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AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS The Department has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State Operating Permit and Title V Operating Permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the general public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to submit permitting documents relevant to its application for all sources related to a facility or a proposed project, affords an opportunity for public input, and provides for a decision on the issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, all pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application and subsequently prepared proposed plan approvals/operating permits are available for public review during normal business hours at the appropriate Department Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the appropriate Department Regional Office. The address and phone number of the Regional Office is listed before the application notices.
Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit, may submit the information to the Department's Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval/Operating Permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the permit.
A person wishing to request a hearing may do so during the 30-day comment period. A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted based on the information received. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper, the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines this type of notification is sufficient. Requests for a public hearing and any relevant information should be directed to the appropriate Department Regional Office.
Permits issued to the owners or operators of sources subject to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter D or E, or located within a Title V facility or subject to 25 Pa. Code § 129.51(a) or permits issued for sources with limitations on their potential to emit used to avoid otherwise applicable Federal requirements may be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for review and approval as a revision to the State Implementation Plan. Final Plan Approvals and Operating Permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the sources are constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015), 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401—7671q) and regulations adopted under the Federal Clean Air Act.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
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.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: David Balog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6328.
43-270L: CCL Container (1 Llodio Drive, Hermitage, PA 16148), application received which proposes the replacement of the facility's existing catalytic oxidizer control device C05 (DURR RTO 45,000 SCFM) with a new regenerative thermal oxidizer control device. The control device would reduce emissions from the following sources: Aerosol Can Manufacturing Lines 6-9 (Sources 106, 107, 108, 109, and 110). This existing non-Title V facility is located in Hermitage Township, Mercer County.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Contact: James A. Beach, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920.
09-0234A: WCR, Inc.—Northeast Region (4080 Blanche Road, Bensalem, PA 19020) for the replacement of an existing spray booth with the installation of a new spray booth at an existing facility located in Bensalem Township, Bucks County. The primary pollutant of concern is volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from the coatings used in the spray booth. WCR, Inc. is categorized as a synthetic minor facility. The Plan Approval will contain recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within the allowable emissions and all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmer-ton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, 717-705-4862, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, 717-705-4702.
67-03069C: H & H Castings, Inc. (4300 Lincoln Highway, York, PA 17406) to issue a Plan Approval to replace the existing thermal sand reclamation system and associated a fabric collector of Source ID 104 with a new thermal sand reclamation system and a fabric collector at facility in Hellam Township, York County. The projected emissions are estimated 12.57 tons of PM-10, 1.52 ton of CO, 1.81 ton of NOx, 0.01 ton of SOx, 46.13 tons of VOC, and 0.03 ton of HAP. The Plan Approval will include work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. The facility is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart UUU—Standards of Performance for Calciners and Dryers in Mineral Industries. DEP's review of the information submitted by the applicant indicates that the air contamination sources as constructed or modified will comply with all regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirement (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, and 25 Pa. Code § 123.13 Process Particulate Matter. Based on these findings, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction. If, after the project has been implemented, the Department determines that the sources are constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for plan approval, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into a State Only Operating Permit pursuant to the administrative amendment provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
28-05015B: IESI PA Blue Ridge Landfill, Inc. (PO Box 399, Scotland, PA 17254) for the expansion of the existing (Pads 16, 17, & 18 Disposal Areas) of the landfill facility in Greene Township, Franklin County. The facility potential emissions are 92 tons of carbon monoxide, 36.8 tons of nitrogen oxide, 58.8 tons of particulate matter, 45 tons of sulfur dioxide, and 32.4 tons of volatile organic compounds. The facility is Title V operating permit facility. The Plan Approval will include emission limits (50 tons of VOCs) and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. The facility is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW—Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart AAAA—National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories-Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, and 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart XXX—Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills That Commenced Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification After July 17, 2014. DEP's review of the information submitted by the applicant indicates that the air contamination sources as constructed or modified will comply with all regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirements (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, and 25 Pa. Code § 123.13 Process Particulate Matter. Based on these findings, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction. If, after the project has been implemented, the Department determines that the sources are constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for plan approval, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into a Title V Operating Permit pursuant to the administrative amendment provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Environmental Program Manager—Telephone: 570-327-3648.
59-00035A: Empire Pipeline, Inc. (6363 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221) has submitted an application (59-00035A) to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for plan approval to construct and operate two (2) 10,727 brake-horsepower (bhp) natural gas-fired turbine/compressor engines (Sources P101 and P102) and a 1,114 bhp natural gas-fired emergency generator (Source P103) at their proposed Jackson Compressor Station located in Jackson Township, Tioga County. The Department's review of the information submitted by Dominion Transmission, Inc. indicates that the turbine engines will meet all applicable air quality regulatory requirements, including the Best Available Technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12 pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants. The turbine/compressor engines will meet the requirements of Subpart KKKK of the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Stationary Combustion Turbine Engines, 40 CFR 60.4300—60.4420. The emergency generator engine will meet the requirements of Subpart ZZZZ of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories, 40 CFR 63.6580—63.6675 and Subpart JJJJ of the NSPS for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines, 40 CFR 60.4230—60.4248. Based on these findings, the Department intends to issue plan approval for the construction of the proposed project.
