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AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State operating permit and Title V operating permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed plan approval or operating permit must indicate their interest to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a proposed plan approval or operating permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department regional offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the Plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office identified before the application. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121--143, the Federal Clean Air Act (act) and regulations adopted under the act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
67-05005F: PPL Generation LLC (2 North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101) for replacement of the electrostatic precipitator on the Unit No. 2 boiler at the Brunner Island Steam Electric Station in East Manchester Township, York County.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
18-315-002: First Quality Products, Inc. (North Road, McElhattan, PA 17748) for construction of two absorbent products (adult briefs) production lines (Line 31 and Line 32) in Wayne Township, Clinton County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
10-309K: MultiServ (Route 8 South, Butler, PA 16003) for installation of torch cutting operation exhausted to a 50,000 ACFM fabric filter at the AK Steel site in South Butler, Butler County. This is not a Title V facility.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Thomas McGinley, New Source Review Chief, (484) 250-5920.
09-0152A: Gelest, Inc. (11 East Steel Road, Falls Township, PA) for modification of the allowable scrubber parameters to allow 95% removal efficiency from existing 99% required in their permit for the facility in Falls Township, Bucks County. This modification will not change any emissions. This facility is a Minor For NOx and VOC. Emissions from this source are 10.3 tons of VOCs per year. The Plan approval will contain recordkeeping and operating restriction designed to keep the facility operating within the allowable emissions and all applicable air quality requirements.
23-0066B: Pyropure--Pyromet (5 Commerce Drive, Aston, PA 19014, Chester Township, PA) for installation of three baghouses which replace the existing five Baghouses in Chester Township, Delaware County. This facility is a Minor facility. There is no emissions increase. Emissions from these sources are 4.09 tons of PMs. The Plan approval will contain recordkeeping and operating restriction designed to keep the facility operating within the allowable emissions and all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
06-05109A: Atlas Minerals and Chemicals, Inc. (P. O. Box 38, Mertztown, PA 19539) for installation of a second asphalt processing line in Longswamp Township, Berks County. The new equipment is expected to increase SOx and CO emissions by 64.5 and 44.3 tpy, respectively. The Plan Approval will include emission and throughput limits, stack testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
36-05014H: Alumax Mill Products, Inc. (1480 Manheim Pike, Lancaster, PA 17604) for installation of a hot rolling mill strip cooling bar at the secondary aluminum processing plant in Manheim Township, Lancaster County. The plant is subject to: 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart GGGGG--National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Site Remediation; Subpart RRR-- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Secondary Aluminum Plants; Subpart SSSS-- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants--Surface Coating of Metal Coils and 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT--Standards of Performance for Metal Coil Surface Coating. The plant's potential emissions of VOCs will increase by around 16 tpy from this installation. The plan approval and operating permit will specify emission limits and work practices along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
67-05079A: York Building Products Co., Inc. (950 Smile Way, York, PA 17404-1798) for replacement of the existing fabric filter baghouse at their existing Thomasville Asphalt Plant in Jackson Township, York County. This will result in a net decrease in actual emissions of 0.20 tpy of PM. Other emissions from the facility will remain unchanged. This plan approval will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the sources operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
08-313-038H: Osram Sylvania Products, Inc. (Hawes Street, Towanda, PA 18848-0504) for construction and operation of a natural gas fired multiple hearth furnace (Source ID P117) and associated material handling equipment (Source ID P118) at their facility in North Towanda Township, Bradford County. The proposed multiple hearth furnace and associated material handling equipment's emissions will be controlled by a Torit Donaldson model DFO-4-64 cartridge collector (ID C117A) and a Torit Donaldson model 3H X 3W fabric collector (ID C117B) operating in series. The proposed multiple hearth furnace will be used to generate tungsten oxide (tungsten powder) from tungsten containing material.
The Department's review of the information contained in the application submitted by OSRAM indicates that the sources and the air-cleaning devices will comply with all applicable air quality requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants, including the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the fugitive air contaminant emission requirement of 25 Pa. Code § 123.1, the PM emission limitation of 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.13, the SOx emission limitation of 25 Pa. Code § 123.21 and the visible emission limitation of 25 Pa. Code § 123.41. The plan approval, if issued, will subsequently be incorporated in an operating permit by means of an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450 at a later date.
Based upon this finding, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the construction of a natural gas fired multiple hearth furnace and associated material handling equipment. The following is a summary of the conditions the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to be issued to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements:
1. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the air contaminant emissions from Source ID P117 shall be controlled by a Torit Donaldson model DFO-4-64 cartridge collector (ID C117A) and Torit Donaldson model 3H x 3W fabric collector (ID C117B) operating in series.
a. Source ID P117 is an International Furnace Company, Inc. multiple hearth furnace equipped with eight 1.00 mmBtu/hr North American model MHF 4419 natural gas fired burners and flue gas recirculation.
b. Source ID P118 consists of the following material handling sources:
i. One 1,000 pound per hour TCM sifter.
ii. One 750 pound per hour TCM mixer.
iii. One 35-foot long by 1-foot wide transfer conveyor.
2. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the PM emissions from the exhaust of the ID C117B associated with Source IDs P117 and P118 shall not exceed 0.0004 grains per dry standard cubic-foot and 0.23 ton in any 12-consecutive month period.
3. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12 the NOx emissions from Source ID P117 shall not exceed 0.89 pound per hour and 3.90 tons in any 12-consecutive month period. Additionally, the CO emissions from Source ID P117 shall not exceed 0.05 pounds per hour and 0.23 ton in any 12-consecutive month period.
4. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the VOC emissions from Source ID P117 shall not exceed 0.41 pound per hour and 1.77 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.
5. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, there shall be no visible emissions in the exhaust of control device IDs C117A and ID C117B associated with Source IDs P117 and P118.
6. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the total HAP emissions from Source ID P117 shall not exceed 0.24 ton in any 12-consecutive month period.
7. (a) Within 120 days of the initial operation of Source ID P117, the permittee shall conduct PM and VOC stack testing upon the exhaust of control device ID C117B associated with Source ID P117 and P118 to determine compliance with the PM and VOC emission limitations for Source ID P117.
(b) At least 60 days prior to the performance of the stack testing required by this condition, a test plan shall be submitted to the Department for evaluation. The plan shall contain a description of the proposed test methods and dimensioned drawings or sketches showing the test port locations.
(c) The Department shall be given at least 14 days advance notice of the scheduled dates for the performance of the stack testing required by this condition.
(d) Within 60 days of the completion of the stack tests required by this condition, two copies of the test report shall be submitted to the Department. This report shall contain the results of the tests, a description of the testing and analytical procedures actually used in performance of the tests, all process and operating data collected during the tests, a copy of all raw data and a copy of all calculations generated during data analysis.
8. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the multiple hearth furnace of Source ID P117 shall only be fired on natural gas.
9. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall check all drums of tungsten containing material (TCM) received onsite for VOCs. The permittee shall only accept the TCM if the VOC content of the material is less than 50% of the lower explosive limit and the material does not contain any halogenated hydrocarbons.
10. The permittee shall collect a grab sample from every drum of material in each truckload accepted for processing tungsten. From these grab samples, the permittee shall create a composite sample from the truckload and analyze the composite sample for the following elements: arsenic, beryllium, calcium, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, niobium, nickel, phosphorus, sulfur, antimony, tantalum, titanium, vanadium, tungsten and zirconium.
11. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the Torit Donaldson model DFO-4-64 cartridge collector (ID C117A) and Torit Donaldson model 3H x 3W fabric collector (ID C117B) associated with Source IDs P117 and P118 shall be equipped with instrumentation that continuously monitors the pressure drop across the collectors.
12. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the Source ID P117 shall be equipped with instrumentation to monitor the temperature. Additionally, the permittee shall continuously monitors and record the temperature at the combustion zone of source ID P117.
13. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall keep on hand a sufficient number of spare cartridges for ID C117A and filters for ID C117B in order to replace any cartridge or filter that requires replacement.
14. Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall maintain the temperature at a minimum of 1400° F with a minimum residence time of 2 seconds at the combustion zone of source ID P117.
15. The permittee shall keep records of the following:
a. Supporting calculations, which verify compliance with the PM, CO, SOx, NOx, VOC and HAP emission limitations.
b. The results of the sample analysis done on the composite samples of tungsten containing material from each truckload of material received.
c. The pressure drop across the Torit Donaldson model DFO-4-64 cartridge collector (ID C117A) and Torit Donaldson model 3H × 3W absolute filter (ID C117B) associated with Source ID P117 at least once per day.
These records shall be kept on site for a minimum of five years and shall be presented to the Department upon request.
16. The permittee shall submit an annual report to the Department which contains at a minimum the following:
a. Supporting calculations on a monthly basis, which verify compliance with the PM, CO, SOx, NOx, VOC and HAP limitations in any 12 consecutive month period.
b. Results of the analysis' of the samples taken from the tungsten containing material.
A copy of the plan approval application is available for public review between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling the Department at (570) 327-3693. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Muhammad Q. Zaman, Manager, Facilities Permitting Section, Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-0512.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Edward Braun, Chief, (215) 685-9476.
AMS 07001: Innovation Printing and Communications (11601 Caroline Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154) for installation of four nonheatset, sheet-feed lithographic printing presses in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. There will be a potential annual emission increase of 23.1 tons for VOCs and a potential annual emission increase of 1.0 ton for HAPs. The plan approval will contain operating, testing, monitoring and recordkeeping requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
OPERATING PERMITS
Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, Muhammad Zaman, Facilities Permitting Chief, (570) 327-0512.
