[29 Pa.B. 2155]
[Continued from previous Web Page] Coal Permits Issued
56980109. Mountaineer Mining Corporation (1010 Garrett Shortcut Road, Berlin, PA 15530), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 29.4 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to/and Hays Run and unnamed tributaries to/and Buffalo Creek. Application received November 23, 1998. Permit issued March 31, 1999.
56960108. SMP Revision, PBS Coals, Inc. (P. O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541), SMP Revision to conduct mining activities within 100 feet of T-654 in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 101.0 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Buffalo Creek; Buffalo Creek. Application received February 17, 1999. Issued April 5, 1999.
56663094 Permit Revision, Croner, Inc. (P. O. Box 157, Berlin, PA 15530), requesting approval for a revised plan from the approximate original contour backfilling to postmining recontouring affecting approximately 77 acres. Postmining land use changes are requested as follows: 5.4 acres of forestland to cropland; 1.6 acre of forestland to pastureland; and 22.7 acres of previously unreclaimed strip mine to forestland in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 182.0 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to Blue Lick Creek and to Blue Lick Creek. Application received February 8, 1999. Issued April 8, 1999.
11890102. Permit Renewal for Reclamation, only, T. J. Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 370, Carrolltown, PA 15722), for continued restoration of a bituminous strip mine in Blacklick Township, Cambria County, affecting 100.0 acres, receiving stream Coal Pit Run, unnamed tributary to South Branch Blacklick Creek. Application received March 26, 1999. Issued April 8, 1999.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
17980122. Forcey Coal, Inc. (P. O. Box 225, Madera, PA 16661), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine permit in Knox Township, Clearfield County, affecting 110 acres. Receiving streams: Pine Run and unnamed tributaries of Pine Run to Pine Run, Pine Run to Clearfield Creek, Clearfield Creek to West Branch Susquehanna River. Application received October 7, 1998. Permit issued March 30, 1999.
17803094. Sky Haven Coal, Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 180, Penfield, Pa 15849), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Goshen Township, Clearfield County, affecting 295 acres. Receiving streams: Little Trout Run to Trout Run to West Branch Susquehanna River. Application received January 7, 1999. Permit issued March 17, 1999.
17803105. Shale Hill Coal Company (P. O. Box I, Grampian, PA 16838), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine permit in Ferguson and Pike Townships, Clearfield County, affecting 797 acres. Receiving streams: Six unnamed tributaries to Little Clearfield Creek, to Clearfield Creek, and to the West Branch Susquehanna River to Susquehanna River. Application received January 8, 1999. Permit issued March 26, 1999.
17930129. Penn Grampian Coal Company (P. O. Box 249, Clearfield, PA 16830), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine permit in Jordan Township, Clearfield County, affecting 436.4 acres. Receiving streams: Potts Run, unnamed tributaries to Gazzam Run and McNeel Run. Application received January 19, 1999. Permit issued April 5, 1999.
17960114. Larry D. Baumgardner Coal Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 186, Lanse, PA 16849), revision to an existing bituminous surface mine permit for a change in permit acreage from 57.0 to 80.9 acres, Brady Township, Clearfield County. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Luthersburg Branch. Application received December 15, 1998. Permit issued April 6, 1999.
17663037. Al Hamilton Contracting Co. (R. D. 1, Box 87, Woodland, PA 16881), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine permit in Woodward and Decatur Townships, Clearfield County affecting 400.5 acres. Receiving streams: Goss Run and Little Beaver Run, both to Beaver Run to Moshannon Creek to West Branch Susquehanna River to Susquehanna River. Application received February 5, 1999. Permit issued April 6, 1999.
McMurray District Office, 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317.
04970701. M J Mining Co. (1021 Whitestown Rd., Butler, PA 16001), to operate the Refuse 1 in Greene Township, Beaver County, new refuse site, unnamed tributary to Peggs Run. Permit issued March 25, 1999.
32951301. PennAmerican Coal, L. P. (R. D. 1, Box 119A, Avonmore, PA 15618), to transfer the permit for the Burrell Mine in Burrell Township, Indiana County to transfer from CRG Group, no additional discharges. Permit issued March 25, 1999.
