NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Applications, Actions and Special Notices
APPLICATIONS
[32 Pa.B. 3246]
NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS
NPDES APPLICATIONS
PART I PERMITS Under the Federal Clean Water Act and The Clean Streams Law, the following parties have applied for an NPDES permit or to renew their current permit to discharge controlled wastewaters into the waters of this Commonwealth or to conduct other activities required by the NPDES permit. For renewal applications listed in Section I, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a tentative determination to reissue these permits for 5 years subject to effluent limitations and monitoring and reporting requirements in their current permits, with appropriate and necessary updated requirements to reflect new and changed regulations and other requirements. For all new permit applications, renewal application with major changes or applications for permits not waived by the EPA, the Department, based upon preliminary reviews, also made a tentative determination of proposed effluent limitations and other terms and conditions for the permit applications listed in Section II. These determinations are published as proposed actions for comments prior to taking final actions.
Unless indicated otherwise, the EPA Region III Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.24(d).
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the office noted before the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. The comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant. Following the comment period, the Department's Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding these applications. 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 renewal application, including proposed effluent limitations and special conditions, is available on file. For new permit applications, information submitted with the applications is available on file. The information may be inspected and arrangements made for copying at the office indicated before the application.
Persons with a disability, who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users or other accommodations to seek additional information, should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
I. NPDES Renewal Applications
Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
NPDES No. Facility Name & County & Stream Name EPA Waived (Type) Address Municipality (Watershed #) Y/N? PA0034118 Blue Ridge Real Estate Co.
P. O. Box 707
Blakeslee, PA 18610-0707Carbon County
Kidder TownshipPorter Run
2AY PA0060518
SewageHallstead Great Bend Joint Sewer
Authority
Spring Street
P. O. Box 747
Great Bend, PA 18821-0747Susquehanna County
Great Bend BoroughSusquehanna River
4EY PA0062715
Industrial WasteSunoco Partners Marketing &
Terminals L.P.
1801 Market Street (10PC)
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1699Luzerne County
Edwardsville BoroughUnnamed tributary of Toby Creek
5BY
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
NPDES No. Facility Name & County & Stream Name EPA Waived (Type) Address Municipality (Watershed #) Y/N? PA0033502
Sewerage PublicBradford County
R. R. 3, Box 322
Troy, PA 16947Bradford
West Burlington TownshipSugar Creek
4CY PA0112925
Sewerage
NonpublicJemison Valley BIC Church
R. D. 4, Box 720
Westfield, PA 16950Tioga
Westfield TownshipUnnamed tributary of Jemison Creek
4AY PA0100099
Sewerage
NonpublicHarmony Area School District
5239 Ridge Road
Westover, PA 16692-9616Clearfield
Burnside TownshipUnnamed tributary of Beaver Run
8BY
II. Applications for New or Expanded Facility Permits, Renewal of Major Permits and EPA Nonwaived Permit Applications
Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
PA0062758, Industrial, Municipal Authority of Borough of Shenandoah, P. O. Box 110, Shenandoah, PA 17976. This proposed facility is located in West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County.
Description of Proposed Activity: renew an NPDES permit.
The receiving stream, Lost Creek, is in the State Water Plan Watershed #6C and is classified for: CWF.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 based on a design flow of 0.128.
Mass (lb/day) Concentration (mg/l) Average Maximum Average Maximum Parameter Monthly Daily Monthly Daily Total Suspended Solids 30.0 60.0 Total Aluminum 4.0 8.0 Total Iron 2.0 2.0 Total Manganese 1.0 1.0 pH 6.0 to 9.0 Standard Units
PA0053147, Sewage, Upper Saucon Sewage Treatment Authority, 5500 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, PA 18034. This proposed facility is located in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County.
Description of Proposed Activity: to renew an existing NPDES permit with an increase in discharge flow from 2.0 MGD to 2.5 MGD.
The receiving stream, Saucon Creek, is in the State Water Plan Watershed #2C and is classified for: CWF. The nearest downstream public water supply intake for Keystone Water Company is located on the Delaware River, over 50 miles below the point of discharge.
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001 based on a design flow of 2.5 MGD.