49-00024: Sunbury Property, LLC--Knight-Celotex, LLC (1400 Susquehanna Avenue, Sunbury, PA 17801) for renewal of Title V Operating Permit 49-00024 for the operation of a low density fiberboard manufacturing facility in the City of Sunbury, Northumberland County.
The facility incorporates two 35 million Btu per hour natural gas-fired boilers, a fiberboard production operation (consisting of two woodchip digesters, two refiners and associated equipment), a 146 million Btu per hour natural gas-fired fiberboard dryer, a fiberboard laminating operation, various fiberboard sawing operations, a fiberboard door core sanding operation, a fiberboard printing press, a fiberboard edge spray operation, a 135 horsepower kerosene-fired emergency generator, a 115 horsepower kerosene-fired fire pump, a solvent parts cleaner and various kerosene, diesel fuel, gasoline, etc. storage tanks. The air contaminant emissions from the two digesters are controlled by two scrubbers, those from the fiberboard dryer are controlled by a regenerative thermal oxidizer, those from the wet end dryer loading area are controlled by a scrubber, those from the sawing operations are controlled by two scrubbers and those from the fiberboard door core sanding operation are controlled by a cyclone collector and a cartridge collector operating in series.
The facility has the potential to emit up to 223.63 tons of PM (including PM with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 microns or less, also known as PM10), 94.63 tons of NOx, 78.24 tons of CO, 69.81 tons of VOCs, .69 ton of SOxs and 7.16 tons of HAPs per year.
The Department proposes to renew Title V Operating Permit 49-00024. The Department intends to incorporate into this renewal all conditions currently contained in Title V Operating Permit 49-00024 with these exceptions, changes and additions:
1. Conditions restricting the sulfur content of the fuel oil used in the facility's two boilers, requiring a demonstration of the sulfur content of all fuel oil used and requiring the maintenance and reporting of records of the amount of fuel oil used have been removed from the permit as the respective boilers will henceforth not use fuel oil as fuel.
2. Conditions have been added to the permit restricting the fuel used in the facility's two boilers to natural gas.
3. Numerous references to Consent Decree No. 4CV-97-0256 have been removed from the permit, as the respective Consent Decree is no longer in force.
4. Conditions requiring the semi-annual reporting of ink usage in, and VOC emissions from, the fiberboard printing press have been changed to require quarterly reporting of the respective data in order to be consistent with the reporting requirements specified for other sources in the permit.
5. Conditions have been added to the permit requiring the maintenance of records of the amount of natural gas burned in the fiberboard dryer each month and the reporting of this data on a quarterly basis.
6. Conditions requiring the maintenance of records of ''supporting calculations'' used to verify compliance with the annual NOx emission limitation for the facility, the SOx, PM and annual VOC emission limitations for the facility's two boilers, the annual VOC emission limitation for the emergency generator and fire pump, the annual VOC emission limitation for the fiberboard laminating operation, the PM emission limitation for the fiberboard production operation, the SOx and PM emission limitations for the fiberboard dryer, the PM emission limitation for the wet end dryer loading, the PM emission limitations for the dry saws, fabrication saws and laminating saws and the PM and annual VOC emission limitations for the fiberboard edge spray operation have been removed from the permit as the respective conditions are either redundant of other recordkeeping and reporting requirements (material usage, etc.) or have been determined by the Department to provide meaningless data as the situation is one in which compliance cannot be determined by means of a ''calculation.''
7. ''Plant Roadways'' will no longer be identified as an air contamination source in Section D of the permit as roadways are adequately addressed with the site-level conditions contained in Section C of the permit.
8. A solvent parts cleaner has been added to the permit (as Source P120) along with conditions specifying the applicable 25 Pa. Code § 129.63 requirements for such a source.
9. A condition has been added to the permit specifying the requirement of 25 Pa. Code § 121.7.
10. A condition has been removed from the permit requiring the maintenance of records of the pressure differential across the cartridge collector associated with the fiberboard door core sanding operation.
