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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 97-309a

[27 Pa.B. 1052]

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INDIVIDUAL PERMITS (PAG)

   The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from a proposed construction activity into the surface waters of the Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain limitations set forth in the permit and special conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative. Limitations are provided in the permit as erosion and sedimentation control measures and facilities which restrict the rate and quantity of sediment discharged.

   Where indicated, the EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provisions 40 CFR 123.24(d).

   Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the Regional Office or County Conservation District Office indicated as the responsible office, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. A copy of the written comments should be sent to the County Conservation District Office. Comments reviewed within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Regional Office of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the Regional Office considers the public response significant.

   Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealable to the Environmental Hearing Board.

   The application and related documents, including the erosion and sedimentation control plan for the construction activity, are on file and may be inspected at the County Conservation District Office or the Department Regional Office indicated above 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 1 (800) 654-5984.

   Southeast Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, telephone (610) 832-6130.

   Northeast Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, telephone (717) 825-2511.

   Southwest Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.

   Southcentral Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, telephone (717) 657-4590.

   Bedford County Conservation District, District Manager, Fairlawn Ct. Ste. 4, 702 W. Pitt St., Bedford, PA 15522, telephone (814) 623-6706.

   NPDES Permit PAS100412. Stormwater. Chestnut Ridge Area Joint Municipal Authority, R. D. 1, Box A320, New Paris, PA 15554 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in East and West Saint Clair and King Townships, Bedford County to Bobs and Dunning Creek.

   Chester County Conservation District, District Manager, Gov. Serv. Ctr., Ste. 395, 601 Westtown Rd., West Chester, PA 19382, telephone (610) 696-5126.

   NPDES Permit PAS10G241. Stormwater. D C W Inc., 214 Kirkbrae Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in East Nottingham Township, Chester County to UNT to the west branch of Big Elk Creek.

   NPDES Permit PAS10G242. Stormwater. Emma Builders, Inc., c/o Alfred Emma, 153 Timothy Creek, Radnor, PA 19087 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in West Vincent Township, Chester County, to Birch Run.

   NPDES Permit PAS10G243. Stormwater. West Chester Area School District, 829 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in West Goshen and West Whiteland Townships, Chester County, to Broad Run.

   Delaware County Conservation District, District Manager, 1521 N. Providence Rd., Media, PA 19063, telephone (610) 892-9484.

   NPDES Permit PAS10J036. Stormwater. Bentley Developers, Inc., 1595 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Newtown Township, Delaware County, to Darby Creek.

   Franklin County Conservation District, District Manager, 550 Cleveland Ave., Chambersburg, PA 17201, telephone (717) 264-8074.

   NPDES Permit PAS10M096. Stormwater. WalMart Stores Inc., 701 S. Walton Boulevard, Bentonville, AR 72716 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Guilford Township, Franklin Township to Falling Spring.

   Lehigh County Conservation District, District Manager, Lehigh Ag. Ctr., Ste. 102, 4184 Dorney Park Rd., Allentown, PA 18104, telephone (610) 820-3398.

   NPDES Permit PAS10Q132. Stormwater. Roberto Fischmann, 3003 W. Turner Street, Allentown, PA 18104 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County to Little Lehigh Creek.

   NPDES Permit PAS10Q133. Stormwater. Angelo Villani, 221 W. Langhorne Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18017 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County, to Little Lehigh Creek.

   Monroe County Conservation District, District Manager, 8050 Running Valley Rd., Stroudsburg, PA 18360, telephone (717) 629-3060.

   NPDES Permit PAS10S051. Stormwater. Skytop Lodges Inc., Skytop, PA 18357 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Barrett Township, Monroe County, to Leavitt Branch.

   Montgomery County Conservation District, District Manager, 1015 Bridge Rd., Ste B, Collegeville, PA 19426, telephone (610) 489-4506.

   NPDES Permit PAS10T080. Stormwater. Line Lexington Management Corporation, 768 N. Bethlehem Pike, Ste. 201, Lower Gwynedd, PA 19002 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County, to unnamed tributary to Neshaminy Creek.