Average Average Maximum Parameter Monthly (mg/l) Weekly (mg/l) Daily (mg/l) CBOD5 (5-1 to 10-31) 10.0 15.0 20.00 (11-1 to 4-30) 20.0 30.0 40.00 Total Suspended Solids 30.0 45.0 60.00 NH3-N (5-1 to 10-31) 3.0 4.5 6.00 (11-1 to 4-30) 9.0 13.5 18.00 Dissolved Oxygen A minimum of 5.0 mg/l at all times.
Fecal Coliform 200/100 ml as a geometric mean
pH 6.0 to 9.0 Standard Units at all times
Total Residual Chlorine 0.27 0.90 Phosphorus as ''P'' Quarterly Monitoring In addition to the effluent limits, the permit contains the following major special conditions: whole effluent toxicity testing.
NPDES Stormwater Individual Permit
The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater associated with a construction activity into waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated, on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain limitations set forth in the permit conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative. Limitations are provided as erosion and sediment control best management practices which restrict the rate and quantity of sediment discharged.
Where indicated, the EPA Region III Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.24(d).
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the appropriate Department Regional Office noted before the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments reviewed within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received by the appropriate Department Regional Office during the 30-day public comment period.
Following the 30-day comment period, the appropriate Regional Office Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The application and related documents, including the erosion and sediment control plan for the earth disturbance activity, are on file and may be inspected at the office identified in this notice.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the specified Regional Office. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
NPDES Permit PAS10G530, Stormwater, Heritage Building Group, 3326 Old York Road, Suite A100, Furlong, PA 18925, has applied to discharge stormwater associated with a construction activity located in Franklin Township, Chester County to Ways Run (HQ-TSF-MF).
NPDES Permit PAS10G531, Stormwater, Heritage Building Group, 3326 Old York Road, Suite A100, Furlong, PA 18925, has applied to discharge stormwater associated with a construction activity located in East Coventry Township, Chester County to an unnamed tributary to Schuylkill River (HQ-TSF) and Pigeon Creek (HQ-TSF).
NPDES Permit PAS10G532, Stormwater, Lewis R. Frame, P. O. Box 490, Honey Brook, PA 19565, has applied to discharge stormwater associated with a construction activity located in Honey Brook Township, Chester County to West Branch Brandywine Creek (HQ).
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Potter County Conservation District, 107 Market St., Coudersport, PA 16915; (814) 274-8411 Ext. 4.
NPDES Applicant Name & County & Receiving No. Address Municipality Water/Use PAS105509 Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Bureau of State Parks
P. O. Box 8551
Harrisburg, PA 17105Potter County
West Branch TownshipLyman Run
HQ-CWFClinton County Conservation District, 216 Spring Run Rd., Mill Hall, PA 17751; (570) 726-3798.
NPDES Applicant Name & County & Receiving No. Address Municipality Water/Use PAS101922 Kettle Creek Watershed Assoc.
Trout Unlimited
Amy Gottesfeld
32 Longbow Lane
Mill Hall, PA 17751Clinton County
Leidy and Noyes
TownshipsKettle Creek
EV
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Washington County Conservation District: 100 West Beau Street, Suite 602, Washington, PA 15301-4402; (724) 228-6774.
NPDES Permit PAS10W087, Stormwater, Faith United Presbyterian Church, 97 East Chestnut Street, Washington, PA 15301 has applied to discharge stormwater associated with a construction activity located in South Strabane Township, Washington County to UNT of Little Chartiers Creek (HQ-WWF).
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (PWS) PERMIT Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act, the following parties have applied for a PWS permit to construct or substantially modify a public water system.
Persons wishing to comment on the permit application are invited to submit a statement to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Comment responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received during the 30-day public comment period.
Following the comment period, the Department will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The permit application and any related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications Received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Northwest Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Permit No. 3302502, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Brockway Borough Municipal Authority
501 Main Street
Brockway, PA 15824Township or Borough Brockway Borough
Jefferson CountyResponsible Official Robert Fustine, Manager Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer Glace Associates, Inc.
3705 Trindle Road
Camp Hill, PA 17011Application Received Date June 4, 2002 Description of Action Construction of a water storage tank and booster station to serve Horton Township.
MINOR AMENDMENT
Applications Received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Central Office: Bureau Director, Water Supply and Wastewater Management, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8467.