The proposed Title V operating permit renewal will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval as a permit issued in accordance with the permit program requirements of 40 CFR Part 70.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19428, Edward Jurdones Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
15-00129: Premier Woodcraft, Ltd. (131 Birch Street, Coatesville, PA 19320) for operation of a wood coating operation (spray booth) at an architectural woodwork and fixtures manufacturing facility in South Coatesville Borough, Chester County. The permit is for a non-Title V (State-only) facility. The facility has elected to cap VOCs and HAPs to less than 25 tpy VOC and less than 25 tpy combination HAP and less than 10 tpy individual HAP. The facility is therefore a Synthetic Minor. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
09-00191: Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority (360 Green Street, Doylestown, PA 18901) for a non-Title V Facility, State-only, Natural Minor Operating Permit in Doylestown Borough, Bucks County. The permit is for the operation of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and associated packed bed wet scrubber to control odor (hydrogen sulfide) emissions. The facility's major emission point is an emergency generator that provides backup power for the WWTP. The emergency generator is limited to operating no more than 500 hours per year, such that the facility pollutant potential to emit for NOx (the main pollutant emitted at the facility) is less than 3 tpy. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
46-00240: Moyer Packing Co. (249 Allentown Road, Souderton, PA 18964), for a non-Title V, State-only, Synthetic Minor Operating Permit in Franconia Township, Montgomery County. Moyer Packing Company's Beef Plant is a slaughtering and meat packing facility. The boilers that are used for facility heating are a major source of NOx. The company has elected to take appropriate operating and emission restrictions to restrict NOx emissions to below 21 tpy and maintain a minor operating status. Monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements have been added to the permit to address applicable limitations.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Mark Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
48-00087: Federal White Cement, Inc. (72 West 21st Street, Northampton, PA 18067-1276) for a portland cement distribution terminal in West Easton Borough, Northampton County. The facility's main sources include two cement distribution silos. The facility has the potential to emit PM above Title V emission thresholds. The permittee shall operate a fabric collector control device to keep PM emission levels below the Title V limit. The proposed State-only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit contains applicable requirements for emissions limitations, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice standards designed to ensure facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
36-05094: Keystone Wood Specialties, Inc. (2225 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, PA 17602-3416) for renewal of an operating permit for a wood working operations, at East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County. The facilities primary sources are kitchen cabinet parts coating booths and woodworking operations. The facility's primary emissions are VOCs. The facility VOC emissions shall be kept at less than 50 tpy. Synthetic Minor Operating Permit renewal shall contain monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
36-05150: Ivy Creek Custom Cabinetry, Inc. (499 Running Pump Road, Suite 113, Lancaster, PA 17601) for their custom cabinet facility, including two surface coating booths in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County. The State-only operating permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting requirements, emission restrictions and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Edward Brawn, Chief, (215) 685-9476.
N06-007: I.C.S. Corp. (2225 Richmond Street, Philadelphia, PA 19125) for a printing and mailing facility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include three nonheatset web offset lithographic printing presses.
The operating permit will be issued under the 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the above operating permit must submit the protest or comments within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least 30 days before the hearing.
COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); and The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of an application is available for inspection at the district mining office indicated before an application. Where a 401 Water Quality Certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for certification.
Written comments, objections or requests for informal conferences on applications may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the district mining office indicated before an application within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121--77.123 and 86.31--86.34.
Where any of the mining activities listed will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations as identified in this notice for the respective coal and noncoal applications. In addition, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit, when necessary, for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 93 and 95). Persons or agencies who have requested review of NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the previously mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on the requirements.
Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments or objections; the application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based. Requests for an informal conference must contain the name, address and telephone number of requestor; the application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor wishes to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
Coal Applications Received
Effluent Limits--The following coal mining applications that include an NPDES permit application will be subject to, at a minimum, the following technology-based effluent limitations for discharges of wastewater to streams:
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum iron (total) 3.0 mg/l 6.0 mg/l 7.0 mg/l manganese (total) 2.0 mg/l 4.0 mg/l 5.0 mg/l suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 alkalinity greater than acidity* *The parameter is applicable at all times.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to: (1) surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; and mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and (2) drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 1-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles.
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100.
Permit Number 56910701 and NPDES Permit PA0213560, PBS Coals, Inc., (P. O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541), to renew the permit for the Job 10 Refuse in Brothersvalley and Somerset Townships, Somerset County and related NPDES Permit. No additional discharges. Application received January 23, 2007.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
65020101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250082. AFMFIRE Mining Co., LLC (One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650). Renewal application for reclamation only of an existing bituminous surface mine located in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 68 acres. Receiving stream UNT to Nine Mile Run, classified for the following use WWF. There is not potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received March 8, 2007.
03940110 and NPDES Permit No. PA0200999. Seven Sisters Mining Co., Inc. (200 US Route 22, Delmont, PA 15626). Renewal application for continued mining of an existing bituminous surface mine located in Wayne Township, Armstrong County, affecting 55.5 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to the North Branch of the South Fork of Pine Creek, classified for the following use: HQ-CWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received March 8, 2007.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
16920104 and NPDES Permit No. PA0211206. Ancient Sun, Inc. (P. O. Box 129, Shippenville, PA 16254). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip operation in Perry and Toby Townships, Clarion County affecting 89.9 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to Black Fox Run and Black Fox Run, classified for the following uses: WWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application for reclamation only. Application received March 7, 2007.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits--The following noncoal mining applications that include an NPDES permit application will be subject to, at a minimum, the following technology-based effluent limitations for discharges of wastewater to streams:
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity1 pH1 greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 1 The parameter is applicable at all times.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
34070801. Long's Excavation, Inc., (R. R. 2, Box 503, Port Royal, PA 17082), commencement, operation and restoration of a small noncoal (industrial minerals) operation in Milford Township, Juniata County, affecting 5.0 acres, receiving streams: UNT to Licking Creek. Permit received February 14, 2007.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.