   Washington County Conservation District, District Manager, 602 Courthouse Sq., Washington, PA 15301, telephone (412) 228-6774.

   NPDES Permit PAS10W058. Stormwater. David and Russell Wylie, 228 King Richard Drive, McMurray, PA 15317 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in North Strabane Township, Washington County, to UNT to Little Chartiers Creek.

   Westmoreland County Conservation District, District Manager, Donohoe Ctr., R. R. 12, Box 202B, Greensburg, PA 15601, telephone (412) 837-5271.

   NPDES Permit PAS10X069. Stormwater. Victoria Development, 3001 Jacks Run Road, Rillton, PA 15678 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, to Brush Creek.

   NPDES Permit PAS10X070. Stormwater. G E S Family Partnership, 1419 Highview Place, Greensburg, PA 15601 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, to UNT to Jacks Run.

   NPDES Permit PAS10X071. Stormwater. Adam Eidemiller Inc., 1003 E. Pittsburgh Street, Greensburg, PA 15601 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, to UNT to Four Mile Run.

   NPDES Permit PAS10X072. Stormwater. Willow Glenn Development, 300 Garden Center Court, North Huntingdon, PA 15642 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, to Long Run.

SAFE DRINKING WATER


Applications received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).

   Southeast Regional Office:  Sanitarian Regional Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, telephone (610) 832-6130.

   A.  1597502. Public water supply. City of Coatesville Authority, 114 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville, PA 19320. This proposal involves the addition of a corrosion inhibitor in the water main feeding the Borough of Quarryville in West Caln Township, Chester County.

   A.  0997502. Public water supply. PA American Water Company, 800 West Hershey Park Drive, Hershey, PA 17033. This proposal involves the replacement of caustic soda with a polyphosphate to control calcium carbonate precipitation at the Yardley System, College Avenue Station in Yardley Borough, Bucks County.

   Southwest Regional Office:  Regional Manager, Water Supply and Community Health, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.

   A.  1194505-A2. Saint Francis College, Physical Plant, Business Office, Loretto, Pennsylvania 15940. Water system improvements including new storage tanks, new transmission system improvements and related work serving Loretto Borough and Allegheny Township, Cambria County.

   A.  6397501. Authority of the Borough of Charleroi, 325-327 McKean Avenue, P. O. Box 211, Charleroi, Pennsylvania 15022-0211. Addition of a pump station due to the extension of waterlines and public water service to the Lover area of Fallowfield Township, in the Borough of Charleroi, Washington County.

   Southcentral Regional Office:  Sanitarian Regional Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, telephone (717) 657-4692.

   A.  3697501. Public water supply. Eastern Lancaster School District, Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, (Neal Walsh Jr., Maintenance Supervisor, Brecknock Elementary School, 361 School Road, Bowmansville, PA 17507), install and operate a nitrate reduction system at the Brecknock Elementary School, (Kent P. Bachmann, P. E., Glace Associates, Inc., 3705 Trindle Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011).

   Northwest Regional Office:  Regional Program Manager, Water Supply and Community Health, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, telephone (814) 332-6899.

   A.  2597501. Warner's Mobile Home Park, Inc., 12180 Rt. 6, Corry, PA 16407-8977. This proposal involves permitting an existing water system consisting of three drilled wells, pump house, atmospheric water storage tank, booster pumps, water treatment, pneumatic tanks and distribution system serving the mobile home park, known as Warner's Mobile Home Park, Inc., located in Wayne Township, Erie County.

   Northcentral Field Operations:  Environmental Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701

   A.  5797501. Laporte Borough, P. O. Box 171, Laporte, PA 18626, Laporte Borough, Sullivan County. Corrosion Control System for the existing borough public water system.

   Permit issued under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).

   Northcentral Field Operations:  Environmental Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.