Permit No. 9996491, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Great Spring Waters of America, Inc. Township or Borough Hollis, ME Responsible Official Tamara Risser, Quality Control Manager Type of Facility Out-of-State Bottled Water System Application Received Date May 23, 2002 Description of Action Applicant requesting Department approval to change company name from Great Spring Waters of America, Inc. to Nestle Waters North America, Inc. Applicant also requests approval to use a new well source. Bottled water to be sold in this Commonwealth under the brand names Deer Park Spring Water and Ice Mountain Natural Spring Water. Permit No. 9996402, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Great Spring Waters of America, Inc. Township or Borough Framingham, MA Responsible Official Paul Koschnitzke, Quality Control Manager Type of Facility Out-of-State Bottled Water System Application Received Date May 23, 2002 Description of Action Applicant requesting Department approval to change company name from Great Spring Waters of America, Inc. to Nestle Waters North America, Inc. Bottled water to be sold in this Commonwealth under the brand name Great Bear Natural Spring Water. Permit No. 9996488, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Great Spring Waters of America, Inc. Township or Borough Hillard, OH Responsible Official Cito Salapare, Operations Manager Type of Facility Out-of-State Bottled Water System Application Received Date May 23, 2002 Description of Action Applicant requesting Department approval to change company name from Great Spring Waters of America, Inc. to Nestle Waters North America, Inc. Bottled water to be sold in this Commonwealth under the brand name Deer Park Spring Water.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908)
Sections 302--305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard or who intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area, must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known or suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one, 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 the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the Act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific standard, in whole or in part and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the sites identified, proposed for remediation to a site-specific standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality, within which the site is located, may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified. During this comment period the municipality may request that the person identified, as the remediator of the site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved and comments, should be directed to the remediator of the site.
For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Northeast Regional Field Office: Joseph A. Brogna, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790; (570) 826-2511.
White Cap, LLC (350 Jaycee Drive), City of Hazleton, Luzerne County. Randy L. Shuler, Project Manager/Senior Scientist II, ERM, Princeton Crossroads Corporate Center, 250 Phillips Boulevard, Suite 280, Ewing, NJ 08618, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate (on behalf of White Cap, LLC, 1819 N. Major Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639) concerning the remediation of groundwater found or suspected to have been contaminated with BTEX compounds and solvents. The applicant proposes to meet a combination of the background, Statewide health and site-specific standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reportedly published in The Standard Speaker on July 31, 2002.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State Operating Permit and Title V Operating Permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.
Copies of these applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the Regional Office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate Regional Office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of the proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit must indicate their interest to the Department Regional Office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a Proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department Regional Offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts, which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the Regional Office identified. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121--143, the Federal Clean Air Act and regulations adopted under the Act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
28-05031: Borough of Chambersburg, Park Generating Center (100 South Second Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201) for construction of five natural gas and #2 oil fired engine generators, each 5.6 megawatts, at its Sheffler Drive site in Chambersburg Township, Franklin County.
36-05122: Conectiv Mid-Merit, Inc. (P. O. Box 6066, Newark, DE 19714-6066) for construction of a natural gas/liquid distillate fuel oil-fired combined cycle power generation facility in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County. The proposed facility will be capable of producing a nominal maximum 1,154 megawatts of electricity and will be controlled by low NOx combustion, selective catalytic reduction systems and oxidation catalyst systems. The facility will be subject to Subchapter D (Prevention of Significant Deterioration), Subchapter E (New Source Review), 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart GG--Standards of Performance for Stationary Gas Turbines, 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Da--Standards of Performance for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units, 40 CFR Part 72 (Acid Rain Program), 40 CFR Part 68 (Accidental Release Prevention Program) and the NOx Budget Program.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745; Contact: William Charlton, New Source Review Chief, (412) 442-4174.
32-00363: Spicer Energy II LLC (50 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897) for installation of facility to manufacture synthetic fuel at Conemaugh Station in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104; Contact: Thomas Barsley, Chief, (215) 685-9428.
02109: AT&T Corp. (23 John Reading Road, Flemington, NJ 08822) for six 750 kW peak shaving generators at 500 South 27th Street, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.
02110: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104) for two peak shaving generators in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.
02113: EI Dupont De Nemours and Co., Inc. (3401 Grays Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19146) for installation of a natural gas fired chiller in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.