17070103 and NPDES No. PA0256498. AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC (One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Girard Township, Clearfield County, affecting 280.0 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Deer Creek; UNTs to Little Deer Creek; Deer Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: January 19, 2007.
1479401 and NPDES No. 0118001. Graymont (PA) Inc. (965 E. College Avenue, Pleasant Gap, PA 6823), revision of an existing bituminous surface mine with incidental boundary correction to add a sight barrier along the eastern permit boundary, NPDES revision to add one point and eliminate six existing points, increase mineral extraction area toward SR 64, and a final land use change in Spring Township, Centre County. Receiving streams: Logan Branch and Nittany Creek to Spring Creek followed by the Bald Eagle Creek to the Susquehanna River, classified as HQ-CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received March 8, 2007.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA or to the issuance of a Dam Permit, Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice, as well as questions, to the regional office noted before the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Individuals will be notified in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day at the regional office noted before the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend a hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users should 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 Floodplain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
E15-764. Harlan Corporation, 214 Pond View Drive, Chadds Ford, PA 19317, East Goshen Township, Chester County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To perform the following activities across the East branch of Ridley Creek (HQ-TSF) associated with the driveway access realignment to Sorrell Hill subdivision:
1. To remove the existing arch culvert and to construct and maintain in its place, approximately 29 linear feet of 11-foot wide by 5-foot rise open bottom box culvert and associated retaining walls impacting 0.01 acre of wetlands (PEM).
2. To construct and maintain a sanitary sewer and a water main downstream of the proposed culvert.
3. To construct and maintain a temporary cofferdam.
The site is located approximately 1,400 feet south of the intersection of Line Road and Forest Lane (Malvern, PA, USGS Quadrangle N: 3.3 inches; W: 5.6 inches).
Northeast Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E35-402. Scranton--Lackawanna Industrial Building Company, 222 Mulberry Street, P. O. Box 431, Scranton, PA 18501-0431, in the City of Scranton, Lackawanna County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To fill 0.13 acre of PEM Wetlands for the purpose of constructing the ''Mount Pleasant Corporate Center'' Commercial Subdivision. The project is located on the west side of the North Scranton Expressway near the 7th Avenue exit ramp (Scranton, PA Quadrangle N: 7.5 inches; W: 6.2 inches).
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E31-210: Franklin Township, 5054 Greystone Lane, Tyrone, PA 16686, Franklin Township, Huntingdon County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain: 1) a 6-inch diameter pipe dry hydrant along the left bank of Warrior's Mark Run (HQ-CWF) located in Huntingdon Furnace village (Franklinville, PA Quadrangle N: 5.8 inches; W: 15.72 inches; Latitude: 40° 39` 25"; Longitude: 78° 06` 48"); 2) a 6-inch diameter pipe dry hydrant along the right bank of Spruce Creek (HQ-CWF) located in Franklinville village (Franklinville, PA Quadrangle N: 3.73 inches; W: 12.68 inches; Latitude: 40° 38` 44"; Longitude: 78° 05` 29"); 3) a 6-inch diameter pipe dry hydrant along the left bank of Spruce Creek (HQ-CWF) located in Graysville village (Franklinville, PA Quadrangle N: 12.26 inches; W: 3.58 inches; Latitude: 40° 41` 33"; Longitude: 78° 01` 33"); 4) a 6-inch diameter pipe dry hydrant along the right bank of Spruce Creek (HQ-CWF) located in PA Furnace village (Franklinville, PA Quadrangle N: 14.53 inches; W: 0.39 inch; Latitude: 40° 42` 18" ; Longitude: 78° 00` 10") all for the purpose of providing access to drawing water for the Warriors Mark--Franklin Volunteer Company in Franklin Township, Huntingdon County.
E21-387: Department of Transportation Engineering District 8-0, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103, Monroe Township, Cumberland County and Carroll Township, York County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To replace the SR 2011 bridge over the Yellow Breeches Creek involving the following:
(1) To remove a three span bridge, having a total span of 142 feet and an underclearance of 8 feet, to construct and maintain a three span bridge, having a total span of 200-feet and an underclearance of 6.5 feet, carrying SR 2011, Section 005 over Yellow Breeches Creek (CWF) at a point located just downstream of the existing SR 2011 Bridge Crossing of the Yellow Breeches Creek (Mechanicsburg, PA Quadrangle; N: 4.14 inches; W: 4.04 inches; Latitude 40° 08` 52"; Longitude 77° 01` 44") in Monroe Township, Cumberland County and Carroll Township, York County. This permit also authorizes the installation of a temporary causeway for the purpose of constructing the new bridge and removing the old bridge.