   Permit No. 4195501. Muncy State Correctional Institute, P. O. Box 598, Camp Hill, PA 17101, Clinton Township, Lycoming County. A permit for operation of a filtration plant at Muncy State Correctional Institute has been issued.

LAND RECYCLING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

Under Act 2, 1995
Preamble 1

   Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).

   Sections 302 and 303 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate identifies a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the background or Statewide health standard to remediate a site must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department must provide a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site, and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of the cleanup standards identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department and shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.

   For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, please contact the Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.

   The Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:

   Southeast Regional Office:  Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, telephone (610) 832-5950.

   Jade Holdings, Inc., Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, William S. Hatfield, Esq., Bressler, Amery & Ross, P. C., 325 Columbia Turnpike, Florham Park, NJ 07932, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with BTEX and petroleum hydrocarbons. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet background and Statewide health standards.

   Southcentral Regional Office:  Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4592.

   Distribution Pole 23587S32818, Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County. Pennsylvania Power & Light Company, Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with PCBs. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in Harrisburg Patriot News and also the Carlisle Sentinel, on February 12, 1997.

   Ditribution Pole 23743S32420, Fairview Township, York County. Pennsylvania Power & Light Company, Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with PCBs. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in Harrisburg Patriot News and also the York Dispatch on February 12, 1997.

LAND RECYCLING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

Under Act 2, 1995
Preamble 2

   Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).

   Sections 304 and 304 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use a site-specific standard or who intend to remediate a site in a Special Industrial Area must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site, and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of the cleanup standards identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department and shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.

   Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific cleanup standard, in whole or in part, and for sites determined to be located in Special Industrial Areas. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area by the person conducting remediation. For the sites identified below, a municipality may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified below. During this comment period a municipality may request that the person identified below, as the remediator of a site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved, and comments, should be directed to the remediator of a site. For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, please contact the Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.

   The Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:

   Southeast Regional Office, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-5950.

   South Ardmore Redevelopment Project, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County. Kenneth E. Heydt, P. E., Carroll Engineering Corp., 949 Easton Road, Suite 100, Warrington, PA 18976, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site groundwater contaminated with solvents. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet site-specific standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Main Line Times on February 6, 1997.

SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE

Operate waste processing or disposal area or site


Permits issued under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4001.101--4001.1904) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.

   Northwest Regional Office:  Regional Solid Waste Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, telephone (814) 332-6848.

   A.  100585. Waste Management Disposal Services of Pennsylvania, Inc. (Northwest Sanitary Landfill). 1436 West Sunbury Road, West Sunbury, PA 16061. Major permit modification to receive and solidify nonhazardous liquid waste prior to disposal. The landfill is located in Clay Township, Butler County. Permit modification issued in the Regional Office on December 12, 1996.


Applications submitted under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.

   Regional Office:  Regional Solid Waste Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   A.  603404. Troop Farm, Browning Ferris, Inc., d/b/a BFI Organics, (1 Briar Lane, West Grove, PA 19390). Application for modification for addition of an agricultural utilization of sewage sludge site in East Drumore and Colerain Township, Berks County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office February 3, 1997.

   A.  603418. Rutt Farm, Browning Ferris, Inc. (1 Briar Lane, West Grove, PA 19390). Application for modification for addition of an agricultural utilization of sewage sludge site in East Drumore, Eden and Colerian Township, Berks County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office February 3, 1997.

   A.  6033339. Weyer Farm, Browning-Ferris, Inc., d/b/a BFI Organics, (1 Briar Lane, West Grove, PA 19390). Application for modification for addition of an agricultural utilization of sewage sludge site in Perry Township, Berks County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office February 3, 1997.

   A.  603389. Tuttle Farm, Browning Ferris, Inc. (1 Briar Lane, West Grove, PA 19390). Application for modification for addition of an agricultural utilization of sewage sludge site in Oley Township, Berks County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office February 3, 1997.

   A.  300980. Commonwealth Disposal, Commonwealth Disposal, Inc., (2340 Paxton Church Road, Harrisburg, PA 17110). Renewal application for the storage of water treatment sediment in a storage lagoon (impoundment) site in Carroll Township, Perry County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office February 5, 1997.