02119: Scott Building Corp. (2939 Felton Road, Norristown, PA 19401) for temporary installation of a concrete crusher at 11000 Roosevelt Boulevard, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790; Contact: Mark Wejkszner, Acting New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
35-399-038: Flexible Foam Products, Inc. (P. O. Box 124, Spencerville, OH 45887) for construction of a polyurethane foam manufacturing facility at the PEI Industrial Park in Archbald Borough, Lackawanna County. VOC emissions from the manufacturing processes will be 39.04 tons per year. Recordkeeping and operating restrictions will be included in the plan approval to ensure the facility is operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
21-03006A: Nestle Purina PetCare Co. (6509 Brandy Lane, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050) for installation of a boiler and pet food processing line in Hampden Township, Cumberland County. The boiler is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Dc--Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units. The primary pollutants of concern from the boiler are 4.12 tpy of NOx and 10.82 tpy of CO. The processing line has the potential to emit 7.49 tpy of particulate matter. The approval will include monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice requirements designed to keep the source operating within all applicable air quality requirements. The plan approval will be incorporated into the facility-wide permit.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104; Contact: Thomas Barsley, Chief, (215) 685-9428.
02072: G-Point Materials, Inc. (2604 Penrose Ferry Road, Philadelphia, PA 19145) for unloading of bulk raw materials from ships and barges in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. This is a natural minor facility. The particulate matter emissions are expected to be 13.8 tons per year. The plan approval will contain operating and recordkeeping requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701; Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
08-399-047B: OSRAM SYLVANIA Products, Inc. (Hawes Street, Towanda, PA 18848-0504) for operation of four EL phosphor chemical vapor deposition (CVD) fluid bed coating reactors (ANE process) in North Towanda Township, Bradford County.
The four CVD coating reactors are used to coat phosphors with silicon nitride. The resultant emissions of ammonia, dimethylamine (a VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) are controlled by a catalytic oxidizer and a selective catalytic reduction system operating in series. Stack testing has demonstrated ammonia, dimethylamine and NOx emission rates of .0015, .032 and .59 pound per hour, respectively.
The Department has determined that the four CVD coating reactors have been constructed and are operating, in accordance with all conditions of Plan Approvals 08-399-047, 08-399-047A and 08-399-047B, as well as in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. The Department consequently intends to issue an operating permit for the operation of the respective coating reactors.
The following is a summary of the conditions the Department proposes to place in the operating permit to be issued to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements:
1. The air contaminants from the four CVD coating reactors shall be controlled by a catalytic oxidizer and a selective catalytic reduction system operating in series.
2. The air contaminant emission capture system associated with the four CVD coating reactors shall provide 100% capture of all air contaminants emitted from the reactors.
3. The amount of dimethylamine emitted from the selective catalytic reduction system shall not be greater than 1.3% (on a mass basis) of the amount of dimethylamine present in the inlet to the catalytic oxidizer.
4. The amount of ammonia emitted from the selective catalytic reduction system shall not be greater than 1% (on a mass basis) of the amount of ammonia present in the inlet to the catalytic oxidizer nor shall the ammonia concentration in the exhaust of the selective catalytic reduction system ever exceed 50 parts per million (volume basis).
5. The NOx emission rate from the selective catalytic reduction system shall not exceed 1.55 pounds per hour.
6. The exhaust gases from the CVD coating reactors shall be maintained at a temperature of at least 600°F prior to coming in contact with the catalyst bed in the catalytic oxidizer. Additionally, should the temperature drop below 600°F, the reactant feed to the CVD coating reactors shall automatically cease and an alarm shall sound.
7. The catalytic oxidizer shall be equipped with a continuous catalyst bed inlet and outlet temperature monitoring and recording system and a UV flame scanner. All temperature records shall be retained for at least 5 years and shall be made available upon request.
8. The selective catalytic reduction system shall be equipped with an NOx analyzer, which shall be used to control the ammonia injection rate, as well as with catalyst bed inlet and outlet low and high temperature alarms and a catalyst bed high NOx concentration alarm.
9. None of the conditions contained in this operating permit shall apply whenever the four CVD coating reactors are being used to coat phosphors using the CJ process.