32841312. Keystone Coal Mining Corp. (P. O. Box 729, Indiana, PA 15701), to renew the permit for the Urling No. 1 and No. 3 Mines in Armstrong Township, Indiana County, no additional discharges. Permit issued March 30, 1999.
56981301. Quecreek Mining, Inc. (2851 Stoystown Rd., P. O. Box 149, Friedens, PA 15541), to operate the Quecreek No. 1 Mine in Lincoln Township, Somerset County, new underground mine, unnamed tributary to Quemahoning Creek. Permit issued March 31, 1999.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
49870101R2. Kaminski Brothers, Inc. (226 New Boston Road, Pittston, PA 18640-9961), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Jenkins Township, Luzerne County affecting 76.6 acres, receiving stream--the watershed of Lampback Creek and Gardner Creek. Renewal issued April 8, 1999.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
Small Noncoal (Industrial Mineral) Permits Issued
08982801. Robert J. Johnson (R.R. 4, Box 4055, Wyalusing, PA 18853), commencement, operation and restoration of a small industrial mineral (flagstone) permit in Stevens Township, Bradford County affecting 3 acres. Receiving streams: Benner Creek, tributary to Wyalusing Creek. Application received November 19, 1998. Permit issued March 26, 1999.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
58970847. Rowena J. Shager (RR 1, Box 111W, New Milford, PA 18834), commencement, operation and restoration of a bluestone quarry operation in Harford Township, Susquehanna County affecting 1.0 acre, receiving stream--none. Permit issued April 6, 1999.
28992802. Snoke's Excavating & Paving, Inc. (P. O. Box 247, Walnut Bottom, PA 17266), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Southampton Township, Franklin County affecting 3.0 acres, receiving stream--Muddy Run. Permit issued April 8, 1999.
Greensburg District Office, R.D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
Coal Applications Returned
63980102. Robinson Coal Company (P. O. Box 9347, Neville Island, PA 15225). Application returned for road variance for a portion of S. R. 4067 within the above-referenced permit known as the Burgoon Mine located in Robinson Township, Washington County. Application returned: April 5, 1999.
ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
ENCROACHMENTS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received Dam Safety and Encroachment permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Persons aggrieved by this action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, 400 Market Street, Floor 2, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Health Board within 30 days of receipt of the written notice of this action unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
Actions on applications filed 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 sections 5 and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.5 and 691.402) and notice of final action for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)). (Note: Permits issued for Small Project do not include 401 Certification, unless specifically stated in the description.)
Northcentral Region: Water Management--Soils and Waterways, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
E14-336. Encroachment. College Township Water Authority, 1481 East College Avenue, State College, PA 16801. To construct and maintain approximately 150 linear feet of 12 inch ductile water line with an associated meter and valve box in a palustrine emergent/palustrine scrub shrub exceptional value wetland. The project is located along Puddin Town Road (SR 3012) approximately 0.5 mile west from the intersection of SR 0026 (State College, PA Quadrangle N: 11.5 inches; W: 12.0 inches) in College Township, Centre County. The project will temporarily disturb 0.13 acre of exceptional value wetlands that shall be fully restored.
Southeast Regional Office: Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E46-812. Encroachment Permit. Lower Gwynedd Township, P. O. Box 625, Springhouse, PA 19477. To construct and maintain facilities associated with the construction of Penllyn Park. The water obstructions are listed as follows. The project will impact 0.28 acre of wetlands, and have 216 feet of impact to watercourses (TSF). The site is located north of the intersection of Township Line Road and Gwynedd Avenue (Lansdale, PA Quadrangle N: 8.65 inches; W: 0.85 inch) in Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County. The applicant will construct 0.25 acre of replacement wetlands.
1. Install and maintain twin 40-foot long, 4-foot high by 9-foot wide, precast concrete box culverts in and along Willow Run beneath the main park entrance roadway (Township Line Road) and to install and maintain a stormwater outfall structure in this area.