   A.  603441. McKeehan Farm--Spring Farm, Borough of Carlisle (53 West South Street, Carlisle, PA 17013). Applicaton for operation of an agricultural utilization of sewage sludge site in Dickinson Township, Cumberland County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office January 31, 1997.

   A.  603441. McKeehan Farm--Mooredale Farm, Borough of Carlisle (53 West South Street, Carlisle, PA 17013). Application for operation of an agricultural utilization of sewage sludge site in Dickinson Township, Cumberland County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office January 31, 1997.

   A.  603285. Sylvan Stoltzfus Farm, Bio Gro Division (180 Admiral Cochrane Drive, Suite 305, Annapolis, MD 21401). Application for operation of an agricultural utilization of sewage sludge site in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office February 4, 1997.

   A.  603318. Sinking Springs Farm, Northeastern York County Sewer Authority, (P. O. Box 516, Mt. Wolf, PA 17347-0516). Application for operation of an agricultural utilization of sewage sludge site in Manchester Township, York County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office February 4, 1997.

   A.  603225. Wrightsville Farm #1, Wrightsville Borough Municipal Authority, (129 South Second Street, Wrightsville, PA 17368-1301). Application for operation of an agricultural utilization of sewage sludge site in Chanceford Township, York County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office February 4, 1997.

   A.  300789. Donsco, Inc., (P. O. Box 2001, Wrightsville PA 17368-0040). Application for closure of a residual waste landfill in Mt. Joy Borough, Lancaster County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office February 10, 1997.

   A.  PAD009439662. Gem Chem, Inc. (P. O. Box 384, Lititz, PA 17543). Applicaton for operation of a recycling and processing hazardous waste site in Lititz Borough, Lancaster County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office February 10, 1997.

   A.  603454. Carl Peachey Farm, Richard Royer, (149A Maitland Road, Lewistown, PA 17044). Application for operation of an agricultural utilization of sewage sludge site in Decatur Township, Mifflin County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office February 10, 1997.

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
OPERATING PERMITS

Construct, modify or activate air
contaminant sources

25 Pa. Code § 129.1


Applications received for Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).

   Northcentral Regional Office:  Bureau of Air Quality, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.

   49-307-003. The Department intends to issue an operating permit to Susquehanna Steel Corporation (P. O. Box 337, Milton, PA 17847) for the operation of a steel billet reheat furnace and rolling mill in Milton Borough, Northumberland County.

   Southcentral Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   28-301-028. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Chambersburg Hospital (112 North 7th Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201) for two bio-oxidizer systems for hospital waste disposal in Chambersburg Borough, Franklin County.

   38-317-012. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Cargill, Inc. (30 North 16th Street, Lebanon, PA 17042) for an animal feed manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Lebanon County.

   38-318-030A. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Supreme Mid-Atlantic Corporation (411 Jonestown Road, Jonestown, PA 17038) for installation of a new paint booth in Swatara Township, Lebanon County.

   22-312-015A. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Eldorado Properties Corporation (Highspire Pipeline Terminal, P. O. Box 2621, Harrisburg, PA 17105) for a gasoline storage tank with an internal floating roof in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County The source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart Kb, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

   Southwest Regional Office:  Bureau of Air Quality, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   32-000-055. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to GPU Generation Corporation (1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907) for Low NOx Burners on the boilers at its Homer City Station facility located in Center Township, Indiana County.

   32-306-010A. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to GPU Generation Corporation (1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907) for scrubbers on the boilers of units #1 and #2 at its Conemaugh Station located in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County.

   32-000-059. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to GPU Generation Corporation (1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907) for the Conemaugh Station NOx Sources at its Conemaugh Station located in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County.

   63-305-018. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Eighty Four Mining Company, (P. O. Box 284, Eighty Four, PA 15330) for a Coal Preparation operation at its Mine 60 facility located in Somerset Township, Washington County.