The following is a brief description of the conditions that the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements:
1. Pursuant to the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, Sources P101 and P102 is a 10,727 bhp Solar Taurus model 70 natural gas-fired turbine engines. Sources P101 and P102 shall incorporate SoLoNOx technology and be equipped with a Universal oxidation catalyst (Control Device C101 and C102) to control the air contaminant emissions. The permittee shall not operate Source P101 and P102 without the simultaneous operation of Control Device C101 and C102 at any time;
2. Pursuant to the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall only use pipeline-quality, natural gas as fuel for Sources 031, P101, P102 and P103;
3. Pursuant to the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, The permittee shall not permit the following air contaminant emissions from the exhaust of Control Device C101 associated with Source P101 and Control Device C102 associated with Source P102 in excess of the limitations listed below while operating in SoLoNOx mode: nitrogen oxides (NOx, expressed as NO2)—9 ppm corrected to 15% oxygen, carbon monoxide (CO)—less than 2 ppm corrected to 15 % oxygen, sulfur oxides (SOx, expressed as SO2)—0.27 pound per hour, particulate matter (PM/PM10/PM2.5)—0.01 grain per dry standard cubic foot of exhaust gas, total combined volatile organic compound emissions—0.07 pound per hour, non-methane, non-ethane hydrocarbons (NMNEHC)—less than 1 ppm corrected to 15% oxygen, formaldehyde—0.04 pound per hour;
4. Pursuant to the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee may not permit the emission of visible air contaminants into the outdoor atmosphere in such a manner that the opacity of the emission is equal to or greater than 10% at any time from the exhaust of Control Device C101 associated with Source P101, Control Device C102 associated with Source P102 and Source P203, respectively.
5. Pursuant to the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall equip Control Devices C101 and C102 with instrumentation to monitor pressure drop and the inlet gas temperature of Control Devices C101 and C102. The permittee shall monitor these parameters on a continuous basis;
6. Pursuant to the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, Sources P101 and P102 shall be equipped with instrumentation to continuously monitor manufacturer's recommended operational parameters which will indicate whether Sources P101 and P102 are operating in SoLoNOx mode;
7. Pursuant to the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall perform inspections of Sources P101 and P102, the associated compressor and associated piping, etc., on a quarterly basis to determine the presence of fugitive volatile organic compound/volatile hazardous air pollutant emissions;
8. The permittee shall not permit the following air contaminant emissions from the exhaust of Source P103 in excess of the limitations listed below: nitrogen oxides (NOx, expressed as NO2)—2.0 grams per brake-horsepower hour per hour and 1.23 ton in any 12 consecutive month period, carbon monoxide (CO)—1.87 gram per brake horsepower hour and 1.14 ton in any 12 consecutive month period, total combined volatile organic compounds (VOC)—0.44 gram per brake horsepower hour and 0.27 ton in any 12 consecutive month period;
9. Source P103 shall not be operated more than 500 hours in any 12 consecutive month period;
10. Pursuant to 40 CFR 60.4243, the permittee shall not operate Source P103 no more than 100 hours per calendar year for maintenance checks and readiness testing;
11. Source P103 shall be equipped with a non-resettable hour meter to monitor the number of hours that the engine is operated. The plan approval will include all regulatory requirements, including monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements.
The facility is a State Only facility. If the Department determines that the sources are constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for Plan Approval 59-00035A, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into State Only operating permit 59-00035 pursuant to the administrative amendment provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.450. All documentation used in the evaluation of the application is available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-0550.
GP2-04-00033A: NOVA Chemicals, Inc. (400 Frankfort Road, Monaca, PA 15062) on May 7, 2018 to authorize the reactivation and operation of an existing, 20,000-gallon, Styrene Storage Tank T-3398 at their Beaver Valley Plant located in Potter Township, Beaver County.
OPERATING PERMITS
Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmer-ton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, 717-705-4862, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, 717-705-4702.
31-05005: Containment Solutions, Inc./Mount Union Plant (CSI) (14489 Croghan Pike, Mount Union, PA 17066) for approval of a Reasonably Available Control Technology 2 (RACT 2) plan to supersede the existing RACT I plan for the Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) storage tank manufacturing operation in Shirley Township, Huntingdon County, as a significant modification to their Title V operating permit.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.91—129.100, the Department of Environmental Protection has made a preliminary determination to approve a RACT 2 plan to supersede the existing RACT 1 plan, to be submitted as part of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the above-mentioned facility.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the RACT 2 approval, and the RACT 1 plan supersedure approval for the facility, which are intended to satisfy the requirements for the 1997 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) and the 2008 NAAQS for ozone.
The proposed RACT 2 plan and RACT 1 plan supersedure, if approved by DEP, will be issued as a significant modification to the facility's Title V operating permit (31-05005). The relevant RACT 2 requirements will also be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval and incorporation into Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan. Requirements that are not part of the RACT 2 approval will be excluded from the SIP submittal.
The following is a summary of the proposed RACT 2 requirements for this facility that will be submitted to the EPA as part of the SIP:
RACT 2 Case-by-Case Requirements (to replace in their entirety the current RACT 1 requirements for the affected source):
a. The total facility resin use shall not exceed 12,910,000 pounds during any consecutive 12-month period.
b. The resin pouring layup method of tank fabrication, as described in the application, shall be employed during the fabrication of the cylindrical tank shells while operating the five large production layup mandrels.
c. Solvent -based resin cleanup solutions shall not be used at this facility.
d. The production activities, at this facility, shall not exceed 8,736 hours during any consecutive 12- month period.
e. Manufacturer supplied VOC Data sheets and/or Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for all resins applied at this facility within the most recent five (5) years shall be maintained at the above location and shall be made available to the Department at any time.
f. The permittee shall maintain the daily records of the following information for the layup areas:
a) resin identification;
b) daily resin use in gallons and pounds;
c) pounds per month of resin used;
d) pounds of VOC emissions per month from resin use;
e) hours of operation.