(2) To remove an existing 30 lineal-foot box culvert having a span of 16.0 feet and an underclearance of 5.5-feet, to construct and maintain 55 lineal-foot box culvert, having a width of 14.3 feet and an underclearance of 4.0 feet, carrying SR 2011, Section 005 over a mill race of the Yellow Breeches Creek (CWF) at a point located approximately 50 feet downstream of the existing box culvert under SR 2011 (Mechanicsburg, PA Quadrangle; N: 4.05 inches; W: 4.08 inches; Latitude 40° 08` 51"; Longitude 77° 01` 46") in Monroe Township, Cumberland County and Carroll Township, York County.
(3) The project will result in 0.09-acre of permanent wetland impact (0.03 acre PFO, 0.03 acre PEM/PSS and 0.03-acre PEM/PFO), which will be mitigated through the creation of a minimum of 0.015-acre of replacement wetlands. An additional 0.05 acre of wetlands will be temporarily impacted by causeway construction and silt fence installation. These temporary impacts will be restored upon completion of the project.
E67-819: Edward Salabsky, Spring Garden Township, 558 South Ogontz Street, York, PA 17403, Spring Garden Township, York County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a 48-inch smoothed-lined plastic pipe, rerouting approximately 300-feet and replacing approximately 195-feet, replace three concrete endwall structures, replace a 47-foot concrete retaining wall and install approximately 50-foot of gabion basket bank protection all in a UNT to Tyler Run (WWF). (York, PA Quadrangle beginning N: 13.3 inches, W: 15.0 inches; Latitude: 39° 56` 54", Longitude: 76° 43` 55" to N: 12.9 inches, W: 14.9 inches: Latitude: 39° 56` 47", Longitude: 76° 43` 54") in Spring Garden Township, York County.
E38-153: Borough of Myerstown, 101 East Washington Avenue, Myerstown, PA 17067, Jackson Township, Lebanon County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To (1) remove the existing outfall structure and to install and maintain a concrete encased 24-inch DIP for an effluent treatment outfall in a 4.5-foot long by 3.66-foot wide by 3.33-foot high effluent box in Tulpehocken Creek (TSF) approximately 70 feet upstream of the existing outfall, (2) remove the existing 72.0-foot by 70.5-foot Rotating Biological Contactors and to construct and maintain a 67.5-foot by 62.2-foot Garage/Maintenance Building in the 100-year floodplain of the Tulpehocken Creek (TSF) (Richland, PA Quadrangle; North: 22.6 inches, West: 5.6 inches; Latitude: 40° 22` 30" N, Longitude: 76° 17` 24" W) (3) construct and maintain a 70.0-foot by 55.6-foot Headworks Building, a 10.0-foot by 43.25-foot UV Channel, and a 10.6-foot by 59-foot Post Aeration Basin in the 100-year floodplain of the Tulpehocken Creek (TSF), (Richland, PA Quadrangle; North: 22.5 inches, West: 5.5 inches; Latitude: 40° 22` 19" N, Longitude: 76° 17` 22" W) for the purpose of upgrading the existing wastewater treatment facility located in Jackson Township, Lebanon County.
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3636.
E17-428. Clearfield Creek Watershed Association, 216 Bedlin Hollow Road, Ashville, PA 16613. Morgan Run No. 7 Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Project in Decatur Township, Clearfield County, ACOE Baltimore District (Wallaceton, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 54` 19.2"; Longitude: 78° 21` 31.4").
The applicant proposes to construct, operate and maintain a passive treatment acid mine drainage abatement system resulting in 0.053 acre of permanent impact to wetlands associated to a UNT to Morgan Run (CWF) and 50 feet of permanent stream impacts to the same UNT. The proposed permanent wetland impact results in construction of a treatment-train settling basin. Stream impacts result from 30 feet of channel being incorporated into the treatment system for alkaline addition and 20 feet of stream impact associated with constructing an intake structure and access road crossings. The project is located along the northern right-of-way of SR 2012 approximately 1 stream mile north of the point where Morgan Run crosses beneath SR 2012. The Morgan Run No. 7 Acid Mine Drainage Project permanently impacts 0.053 acre of wetland for which the applicant has agreed to replace with 0.053 acre of wetland for mitigation of those impacts.
Southwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1557. Allegheny County Airport Authority, Pittsburgh International Airport, Landside Terminal, Suite 4000, P. O. Box 12370, Pittsburgh, PA 12370. To fill wetlands in Findlay Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. (Oakdale, PA Quadrangle N: 17.5 inches; W: 15.6 inches; Latitude: 40° 28` 19"; Longitude: 80° 14` 17"). The applicant proposes to remove fill from a hillside that impacts a UNT to Montour Run (TSF) and associated wetlands for the purpose of restoring an existing side slope, utility right-of-way and Waste Site E located at the Allegheny County Airport on the east side of SR 978, approximately 1,500 feet northeast from the intersection of SR 978 and Clinton Road and will impact 0.2 acre of wetlands.