   63-320-001. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Specialty Printing, Inc. (P. O. Box 104, Third Street and PA Railroad, Charleroi, PA 15022) for a catalytic oxidizer on the Drier WEB Offset Printing process at its facility located in Charleroi Borough, Washington County.


Applications under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify or reactivate air contamination sources.

   Southcentral Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   05-323-006. Installation of a new packed scrubber on an existing chrome plating line by Creative Pultrusions, Inc. (P. O. Box 6, Alum Bank, PA 15521-0006) in West St. Clair Township, Bedford County. The source is subject to 40 CFR 63, Subpart N, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.

   28-310-002C. Modification of the existing limestone crushing plant by Valley Quarries, Inc. Chambersburg Quarry (P. O. Box J, Chambersburg, PA 17201) in Guilford Township, Franklin County. The source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart OOO, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

   36-304-050E. Modification of an existing iron foundry system by Donsco, Inc. (S. Jacob Street, Mt. Joy, PA 17552) in Mt. Joy Borough, Lancaster County.

   67-303-006D. Installation of an air pollution control device on a batch asphalt plant by York Building Products Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 1798, York, PA 17405) in West Manchester Township, York County.

   Northcentral Regional Office:  Bureau of Air Quality, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.

   49-313-035K. Modification of a pharmaceutical process vessel (Primaxin TA-1645) and installation of an air cleaning device (a condensor) by Merck & Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 600, Danville, PA 17821) in Riverside Borough, Northumberland County.

   Southwest Regional Office:  Bureau of Air Quality Control, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   PA-63-641A. Regal Industrial Corporation (P. O. Box 291, Donora, PA 15033) for a dust collector on the abrasive blasting operation at its Donora Plant facility located in Donora Borough, Washington County.

   PA-65-865A. Sony Chemicals Corporation of America (1001 Technology Drive, Mt. Pleasant, PA 15666) for a research and development center at its Pittsburgh Manufacturing Center facility located in Mt. Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County.


Applications received for Minor Source Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).

   Southwest Regional Office:  Bureau of Air Quality, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   OP-11-333. The Department received an Air Quality Operating Permit application from Sani-Dairy (400 Franklin Street, Johnstown, PA 15907) for a dairy products manufacturing process at its Main Plant located in Johnstown, Cambria County.


Applications received for Title V Operating Permits required under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).

   Southwest Regional Office:  Bureau of Air Quality, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   TV-56-232. The Department received an Air Quality Operating Permit application from Resource Conservation Corporation (R. R. 1, Box 305, Cairnbrook, PA 15924) for a sanitary landfill at its Shade Township Waste Management facility located in Shade Township, Somerset County.

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL

Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACTS)


Air Quality Plan Approval Application No. 46-301-227A, Municipal Waste Permit Application No. 400483 and Municipal Waste Permit Application No. 101640; Public Hearing

   Under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44-5 and 271.143, that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a public hearing on the proposed draft Air Quality Plan Approval and the Municipal Waste Permit application for New Hanover Incineration, Inc., 3645 Church Road, Perkiomenville, PA, for an infectious and chemotherapeutic waste incinerator to be located at 3645 Church Road, New Hanover Township, Montgomery County, and, on the Municipal Waste Permit application for Big Road Environmental Services, Inc., 2242 Big Road, Gilbertsville, PA to construct an infectious waste autoclave to be located at 2242 Big Road, New Hanover Township, Montgomery County. The incincerator is described in New Hanover Incineration, Inc's air plan approval application of January 10, 1996 and waste permit application of Jan. 10, 1996, and subsequent supplemental submissions. The autoclave is described in Big Road Environmental Services, Inc.'s waste permit application of Nov. 17, 1994, and subsequent supplemental submissions.

   The public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, 1997 at the Boyertown Junior High East Auditorium at 2020 Big Road, Gilbertsville, Montgomery County to receive comments on the proposed Air Quality Plan Approval for the incinerator under DEP's Air Resource regulations and the Municipal Waste Permit applications for the incinerator and the autoclave under DEP's Solid Waste Management regulations.