These records shall be maintained on-site for a minimum of five (5) years and shall be made available upon the Department's request.
g. Annual reports containing, but not limited to, the following data shall be submitted to DEP for all resins used by the layup area operations. The report for January 1 through December 31 is due no later than March 1 of the following year for each operating year authorized by the operating permit.
a) resin identification;
b) pounds per month of resin used;
c) pounds of VOC and HAP (Styrene) emissions per month from resin use;
d) hours of operation each month.
h. Source 101 shall comply with applicable provisions of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart WWWW—National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Reinforced Plastic Composites Production.
Public Comment Details:
Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit, may submit the information to William Weaver, Air Quality Program Manager, Air Quality Program, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. A 30-day comment period from the date of publication of this notice will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the RACT 2 condition, including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the RACT 2 approval.
Public hearing. A public hearing will be held on 6/21/18, at 10 a.m. at the DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, to accept oral comments on the proposed permit action and the proposed SIP revision. To register to speak at the hearing, please contact Dawne Wilkes at 717-705-4702. Speakers must pre-register in order to testify at the hearing. The last day to pre-register to speak at the hearing will be 6/14/18.
Oral testimony at the hearing will be limited to a maximum of 5 minutes per individual and two written copies of the oral testimony are requested. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf. Persons unable to attend the hearing, may submit three (3) copies of a written statement and exhibits within 10 days thereafter to William Weaver, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
All pertinent documents are available for public review between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the DEP Southcentral Regional Office at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling Dawne Wilkes at 717-705-4702.
Individuals who are in need of an accommodation for the hearing as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact Dawne Wilkes at 717-705-4702 or make accommodations through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD).
67-05113: Graham Architectural Products Corp. (1551 Mt. Rose Avenue, York, PA 17403) for operation of its metal window and door manufacturing facility in Spring Garden Township, York County. The actual emissions from the facility in 2016 year are 34.16 tons of VOC. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.63 and 129.77.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: Matt Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6131.
27-00015: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Station 307 (1001 Louisiana Street, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77002) the Department intends to modify the Title V Operating Permit for the facility located in Howe Township, Forest County. The modification involves the incorporation of the presumptive Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT II) requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.96, 129.97 and 129.100. The modification is pursuant to 25 Pa. Code § 127.463 (Operating permit revisions to incorporate applicable standards). The NOx and VOC presumptive limits are 3.0 grams NOx/bhp-hr and 1.0 gram VOC/bhp-hr, respectively for the compressor engines listed as Sources 131—134 and 136. The permit includes testing requirements and the affected sources shall be maintained and operated in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications and with good operating practices.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Alan Binder, P.E., Environmental Engineer Manager—Telephone: 412-442-4168.
03-00246: Bedrock Mines, LP (111 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215), for an initial facility-wide Natural Minor Operating Permit for the operation of a coal preparation plant, known as the Keystone East Coal Preparation Plant, located in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County. The facility contains air contamination sources consisting of coal stockpiles, conveyers, two crushers, one trommel screen, four diesel engines (2-128-bhp, 1-100-bhp, and 1-84-bhp) and roadways. Air pollution prevention equipment at the facility includes covers, enclosures, a water truck, engine oxidation catalysts, and tarping of truck loads. Coal throughput is limited to a maximum of 500,000 tons of raw coal per year. Facility emissions are 4.9 tons of PM10, 1.0 ton of PM2.5, 4.6 tons of NOx, and 1.1 ton of CO per year. The facility is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subparts Y and IIII, 40 CFR 63, Subpart ZZZZ, and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. The permit includes emission limitations, and operational, monitoring, testing, reporting and recordkeeping requirements for the facility.
Bedrock's State Only Operating Permit renewal application, the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, and the proposed Air Quality State Only Operating Permit for this project are available for review by any interested party at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. To request a review of the State Only Operating Permit renewal application, to receive an electronic copy of the Department's Air Quality Review Memorandum, or to receive an electronic copy of the Department's proposed Air Quality State Only Operating Permit for this project, a person may contact Thomas Kaminski at thkaminski@pa.gov or 412.442.4000.
Any person may submit comments, requests for the Department to hold a public hearing, or protests to the operating permit or a proposed condition thereof, by filing such submissions in writing to the Department at the Southwest Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments.
All comments, requests for a public hearing, and protests to a proposed action, shall be filed with the Department within 30 days of the date that notice of the proposed action was published under 25 Pa. Code § 127.424 (relating to public notice). Comments, requests for a public hearing, and protests must include the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest, identification of the proposed permit issuance being opposed (State Only Operating Permit 03-00246) and a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
A public hearing may be held in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.429, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. If a public hearing is held, all persons who have properly filed a protest under 25 Pa. Code § 127.426 may appear and give testimony. The applicant, the protestant and other participants will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing (and the time, place and purpose of such hearing) by publication in the newspaper or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient.
