facility ID # 831659, 656 Abell Road, Little Meadows, PA 18830, Apolacon Township, Susquehanna County. Resource Environmental Management, 50 Maple Street, Montrose, PA 18801 on behalf of Repsol Oil and Gas USA, LLC, 337 Daniel Zenker Drive, Horseheads, NY 14845, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater were contaminated by a release of production fluid (brine). The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Susquehanna County Independent on May 31, 2023. Application received: June 20, 2023.
Dingman-Delaware Elementary School, Primary Facility ID # 836164, 1355 PA 739, Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328, Dingman Township, Pike County. Terraphase Engineering, 252 West Swamp Road, Suite 35, Doylestown, PA 18901 on behalf of Delaware Valley School District, 236 Route 6 & 209, Milford, PA 18337, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater were contaminated with heating oil from an underground storage tank. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Pike County Courier on June 16, 2023. Application received: June 23, 2023.
Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, 814-332-6945.
Contact: Chris, 724-598-2206.
351 East Jamestown Road Spill Site, Primary Facility ID # 867422, 351 East Jamestown Road, Greenville, PA 16125, West Salem Township, Mercer County. Insite Group, Inc., 611 S Irvine Ave, Sharon, PA 16146 on behalf of JY Prado Transport Corporation, 4292 Colt Lane, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Following a vehicular accident, approximately 100—200 gallons of diesel fuel was released from the saddle tanks of a truck owned by JY Prado Transport. The spill occurred over an area 70 feet long by 40 feet wide. The future use of the property will remain residential. Contaminants of concern include, benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, cumene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene and 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, naphthalene and MTBE. Soil is the media of concern. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in Greenville Newspapers, Inc. on June 7, 2023. Application received: June 14, 2023.
Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program Manager, 717-705-4705.
Former Bunting Oil, Primary Facility ID # 867545, 451-471 Juliette Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17601, Manheim Township, Lancaster County. Reliance Environmental, Inc., 235 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602 on behalf of Brook Farms Development III, LLC, 259 Brook Farms Road, Lancaster, PA 17601-5507, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Notice of Intent to Remediate soil & groundwater contaminated with solvents & petroleum hydrocarbons. The site will be remediated to the Statewide health and site-specific standards. Future use of the site will be nonresidential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in LNP on May 30, 2023. Application received: June 6, 2023.
202 Queen Street Apartments, Primary Facility ID # 867353, 202 North Queen Street, Lancaster, PA 17603, City of Lancaster, Lancaster County. Reliance Environmental, Inc., 235 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602 on behalf of Berger Development, 950 West Valley Road, Suite 2500, Wayne, PA 19087, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Notice of Intent to Remediate soil & groundwater contaminated with leaded gasoline. The site will be remediated to the Statewide health and site-specific standards. Future use of the site will be both residential and nonresidential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in LNP on May 30, 2023. Application received: June 6, 2023.
30 West Ridge Road, Primary Facility ID # 867427, 30 West Ridge Road, Palmyra, PA 17078-1139, Palmyra Borough, Lebanon County. Taylor GeoServices, Inc., 38 Bishop Hollow Road, Suite 200, Newtown Square, PA 19073 on behalf of Mr. Gary Laudermilch, 30 West Ridge Road, Palmyra, PA 17078-1139, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with used motor oil. The site will be remediated to the Statewide health standard. Future use of the site will be residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Sun on May 31, 2023. Application received: June 6, 2023.
Southwest Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000.
Contact: Kam Miseikyte, Clerical Assistant 2, 412-442-4091.
Highland Tank, Primary Facility ID # 867282, 1 Highland Road, Stoystown, PA 15563, Quemahoning Township, Somerset County. Keystone Environmental Health & Safety Services, Inc., 1111 12th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601 on behalf of Highland Tank, 4535 Elizabeth Road, Manheim, PA 17545, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. During a routine system upgrade for the onsite heating system for the facility, some of the piping was installed incorrectly. This caused a loss of approximately 2,000 gallons of heating oil into the soil and groundwater surrounding at the site. Keystone Environmental Health and Safety Services Inc. (KEHS) has already been on-site in order to characterize the extent of contamination remaining after emergency response/clean-up services were provided by McCutcheon Enterprises Inc. Through characterization KEHS installed four monitoring wells, 16 soil borings, and sampled the nearby stream which runs adjacent to the property. The intended future use of the property is to remain as a Highland Tank manufacturing facility, beyond this, the site is intended to remain as an industrial facility. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Tribune-Democrat on June 8, 2023. Application received: June 8, 2023.
DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY FOR RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application(s) Received Under the Solid Waste Management Act of July 7, 1980 (P.L. 380, No. 97) (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904); and Residual Waste Regulations for Determination of Applicability for a General Permit to Operate Residual Waste Processing Facilities and/or the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste Other than Coal Ash.
Southwest Region: Waste Management Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000.
Contact: Waste Management Program Manager.
WMGR123SW056, EQM Gathering OPCO, LLC, 2200 Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Jackson Township, Greene County. An application was received to modify the Preparedness, Prevention, and Contingency (PPC) and Waste Acceptance Plans under General Permit No. WMGR123SW056. Application received: June 1, 2023. Deemed administratively complete: June 15, 2023.
Comments or questions concerning the application should be directed to RA-EP-EXTUPLSWRO@pa.gov, Southwest Region, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application.
WMGR123SW056, EQM Gathering OPCO, LLC, 2200 Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Jackson Township, Greene County. An application was received to modify the Radiation Action Plan under General Permit No. WMGR123SW056. Application received: June 1, 2023. Deemed administratively complete: June 15, 2023.
Comments or questions concerning the application should be directed to RA-EP-EXTUPLSWRO@pa.gov, Southwest Region, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application.
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR
DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE
Application(s) Received Under the Solid Waste Management Act of July 7, 1980 (P.L. 380, No. 97) (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003); 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.
Northeast Region: Waste Management Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Roger Bellas, Environmental Program Manager, 570-826-2201.
603455. Liberty Soils, LLC, 411 NW Park Avenue, Suite 401, Portland, OR 97209, Reilly Township, Schuylkill County. An application for permit renewal for the continued operation of a municipal waste biosolids processing facility. Application received: June 19, 2023. Deemed administratively complete: June 26, 2023.
Comments or questions concerning the application should be directed to Roger Bellas, Environmental Program Manager, 570-826-2201, Northeast Region, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application.
HAZARDOUS WASTE TRANSPORTER LICENSE
Application(s) Received Under the Solid Waste Management Act of July 7, 1980 (P.L. 380, No. 97) (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003); and Hazardous Waste Regulations to Transport Hazardous Waste.
New Applications Received
Central Office: Waste Management Program, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-787-7561.
Contact: Jonathan Adams.
Maxwell Transport, Inc., 455 Struble Road, State College, PA 16801. License No. PA-AH 0935. Accepted: April 5, 2023.
Renewal Applications Received
Central Office: Waste Management Program, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-787-7561.
Contact: Jonathan Adams.
Quality Carriers, Inc., 102 Pickering Way, Exton, PA 19341. License No. PA-AH 0630. Accepted: May 31, 2023.
Environmental Waste Minimization, Inc., 14 Brick Kiln Ct, Northampton, PA 18067. License No. PA-AH 0682. Accepted: May 25, 2023.
Moran Environmental Recovery LLC, 75D York Ave, Randolph, MA 02368. License No. PA-AH 0744. Accepted: June 6, 2023.
Sessler Environmental Services LLC, 1330 Research Forest, Macedon, NY 14502. License No. PA-AH 0889. Accepted: June 12, 2023.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) 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 DEP, 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 DEP received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities. Copies of the application, DEP'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 DEP Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the appropriate DEP Regional Office. The address and telephone number of the Regional Office is listed before the application notices.
Individuals 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 DEP'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.
Any individual wishing to request a hearing may do so during the 30-day comment period. A public hearing may be held, if DEP, 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 DEP determines this type of notification is sufficient. Requests for a public hearing and any relevant information should be directed to the appropriate DEP 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.
Individuals in need of accommodations should contact DEP through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
PLAN APPROVALS
Application(s) Received for Plan Approval(s) Under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B That May Have Special Public Interest. These Plan Approval Applications are in Review and No Decision on Disposition Has Been Reached.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Raymond Kempa, Environmental Group Manager.