   Draft air plan approval information for incinerator proposed by New Hanover Incineration, Inc.:

   Based on the information provided by the applicant and the Department of Environmental Protection's own analysis, this proposed operation would emit:

PollutantEmission Rate
Sulfur Oxides4.7 tons per year
Nitrogen Oxides19 tons per year
Carbon Monoxide0.04 tons per year
Volatile Organic Compounds0.2 tons per year
Particulate Matter0.5 tons per year
Hydrochloric Acid26 tons per year

   In order to assure compliance with the applicable standards, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has placed the following conditions in the Draft Air Plan Approval:

   I.  Emission Limitations

   (a)  The opacity from the incinerator shall not be equal to or greater than 10% for a period or periods aggregating more than 3 minutes in any 1 hour or equal to or greater than 30% at any time.

   (b)  The incinerator shall limit the emissions of the pollutants listed below to the following:

   (i)  Sulfur Oxides (SOx):  30 ppmv, hourly basis, corrected to 7% O2 on a dry basis

   (ii)  Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx):  153 ppmv, hourly basis, corrected to 7% O2 on a dry basis and 19.1 tons in a 12 month rolling period

   (iii)  Carbon Monoxide (CO):  50 ppmv, hourly basis, corrected to 7% O2 on a dry basis

   (iv)  The emission rate of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) shall be determined after the results of stack testing have been submitted to the DEP, but in no event shall the VOC emissions exceed 0.045 lb/hr and 0.196 tons on a 12 month rolling basis.

   (v)  Particulate Matter (PM):  0.013 grain per dry standard cubic foot of exhaust gas, corrected to 7% O2.

   (vi)  Hydrochloric Acid (HCl):  30 ppmv, hourly basis, corrected to 7% O2 on a dry basis

   (c)  The storage and handling of the material collected in the air cleaning devices associated with the incinerator shall not result in the emission of fugitive air contaminants in excess of the limitations specified in section 123.1 of Chapter 123 of the Rules and Regulations of the DEP.

   (d)  The storage and handling of the powdered activated carbon and hydrated lime shall not generate any visible emissions. The storage bins shall be controlled using bin vent filters.

   (e)  Using the stack emission rates for the facility and the exhaust parameters from each stack test specified in this plan approval and the modeling techniques used in the application as approved by the DEP, the calculated maximum ambient concentrations from the facility shall not exceed the following levels:

Ambient
ContaminantsConcentration, µg/m3
PCDD & PCDF Expressed as 2, 3, 7, 8, TCDD Equivalents10.30 × 10-7
Arsenic and Compounds0.23 × 10-3
Beryllium and Compounds0.42 × 10-3
Cadmium and Compounds0.56 × 10-3
Nickel and compounds0.33 × 10-2
Hexavalent Chromium and
   Compounds
0.83 × 10-4
Lead and Compounds0.09
Mercury and Compounds0.24 × 10-1
Hydrochloric Acid7.0
Benzo(alpha)pyrene0.59 × 10-3

   1 Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenxzofurans (PCDF) expressed as 2, 3, 7, 8 tetrachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (TCDD) equivalents using toxicity equivalent factors (TEFS) as described in DEP's BAT and calculated according to PA DEP approved method.

   (f)  The company shall comply with the provisions contained in 25 Pa. Code § 123.31(b).

   (g)  The collection and handling of the ash from the incinerator shall not generate any visible emissions. The ash shall be wetted when it is being removed from the incinerator and shall be transported using properly tarped or enclosed trucks.

   II.  Operational Limitations

   (a)  The total facility throughput of infectious and chemotherapeutic waste (as that term is defined in 25 Pa. Code § 271.1) shall be limited to 42.4 tons per day. After the existing incinerator (DEP permit No. 46-301-227) is shutdown, then the total throughput of infectious and chemotherapeutic waste shall be limited to 36 tons per day.