Comments, protests and requests for a public hearing should be directed to Martin L. Hochhauser, P.E., Air Quality Engineer, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (mhochhause@pa.gov, fax 412-442-4194).
03-00062: Freeport Terminals, Inc. (PO Box 29, Butler, PA 16003-0029) The Department intends to issue a State Only Operating Permit renewal for the Freeport Terminals plant in Freeport Borough, Armstrong County. Emission sources at this facility include metal crushing, a ''Puckmaster'', a storage tank farm, diesel-fired boilers, material handling, and truck traffic.
Potential emissions from this facility are as follows: 25.4 tons per year (tpy) NOx, 6.4 tpy CO, 7.7 tpy VOC, 25.5 tpy PM, 9.4 tpy, PM10, 9.2 tpy PM2.5, 0.3 tpy SO2, and 0.4 tpy total HAPs.
The facility is subject to the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145. The boiler is subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart JJJJJJ, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers Area Sources, and above ground storage tanks # 4 and # 5 are potentially subject to New Source Performance Standards from 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Kb—Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels) for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After July 23, 1984. The proposed Operating Permit contains applicable emission limits, as well as testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice requirements.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507.
48-00097: Lamtec Corporation (5010 River Road, Mt. Bethel, PA 19343-5610). The Department intends to issue a renewal State-Only (Natural Minor) Permit for this paper bag and coated and treated paper manufacturing facility located in Mount Bethel, Northampton. The main sources at this facility consists of thirteen (13) laminated lines, mixing processes, and flexographic and ink jet printers. The control devices for the sources are baghouses. The sources are considered a minor emission source of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), total suspended particulate (TSP) and VOC's. The proposed operating permit contains applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
40-00012: PA Dept. of Corrections/Retreat SCI (1920 Technology Pkwy., Mechanicsburg, PA 17050-8507). The Department intends to issue a renewal State-Only (Synthetic Minor) Permit for the Correctional Institutions facility in Newport Township, Luzerne County. The sources consist of boilers and emergency generators. The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), total suspended particulate (TSP), and VOC's. The proposed permit contains applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmer-ton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, 717-705-4862, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, 717-705-4702.
67-03091: AMZ Manufacturing/Electroplating Plant (2206 Pennsylvania Avenue, York, PA 17404-1790) to issue a State-Only Operating Permit for the operation of their manufacturing and electroplating facility in City of York, York County. Actual emissions from the facility in 2017 were estimated at 1.07 tons of CO, 1.27 ton of NOx, 0.01 ton of SOx, 0.07 ton of VOC. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring and recordkeeping requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Dc—Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units, 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart WWWWWW National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Plating and Polishing Operations.
05-03020: Northern Bedford County School District (152 NBC Drive, Loysburg, PA 16659-9549) to issue a State-Only Operating Permit for the operation of the boilers at the high school facility in South Woodbury Township, Bedford County. Actual emissions from the facility in 2017 were estimated at 9.19 tons of CO, 4.92 tons of NOx, 6.4 tons of SOx, 0.28 ton of VOC. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring and recordkeeping requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR Part 63, Subparts JJJJJJ—National Emission Standards for Area Sources of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers Area Sources and 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart IIII—Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines.
07-03002: Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC (PO Box 307, Tipton, PA 16684-0307) for automotive glass manufacturing facility in Antis Township, Blair County. The facility has the following potential air emissions: 2.9 tons of CO, 4.9 tons of NOx, 0.27 ton of PM, 0.14 ton of SOx, and 26.0 tons of VOC. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ—National Emission Standards of Performance for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines.
36-03038: Evans Eagle Burial Vaults, Inc. (15 Gray-bill Road, Leola, PA 17540) for the crematory operations in Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County. This is for a renewal of the existing State-only operating permit. Potential air emissions from the facility are estimated to be 5.8 tpy of NOx, 3.4 tpy of CO, 0.45 tpy of VOCs, 0.32 tpy of PM10, and 0.01 tpy of SO2. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
44-03007: Hoenstine Funeral Home, Inc. (75 Logan Street, Lewistown, PA 17044-1860) for the operation of a human crematorium in Lewistown Borough, Mifflin County. This is for renewal of the existing state-only permit. Potential air emissions from the facility are estimated at 1.6 tpy PM, 1.9 tpy NOx, 1.58 tpy CO, 0.14 tpy VOC, and less than 1 tpy SO2. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Contact: Edward Wiener, Chief—Telephone: 215-685-9426.
OP17-000022: Cintas Corporation (4700 Jefferson Street. Philadelphia, PA 19131) for an industrial laundry facility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include nine (9) washers each with a capacity of 463 lbs/batch, five (5) dryers at 450 lbs/batch and 1.4 MMBtu/hr each firing natural gas, one (1) 155 lbs/batch and 0.58 MMBtu/hr pony dryer firing natural gas, a wastewater treatment process, one (1) 1.5 MMBtu/hr Steam Tunnel firing natural gas, and one (1) 8.4 MMBtu/hr boiler firing natural gas.
The operating permit will be issued under 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the above operating permit must submit the protest or comments within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least thirty days before the hearing.