13-00003B: Panther Creek Power Operating LLC, 4 Dennison Road, Nesquehoning, PA 18240, Nesquehoning Borough, Carbon County. Application received: June 15, 2023.
To allow the two existing Panther Creek Power Operating, LLC (Panther Creek) circulating fluidized bed (CFB) combustors (Pyropower Unit # 1, Source 031 and Pyropower Unit # 2, Source 032), which are both currently permitted to combust culm and No. 2 fuel oil, to also combust tire derived fuel (TDF) as a supplemental fuel up to 15% by weight on a monthly basis.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, 814-332-6945.
Contact: Dave Balog, New Source Review Chief, 814-332-6328.
25-00066K: Accuride Erie L.P., 1015 East 12th Street, Erie, PA 16503, City of Erie, Erie County. Application received: April 21, 2023.
The Department has received this plan approval application for the construction and initial operation of a new surface coating process and associated regenerative thermal oxidizer control device at their facility.
PLAN APPROVALS
Notice of Intent to Issue Plan Approval(s) and Notice of Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permit(s) 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.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, PE, East Permit Section Chief, 717-705-4862.
36-05106C: Premier Custom Built, Inc., 110 Short Street, New Holland, PA 17557, East Earl Township, Lancaster County. Application received: April 24, 2023. For the installation of a spray booth at their cabinet manufacturing facility. Plan Approval No. 36-05106C is for the installation of a Global Finishing Solutions model DFECG-120815-NSB-SD-SP-FW fully enclosed spray booth. The booth will have an airflow of 9,600 scfm and will be controlled by dry panel filters. Coatings will be applied using HVLP guns that will ensure a high transfer efficiency. Additionally, the booth will be equipped with a 0.7857 mmBtu/hr natural gas direct fired make-up air unit. Projected actual emissions from the new booth are estimated to be 0.04 tpy NOx, 0.03 tpy CO, 3.99 tpy VOC, 0.93 tpy of a single HAP (xylene), 1.75 tpy combined HAPs. Potential emissions will not change since the facility is currently limited to 50 tpy VOC, 10 tpy of a single hazardous air pollutant (HAP) and 25 tpy of combined HAPs. 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, 129.52 and 129.101—129.107. 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.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5900.
Contact: James Beach, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920.
09-0187B: Simsmetal East LLC/Morrisville, 300 Steel Road South, Morrisville, PA 19067, Falls Township, Bucks County. Application received: December 16, 2022. For the installation of emission control equipment to reduce VOC emissions from an existing metal shredder operation at the existing facility. The proposed capture and control equipment include a cyclone and venturi scrubber for particulate matter control, a regenerative thermal oxidizer for VOC control, and an acid gas scrubber on the exhaust from the RTO to reduce HAP emissions including HCl. The proposal includes two permanent total enclosure hoods. The plan approval includes monitoring and recordkeeping of parameters associated with proper operation of each control device, and testing to determine PM, VOC, and HAP emissions and control device efficiencies, as applicable. The plan approval includes facility-wide VOC and HAP emission limits in order to cap emissions below major source levels for the Southeast Region. Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person in the previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, P.E., Facilities Permitting Chief, 412-442-4336.
30-00816: Perennial Energy CMM Pennsylvania, LLC, 1375 County Road 8690, West Plains, MO 65775, Wayne Township, Greene County. Application received: April 25, 2023. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and is providing notice that it intends to issue a modification to the natural minor State-Only Operating Permit to Perennial Energy CMM Pennsylvania, LLC's mine methane flaring site located off of Phillips Ridge Road in Hanover Township, Washington County. The coordinates of this facility are 39.795526, -80.245867. Air contamination sources at the facility consist of one (1) Perennial 18.8 MMBtu/hr enclosed flare. The facility-wide potential-to-emit is 6.59 TPY NOx, 19.52 TPY CO, 0.59 TPY VOC, 0.02 TPY total HAP, 0.02 TPY of any single HAP, 0.62 TPY PM/PM-10, and 10,424 TPY CO2e. The proposed change removes the requirement for third-party sampling of the inlet gas stream, though a third-party accredited laboratory is required for the analysis of the sample. Those who wish to provide the Department with additional written information that they believe should be considered prior to the modification of the natural minor State-Only Operating Permit may submit the information to Tom Joseph, Facilities Permit Chief, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Written comments must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Operating Permit (30-00816) and concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the modification of the Operating Permit. A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Tom Joseph, Facilities Permit Chief, at the previously listed address. All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication. The application, DEP's review memorandum, and the proposed modified permit are available for public review during normal business hours at DEP's Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A file review can be scheduled through the DEP's website at https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/PublicRecords/Pages/Informal-File-Review.aspx.
PA-11-00536A: CPV Fairview, LLC, 50 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 300, Braintree, MA 02184, Jackson Township, Cambria County. Application received: April 12, 2022. Pursuant to 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44—127.46 for intent to issue a modification to the Air Quality plan approval for the CPV Fairview Energy Center (''facility''), a combined-cycle electric generating station located at 2862 William Penn Avenue, Johnstown, PA 15909, a Title V facility in Jackson Township, Cambria County. The proposed modification includes a change in the calculation method of annual formaldehyde emissions from the two (2) combustion turbines and a resulting increase in the annual emission limit. Additional changes to the plan approval include clarification of stack testing requirements for the combustion turbines. The permittee is proposing a modification of Section E; Source Group Name: EGUS, Condition # 009, to allow for a conditional delay of the requirement to complete ethane blend stack testing every two years if the facility hasn't fired the fuel since the previous required stack test. The permittee also seeks to clarify Condition # 009 to specify the testing requirements associated with the two operating modes (duct fired and unfired). The facility-wide net increases in potential to emit (PTE) associated with the proposed modification will not exceed 6.72 tons of formaldehyde and 6.78 tons of total hazardous air pollutants per year. The change in emissions at the facility is such that it does not trigger the requirements of 40 CFR 52.21 related to Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), or those of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter E related to Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR). The plan approval application, the Department's Air Quality review memorandum, and the proposed Air Quality plan approval are available for review by any interested party at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. To schedule an appointment to review the Air Quality plan approval application or proposed Air Quality plan approval, or to receive an electronic copy of the Department's Air Quality review memorandum or the proposed Air Quality plan approval for the proposed project, a person may contact the Department's Southwest Regional Office File Review Coordinator at 412.442.4000. A person may oppose the proposed Air Quality plan approval modification by filing a written protest with the Department or may submit written comments through Nicholas J. Waryanka, P.E., Air Quality Engineer, via the U.S. Postal Service to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; via email to nwaryanka@pa.gov; or via fax to 412.442.4194. Each protest and set of written comments must contain the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the protest or comments, identification of the proposed plan approval (PA-11-00536A) and a concise statement of the objections to plan approval issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. All comments must be received prior to the close of business 30 days after the date of this publication. A protest to the proposed action shall be filed with the Department within 30 days of the date that notice of the proposed action was published under 25 Pa. Code § 127.44 (relating to public notice). A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, determines that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification is sufficient. Written requests for a public hearing should be directed to Sheri Guerrieri, P.E., New Source Review Chief, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or via email to shguerrier@ pa.gov.
OPERATING PERMITS
Notice of Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permit(s) Under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: Thomas Bianca, PE, West Permit Section Chief, 717-705-4862.
28-05002, US Dept. of Defense, Letterkenny Army Depot, 1 Overcash Ave., Chambersburg, PA 17201, Letterkenny Township, Franklin County. Application received: October 20, 2022. To issue a Title V Operating Permit for the military facility. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit renewal for the previously mentioned facility. The actual emissions from the facility in 2021 are estimated at 20.6 tons of VOC; 22.8 tons of NOx; 18.1 tons of CO; 7.6 tons of HAPs; 9.7 tons of SOx; 115.7 tons each of PM10 and PM2.5. 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 §§ 129.111—129.115— Additional RACT Requirements for Major Sources of NOx and VOC for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS; 25 Pa. Code § 129.52—Surface coating processes; 25 Pa. Code, § 129.52d—Control of VOC emissions from miscellaneous metal parts surface coating processes, miscellaneous plastic parts surface coating processes and pleasure craft surface coatings; 25 Pa. Code, § 129.57—Storage tanks less than or equal to 40,000 gallons capacity containing VOCs; 25 Pa. Code, § 129.63—Degreasing operations; 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ—National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines; 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart DDDDD—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIII—Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines, 40 CFR Part 64—Compliance Assurance Monitoring, and 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Dc—Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units.