E32-480. D. L. Resources, Inc., 1066 Hoover Road, Smicksburg, PA 16256. To upgrade a ford crossing in Blacklick Township, Indiana County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. (Bolivar, PA Quadrangle N: 21.5 inches; W: 15.5 inches and Latitude: 40° 29` 35"; Longitude: 79° 14` 12"). The applicant proposes to upgrade and maintain an existing temporary ford crossing on Muddy Run (CWF) for permanent use, for the purpose of providing access to a natural gas well. The project is located approximately 1.6 miles north of the confluence of Muddy Run and Blacklick Creek.
Northwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E37-156, Wayne Township Municipal Authority, 1418 Wampum Road, Ellwood City, PA 16117. Wayne Township Sewer Project in Wayne Township, Lawrence County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
Contract 2004-01 To construct and maintain a conventional gravity sewage collection system having nine stream crossings of Squaw Run (WWF) beginning at latitude 40° 52` 45", longitude 80° 15` 37" and ending at latitude 40° 53` 27" longitude 80° 15` 24" and nine wetland crossings located at latitude 40° 53` 02", longitude 80° 15` 33"; latitude 40° 53`, 09" longitude 80° 15` 29"; latitude 40° 53` 08", longitude 80° 15` 29"; latitude 40° 53` 15", longitude 80° 15` 25"; latitude 40° 53` 18", longitude 80° 15` 23"; latitude 40° 52` 57", longitude 80° 15` 08"; latitude 40° 53` 18", longitude 80° 15` 39"; latitude 40° 53` 21", longitude 80° 15` 41"; latitude 40° 52` 44", longitude 80° 15` 17" (New Castle South, PA Quadrangle).
Contract 2004-02 To construct and maintain a conventional gravity sewage collection system having six stream crossings of Squaw Run (WWF) beginning at latitude 40° 53` 54", longitude 80° 15` 22" and ending at latitude 40° 54` 09", longitude 80° 15` 17" and ten wetland crossings located at latitude 40° 54` 13", longitude 80° 15` 31"; latitude 40° 54` 18", longitude 80° 15` 37"; latitude 40° 53` 57", longitude 80° 15` 44"; latitude 40° 53` 51", longitude 80° 15` 08"; latitude 40° 53` 52", longitude 80° 15` 04"; latitude 40° 53` 56", longitude 80° 15` 21"; latitude 40° 53` 58", longitude 80° 15` 20"; latitude 40° 54` 07", longitude 80° 15` 18"; latitude 40° 54` 09", longitude 80° 15` 18"; latitude 40° 54` 20", longitude 80° 15` 18" (New Castle South, PA Quadrangle).
Contract 2004-03 To construct and maintain approximately 6,150 linear feet of sanitary force main with one crossing of Duck Run (WWF) and to construct and maintain an access road within the floodway of Duck Run to provide access to the existing pump station located at latitude 40° 52` 35"; longitude 80° 15` 51" (New Castle South, PA Quadrangle).
E42-299, Bradford Economic Redevelopment Corporation, P. O. Box 490, 20 Russell Boulevard, Bradford, PA 16701. Lafferty Hollow Industrial Park in Foster Township, McKean County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Derrick City, PA Quadrangle N: 0.6 inch; W: 7.5 inches).
The applicant proposes to construct a 350 acre industrial park on 22 lots in fiive phases including building pads and access roads involving: (1) to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete I-beam bridge having a clear span of 75 feet and an underclearance of 15.36 feet over Kendall Creek, (2) to fill 225 feet of branch channels off of the main channel of Kendall Creek, (3) to abandon 210 feet of a branch channel off of the main channel of Kendall Creek by cutting off the flow to the channel, (4) to construct and maintain a 90-foot long, 3-foot diameter culvert in a branch channel off of the main channel of Kendall Creek, (5) to install and maintain five culverts having lengths of 120 feet, 80 feet, 40 feet, 65 feet and 72 feet in tributaries to Kendall Creek having drainage areas less than 100 acres, (6) to fill 6,006 feet of tributaries to Kendall Creek having drainage areas of less than 100 acres, (7) to relocate 3,007 feet of tributaries to Kendall Creek having drainage areas less than 100 acres, (8) to fill 2.46 acres of 35 PEM and PSS wetlands, (9) to temporarily impact 0.0366 acre of wetland and 90 linear feet of Kendall Creek with temporary access roads and causeways during bridge construction, (10) to construct 2.82 acres of wetland as mitigation for wetland impacts and to construct 0.44 acre of wetland as mitigation for stream impacts, and (11) to construct 2,210 feet of anastomosing channel, 1,200 feet of Kendall Creek improvements and smaller branch channel improvements to mitigate for stream impacts. Kendal Creek and the tributaries in the project area are perennial streams classified as WWF.