OP17-000001: Ashland LLC (2801 Christopher Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19148) for the operation of producing and distributing polyester resin in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include fugitive emissions, tank wagon, rail car, drum filling stations, two (2) particulate sources; one is controlled by a filter cartridge dust collector, fourteen (14) product storage tanks, thirteen (13) raw material storage tanks, five (5) reactors with overhead condensers, three (3) thinning tanks, eleven (11) blending tanks, one (1) mix tank, one (1) holding tank; all are controlled by a 14 MMBtu/hr natural gas or # 2 oil-fired fume afterburner, one (1) 8.4 MMBtu/hr natural gas or # 2 oil-fired steam boiler, one (1) 8.4 MMBtu/hr # 2 oil-fired temporary portable steam boiler, one (1) 75 hp # 2 oil-fired air-compressor, one (1) 12.0 MMBtu/hr natural gas or # 2 oil-fired hot oil heater, and one (1) emergency generator. Additional facility air emission control devices include four (4) sets of carbon drums as back-up equipment to the Fume Afterburner.
The operating permit will be issued under 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the above operating permit must submit the protest or comments within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least thirty days before the hearing.
OP17-000026: Philadelphia Navy Public Work Department (4921 South Broad St, Building 1, Philadelphia, PA 19112) for the operation of a Navy Public Works Facility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include eleven (11) boilers firing natural gas each rated 0.99 MMBtu/hr or less, three (3) air handling units firing natural gas each rated 0.5 MMBtu/hr, one (1) emergency generator firing diesel fuel rated 85 kW, one (1) parts washer, and one (1) dust collector.
The operating permit will be issued under 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the above operating permit must submit the protest or comments within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least thirty days before the hearing.
COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1396.1—1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 3301—3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1—691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P.S. §§ 30.51—30.66); and The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1406.1—1406.20a). Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. §§ 693.1—693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department. A copy of the application is available for inspection at the district mining office indicated before each application. Notices of requests for 401 Water Quality Certifications are included in individual application notices, as noted.
Written comments or objections, or requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application and request for Section 401 water quality certification application may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated before each application within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121—77.123 and 86.31—86.34.
Written comments or objections regarding a mining permit application should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections, application number and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based.
A request for an informal conference or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code § 77.123 or § 86.34, must contain the name, address and telephone number of the requestor; the application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
When an NPDES number is listed, the mining activity permit application was accompanied by an application for an individual NPDES permit. A separate notice will be provided after the draft NPDES permit is prepared.
Coal Applications Received
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900.
Permit No. 56120113 and NPDES No. PA0229115. PBS Coals, Inc., 1576 Stoystown Road, P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Jenner Township, Somerset County, affecting 228.7 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Hoffman Run and unnamed tributaries to Quemahoning creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: April 26, 2018.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
16080108. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine in Perry Township, Clarion County affecting 222.2 acres. This renewal is for reclamation only. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to the Allegheny River and unnamed tributaries to the Clarion River, classified for the following uses: WWF and CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: April 30, 2018.
Coal Applications Withdrawn
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100.
32130701 and NPDES No. PA0236250. Rosebud Mining Company, (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201). To operate the Brush Valley Coal Refuse Disposal Area in Center Township, Indiana County a new coal refuse disposal facility with a related NPDES permit. Coal Refuse Disposal Support Acres Proposed 43.9, Coal Refuse Disposal Acres Proposed 17.7. Receiving stream: Unnamed Tributary to Tearing Run, classified for the following use: CWF. The application was considered administratively complete on April 28, 2015. Application received October 27, 2014. Application withdrawn April 20, 2018.
New Stanton District Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500.
03940110 and NPDES Permit No. PA0200999. Britt Energies, Inc. (P.O. Box 515, Indiana, PA 15701). Permit renewal withdrawn for continued mining to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Wayne Township, Armstrong County, affecting 55.5 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to N. Branch of South Fork Pine Creek. Application received: December 31, 2015. Application withdrawn: May 4, 2018.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Permit No. 54803004T3. Rausch Creek Mine Reclamation, LLC, (978 Gap Street, Valley View, PA 17983), transfer of an existing anthracite surface mine operation from Rausch Creek Land, LP in Hegins Township, Schuylkill County affecting 214.0 acres, receiving stream: Good Spring Creek, classified for the following uses: cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: December 8, 2017. Application withdrawn: May 3, 2018.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits—The following effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit:
Table 2
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0
* The parameter is applicable at all times.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191.
10070303. Allegheny Mineral Corporation (P.O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201). Renewal of existing NPDES Permit No. PA0258440 in Slippery Rock Township, Butler County. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Wolf Creek and unnamed tributaries to Slippery Rock Creek, both classified for the following uses: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: May 2, 2018.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
Permit No. 64112501C2 and NPDES No. PA0225045. Robert A. Coleman, (P.O. Box 3, Susquehanna, PA 18847), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Scott Township, Wayne County affecting 13.3 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Sherman Creek/Lower West Branch Delaware River, classified for the following uses: high quality—cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: April 27, 2018.
Permit No. 36080301C3 and NPDES No. PA0224651. Pierson Rheems, LLC, (426 Swedesboro Road, Piles-grove, NJ 08098), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Mt. Joy and West Donegal Townships, Lancaster County affecting 102.64 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Donegal Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. Application received: April 27, 2018.
Permit No. 48062801. Moore Materials, LLC (615 Moorestown Drive, bath, PA 18014), Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Wind Gap Borough, Northampton County affecting 4.92 acres on property owned by Water's Edge at Wind Gap, LLC. Application received: April 30, 2018.