05-05006, Columbia Gas Transmissions, LLC, 210 Harrisburg Road, Artemas, PA 17211, Mann Township, Bedford County. Application received: December 19, 2022.
Approval of a Reasonably Available Control Technology 2 (RACT 2) and 3 (RACT 3) plan for the Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, Artemas Compressor Station, as a significant modification to their Title V operating permit.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.111—129.115 (relating to additional RACT requirements for major sources of NOx and VOCs for the 2015 ozone NAAQS), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has made a preliminary determination to approve a RACT 2 and RACT 3 plan, to be submitted as part of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the previously mentioned facility.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the RACT 2 and RACT 3 approval, which are intended to satisfy the requirements for the 1997 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) and the 2008 NAAQS, and the 2015 NAAQS for ozone.
The proposed RACT 2 and RACT 3 plan, if approved by DEP, will be issued as a significant modification to the facility's Title V operating permit (05-05006). The relevant RACT 2 and RACT 3 requirements will also be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval and incorporation into Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan. Requirements that are not part of the RACT 2 and RACT 3 approval will be excluded from the SIP submittal.
The following is a summary of the proposed RACT 2 and RACT 3 requirements for this facility that will be submitted to the EPA as part of the SIP:
The following constitutes a case-by-case RACT 2 and RACT 3 determination for the Group 012 sources pursuant to 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.99 and 129.114:
1. The enclosed flare shall control VOCs from the glycol dehydration units by at least 95%.
2. The enclosed flare shall be equipped with an automatic pilot ignition source using an auxiliary fuel (e.g. propane/natural gas). The presence of each of the flare pilot flame shall be monitored using a thermocouple or any other equivalent device to detect the presence of a flame.
3. The enclosed flare shall always be operated with a flame present. The enclosed flare shall be equipped with an automatic shut-off mechanism designed to immediately stop the flow of gases if a flame-out occurs.
4. The permittee shall record the following information for each Group 012 source on a monthly basis, retain the records at the site and make them available to the Department upon its request:
(a) The operating hours of the flare and VOC, benzene and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) emissions.
(b) Periods during which there was no pilot flame, if any.
(c) Records of the maintenance and/or repairs that had to be performed on the flare(s).
5. The enclosed flare shall be operated at all times during Group 012 source operation and when regenerator still emissions are vented. Each Group 012 source shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
A 30-day public comment period is provided for persons wishing to file a written protest, objection, comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit. The written comments, information, protests or objections may be submitted to Thomas Bianca, P.E., Environmental Engineering Manager, Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, or at tbianca@pa.gov on or before the closing date of this 30-day public comment period. The 30-day public comment period closes on August 7, 2023.
Each written submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the RACT 3 significant modification, including the permit number, and a concise statement regarding the RACT 3 significant modification provision or requirement that the person is commenting on and the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the RACT 3 significant modification.
Public hearing. A public hearing will be held on August 23, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. at the DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, to accept oral comments on the proposed RACT 3 significant modification action and the proposed SIP revision. To register to speak at the hearing, please contact Thomas Bianca, P.E. at 717-705-4863. Speakers must pre-register in order to testify at the hearing. The last day to pre-register to speak at the hearing will be the Friday before the hearing.
Oral testimony at the hearing will be limited to a maximum of 5 minutes per individual and two written copies of the oral testimony are requested. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf. Persons unable to attend the hearing may submit a written statement and exhibits within 10 days thereafter to Thomas Bianca, P.E. at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, or at tbianca@ pa.gov.
All pertinent documents are available electronically for public review and copies can be requested by contacting Thomas Bianca, P.E. at 717-705-4863 or at tbianca@ pa.gov. Individuals who are in need of an accommodation for the hearing as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact Thomas Bianca, P.E. at 717-705-4863 or make accommodations through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD).
44-05001, Standard Steel LLC Burnham Facility, 500 N. Walnut St., Burnham, PA 17009-1644, Burnham Borough, Mifflin County. Application received: December 21, 2022.
Approval of a Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) 3 plan for the Standard Steel, LLC Burnham Facility as a significant modification to its applicable Title V operating permit.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.111—129.115 (relating to additional RACT requirements for major sources of NOx and VOCs for the 2015 ozone NAAQS), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (Department, DEP) has made a preliminary determination to approve a RACT 3 plan, to be submitted as part of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the previously mentioned facility.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the RACT 3 approval, which are intended to satisfy the requirements for the 1997 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) and the 2008 NAAQS, and the 2015 NAAQS for ozone.
The RACT 3 plan, if approved by the Department, will be issued as a significant modification to the facility's Title V operating permit 44-05001. The relevant RACT 3 requirements will also be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval and incorporation into Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan. Requirements that are not part of the RACT 3 approval will be excluded from the SIP submittal.
The following is a summary of the RACT 3 Title V requirements for this facility that are proposed to be submitted to the EPA as a revision to the Commonwealth's SIP:
The following is a case-by-case RACT 2 and/or RACT 3 determination for the indicated sources, pursuant to 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.99 and 129.114:
I. Source 102 (# 2 EAF) and Source 104A (# 4A EAF): Note: the following requirements are the RACT 2 case-by-case determination for source IDS 102 and 104A. These sources are also subject to presumptive RACT 3 requirements of 129.112(C) as specified in section E group 013.
(a) The permittee shall maintain and adhere to an operation and maintenance plan for Sources 102 and 104A, which shall address good operation and maintenance practices for the minimization of NOx and VOC emissions, including measures to minimize the ambient air infiltration into the direct evacuation hoods.
(b) The permittee shall maintain records of any maintenance or modifications performed on Sources 102 or 104A.
(c) The permittee shall calculate and record the actual annual NOx and VOC emissions using appropriate emissions factors from U.S. EPA Publication AP-42 or appropriate alternative emission factors based on PADEP review, coupled with appropriate operational and thruput data.
(d) The permittee shall maintain written documentation of the items in (a)—(c) previously listed for five years. The records shall be made available to the Department upon written request pursuant to 25 Pa. Code § 129.100(d) and (i).
II. Source 204 (AFM 8141 Walking Beam Furnace), Source 401 (CDFS 8121 Rotary Hearth Furnace) and Source 404 (Rotary Austenitizing Furnace): [RACT 2 AND RACT 3 DETERMINATION]
(a) Sources 204, 401 and 404 shall each be equipped with low-NOx burners.
(b) Sources 204, 401 and 404 shall combust only natural gas.
(c) The permittee shall maintain and adhere to an operation and maintenance plan for each of Sources 204, 401 and 404, which shall address good operation and maintenance practices for the minimization of NOx and VOC emissions.
(d) The permittee shall maintain records of any maintenance or modifications performed on Sources 204, 401 and 404.
(e) The permittee shall calculate and record the actual annual NOx emissions from Sources 204, 401 and 404 using appropriate emissions factors from U.S. EPA Publication AP-42 or appropriate alternative emission factors based on PADEP review, coupled with appropriate operational and thruput data. Actual fuel use may be monitored at a common natural gas meter and pro-rated based upon maximum heat input of connected furnaces. Note: Upon approval of this provision by EPA as a SIP revision, this condition (e) shall supersede Condition 5 in RACT 1 Operating Permit 44-2001, to the extent that Condition 5 would apply to Sources 204 or 401.
(f) The permittee shall maintain written documentation of the items in (c)—(e) previously listed for five years. The records shall be made available to the Department upon written request pursuant to 25 Pa. Code § 129.100(d) and (i).
III. Non-Production VOC Usage (Source 601): RACT 2 AND RACT 3 DETERMINATION
(a) The permittee shall minimize the VOC emissions from the Source 601 Non-Production VOC Usage in the following manner:
i. All solvents shall be stored and transported in closed containers or pipes.
ii. All rags containing solvent shall be placed into closed storage containers for storage.
iii. All rags containing solvent shall be placed into sealed containers and disposed of.
iv. Spills of materials containing VOC shall be minimized and shall be cleaned up immediately with cleaning cloths or alternative approved methods that will minimize the evaporation of VOC into the atmosphere.
v. Minimize VOC emissions from cleaning of application, storage, mixing, and conveying equipment by ensuring that equipment cleaning is performed without atomizing the cleaning solvent, and all spent solvent is captured in closed containers.
vi. Any products used which are subject to 25 Pa. Code § 130—Standards for Products, or to 40 CFR Part 59 Subpart E—National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings, or to 40 CFR Part 59 Subpart D—National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Architectural Coatings, shall comply with the requirements of those regulations, as applicable.