2. Install and maintain two 40-foot long, 4-foot high by 9-foot wide, precast concrete box culverts in and along Willow Run to serve as an emergency access roadway to the park.
3. Construct and maintain a 10-foot wide pier supported pedestrian bridge spanning Willow Run.
4. Construct and maintain a 600-foot long circular boardwalk, supported by 4 by 4-inch support posts, impacting 0.06 acre of wetlands. (Mitigation required only for support posts.)
5. To construct and maintain 400 feet of Township Line Road within the floodplain of Wissahickon Creek.
6. To install and maintain a split rail fence across wetlands in several locations.
Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E35-304. Encroachment. Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, 2 Public Square, 5th Floor, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790. To remove an existing footbridge and to reconstruct approximately 1,610 linear feet of Lucky Run for the purpose of eliminating multiple deep mine infiltration points with work consisting of the construction of a trapezoidal, meandering and rock lined channel in McDade Park. The project, known as OSM 35 (2185) 101.1, Keyser Avenue/Scranton is located approximately 0.3 mile northwest of the intersection of S. R. 3002 and S. R. 3011 (Scranton, PA Quadrangle N: 7.3 inches; W: 11.7 inches) in Taylor Borough, City of Scranton, Lackawanna County.
E40-511. Encroachment. City of Wilkes-Barre, 40 East Market Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a single-span prestressed concrete box beam bridge, having a clear span of 38.0 feet and an underclearance of 7.3 feet, across Laurel Run at Mill Street; and to construct and maintain a single-span prefabricated steel truss pedestrian bridge, having a clean span of 41.6 feet and an underclearance of 8.4 feet, across Laurel Run at Govier Street. The project is located approximately 2,000 feet east of the interchange of S. R. 309 and Wilkes-Barre Boulevard (Pittston, PA Quadrangle N: 1.2 inches; W: 13.3 inches), in the City of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County.
E54-263. Encroachment. Blue Mountain School District, P. O. Box 279, Red Dale Road, Orwigsburg, PA 17961-0279. To place fill in 0.11 acre of wetlands within the drainage basin of Mahonney Creek, for the purpose of constructing site improvements at Blue Mountain High School. The wetland impacts are associated with the construction of an athletic field, an outfall apron and berm for a stormwater detention pond, and the widening of an existing access road. The project is located on a 113-acre parcel of land situated on the northwest corner of the intersection of S. R. 0443 and T-376 (Greenview Road) (Pottsville, PA Quadrangle N: 4.7 inches; W: 1.7 inches), in North Manheim Township, Schuylkill County. The permittee is required to provide 0.19 acre of replacement wetlands.
Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1210. Encroachment. Jay B. Simmons, 1411 Parkmont Road, Allison Park, PA 15101. To maintain fill in 0.23 acre of wetlands (PFO) and in the floodway on the left bank side and to operate and maintain a driveway crossing consisting of three 3 foot culverts in a tributary to Lowries Run (TSF) locally known as Whitmer Run to provide access to two existing residences. The project is located on the east side of Highland Road approximately 1,000 feet north of its intersection with Sloop Road (Emsworth, PA Quadrangle N: 12.9 inches; W: 6.8 inches) in McCandless Township, Allegheny County.
E02-1265. Encroachment. City of Pittsburgh, 414 Grant Street, City-County Building, Room 301, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2455. To construct and maintain a 75 feet long and 12 feet high retaining wall between two existing retaining walls along the left bank side of the Monongahela River near River Mile 1.9 for a proposed gravel walking trail and paved bicycle path (Pittsburgh East, PA Quadrangle N: 10.4 inches; W: 14.8 inches) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Northwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
E20-466. Encroachment. PA Department of Transportation, District 1-0, 1140 Liberty Street, Franklin, PA 16323. To remove the existing Shermansville Bridge and to construct and maintain a 191-foot-long reinforced concrete box stream enclosure having a 10-foot-wide by 6-foot-high waterway opening in a tributary to Pymatuning Reservoir and fill 0.2 acre of wetlands on S. R. 0006, Section B01, Segment 0250, Offset 0000 in the village of Shermansville (Linesville, PA Quadrangle N: 0.45 inch; W: 0.3 inch) in Sadsbury Township, Crawford County. Project includes contribution to the Pennsylvania Wetland Replacement Fund for replacement of 0.2 acre of wetlands.