Permit No. 48980301C8 and NPDES No. PA0223875. Chrin Brothers, Inc., (1225 Industrial Drive, Easton, PA 18042), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Williams Township, Northampton County affecting 36.8 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Lehigh River, classified for the following uses: cold water fishes and migratory fishes. Application received: April 30, 2018.
Noncoal Applications Withdrawn
New Stanton District Office: 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, 724-925-5500.
26743202 and NPDES Permit No. PA0069736. Bute Coal Recovery, LLC (195 Enterprise Lane, Connellsville, PA 15425). Permit renewal withdrawn for reclamation only to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Dunbar and North Union Townships, Fayette County, affecting 150.1 acres. Receiving streams: Rankin Run to Redstone Creek to Monongahela River. Application received: March 17, 2016. Renewal permit withdrawn: May 3, 2018.
03030104 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250392. Allegheny Mineral Corporation (P.O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201). Permit withdrawn for a contour change to a large noncoal surface mine, located in Manor Township, Armstrong County, affecting 100.3 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Rupp Run and Garrets Run. Application received: November 18, 2016. Permit withdrawn: May 3, 2018.
MINING ACTIVITY NPDES DRAFT PERMITS This notice provides information about applications for a new, amended or renewed NPDES permits associated with mining activity (coal or noncoal) permits. The applications concern industrial waste (mining) discharges to surface water and discharges of stormwater associated with mining activities. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing provisions of The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251—1376).
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has prepared a draft NPDES permit and made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit in conjunction with the associated mining activity permit.
Effluent Limits for Coal Mining Activities
For coal mining activities, NPDES permits, when issued, will contain effluent limits that are the more stringent of technology-based (BAT) effluent limitations or Water Quality Based Effluent Limits (WQBEL).
The BAT limits for coal mining activities, as provided in 40 CFR Part 434 and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 87—90 are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (Total) 3.0 mg/l 6.0 mg/l 7.0 mg/l Manganese (Total) 2.0 mg/l 4.0 mg/l 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity* *The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applies to: surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and all other discharges and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of greater than 1-year 24-hour to less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles. Similarly, modified BAT limits apply to iron, manganese and suspended solids in surface runoff, discharges and drainage resulting from these precipitation events and those of greater magnitude in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Exceptions to BAT effluent limits may be applicable in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Effluent Limits for Noncoal Mining Activities
The limits for noncoal mining activities as provided in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 77 are pH 6 to 9 and other parameters the Department may require.
Discharges from noncoal mines located in some geologic settings (for example, in the coal fields) may require additional water quality based effluent limits. If additional effluent limits are needed for an NPDES permit associated with a noncoal mining permit, then the permit description specifies the parameters.
In addition to BAT or WQBEL limits, coal and noncoal NPDES permits establish effluent limitations in the form of implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) identified in the associated Erosion and Sedimentation Plan, the Reclamation Plan and the NPDES permit application. These BMPs restrict the rates and quantities of associated pollutants from being discharged into surface waters in this Commonwealth.
More restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining that may occur are incorporated into an NPDES permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards and antidegradation requirements (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91—96).
The procedures for determining the final effluent limits, using a mass-balance equation or model, are found in Technical Guidance Document 563-2112-115, Developing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits for Mining Activities. Other specific factors to be considered include public comments and Total Maximum Daily Load(s). Additional discharge limitations may apply in the event that unexpected discharges occur.
Discharge rates for surface mining activities are precipitation driven. Discharge rates for proposed discharges associated with underground mining are noted in the permit description.
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES draft permit should submit a written statement to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated before each draft permit within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the comment period will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NPDES permit applications. Comments must include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.
The Department will also accept requests or petitions for a public hearing on NPDES permit applications, as provided in 25 Pa. Code § 92a.82(d). The request or petition for a public hearing shall be filed within 30 days of this public notice and contain the name, address, telephone number and the interest of the party filing the request, and state the reasons why a hearing is warranted. A public hearing may be held if the Department considers the public interest significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing on the NPDES permit application will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. When a public hearing is held, the Department will consider comments from the public hearing in the final determination on the NPDES permit application.
Coal NPDES Draft Permits
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100.
NPDES No. PA0235407 (Mining Permit No. 03991301), Rosebud Mining Company, (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201). A renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit for the Logansport Mine in Bethel Township, Armstrong County. Surface Acres Affected 120.9, Underground Acres Affected 12,646.2. Receiving stream: Allegheny River, classified for the following use: WWF. Receiving stream: Taylor Run, classified for the following use: WWF. The application was considered administratively complete on September 9, 2016. Application received: February 8, 2016.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for coal mining activities.