(b) The permittee shall record the quantity and identity of all VOC-containing materials used in Source 601 on the various sources on a monthly basis. These records shall be maintained and shall be made part of the permittee's annual ''AIMS'' report to the Department. The records shall be compiled into a monthly and 12-month rolling total format.
(c) Manufacturer supplied VOC data sheets for all coatings and cleaning agents applied within the most recent five (5) years shall be maintained at the facility and be made available to the Department at any time upon request.
Note: The previously listed conditions shall supersede the SIP-ed RACT 1 and 2 requirements for any RACT 1 and 2 sources that are part of this source group, upon approval by EPA as a SIP revision.
A 30-day public comment period is provided for persons wishing to file a written protest, objection, comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit. The written comments, information, protests or objections may be submitted to Thomas Bianca, P.E., Environmental Engineering Manager, Air Quality Program, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, or at tbianca@pa.gov on or before the closing date of this 30-day public comment period. The 30-day public comment period closes on August 7, 2023.
Each written submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the RACT 3 significant modification, including the permit number, and a concise statement regarding the RACT 3 significant modification provision or requirement that the person is commenting on and the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the RACT 3 significant modification.
Public hearing. A public hearing will be held on August 23, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. at the DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, to accept oral comments on the proposed RACT 3 significant modification action and the proposed SIP revision. To register to speak at the hearing, please contact Thomas Bianca, P.E. at 717-705-4863. Speakers must pre-register in order to testify at the hearing. The last day to pre-register to speak at the hearing will be the Friday before the hearing.
Oral testimony at the hearing will be limited to a maximum of 5 minutes per individual and two written copies of the oral testimony are requested. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf. Persons unable to attend the hearing may submit a written statement and exhibits within 10 days thereafter to Thomas Bianca, P.E. at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, or at tbianca@ pa.gov.
All pertinent documents are available electronically for public review and copies can be requested by contacting Thomas Bianca, P.E. at 717-705-4863 or at tbianca@ pa.gov. Individuals who are in need of an accommodation for the hearing as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact Thomas Bianca, P.E. at 717-705-4863 or make accommodations through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD).
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, P.E., Facilities Permitting Chief (412) 442-4336.
TV-11-00536, CPV Fairview, LLC, 50 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 300, Braintree, MA 02184, Jackson Township, Cambria County. Application received: May 31, 2022.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424, 127.425 and 127.521, the Department is providing notice that it intends to issue an initial Title V Operating Permit for operation of the Fairview Energy Center located in Jackson Township, Cambria County.
The emission sources covered by this operating permit includes two (2) General Electric Model # 7HA.02 natural gas fired, combined-cycle combustion turbines rated at 405 MW and a maximum heat input of 3,763 MMBtu/hr each coupled with heat recovery steam generators and equipped with duct burners rated with a maximum heat input of 425 MMBtu/hr; a Caterpillar ultra-low sulfur diesel fired emergency generator engine rated at 2,206 bhp; a John Deere ultra-low sulfur diesel fired emergency fire water pump engine rated at 350 bhp; an Evaptech cooling tower equipped with a drift eliminator for particulate matter control; a Rentech natural gas-fired auxiliary boiler rated at 92.4 MMBtu/hr; an Aether DBS natural gas fired dew point heater rated at 12.8 MMBtu/hr; SF6 circuit breaker fugitive emissions; and natural gas and ethane blend piping fugitive emissions. The combustion turbines are equipped with oxidation catalysts and selective catalytic reduction air cleaning devices for control of NOx, CO, VOC, and organic HAP emissions. The cooling tower is equipped with a drift eliminator air cleaning device for control of PM, PM10, and PM2.5 emissions.
Potential emissions for the facility including emission restrictions have been calculated as follows: 155.2 tons per year of carbon monoxide (CO), 221.4 tons per year of nitrogen oxides (NOx), 120.7 tons per year of particulate matter (PM), 120.7 tons per year of particulate matter less than 10-microns (PM10), 119.1 tons per year of particulate matter less than 2.5-microns (PM2.5), 32.3 tons per year of sulfur dioxide (SO2), 64.8 tons per year of volatile organic compounds (VOC), 19.6 tons per year of hydrogen sulfate (H2SO4), 0.0147 ton per year of lead (Pb), 7.1 tons per year of formaldehyde (HCHO), 0.05 ton per year of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), 16.6 tons per year total Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP), and 3,658,551 tons per year of greenhouse gases (GHGs).
The emission restrictions and testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice conditions of the TVOP have been derived from the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Parts 60, 61, 63, and 70, and 25 Pa. Code Article III, Chapters 121—145.
All pertinent documents are available for public review between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made online at https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/PublicRecords/Pages/Informal-File-Review.aspx or by calling the Department at 412-442-4000.
Any person may submit comments, a request for the Department to hold a public hearing, or a protest to the proposed operating permit or a condition thereof by submitting the information to Nicholas J. Waryanka, P.E., Air Quality Engineer, at the Southwest Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of publication of this notice will exist for the submission of comments. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit (specify Operating Permit TV-11-00536) and concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information in the proposed permit or objections to issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.429, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. If a public hearing is held, all persons who have properly filed a protest under 25 Pa. Code § 127.426 may appear and give testimony. The applicant, the protestant, and other participants will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing (and the time, place and purpose of such hearing) by publication in the newspaper or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient.
OPERATING PERMITS
Notice of Intent to Issue Operating Permit(s) Under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Norm Frederick, 570-826-2409.
35-00026, Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Inc./Scranton, 900 N South Rd, Scranton, PA 18504-1412, City of Scranton, Lackawanna County. Application received: December 7, 2022. The Department intends to issue a renewal State-Only (Natural Minor) Permit for the manufacturing of unsupported plastics, film and sheet facility located in Scranton City, Lackawanna County. The main sources at this facility consist of boilers. The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), total suspended particulate (TSP), and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions. The proposed operating 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.
40-00123, Alphia Hazleton/Hazle Twp., 1111 North Park Drive, Hazleton, PA 18202, Hazle Township, Luzerne County. Application received: November 17, 2022. The Department intends to issue a renewal State-Only (Natural Minor) Permit for the manufacturing of pet food facility located in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. The main sources at this facility consist of raw material scalpers, kibble cutters, and vertical coolers. The control devices consist of cyclones. 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 operating 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.
54-00069, Isonova Technologies LLC, 3801 E Sunshine St, Springfield, MO 65809-2800, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County. Application received: May 9, 2023. The Department intends to issue a renewal State-Only (Synthetic Minor) Permit for the manufacturing of dog and cat food facility located in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County. The main sources at this facility consist of a boiler and spray dryers. The control devices consist of a baghouse. 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 operating 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.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, 814-332-6945.
Contact: Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, 814-332-6940.
61-00147, PA Department of Human Services Polk Center, Route 62, P.O. Box 94, Polk, PA 16342, Polk Borough, Venango County. Application received: July 11, 2022. The Department intends to issue the renewal of the State Only Operating Permit for PA Department of Human Services (DHS) Polk Center for the intermediate care facility. The facility is a Synthetic Minor. The primary sources at the facility consist of three coal boilers limited to 2,500 tons of coal for each boiler, 28.6 MMBtu/hr natural gas boiler, miscellaneous natural gas fired units rated less than 2.5 MMBtu/hr, and natural gas and diesel fired emergency generators. The actual reported emissions for this facility in 2022 are (TPY): 21.4 NOx, 16.2 SOx, 4.3 CO, 1.8 PM, 0.8 VOC, 0.5 HAPs, and 7,736.7 CO2. The renewal permit also contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practice, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
25-00964, FMC Technologies, Incorporated, 1602 Wagner Avenue, Erie, PA 16510-1444, City of Erie, Erie County. Application received: July 19, 2022. The Department intends to issue a renewal State Only Natural Minor Operating Permit for the manufacturing facility. The facility's primary emission sources include natural gas space heaters (16.202 MMBtu/hr total), two (2) paint booths, parts wash stations, a steam jenny, two (2) natural gas-fueled emergency generators, a diesel-fired water pump engine, and a heat treat oven. The potential emissions of the primary pollutants from the facility are as follows: 12.34 TPY NOx, 13.05 TPY CO, 7.94 TPY VOC, 0.78 TPY PM-10 and PM-2.5, and 0.11 TPY SOx; thus, the facility is a natural minor. Emergency Generator 2 (R&D) is subject to 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart JJJJ, the New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines. The diesel-fired water pump engine is subject to 40 CFR 60 Subpart IIII, NSPS for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines. The renewal permit will contain emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practices, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
10-00152, Triangle Gasoline Company, 1100 North Main Street Extension, Butler, PA 16001-1958, Butler Township, Butler County. Application received: May 18, 2022. The Department intends to issue a renewal of the State Only Operating Permit for the bulk gasoline plant (three gasoline storage tanks) with vapor recovery system. The facility also has a small parts washer. The facility is subject to the NESHAPs for Area Sources for Gasoline Bulk Plants in 40 CFR 63 Subpart BBBBBB. The gasoline throughput from the facility is less than 20,000 gallons per day. The potential VOC emissions from the facility are approximately 3 TPY. The facility is located in Butler Township, Butler County. 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.