   (i)  The incinerator covered by this plan approval, No. 46-301-227A, shall be limited to burning infectious and chemotherapeutic waste at the rate of 3,000 pounds per hour and 36 tons per day.

   (ii)  The company shall install a conveyance system that includes a weighing mechanism to ensure that Condition (II)(a)(i) is being complied with.

   (b)  The existing incinerator, rated at 6.4 tons per day (DEP permit No. 46-301-227), shall be shutdown and dismantled according to the following schedule:

   (i)  The existing incinerator shall be shutdown 6 months after receiving the Operating Permit for the incinerator covered by this Plan Approval.

   (ii)  Within 60 days after the shutdown of the existing incinerator, the incinerator shall be completely disassembled.

   (iii)  The existing incinerator shall not operate or be rebuilt without the DEP's approval.

   (c)  No radioactive material shall be charged to the incinerator, unless the company receives approval by DEP's Bureau of Radiation Protection.

   (i)  The company shall install a Ludlum Model 44-10, High Energy Gamma Detector or equivalent to prevent radioactive waste from being charged into the incinerator.

   (d)  The secondary combustion chamber of the incinerator shall maintain a retention time of at least 2 seconds.

   (e)  The incinerator shall be equipped with temperature monitoring instrumentation which continuously indicates and records the primary combustion chamber exhaust gas temperature and the temperature at the point where the2-second retention time requirement was demonstrated in Condition II(f) below.

   (f)  The burners associated with the incinerator shall be fired and modulated so as to maintain a secondary combustion chamber exit gas temperature of at least 1,800°F.

   (g)  The secondary burner associated with the incinerator shall be operated for such periods of time prior to the charging of the waste to the incinerator (for the purpose of preheating the secondary chamber), and at the end of any period of incinerator use (to control the emissions from the smoldering residue), which is sufficient to prevent the emission of any air contaminant emissions in excess of the limitations specified in any applicable DEP Rule or Regulation at the beginning and end of any period of incinerator use.

   (h)  The company shall immediately notify the DEP of any malfunction of the incinerator or associated auxiliary burners which results in or may possibly be resulting in, the emission of air contaminants in excess of the limitations specified in any applicable DEP Rule or Regulation. The company shall submit to the DEP within 5 working days a written notification of the problem and measures taken to correct the problem.

   (i)  No municipal or industrial waste shall be burned in the incinerator.

   (j)  The following conditions apply only to the fabric filter.

   (i)  The fabric filter shall consist of six compartments with 154 bags per compartments. The total surface area of bags in the fabric filter shall be 13,700 square feet.

   (ii)  Only one compartment may be out of service for cleaning at a time.

   (iii)  The fabric filter shall not be bypassed in the course of operating the incinerator.

   (iv)  The company shall keep on hand a sufficient quantity of spare fabric collector bags for the fabric collector associated with this incinerator in order to be able to immediately replace any bags requiring replacement due to deterioration resulting from routine operation of the incinerator and fabric collector.

   (v)  The maximum pressure drop across the baghouse shall be limited to 6 inches of water, gage. The company shall install a manometer, or equivalent, to indicate the pressure drop across the baghouse. The company shall periodically monitor the pressure drop across the baghouse to ensure compliance.

   (vi)  The maximum temperature entering the baghouse shall be 500°F.

   (k)  The company shall install, operate and maintain the incinerator, the associated air pollution control devices, and continuous emission monitors in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and good air pollution control practices.

   (l)  The company shall comply with all the requirements contained in the company's DEP Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management permit (proposed as No. 400483.)

   (m)  The company shall inject a minimum of 125 pounds per hour of hydrated lime to control the emissions of acid gases. The DEP reserves the right to amend the injection rate of hydrated lime based upon the results of stack testing. The company shall periodically monitor the injection rate of the hydrated lime. The monitoring shall be performed at least once a shift (that is, once every 8 hours).