Outfall 003 discharges to: Allegheny River
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 003 (Lat: 40° 44` 7.4" Long: 79° 35` 4.6") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) - 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) - - - Report Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report pH (S.U.) 6.0 - - 9.0 Alkalinity, total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Acidity, total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Alkalinity, net (mg/l) 0.0 - - - Outfall 004 discharges to: Allegheny River
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 004 (Lat: 40° 44` 17.3" Long: 79° 35` 10.1") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) - 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) - - - Report Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report pH (S.U.) 6.0 - - 9.0 Alkalinity, total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Acidity, total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Alkalinity, net (mg/l) 0.0 - - - Outfall 005 discharges to: Taylor Run
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 005 (Lat: 40° 42` 27" Long: 79° 34` 19") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) - 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) - 2.0 4.0 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report pH (S.U.) 6.0 - - 9.0 Alkalinity, total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Acidity, total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Alkalinity, net (mg/l) 0.0 - - - Outfall 006 discharges to: Allegheny River
The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 006 (Lat: 40° 44` 15.2" Long: 79° 35` 9.7") are:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum Flow (mgd) - - - Report Iron (mg/l) - 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) - 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) - 1.3 2.0 3.3 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) - 35 70 90 Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) - - - Report Sulfate (mg/l) - - - Report Chloride (mg/l) - - - Report Bromide (mg/l) - - - Report pH (S.U.) 6.0 - - 9.0 Alkalinity, total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Acidity, total as CaCO3 (mg/l) - - - Report Alkalinity, net (mg/l) 0.0 - - - EPA Waiver in effect.
Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900.
NPDES No. PA0613371 (Mining Permit No. 28030301), D.L. George & Sons Construction Co., Inc., 20 East Sixth Street, Waynesboro, PA 17268, renewal of an NPDES permit for a noncoal surface mining operation in Antrim Township, Franklin County, affecting 43.0 acres. Receiving stream: Paddy Run, classified for the following use: warm water fishes. Application received: April 20, 2018.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for noncoal mining activities.
The following outfall discharges to: Paddy Run.
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001—Sediment Pond N The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall is as follows:
Outfalls: 001 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times. Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118.
NPDES Permit No. PA0225835 on Surface Mining Permit No. 58170808. Susan L. English, (16435 SR 167, Montrose, PA 18801), new NPDES Permit for a bluestone quarry operation in Silver Lake Township, Susquehanna County, affecting 7.0 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Fall Brook-Silver Creek watershed, classified for the following use: EV, cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: February 20, 2018.
Non-discharge BMP's shall be in effect.
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. Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) requires the Commonwealth to certify that the involved projects will not violate the 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, the issuance of a Dam Permit or Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment shall submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted before an 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 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on working days at the office noted before the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the 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(a) of the FWPCA.
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Northeast Regional Office, Waterways and Wetlands Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, Telephone 570-826-2511.
E48-451. Portland Industrial Park LP, 102 Demi Road, Portland, PA 18351, Portland Borough, Northampton County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain the following water obstructions and encroachments associated with the construction of a 136,000 ft2 industrial manufacturing/warehouse facility for the Ultra-Poly Corporation:
1) To fill and maintain an existing, abandoned, 0.95-acre water-filled lacustrine quarry pit having a permanent pool depth of approximately 15-feet.
2) To temporarily impact 0.12-acre of the floodway of an Unnamed Tributary to the Delaware River (CWF, MF) with work consisting of grading along a 370-LF length of stream channel.
3) To modify and maintain an existing stormwater outfall within the floodway of an Unnamed Tributary to the Delaware River (CWF, MF) with work consisting of a 75-foot long, 45-foot long R-4 riprap apron.
The project is located on the north side of Demi Road, approximately 0.4-mile southwest of the intersection of S.R. 611 (N. Delaware Drive) and River Road (Portland, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 54` 53.76" Longitude: -75° 5` 48.34").
Northcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-3636.
E55-234. Amos O. Zimmerman, 1605 Borough Line Road, Mifflinburg, PA 17844. Poultry Houses at 647 Kerr Road, Middleburg, PA 17842, Center Township, Snyder County, ACOE Baltimore District. (Middleburg, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40.859280; Longitude: -77.031641).
To construct two poultry barns, access areas, stormwater management facilities, and poultry free ranging spaces. This project is proposed in an existing farmfield with wetland inclusions along Penns Creek, a Warm Water Fishes and Migratory Fishes stream as designated in Chapter 93 of the Department's Water Quality Standards. Construction activities will permanently impact 0.24 acre of palustrine emergent wetland. Mitigation for environmental impacts is to be achieved through the creation of 0.3 acre of palustrine emergent wetland adjacent to an existing on-site wetland.
E53-455. Stephanie Rathbun, 2281 Elevenmile Road, Shinglehouse, PA 16748. SR 0044, Stephanie Rathbun Culvert Replacement and Gas Service Pipeline Crossing Elevenmile Creek, Oswayo Township, Potter County. USACOE Pittsburgh District (Oswayo, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 57` 38.70"; Longitude: 78° 01` 48.43").
The applicant is seeking Department consent to (1) modify, operate, and maintain an existing road crossing and (2) install, operate and maintain a natural gas service pipeline crossing Elevenmile Creek for private residential use. Department water quality designation for Elevenmile Creek is High Quality—Cold Water Fishery, Migratory Fish. The existing private road crossing Elevenmile Creek shall be modified by removing an existing 36-inch diameter corrugated metal culvert pipe and installing a 95-inch (span) × 67-inch (rise) × 22-feet (length) with a 12-inch culvert invert depression. A maximum 10-feet of natural gas service pipeline shall be installed, so that the top-of-pipe or concrete encasement is 3-feet beneath Elevenmile Creek. Pipeline installation shall be by boring or dry open trench method immediately adjacent to or beneath the 95-inch by 67-inch corrugated arch metal culvert. As proposed, the culvert replacement and natural gas service pipeline installation poses no temporary or permanent wetland impacts. Temporary stream impacts for culvert replacement and gas pipeline installation shall be limited to 30-feet, whereas permanent impacts shall be limited to 23-feet. The project is located along northern right-of-ways of SR 4023 approximately 2,135-feet east of T-380 (Healey Road) and SR 4023 intersection in Oswayo Township, Potter County.