10-00030, Concast Metal Products Company, 131 Myoma Road, Mars, PA 16046-2227, Adams Township, Butler County. Application received: April 19, 2022. The Department intends to issue a renewal of the State Only Operating Permit of a foundry that produces continuous cast and wrought copper alloy products. Permitted sources at the facility are electric induction furnaces and associated casters, machining operations, and two natural gas-fired emergency generators. The natural gas-fired emergency generators are EPA-certified generator sets, which are subject to 40 CFR 60 Subpart JJJJ pertaining to New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines. With PTEs of 33.79, 3.43, 2.01, 0.17, 0.01, and 0.03 for PM10, NOx, CO, VOC, SOx, and HAPs, respectively, the facility is Natural Minor for permitting purposes. 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.
20-00034, Northwest Hardwoods Incorporated, Titusville Campbell Yard, 10589 Campbell Road, Titusville, PA 16354, Oil Creek Township, Crawford County. Application received: March 30, 2022. The Department intends to issue a renewal of the State Only Operating Permit for a sawmill and hardwood manufacturing facility. The sources at the facility include a wood fired boiler controlled by a multiclone, an 11.8 MMBtu/hr natural gas boiler, miscellaneous woodworking operations and sawdust off-loading controlled by a central dust collection system, wood drying kilns, miscellaneous natural gas combustion, road dust from paved surfaces, and a parts washer. The facility is a natural minor. The facility is an Area Source for MACT. The wood fired boiler is subject to the requirements of 40 CFR 63, Subpart JJJJJJ—NESHAP for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers at Area Sources. The actual PM, SOx, NOx, CO, and VOC emissions are approximately 8.0 TPY, 0.2 TPY, 5.1 TPY, 5.1 TPY, and 4.8 TPY, respectively. 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.
03-00202, Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC, Roaring Run Station, 1201 Pitt Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15221, Kiskiminetas Township, Armstrong County. Application received: August 4, 2022. The Department intends to issue the renewal of the State Only Operating Permit for Peoples Natural Gas Company, Roaring Run Station for the compression and delivery of natural gas into the pipelines for transportation to People's distribution system. The facility is a Natural Minor. The primary sources at the facility consist of 670 bhp compressor engine, emergency generator, fugitive VOC emissions, storage tanks, and compressor blowdowns. The potential emissions for this facility are estimated at 3.77 tpy NOx, 2.27 tpy CO, 2.36 tpy VOC, 0.90 tpy HAPS and 7.34 tpy methane. The renewal permit also contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practice, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, PE, East Permit Section Chief, 717-705-4862.
36-05147, Wenger Feeds, LLC/Mt. Joy Mill, 101 West Harrisburg Avenue, P.O. Box 26, Rheems, PA 17570, Mount Joy Borough, Lancaster County. Application received: July 19, 2022. For operation of an animal feed mill manufacturing facility. The facility potential emissions are 5.65 tons of CO, 9.14 tons of NOx, 34.73 tons of PM-10, 32.68 tons of SOx, and 0.46 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 63, Subpart JJJJJJ—National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers Area Sources, and 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart DDDDDDD—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Prepared Feeds Manufacturing.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5900.
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920.
46-00022, Arkema, Inc., 900 1st Ave, King of Prussia, PA 19406, Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County. Application received: July 15, 2022. This action is for the renewal of a State Only Operating Permit. The facility operates two (2) natural gas-fired boilers, three (3) emergency electric generators (2 diesel, 1 natural gas), and three (3) pilot plants for use in product development and research. Two of the pilot plants are controlled by a thermal oxidizer. Arkema, Inc. is categorized as a synthetic minor facility for NOx emissions with a facility-wide limit of 16.41 tons per year. The permit includes monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to address all applicable air quality requirements. Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person listed in the previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
15-00156, Peace Prod Co Inc., 143 Pennsylvania Ave, Malvern, PA 19355, Malvern Borough, Chester County. Application received: November 1, 2022. Renewal permit for the operation of four (4) flexographic printing presses at an existing facility. The facility restricts facility-wide VOC emissions to less than 25 tons per year; therefore, the plant will be categorized as a Synthetic Minor Facility and an area source for Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP). The requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.67a apply to the flexographic presses. The permit will include monitoring, testing, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person listed in the previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
15-00108, Refractory Minerals Company Inc., 150 S Jennersville Rd, West Grove, PA 19037, Penn Township, Chester County. Application received: August 8, 2022. Refractory Minerals Company Inc. (RMCI) submitted a State Only Operating Permit renewal application for their facility located in West Grove (Penn Twp.) Chester County. RMCI produces alumina oxide powder that is used for the manufacture of refractories (industrial furnace linings). The facility has the potential to emit criteria pollutants from the existing rotary dryer burner (1.4 MMBtu/hr rated heat input capacity) as follows: NOx: 2.74 tons/yr, CO: 0.230 ton/yr, PM: 0.021 ton/yr, SOx: 0.015 ton/yr, VOC: 0.015 ton/yr. The renewed permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person listed in the previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
PLAN APPROVALS
Receipt of Plan Approval Application(s) and Notice of Intent to Issue Plan Approval(s) and Notice of Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permit(s) Under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B and Subchapter F. These Actions May Include the Administrative Amendments of an Associated Operating Permit.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Shailesh Patel, Air Quality Engineer, 570-826-2341.
40-00154A, American Custom Drying Company, 109 Elbow Lane, Burlington, NJ 08016, Luzerne County. Application received: June 6, 2023.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received and intends to issue a Plan Approval to American Custom Drying Company for their facility located in Wright Twp., Luzerne County. This Plan Approval No. 40-00154A will be incorporated into a Synthetic Minor Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.
Plan Approval No. 40-00154A is for the installation and operation of a natural gas fired Spray Dryer having a production rate of 137 lb/hr for serving the ingredients market for both food and non-food industries. The emissions from the spray dryer are combustion emissions from the burner and particulate matter emissions from spray dryer. Particulate emissions from the drying operations will be control by a baghouse having 99.5% control efficiency. The Spray Dryer will also consist of an attached natural gas burner with a rating of 0.985 MMBtu/hr. The combustion emissions from the burner will not be captured by the baghouse. The company indicates that the dryer process to be constructed will comply with all regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination source and the emission of air contaminants. There are no NSPS, NESHAP or air toxic standards are applicable to this process. The facility is subject to 25 Pa. Code § 123.41 for visible emissions and the best available technology requirement (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. The use of baghouses capable of removing more than 99% of particulate emissions meets Department's BAT criteria for this type of process. The company will operate the sources and maintain the system in accordance with the good engineering practices to assure proper operation of the system. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701.
Any person(s) wishing to provide DEP with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit No. 40-00154A and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department of Environmental Protection, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Ray Kempa, EEM, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, Phone 570-826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.
COAL & NONCOAL MINING
ACTIVITY APPLICATIONSApplications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1396.1—1396.31); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 3301—3326); the Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1—691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P.S. §§ 30.51—30.66); the Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1406.1—1406.21).
Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications are also subject to applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. §§ 693.1—693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District Mining Office indicated above each application. Requests for 401 Water Quality Certifications are included in individual application only if noted.
Written comments or objections, or requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or Local Government Agency or Authority to DEP at the address of the District Mining Office indicated above 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 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications, opportunity for comment, and informal conferences). Such comments or objections should contain the name, address and phone number of persons submitting comments or objections; application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform DEP on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based.