41-318-047: Reynolds Iron Works, Inc. (157 Palmer Road, Williamsport, PA 17701) for operation of a surface coating operation in Woodward Township, Lycoming County.
The respective facility is a minor facility. The surface coating operation is used to coat various steel parts such as beams, pipes, columns, and the like, and will emit up to 6 tons of VOCs per 12 consecutive month period, of which less than 1 ton per 12 consecutive month period will be hazardous air pollutants.
The Department has determined that the surface coating operation has been constructed and is operating, in accordance with all conditions of Plan Approval 41-318-047 as well as in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.52 and the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. The Department consequently intends to issue an operating permit for the operation of the respective surface coating operation.
The following is a summary of the conditions the Department proposes to place in the operating permit to be issued to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements:
1. The spray booth in which the surface coating is performed shall be equipped with a full set of spray booth filters whenever surface coating is occurring.
2. The VOC content of any coating used in the surface coating operation shall not exceed 6.4 pounds per gallon of coating solids, as applied.
3. No additives or thinners shall be mixed with the coatings prior to application nor shall the company use more than 50 gallons of VOC-containing solvent or cleaning solution per 12 consecutive month period for cleanup associated with the surface coating operation.
4. The VOC emissions from the surface coating operation shall not exceed 6 tons per 12 consecutive month period and the total combined hazardous air pollutant emissions shall not equal or exceed 1 ton per 12 consecutive month period.
5. All spray guns shall utilize airless spray technology or an application technique having an equivalent transfer efficiency.
6. The company shall maintain records of all coating materials, cleaning solutions, and the like, associated with the use of the surface coating operation. These records shall be maintained on a monthly basis and shall contain the identity and amount of each material that was used, the VOC content of each material that was used and the hazardous air pollutant content of each material that was used.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104; Contact: Edward Braun, Chief, (215) 685-9476.
95-071: General Electric International, Inc. (1040 East Erie Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124) for repair of industrial transformers, retrofitting and retrofilling of railroad transformers, large motor repair and rental of energy producing and HVAC equipment in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The synthetic minor facility's air emission sources include four paint booths, rail bay open coating, surface coating operations outside paint booths for a motor generator department, nine particulate sources, nine combustion units each rated at 2 mmBtu/hr or less and a generator test stand. The facility's air emission control devices include two dust collectors, a cyclone and surface coating filters for particulate capture.
MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to the applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District Mining Office indicated before each application. Where a 401 Water Quality Certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for certification.
Written comments, objections or requests for informal conferences on applications, may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the same address 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).
Where any of the mining activities listed will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations (as described in the Department's regulations--25 Pa. Code §§ 77.522, 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.242, 89.52 and 90.102) for iron, manganese, suspended solids, settleable solids, alkalinity and pH. In addition to the previous, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit, when necessary, for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 93 and 95). Persons or agencies which have requested review of the NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the previously-mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on those requirements.
Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections; application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based. Requests for an informal conference must contain the name, address and telephone number of requestor; application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
Coal Applications Received
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
54860205R3. Cass Contracting Company (101 North Centre Street, Pottsville, PA 17901), renewal of an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation in Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County affecting 33.0 acres. Receiving stream: none. Application received June 19, 2002.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982, (724) 925-5500.
04970101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0201910. Kerry Coal Company (R. D. 2, Box 2139, Wampum, PA 16157). Renewal application for continuous operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Darlington Township, Beaver County, affecting 316.6 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Coalbank Run, North Fork Little Beaver Creek and Dillworth Run, classified for the following use: CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Greif Brothers Corporation. Renewal application received June 17, 2002.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
56920108 and NPDES Permit No. PA0212181. Godin Brothers, Inc. (5433 Front Street, Stoystown, PA 15563). Permit renewal for reclamation only and for continued restoration of a bituminous surface mine and treated mine drainage in Jenner Township, Somerset County, affecting 71.7 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Hoffman Run, Hoffman Run and Quemahoning Creek, all to Quemahoning Creek to Stony Creek to Conemaugh River classified for the following uses: CWF and WWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Cambria/Somerset Municipal Authority Stonycreek #1 (Border Dam). Application received June 14, 2002.
Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
10860118 and NPDES Permit No. PA 0107611. C & K Coal Company (P. O. Box 69, Clarion, PA 16214). Renewal for an existing bituminous surface strip operation in Allegheny Township, Butler County affecting 124.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to North Branch Bear Creek to Bear Creek, classified for the following uses: Statewide water uses: CWF. No public water supplies are within 10 miles downstream of this proposed operation. Application received June 18, 2002.
Noncoal Applications Received
Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
25020305. Erie Aggregates, Inc. (8923 Wattsburg Road, Erie, PA 16509). Commencement, operation and restoration of a sand, gravel and topsoil operation in Waterford and Amity Townships, Erie County affecting 97.4 acres. Receiving streams: six unnamed tributaries to French Creek, classified for the following uses: Statewide water uses: WWF. No public water supplies are within 10 miles downstream of this proposed operation. Application to include a land use change from unmanaged natural habitat to an unmanaged water impoundment on lands of Mervin Troyer. Application received June 14, 2002.
2138-25020305-E-1. Erie Aggregates, Inc. (8923 Wattsburg Road, Erie, PA 16509). Application for a stream encroachment to reconstruct an existing temporary stream crossing over unnamed tributary 8 to French Creek in Amity and Waterford Townships, Erie County. Receiving streams: French Creek. Application received June 14, 2002.
2138-25020305-E-2. Erie Aggregates, Inc. (8923 Wattsburg Road, Erie, PA 16509). Application for a stream encroachment to reconstruct an existing temporary stream crossing over unnamed tributary 9 to French Creek in Amity and Waterford Townships, Erie County. Receiving streams: French Creek. Application received June 14, 2002.
2138-25020305-E-3. Erie Aggregates, Inc. (8923 Wattsburg Road, Erie, PA 16509). Application for a stream encroachment to reconstruct an existing temporary stream crossing over unnamed tributary 1 to French Creek in Amity and Waterford Townships, Erie County. Receiving streams: French Creek. Application received June 14, 2002.
Noncoal Applications Returned
Hawk Run District Mining Office: Empire Road, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840-0209, (814) 342-8200.
53010804. Roger Long (242 West Branch Road, Galeton, PA 16922). Commencement, operation and restoration of a Small Industrial Mineral (Flagstone) permit located in West Branch Township, Potter County affecting 3 acres. Receiving streams: Osgood Hollow, tributary to Pine Creek. Application received June 27, 2002. Application returned: June 20, 2002.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications and requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)), 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. Initial requests for 401 Water Quality Certification will be published concurrently with the permit application. Persons 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 before the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Each individual will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day at the office noted before the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend a hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications Received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and Requests for Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
E48-324. CTHL-1, Inc., 824 Eighth Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18018, in Palmer Township, Northampton County, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a stormwater outfall structure consisting of a 10-foot x 5-foot concrete box culvert and associated energy dissipater in Bushkill Creek (HQ-CWF) for the purpose of conveying stormwater run-off from the proposed Tatamy Hunt and the Villages at Mill Race residential subdivision. The project is located approximately 1,500 feet north of the intersection of Bushkill Drive and Newlins Road (Easton, PA-NJ Quadrangle N: 19.5 inches; W: 17.0 inches).
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3636.
E12-130. Dominion Transmission, Inc., 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, WV 263012. Dominion LN-50 Gas Transmission Line, in Gibson and Grove Townships, Cameron County, ACOE Baltimore District (Driftwood, PA Quadrangle N: 8.7 inches; W: 3.9 inches).
To replace, operate and maintain an existing 24-inch pipeline over 18 miles within an existing 75-foot right-of-way for the transmission of natural gas. Replacement or maintenance of the 24-inch diameter pipeline may require the four stream crossings that are as follows:
Water Quality Pipeline Station Stream Name Designation Location Red Run HQ-CWF 3721+82 Unnamed tributary to Sanders Draft HQ-CWF 377+82 Laurel Draft HQ-CWF 3935+25 Sinnemahoning Creek WWF 4210+61 All gas transmission lines under streambeds shall be replaced so that there will be a minimum of 3 feet of cover between the top of the pipe and the lowest point in the streambed. Trench plugs or clay dikes shall be used at every waterway and wetland crossing to ensure the existing hydrology is not altered. If upon investigation the Department determines the gas transmission line approved by this permit is serving to degrade water quality, stream profile, meander pattern or channel geometries, then the permittee shall be required to implement all measures necessary to mitigate the degradation. This permit also authorizes the crossing of any wetland that may occur along the 14 mile pipeline right-of-way; during replacement and maintenance operations, the permittee shall take all precautions necessary to ensure that wetland impacts along the right-of-way are temporary. For the purposes of submerged lands of this Commonwealth, this permit incorporates the submerged land license agreement and its fees that are referenced by Permit No. 16655 by the former Department of Forest and Waters.