E42-326, Norfolk Southern Corporation, 110 Franklin Road, S.E., Roanoke, VA 24042-0013. Keating Summit Derailment Site in Norwich Township, McKean County, ACOE Baltimore District (Keating Summit, PA Quadrangle N: 41° 38` 36"; W: 78° 12` 43").
The permittee has and proposes to excavate contaminated soils from regulated waters of this Commonwealth resulting from the Norfolk Southern train derailment that occurred on June 30, 2006. This derailment resulted in spilling approximately 42,000 gallons of sodium hydroxide into Big Fill Hollow, Sinnemahoning Portage Creek and downstream. Much of this excavation is to take place within the watercourse, floodway and wetlands of Big Fill Hollow watershed and the watercourse, floodway and wetlands of Sinnemahoning Portage Creek watershed. The scope of this project begins approximately 100-feet upstream of at the Norfolk Southern crossing of Big Fill Hollow (N: 41° 38` 36"; W: 78° 12` 43") and proceeds downstream approximately 800 feet and ends near the confluence of Big Fill Hollow and Sinnemahoning Portage Creek. The confluence of Big Fill Hollow and Sinnemahoning Portage Creek (N: 41° 38` 32"; W: 78° 12` 50") is approximately 1.6 miles north of the village of Gardeau in Norwich Township, McKean County.
The watercourse of Big Fill Hollow and Sinnemahoning Portage Creek are classified within 25 Pa. Code, Chapter 93 as Exceptional Value CWF. The wetlands within this project area are characterized as 25 Pa. Code, Chapter 105 Exceptional Value Wetlands and as 25 Pa. Code, Chapter 93 Surface Water of Exceptional Ecological Significance.
Sinnemahoning Portage Creek is classified by the Fish and Boat Commission as a Stream that Support Natural Reproduction of Trout and 1.5 miles downstream of the site as a 2006 Class a Wild Trout Waters. The Big Fill Hollow watercourse is classified by the Fish and Boat Commission as Stream Section that Support Natural Reproduction of Trout.
Portions of the following activities have been authorized by Emergency Permits EP4206602 and EP4206603 and have been or are to be done in accordance to the relevant portions of the text and drawings of the Emergency Permit Request Remediation and Restoration Project; Keating Summit Derailment Site, Norwich Township, McKean County, PA; CEC Project 061-379.0011, November 3, 2006.
Encroachment and water obstructions activities proposed to be authorized by this application include:
East of the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks was a 100-foot log temporary diversion of the Big Fill Hollow watercourse, excavation and restoration of 2,500 sq. ft. of Big Fill Hollow watercourse floodway, construction of a temporary clean water ditch through the floodway of the Big Fill Hollow watercourse and the construction and removal of groundwater collection devices in the floodway of the Big Fill Hollow watercourse. This work has been completed and the areas restored. Restoration is the maintenance of a 60-foot long natural stream bank stabilization along the south bank of the Big Fill Hollow watercourse.
A continued inspection and maintenance plan for the 150-foot long stone arch enclosure that carries the Big Fill Hollow watercourse under the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks.
West of the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks is a 500-foot long temporary diversion of the Big Fill Hollow watercourse; excavation of the contaminated soils in the Big Fill Hollow watercourse; excavation of contaminated soils out of 0.68-acre of Exceptional Value Wetland A, excavation of contaminated soils out of 0.14-acre of Exceptional Value Wetland B; excavation of contaminated soils out of the watercourses and floodway of Big Fill Hollow for the length of 1,052-feet; excavation of the watercourse, bank and floodway along Sinnemahoning Portage Creek up to a length of 200-feet; the construction and removal of groundwater collection devices; implementation of erosion and sedimentation control best management practices to temporarily stabilize the affected watercourses and wetlands. All excavated Exceptional Value Wetlands will be restored in their original positions, extent of 1.03-acres and functions using clean replacement soil and native vegetation. The Big Fill Hollow watercourse and Sinnemahoning Portage Creek, 513-feet and 200-feet respectively, will be restored using natural stream reconstruction techniques.
This application does not change the classification of Big Fill Hollow and Sinnemahoning Portage Creek or their wetlands as set forth in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 93 or the characterization of the Exceptional Value Wetlands Under 25 Pa. Code, Chapter 105.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Cambria District: Environmental Program Manager, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931-4119.
EA1709-002. Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931. Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Project in Woodward Township, Clearfield County, Baltimore ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to backfill an abandoned surface mine, which includes one dangerous highwall totaling 750 linear feet. The project will also include the backfilling of one hazardous water body (0.18 acre) that has developed within the open surface mine pit. (Glen Richey Quadrangle N: 5 inches, W: 1.9 inches).
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