In addition, requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code § 77.123 (relating to public hearing-informal conferences) or § 86.34 (relating to informal conferences), must also contain 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.
Where a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) number is listed, the mining activity permit application is associated with an application for an NPDES permit. A separate notice will be provided for the draft NPDES permit.
Individuals in need of accommodations should contact DEP through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
Coal Applications
Effluent Limits—The following range of effluent limits (Table 1) will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with the associated coal mining activity permit. Additional effluent limits will be listed as part of the publication of the draft NPDES permit.
Table 1
Parameter 30-Day Average Daily Maximum Instantaneous Maximum Iron (total) 1.5 to 3.0 mg/l 3.0 to 6.0 mg/l 3.5 to 7.0 mg/l Manganese (total) 1.0 to 2.0 mg/l 2.0 to 4.0 mg/l 2.5 to 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Aluminum (Total) 0.75 to 2.0 mg/l 1.5 to 4.0 mg/l 2.0 to 5.0 mg/l pH must always be greater than 6.0; less than 9.0. Alkalinity must always be greater than acidity. Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931-4119, 814-472-1800.
Contact: Melanie Ford-Wigfield, 814-472-1900, ra-epcambria@pa.gov.
Mining Permit No. 56180101. NPDES No. PA0269492. PBS Coals, Inc., P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, Stonycreek Township, Somerset County. NPDES renewal of a bituminous surface & auger mine affecting 348.3 acres. Receiving streams: Schrock Run and unnamed tributary # 2 to Glades Creek classified for the following uses: CWF & WWF. Application received: June 20, 2023.
Mining Permit No. 56220102. NPDES No. PA0279871. Mountaineer Mining Corporation, 1010 Garrett Shortcut Road, Berlin, PA 15530, Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County. Permit revision to include mining activities within 100` of SR 2027 (Pine Hill Road) on a bituminous surface mine affecting 114.3 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Buffalo Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. Application received: June 21, 2023.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
Contact: Cassie Stanton, Clerical Assistant 2.
Mining Permit No. 14743701. PA Mines LLC, 600 Hamilton Street, Suite 600, Allentown, PA 18101, Rush Township, Centre County. Application for permit renewal and a major revision to the permit boundary to add 12 acres to the existing coal refuse disposal site affecting 150 acres. The renewal is for reclamation only. Receiving stream(s): Moshannon Creek and UNT to Moshannon Creek classified for the following use(s): TSF. Application received: June 14, 2023. Accepted: June 26, 2023.
New Stanton District Mining Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500.
Contact: Tracy Norbert, RA-EPNEWSTANTON@pa.gov.
Mining Permit No. 26080104. NPDES No. PA0251453. AEC Services Company, LLC, 1730 Walton Road, Suite 204, Blue Bell, PA 19422, Dunbar Township, Fayette County. Permit revision for expansion of mining area within permit boundary and addition of a sediment basin/NPDES point to an existing bituminous surface mine, affecting 88.2 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs ''A'' and ''B'' and Gist Run, classified for the following use: TSF. Application received: June 23, 2023.
Noncoal Applications
Effluent Limits—The following Table 2 effluent limits apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit. Additional effluent limits will be listed as part of the publication of the draft NPDES permit.
Table 2 Parameter 30-day Average Daily Maximum Instantaneous Maximum Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Alkalinity must always exceed acidity. pH must always be greater than 6.0; less than 9.0. Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931-4119, 814-472-1800.
Contact: Melanie Ford-Wigfield, 814-472-1900, ra-epcambria@pa.gov.
Mining Permit No. 7574SM1. NPDES No. PA0594300. Pennsy Supply, Inc., 2400 Thea Drive, Suite 3A, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County. Permit revision to mine to elevation 50 MSL on the existing Large Noncoal Industrial Mineral permit. Permit acres are 153.09 acres. Receiving streams: Conodoguinet Creek, classified for the following uses: WWF. Application received: June 20, 2023.
MINING ACTIVITY NPDES DRAFT PERMITS This notice provides information about applications for a new, amended or renewed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (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 (DEP) 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:
Parameter 30-Day Average Daily Maximum Instantaneous 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 must always be greater than 6.0; less than 9.0. Alkalinity must always be greater than acidity. 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 § 77.522 are pH 6 to 9 and other parameters DEP 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.
Coal NPDES Draft Permits
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200.
Contact: Cassie Stanton, Clerical Assistant.
NPDES No. PA0610623. Mining Permit No. 17820129. Kasubick Brothers Coal Company, 501 David Street, Houtzdale, PA 16651, Woodward Township, Clearfield County. Application received: April 19, 2023.
Modification of an NPDES permit for addition of a passive treatment system point source discharge of water resulting from postmining treatment of coal mine drainage affecting 161.8 acres. Receiving stream(s): North Branch Upper Morgan Run, classified for the following use(s): CWF. This receiving stream is included in the North Branch Upper Morgan Run Watershed TMDL.
A transfer of a Load Allocation to a Waste Load Allocation is proposed with the modification of this NPDES permit. The pollutant loadings of iron, manganese, and aluminum to North Branch Upper Morgan Run from an untreated deep mine discharge will now be treated at Outfall 001. The pollution loadings existed prior to and during the development of the TMDL and are part of the Load Allocation that was measured between TMDL endpoints NBUMR05 and NBUMR03. The draft NPDES effluent limits for outfall 001 are based on the pollutant loadings of the untreated, background condition of the discharge that have been transferred to a Waste Load Allocation to be applied at TMDL endpoint NBUMR03.
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 North Branch Upper Morgan Run.
Outfall No. New or Existing Type Discharge Rate 001 New Final Discharge from Treatment System (MP21T) Continuous (0.019 MGD) Outfall 001 (MP21T) is the final outfall of a passive treatment system consisting of a vertical flow pond, a polishing pond and a limestone bed. The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 001 (All Discharges) 30-Day
AverageDaily
MaximumInstant.
MaximumParameter Iron (mg/L) 1.5 3.0 3.7 Manganese (mg/L) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/L) 1.9 3.8 4.7 Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Sulfate (mg/L) Report Flow (gpm) Report Temperature (°C) Report Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Report pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times. Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.
This NPDES permit contains a compliance schedule under which the effluent limits previously listed will not go in effect until one year after the construction of the passive treatment system.
Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
Contact: Cayleigh Boniger, Clerical Supervisor, 814-797-0824.
NPDES No.PA0259756. Mining Permit No. 4878NC3. Frank Tucci, 25000 PA Route 99, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403, Rockdale Township, Crawford County. Renewal of an NPDES permit. Application received: May 4, 2023.
NPDES No. PA0280534. Mining Permit No. 20900302. Frank Tucci, 25000 PA Route 99, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403, Rockdale Township, Crawford County. Renewal of an NPDES permit. Application received: May 5, 2023.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Contact: RA-EPPottsvilleDMO@pa.gov.
NPDES Permit No. PA0225662. Mining Permit No. 64160301. Wayco, Inc., 198 O'Donnell Road, Waymart, PA 18472, Palmyra Township, Wayne County. Renew NPDES Permit affecting 36.0 acres. Receiving stream: UNT to Wallenpaupack Creek, classified for the following uses: HQ-WWF, MF. Non-Discharging Best Management Practices will be in effect. Application received: June 21, 2023.
NPDES Permit No. PA0226327. Mining Permit No. 54980301. HMMK, Inc., P.O. Box 79, Skippack, PA 19474, Foster Township, Schuylkill County. Application received: August 19, 2022. New NPDES Permit affecting 455.4 acres. Receiving stream: Swatara Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF, MF Swatara Creek TMDL. Application received: August 19, 2022. The following treated wastewater outfalls discharge to Swatara Creek:
Outfall Number New or Existing Type Discharge Rate: 001 Existing Stormwater 0.73 MGD
The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:
The following limits apply to dry weather discharges from the following stormwater outfalls: 001
Parameter (unit) Minimum 30-Day
AverageDaily
MaximumInstant
MaximumpHi (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Alkalinity (as CaCO) (mg/L) Monitor And Report Total Acidity (as CaCO) (mg/L) Monitor And Report Net Alkalinity (mg/L) 0.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0 Fe. 1.5 3.0 3.75 Mn 1.0 2.0 2.5 Al 0.75 0.75 0.75 The following alternate discharge limitations apply to discharges from the following stormwater outfalls resulting from precipitation events less than or equal to the 10-year/24-hour precipitation event: 001
Parameter (unit) Minimum 30-Day
AverageDaily
MaximumInstant
MaximumpHi (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Total Alkalinity (as CaCO) (mg/L) Monitor And Report Total Acidity (as CaCO) (mg/L) Monitor And Report Net Alkalinity (mg/L) 0.0 Total Settleable Solids (ml/L) 0.5 iThis Parameter is applicable at all times.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341), requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of Sections 301—303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311—1313, 1316 and 1317), as well as relevant State requirements. Individuals objecting to approval of a request for certification under Section 401 or to the issuance of a Dam Permit or Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit, or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit any comments, suggestions or objections within 30-days of the date of this notice, as well as any questions to the office noted above the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed, and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The DEP may schedule a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on each working day at the office noted above the application.