E17-372. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 2-0, P. O. Box 342, Clearfield, PA 16830. SR 0219, Section 229 Bridge Replacement, in the City of DuBois and Sandy Township, Clearfield County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Falls Creek, PA Quadrangle N: 0.9 inch; W: 4.8 inches).
To realign 66 feet of Clear Run, remove two existing bridges and construct, operate and maintain a single span concrete adjacent box beam bridge to carry SR 0219, Section 229 across Clear Run (CWF) to improve public highway safety. The prestressed concrete bridge shall be constructed with a minimum normal span of 32.8 feet, underclearance of 4.4 feet, skew of 83°. The bridge replacement project will not impact wetlands while impacting 136 feet of waterway that is located on SR 0219 approximately 1.1 mile east of SR 0830 and SR 0219 intersection.
E18-146A. Dominion Transmission, Inc., 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, WV 263012. Dominion LN-50 Gas Transmission Line, East Keating and Leidy Townships, Clinton County, ACOE Baltimore District (Hammersley, PA Quadrangle N: 5.2 inches; W: 8.2 inches).
A major amendment to Permit No. E18-146 to replace, operate and maintain an existing 24-inch pipeline over 14 miles within an existing 75 foot right-of-way for the transmission of natural gas. Replacement or maintenance of the 24-inch diameter pipeline may require the following ten stream crossings:
Water Quality Pipeline Station Stream Name Designation Location Beaverdam Run EV 4781+15 Kettle Creek EV 4857+04 Hevner Run EV 4964+76 Road Hollow EV 5049+22 Turtle Point Hollow EV 5094+62 Austin Hollow EV 5156+18 Manning Hollow EV 5191+93 Merriman Hollow EV 5213+07 Renz Hollow EV 5241+10 Scoval Hollow HQ-CWF 5373+25 All gas transmission lines under streambeds shall be replaced so that there will be a minimum of 3 feet of cover between the top of the pipe and the lowest point in the streambed. Trench plugs or clay dikes shall be used at every waterway and wetland crossing to ensure the existing hydrology is not altered. If upon investigation the Department determines the gas transmission line approved by this permit is serving to degrade water quality, stream profile, meander pattern or channel geometries, then the permittee shall be required to implement all measures necessary to mitigate the degradation. This permit also authorizes the crossing of any wetland that may occur along the 14 mile pipeline right-of-way; during replacement and maintenance operations, the permittee shall take all precautions necessary to ensure that wetland impacts along the right-of-way are temporary. Since Beaverdam Run is a wild trout stream, no replacement or maintenance work shall be conducted in or along the stream channel between October 1 and April 1 without prior written approval from the Fish and Boat Commission. Since Kettle Creek is a TSF, no replacement or maintenance work shall be conducted in or along the stream channel between March 1 and June 15 without prior written approval from the Fish and Boat Commission.
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1381. Township of Hampton, 3101 McCully Road, Allison Park, PA 15101, Hampton Township, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District. To remove the existing structures, to construct and maintain a Conspan Bridge having a span of 24 feet and underclearance of 8.5 feet and to construct and maintain an outfall structure to Crouse Run (TSF). The project is located on South Pioneer Road approximately 30 feet south of its intersection with West Bardoner Road (Glenshaw, PA Quadrangle N: 18.9 inches; W: 10.3 inches).
E02-1382. Township of Hampton, 3101 McCully Road, Allison Park, PA 15101,. Hampton Township, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To remove the existing structures, to construct and maintain a Conspan Bridge having a span of 20 feet and underclearance of 5.2 feet and to construct and maintain an outfall structure to Crouse Run (TSF). The project is located on South Pioneer Road approximately 500 feet north of its intersection with West Bardoner Road (Glenshaw, PA Quadrangle N: 19.1 inches; W: 10.3 inches).
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