E25-577. Encroachment. Oas Partnership, 306 Shenango Drive, Girard, PA 16417. To construct and maintain approximately 867 feet of 48-inch-diameter PVC pipe stream enclosure in a tributary to Lake Erie for construction of a warehouse facility and associated parking and access north of Church Street and east of the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad tracks (Fairview, PA Quadrangle N: 1.75 inches; W: 9.0 inches) in Girard Borough, Erie County.
WATER ALLOCATIONS
Actions taken on applications filed under the act of June 24, 1939 (P. L. 842, No. 365) (32 P. S. §§ 631--641) relating to the acquisition of rights to divert waters of this Commonwealth.
Southwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Supply Management, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.
Permit issued on April 6, 1999.
WA 32-1000. Water Allocation. Indiana County Municipal Services Authority, Indiana, PA. The right to withdraw 450,000 gallons per day of water, as a 30-day average, not to exceed 700,000 gallons per day as a daily peak, from Crooked Creek, at Creekside, at an intake point upstream of the confluence with McKee Run but downstream of the confluence with Twomile Run.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Allowance Program
Notice of Intent to Issue State Only Operating PermitThe Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to revise the State Only Operating Permit issued to the Cheswick plant, owned and operated by Duquesne Light Company located in Springdale Borough, Allegheny County. The proposed revision will revise the NOx Allowances available to the facility.
Persons wishing to file protests or comments on the proposed revised operating permit must submit the protest or comment to the Department within 30 days from the date of this notice. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed permit. Any comments or protests filed must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation, where the facility is located, at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing.
Copies of the proposed permit and other relevant information is available for review at the following address.
Bureau of Air Quality: Division of Permits, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468, (717) 787-4325.
02-0054: Duquesne Light Company Cheswick (411 Seventh Avenue, Box 1930, Pittsburgh, PA 15230), located in Springdale Borough, Allegheny County.
NOx Affected Sources(s): Boiler Point ID: 001 Allowance: 2500
Public Hearing Notice
102/NPDES/Stormwater The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Water Management Program will be holding a fact finding hearing on the following Stormwater NPDES permit applications:
Columbia Transmission Communications Corporation, Chesapeake Network Fiber Optic Row, PAS10-G359; and
Sugartown Ridge Associates, Sugartown Ridge, PAS10-G360
The hearing is scheduled for May 25, 1999 at 1:30 a.m. at the Chester County Conservation District Office, Conference Room 240, 610 Westtown Road, West Chester, PA 19382-4519, Chester County. The hearing is being held to solicit pertinent comments on these applications. The applications are for stormwater construction activities, with discharges to the West Branch Brandywine Creek Watershed, the Cooks Creek Watershed and the Valley Creek Watershed. A copy of the applications are available for review in the Southeast Regional Office's Record Management Section, (610) 832-6268. Those interested in reviewing the applications should call to schedule a date to review the file. The project sponsors are:
Columbia Transmission Communications Corporation, P. O. Box 10146, Fairfax, VA 22030-0146.
Sugartown Ridge Associates, c/o Vintage Development Company, 63 Chestnut Road, Paoli, PA 19301.
Comments received will be considered by DEP in completing its review and prior to taking final action concerning the applications. The hearing will not be a question and answer session.
Persons intending to make a presentation at the hearing should submit written notice to the Regional Manager, Water Management Program at the above address. The notice should include your name, address and phone number, whether you are opposed or in favor of any of the projects and a brief statement about your presentation. Comments should be kept brief and, depending on the number of speakers, may be limited to 10 minutes per speaker. Where groups are represented, a spokesperson is requested to present the group's concerns. Persons wishing to present written material directly to DEP may do so within 30 days following the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate in the proceedings, should contact Sharon Moore, at (610) 832-6073. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-664. Filed for public inspection April 23, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]
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