Individuals in need of accommodations should contact DEP through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS
Applications Received Under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. §§ 693.1—693.27) and Section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P.S. § 679.302) and Requests for Certification Under Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Northeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.
Contact: Michele Lauer, Clerical Assistant, 570-830-3077.
E4002223-012. Wyoming Valley Sanitary Sewer Authority, P.O. Box 33A, Hanover, PA 18706, Forty Fort Borough, Luzerne County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Application received: June 13, 2023.
To construct and maintain the following water obstructions and encroachments associated with the Abrahams Creek stream restoration project: 1) A channel change within a 5,500-LF reach of Abrahams Creek (CWF, MF) with work consisting of the removal of legacy sediment and re-grading to create a constructed stream channel having a 1-foot wide bed bottom lined with 6-inches of natural streambed material, an 8-foot top width, 3:1 side slopes, and longitudinal slopes ranging from 0.13% to 0.64%. Other improvements will include boulder shoring and live stake plantings, riparian buffer plantings. This impact will result in 4,906 yd3 of total cut within the stream and floodway. 2) The modification of an existing headwall with work consisting of the removal of existing trash rack affixed to the headwall associated with an enclosed portion of Abrahams Creek (CWF, MF) and the construction of a 26-foot wide metal track rack. 3) A fill in the floodway consisting of a 10-ft wide, 5,000-ft long at-grade gravel walking trail, a wetland observation deck, park benches, and playground equipment. This impact will result in no net fill within the floodway. The project begins downstream of the SR 11 bridge and terminates at the confluence of Susquehanna River (Pittston, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 17` 33"; Longitude: -75° 52` 1") in Forty Fort Borough, Luzerne County.
Northwest Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, 814-332-6945.
Contact: RA-EPWW-NWRO@pa.gov.
E3306123-002. PA DOT Engineering District 10, 2550 Oakland Avenue, Indiana, PA 15701, McCalmont Township, Jefferson County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District. Application received: June 13, 2023.
To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a precast reinforced concrete box culvert having a normal span of 12.0-ft, an underclearance of 6.0-ft (5.0-ft effective with baffles), and a length of 58.67-ft along SR 2023, Segment 0030 across Elk Run (CWF) resulting in a total of 98-ft of permanent stream impacts and an additional 75-ft of temporary stream impacts. No wetland impacts are proposed. Latitude: 41.006943°, Longitude: -78.981658°.
Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: 717-705-4802.
E2203223-005. Mike Pries, Dauphin County Commissioners, 2 South 2nd Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101-2047, Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Application received: May 4, 2023.
To) permanently impact 170 square feet of stream by constructing a driveway over an existing 48" diameter smooth line corrugated plastic pipe conveying a UNT to Clark Creek (HQ-CWF, MF), and to 2) permanently impact 4,725 square feet of floodway by constructing a new driveway. The project is located at Latitude: 40.39556, Longitude: -76.94611. All proposed work is for the purpose of land development for the main entrance of Detweiler Park. There are no wetland impacts proposed.
E0603223-004. 422 Properties LP, 910 Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19426, Amity Township, Berks County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District. Application received: February 21, 2023.
To:
1) install and maintain a six inch depressed, 49-foot long, concrete pipe culvert with wingwalls and a 12-foot waterway opening diameter in Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
2) install and maintain a six inch depressed, 49-foot long, concrete pipe culvert with wingwalls and a 12-foot waterway opening diameter in Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
3) install and maintain a six inch depressed, 45-foot long, concrete pipe culvert with wingwalls and a 12-foot waterway opening diameter in an Unnamed Tributary to Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
4) install and maintain a six inch depressed, 97-foot long, concrete pipe culvert with wingwalls and a 8-foot waterway opening diameter in an Unnamed Tributary to Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
5) place and maintain 49 linear feet (145,530 cubic feet) of fill in and along Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
6) place and maintain 45 linear feet (75,600 cubic feet) of fill in and along an Unnamed Tributary to Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
7) place and maintain 657 linear feet (394,200 cubic feet) of fill in and along an Unnamed Tributary to Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
8) relocate and maintain 679 linear feet (57,715 square feet) of an Unnamed Tributary to Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
9) place and maintain 60 linear feet (1,380 cubic feet) of fill in and along an Unnamed Tributary to Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
10) place and maintain 42 linear feet (336 cubic feet) of fill in and along an Unnamed Tributary to Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
11) place and maintain 380 linear feet (1,330 cubic feet) of fill in and along an Unnamed Tributary to Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
12) place and maintain 92 linear feet (115 cubic feet) of fill in and along an Unnamed Tributary to Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
13) place and maintain 140 linear feet (980 cubic feet) of fill in and along an Unnamed Tributary to Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
14) install and maintain an 18-inch stormwater line across Leaf Creek (WWF, MF) and in the floodway of Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
15) install and maintain an 8-inch electric line across Leaf Creek (WWF, MF) and in the floodway of Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
16) install and maintain a 12-inch water line across Leaf Creek (WWF, MF) and in the floodway of Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
17) install and maintain a 12-inch sanitary sewer line across an Unnamed Tributary (WWF, MF) and in the floodway of the Unnamed Tributary to Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
18) install and maintain a 12-inch water line across an Unnamed Tributary (WWF, MF) and in the floodway of the Unnamed Tributary to Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
19) install and maintain an 8-inch encased gas line across an Unnamed Tributary (WWF, MF) and in the floodway of the Unnamed Tributary to Leaf Creek (WWF, MF),
20) install and maintain an 8-inch electric line across an Unnamed Tributary (WWF, MF) and in the floodway of the Unnamed Tributary to Leaf Creek (WWF, MF).
All for the purpose of constructing two industrial commercial buildings with supporting loading, parking, and access drives. The project location is bound by Tollgate Road at the north, Township Line Road on the east, Leaf Creek to the West, and Route 422 on the south in Amity Township, Berks County (40.260454, -75.720945). No wetlands will be impacted by this project.
E2803223-001. David Thomas, Matrix Shippensburg Lots 11 and 12, LLC, Forsgate Drive, CN 4000, Cranbury, NJ 08512-3506, Southampton Township, Franklin County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Application received: March 21, 2023.
To 1) place and maintain 0.16 acre (6,947 square feet) of fill in an emergent wetland; 2) place and maintain 0.11 acre (4,878 square feet) of fill in an emergent wetland; 3) place and maintain 0.62 acre (27,009 square feet) of fill in an emergent and open water wetland; 4) place and maintain 0.04 acre (1,691 square feet) of fill in an emergent wetland; 5) place and maintain 0.12 acre (5,301 square feet) of fill in an emergent exceptional value wetland; 6) construct and maintain stormwater management basins resulting in 7,069 square feet of permanent floodway impacts and 32,974 square feet of temporary floodway impact; all for the purpose of constructing a 900,000 square foot warehouse and distribution facility, with 249 trailer and 329 car parking spaces, at the United Business Park in Southampton Township, Franklin County (40.018246, -77.518631). The permit applicant is proposing to construct and maintain three depressional wetlands in the floodway of Furnace Run (CWF, MF) totaling 2.838 acres to repair, rehabilitate, and restore impacts to regulated waters of the Commonwealth. To meet compensatory mitigation requirements for impacts to regulated waters of the Commonwealth, the permit applicant is proposing to participate in the Pennsylvania Integrated Ecological Services, Capacity Enhancement and Support Program.
Southeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5900.
Contact: Elaine Henderson, Clerical Assistant 3, 484-250-5157.
E4601223-022. Collegeville Borough, 491 East Main Street, Collegeville, PA 19426, Collegeville Borough, Montgomery County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District. Application received: June 20, 2023.