   (n)  The company shall inject a minimum of 3 pounds per hour of powdered activated carbon to control the emissions of acid gases. The DEP reserves the right to amend the injection rate of powdered activated carbon based upon the results of stack testing. The company shall periodically monitor the injection rate of the powdered activated carbon. The monitoring shall be performed at least once a shift (that is, once every 8 hours).

   (o)  The company shall install an interlock device so that waste charging will not occur when the following occurs:

   (i)  The temperature of the secondary chamber is not established and holding at 1800°F and the combustion cycle is not complete, or

   (ii)  The carbon monoxide emission are equal to or greater than 150 ppmv, corrected to 7% O2 on a dry basis for a period of at least 15 minutes, or

   (iii)  The opacity of the visible emissions is equal to or greater than 10% for a period of at least 15 minutes.

III.  Continuous Emission Monitoring Requirements

   (a)  The continuous emission monitoring system shall be maintained and operated to achieve the following data availability requirements:


Monitored Pollutant orRequirement
ParameterData Availablity:Valid Hour:
Carbon Monoxide100% valid hours/day>=90% valid readings
(54 minutes/hour)
Temperature100% valid hours/day>=90% valid readings
(54 minutes/hour)
Carbon Dioxide>=95% valid hours/day>=75% valid readings
(45 minutes/hour)
Opacity>=95% valid hours/day>=75% valid readings
(45 minutes/hour)
O2>=95% valid hours/day>=75% valid readings
(45 minutes/hour)

   (b)  Phase I DEP approval must be obtained for the incinerator prior to initial startup of the source. Phase III DEP approval must be obtained within 60 days of achieving the maximum production rate at which the source will be operated, but not later than 180 days after initial startup of the source. DEP review time for the Phase III report (time between postmark of the company's Phase III report and the postmark of the DEP's response letter) will not be charged against the source in determining compliance with this condition. Information on obtaining DEP approval is included in the DEP's Continuous Source Monitoring Manual.

   (c)  The DEP reserves the right to require the company to install access to all continuous emission monitor readouts via telephone dial-up (modem) from the DEP's computer. It will be the company's responsibility to provide the hardware, software and funds required to provide this access. The DEP shall specify the acquisition configuration.

   IV.  Training Requirements

   (a)  Prior to the start-up of the incinerator, a training plan shall be developed and training shall be provided to all persons who operate the incinerator. The plan shall be based on EPA's Medical Waste Incinerator training course and also include a site specific ''hands-on'' training of the operators by the manufacturer or authorized representatives of the specified hardware and controls. The plan shall be submitted to the DEP for approval prior to the start-up of the incinerator. Persons who have not satisfactorily completed the training program shall be prohibited from operating the incinerator. A copy of the training program shall be submitted to the DEP for approval before the training commences.

   (b)  The company shall submit to the DEP a copy of a certificate verifying the satisfactory completion of the training program prior to the issuance of the operating permit.

   V.  Testing Requirements

   (a)  Within 60 days after achieving the maximum production rate at which the incinerator will be operated, but not later than 180 days after the initial start-up of the source, the owner or operator shall conduct performance tests as per the DEP's Best Available Technology and Chapter 127 Plan Approval Criteria for Hospital/Infectious Waste Incinerator document and Chapter 139 Rules and Regulations of the DEP. The performance tests shall be conducted at the maximum charging rate. The 2 second detention time required in the BAT shall also be demonstrated as part of the performance test.

   (i)  At least 30 days prior to the test, the Regional Air Quality Manager shall be informed of the date and time of the test.

   (ii)  At least 60 days prior to the test, the company shall submit to the DEP for approval the procedures for the test and a sketch with dimensions indicating the location of sampling ports and other data to ensure the collection of representative samples.

   (iii)  Within 30 days after the source tests, two copies of the complete test report, including all operating conditions, shall be submitted to the DEP Regional Air Quality Manager for approval.

   (b)  The company shall perform an initial stack test for the following:

   (i)  Arsenic and compounds (expressed as Arsenic)

   (ii)  Beryllium and compounds (expressed as Beryllium)

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