E53-454. UGI Central Penn Gas, Inc., 2525 North 12th Street, Suite 360, Reading, PA 19612-2677. Elevenmile Road Gas Pipeline Replacement Project Phase II, Oswayo and Sharon Townships, Potter County, USACOE Pittsburgh District (Oswayo, PA Quadrangle, Western Terminus Latitude 41° 56` 28.72" N; Longitude 78° 05` 02.03" W and Eastern Terminus Latitude 41° 56` 09.53" N; Longitude 78° 05` 42.61" W).
UGI Central Penn Gas, Inc., is seeking Department approval to abandon an existing 4-inch diameter gas distribution pipeline and construct, operate and maintain approximately 0.7-miles of new 8-inch diameter natural gas distribution pipeline within a 20-foot right-of-way requiring eight (8) watercourse and five (5) wetland water obstruction and/or encroachment activities at location as follows:
Identified
ActivityLatitude Longitude Regulated Waters Designated
Water Quality
Regulated
Waters ImpactWetland 1
Permanent Pipeline Crossing41.935981° -78.095169° PEM Wetland EV 1` × 3` Wetland 1
Temporary
Pipeline Construction41.935981° -78.095169 PEM Wetland EV 11` × 16` Stream 1
Permanent Pipeline Crossing41.936000° -78.097922° Tributary
Elevenmile CreekHQ-CWF, MF 3` × 3` Stream 1
Temporary Pipeline Construction41.936000° -78.097922° Tributary Elevenmile Creek HQ-CWF, MF 3` × 16` Wetland 2
Permanent Pipeline Crossing41.936006° -78.095131° PEM Wetland EV 1` × 3` Wetland 2
Temporary Pipeline Construction41.936006° -78.095131° PEM Wetland EV 12` × 16` Wetland 3
Bored
Permanent Pipeline Crossing
41.937314° -78.093239° PSS Wetland EV 10` × 1` Stream 2
Bored Pipeline Crossing41.937331° -78.093214° Tributary Elevenmile Creek HQ-CWF, MF 4` × 1` Wetland 4
Bored
Pipeline Crossing
41.938089° -78.091925° PSS Wetland EV 418` × 1` Stream 3
Bored
Pipeline Crossing
41.937331° -78.093214° Tributary Elevenmile Creek HQ-CWF, MF 6` × 1` Wetland 5
Bored
Pipeline Crossing
41.939775° -78.088936° PSS Wetland EV 179` × 1` Stream 4
Permanent Pipeline Crossing41.940350° -78.087358° Tributary Elevenmile Creek HQ-CWF, MF 4` × 3` Stream 4
Temporary Pipeline Construction41.940350° -78.087358° Tributary Elevenmile Creek HQ-CWF, MF 4` × 15` Stream 5
Bored
Pipeline Crossing
41.940781° -78.086214° Tributary Elevenmile Creek HQ-CWF, MF 4` × 1` Stream 6
Bored
Pipeline Crossing
41.940947° -78.085378° Tributary Elevenmile Creek HQ-CWF, MF 2` × 1` Stream 7
Bored
Pipeline Crossing
41.941164° -78.084611° Tributary Elevenmile Creek HQ-CWF, MF 3` × 1` Stream 8
Floodway
Pipeline
Termini
41.941311° -78.083897° Tributary Elevenmile Creek HQ-CWF, MF 103.7` × 1` Boring of the 8-inch diameter HPDE gas distribution pipeline crossings beneath the above listed watercourses shall be performed to ensure the depth between stream channel bottom and top of bore casing is minimally 3-feet. Excavation or fill placement, as a part of pipeline maintenance within the 20-foot right-of-way, shall not performed at the above listed EV (Exceptional Value) wetlands without prior written approval from the Department. The UGI Elevenmile Road Gas Pipeline Project Phase II is located along the southern right-of-way of SR 4023 (Elevenmile Road) for approximately 0.6-mile from the intersection of SR 4014 and SR 4023.
Southwest Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Dana Drake, Waterways and Wetlands Program Manager, 412-442-4000.
E11-358, Cambria Somerset Authority, 110 Franklin Street, Suite 200, Johnstown, PA 15901, City of Johnstown, Cambria County, Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to:
1. Construct and maintain a new 12" conservation release outfall in Hinkston Run; and
2. Extend the existing 12" NPDES outfall in Hinkston Run approximately 170-linear feet to the Conemaugh River.
For the purpose of separating the conservation release for an existing dam from the Cambria Somerset Authority's (CSA) NPDES outfall in Hinkston Run, into separate outfalls in Hinkston Run and the Conemaugh River, respectively. The project will impact approximately 170 square feet of floodway. There will be zero direct impacts directly to Hinkston Run or the Conemaugh River as the 170-foot extension pipe will be attached to an existing wall along Hinkston Run. Accordingly, no mitigation is proposed. The project is located along Hinkston Run near the outfall into the Conemaugh River in the City of Johnstown, Cambria County. (Johnstown, PA Quadrangle; Latitude 40°20`27"; Longitude -78°55`27"; Sub-basin 18D; Pittsburgh Corps District).
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