Collegeville Borough is proposing to perform Chapter 106 Floodplain Site Restoration at six properties located along East Main Street and East First Avenue, First Avenue, and West First Avenue within the 100-year Floodplain and Floodway of Perkiomen Creek (TSF-MF). These properties include: 1) 2 East Main Street includes 0.255 acre of earth disturbance (USGS PA Collegeville Quadrangle—Latitude 40.183733 N, Longitude 75.448674 W), 2) 24 East First Avenue includes 0.102 acre of earth disturbance (USGS PA Collegeville Quadrangle—Latitude 40.185602 N, Longitude 75.449067 W), 3) 40 East First Avenue includes 0.086 acre of earth disturbance (USGS PA Collegeville Quadrangle—Latitude 40.186631 N, Longitude 75.449119 W), 4) 4 East Main Street includes 0.223 acre of earth disturbance (USGS PA Collegeville Quadrangle—Latitude 40.184068 N, Longitude 75.448602 W), 5) 114 West First Avenue includes 0.189 acre of earth disturbance (USGS PA Collegeville Quadrangle—Latitude 40.183437 N, Longitude 75.448589 W), and 6) 107 First Avenue includes 0.107 acre of earth disturbance (USGS PA Collegeville Quadrangle—Latitude 40.182175 N, Longitude 75.449067 W). The six individual properties were damaged by Hurricane Ida and will be purchased and restored by Collegeville Borough. The project entails demolition and removal of structures, excavation and removal of debris, and the site restoration and stabilization of all disturbed areas. Latitude: 40.182175°, Longitude: -75.449067°.
EA0901223-001, WV0901223-001. Wrightstown Township, 2576 Second Street Pike, Newtown, PA 18940, Wrightstown Township, Bucks County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District. Application received: June 1, 2023.
To restore and rehabilitate about 450 feet of an unnamed tributary to Mill Creek (WWF) associated with the applicant's request for 105.12(a)(16) waiver to conduct stream restoration and enhancement. The proposed rehabilitation will include: 1) floodplain reconnection through the removal of legacy sediments. 2) Pockets of wetlands will be installed which will help offset the effects of the toe-protection along the stream banks. 3) Installation of a 3-teir riparian forest buffer. 4) Stream Bank Reinforcement: All stream banks within the project area will be regraded to a slope of 3:1 (horizontal: vertical). Geotextile and vegetation will be used to reinforce and stabilize the banks. 5) The toe-protection consists of 12-to-18-inch diameter, native stones placed below bank-full height. 6) The southern most meander shows a cut-bank of close to 8 feet in height. At this location, additional protection, vegetated soil lifts, will be installed above the bank full height to the 100-year storm elevation. No excavation within the stream channel is proposed and no wetlands were identified within the project area. Mill Creek does not have special protection status. Given that the limit of disturbance associated with the project is less than 1 acre, the project does not require an Individual NPDES Permit for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities. The project is located west of the intersection of Old Anchor Rd and Second Street Pike (Lambertville, PA USGS Quadrangle) in Wrightstown Township, Bucks County. Latitude: 40.277173°, Longitude: -74.994803°.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Central Office: Waterways & Wetlands Program, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-783-5784.
Contact: Niamh Hays, Water Program Specialist, 717-772-5959.
EA3615223-002. Freedom Land Management, LLC, 2969 Lincoln Highway East, Gordonville, PA 17529, Salisbury Township, Lancaster County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Application received: March 27, 2023.
The applicant proposes to restore a section of Houston Run (CWF-MF) by removing approximately 30,684 cubic yards of legacy sediment and other historic fills from the floodplain. The length of channel being temporarily impacted during construction is approximately 3,770 linear feet, and the total area being temporarily impacted during construction and within the limits of disturbance is approximately 18 acres. The project proposes to restore approximately 11 acres of integrated wetland, stream and floodplain areas. Additional restoration activities proposed include: to place rock stream and valley grade control structures; to place log sills, woody debris, and other aquatic habitat structures within the restoration areas; to construct temporary stream crossings, rock construction entrances, and other erosion controls during restoration activities. Additional features of the overall restoration plan include the reconstruction of an existing stream crossing. The restoration project is located between Brackbill Road and Lincoln Highway, in Gap, PA Latitude: 39.992256°, Longitude: -76.041592°.
EA6715223-002. Dover Township, 2480 West Canal Road, Dover, PA 17315, Dover Township and West Manchester Township, York County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Application received: March 20, 2023.
The applicant proposes to restore a section of Little Conewago Creek (TSF/MF) and an unnamed tributary to Little Conewago Creek by removing approximately 185,000 cubic yards of legacy sediment and other historic fills from the floodplain. The length of channel being temporarily impacted during construction is approximately 7,000 linear feet, and the total area being temporarily impacted during construction and within the limits of disturbance is approximately 33 acres. The project proposes to restore approximately 18 acres of integrated wetland, stream and floodplain areas. Additional restoration activities proposed include: to place rock stream and valley grade control structures; to place log sills, woody debris, and other aquatic habitat structures within the restoration areas; to construct temporary stream crossings, rock construction entrances, and other erosion controls during restoration activities. Additional features of the overall restoration plan include the construction of three pedestrian footbridges. The restoration reach along Little Conewago Creek consists of two sections. The upstream section originates approximately 850 linear feet downstream of the Baker Road bridge and terminates adjacent to the southern end of Mayfield Park. The downstream section originates at the northern section of Mayfield Park and terminates approximately 150 linear feet downstream of the confluence with an unnamed tributary to Little Conewago Creek. The restoration along the unnamed tributary originates downstream of the East Thornbridge Road bridge and terminates downstream of the confluence with Little Conewago Creek. The project area falls within both Dover and Manchester Township in York, PA Latitude: 39.973266°, Longitude: -76.815857°.
Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, 717-705-4700.
Contact: 717-705-4802.
EA2203223-001. Capital Area Greenbelt Association, P.O. Box 15405, Harrisburg, PA 17015, City of Harrisburg, Penbrook Borough, Paxtang Borough, and Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Application received: January 17, 2023.
To conduct a stream restoration project along 2,859 feet of Parkway Creek (CWF, MF) and unnamed tributaries to Parkway Creek (CWF, MF) including the removal of existing structures and 1.) the installation and maintenance of 239 feet of vegetated rip rap; 2.) the construction and maintenance of 626 feet of boulder bank revetment; 3.) the installation and maintenance of 147 feet of soil lifts with toe wood; 4.) the installation and maintenance of 782 feet of soil lifts with rock toe protection; 5.) the construction and maintenance of thirteen cross rock vanes; 6.) the regrading and maintenance of 3,233 feet of streambank (left and right banks); 7.) the construction and maintenance of 135 feet of boulder packing; 8.) the construction and maintenance of nineteen rock steps; 9.) the construction and maintenance of 119 feet of engineered riffles; 10.) the installation and maintenance of a 56.0 foot long 68.0-inch by 43.0-inch concrete pipe; 11.) the installation and maintenance of a 40.0-foot long 53.0-inch by 43.0-inch concrete pipe, all impacting a total of 0.049 acre of exceptional value palustrine emergent/scrub shrub wetlands and all for the purpose of reducing sediment loading and enhancing fish habitat in the watercourses. The project is located along Parkway Boulevard (Latitude: 40.270239°N; Longitude: 76.837087°W) in the City of Harrisburg, Paxtang and Penbrook Boroughs, and Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Wetland impacts are deminimus and replacement is not required.
DAM SAFETY Central Office: Waterways & Wetlands Program, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-783-5784.
Contact: Curtis Brown, Chief, Eastern/Construction, Inspection and Monitoring Section, 717-783-7917.
D59-065. Wellsboro Borough Municipal Authority, 14 Crafton Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901, Charlestown Township, Tioga County. To modify, operate, and maintain Lake Hamilton Dam (PA-602) across Charleston Creek (WWF, MF), impacting 0.17 acre of wetlands (PEM) and 60 feet of stream for the purpose of raising normal reservoir pool by two feet and meeting Commonwealth regulations. The reservoir provides flood control, public water supply, and recreation. Wetland mitigation is provided by purchasing credits through the Pennsylvania Integrated Ecological Services, Capacity Enhancement and Support Program, Latitude: 41.845N°, Longitude: -75.859W°. Application received: March 13, 2023.
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