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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 01-451a

[31 Pa.B. 1475]

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WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PERMITS

CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWAGE WASTEWATER

APPLICATIONS UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA CLEAN STREAMS LAW

PART II PERMITS

   The following permit applications or requests for plan approval have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department).

   Persons wishing to comment on any of the applications are invited to submit a statement to the office noted above the application within 15 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 15-day comment period will be considered in making the final decision regarding the application. The comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.

   The Department reserves the right to hold a public hearing if the responsible office considers the public response significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation of the area. If no hearing is held, the Department's Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the applications after a complete review. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.

   A copy of the permit application or proposed plan is on file in the office indicated and is open to public inspection. Appointments to review the application may be made by contacting Records Management at the indicated telephone number.


Industrial Waste and Sewerage Applications Under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).

   Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.

   WQM Permit No. 0901403. Sewerage. Pennridge School District, 1506 North Fifth Street, Perkasie, PA 18944-2207. Applicant is requesting approval for the addition to the M. M. Seylar Elementary School to replace a 5,000 gpd WWTP, located in Hilltown Township, Bucks County.

   WQM Permit No. 4601405. Sewerage. Montgomery Township Municipal Sewer Authority, 1001 Stump Road, Montgomeryville, PA 18936. Applicant is requesting approval for the construction and operation to expand the Eureka Wastewater Treatment Plant located in Montgomeryville Township, Montgomery County.

   Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   Application Number 3801402. Sewage submitted by South Londonderry Township Municipal Authority in South Londonderry Township, Lebanon County to construct the Coleman Pump Station was received in the Southcentral Region on March 1, 2001.


NPDES Stormwater Individual Permit

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

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

   Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the appropriate Department Regional Office noted above the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments reviewed within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received by the appropriate DEP Regional Office during the 30-day public comment period.

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

   The application and related documents, including the erosion and sediment control plan for the earth disturbance activity, are on file and may be inspected at the office identified in this notice.

   Persons with a disability that require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the specified Regional Office. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

   Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.

   Monroe County Conservation District: 8050 Running Valley Rd., Stroudsburg, PA 18360, (570) 629-3060.

NPDES Applicant Name & County & Receiving
No.AddressMunicipalityWater/Use
PAS10S099 Pocono Mountains Municipal
Airport Authority
P. O. Box 115
Mount Pocono, PA 18344-0115
Monroe County
Coolbaugh Township
Red Run
HQ-CWF
PAS10S100 Pocono Villa--Assisted Living Facility
Joseph Darlak
Box 361
Cresco, PA 18326
Monroe County
Coolbaugh Township
UNT Tobyhanna Ck.
HQ-CWF

   Lehigh County Conservation District: Lehigh Ag. Ctr., Ste. 102, 4184 Dorney Park Rd., Allentown, PA 18104, (610) 391-9583.

NPDES Applicant Name & County & Receiving
No.AddressMunicipalityWater/Use
PAS10Q219 Jaindl Land Co.
David Jaindl
3150 Coffeetown Rd.
Orefield, PA 18069
Lehigh County
Lower Macungie Township
Little Lehigh Cr.
HQ-CWF

   Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   NPDES Permit PAS10 2805, Stormwater. Hustontown Joint Sewer Authority, 299 North Clear Ridge Road, P. O. Box 577, Hustontown, PA 17229 has applied to discharge stormwater associated with a construction activity located in Dublin and Taylor Townships, Fulton County to Lamberson Branch (HQ-CWF) and Fortune Teller Creek (HQ-CWF).

   Fulton County Conservation District: 216 North Second Street McConnellsburg, PA 17233, (717) 485-3547.

NPDES Applicant Name & County & Receiving
No.AddressMunicipalityWater/Use
PAS102805 Hustontown Joint Sewer Auth.
299 North Clear Ridge Rd.
P. O. Box 577
Hustontown, PA 17229
Dublin Township
Taylor Township
Fulton County
Lamberson Branch
HQ-CWF
Fortune Teller Creek
HQ-CWF

SAFE DRINKING WATER


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

   Southeast Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.

   Permit No. 0901506, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Northampton Bucks County
Municipal Authority
Township Northampton
Responsible Official Richard E. Lander
111 Township Road
Richboro, PA 18954
Type of Facility Pubic Water Supply System
Consulting Engineer Pennoni Associates, Inc.
875 Easton Road
Doylestown, PA 18901
Application Received Date March 1, 2001
Description of Action Use of Well No. 17

   Permit No. 1501503, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Philadelphia Suburban Water Company
Township Upper Uwchlan
Responsible Official Morris Coulter
762 W. Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Type of Facility Public Water Supply System
Consulting Engineer CET Engineering Service
1240 Mountain Road
Harrisburg, PA 17112
Application Received Date March 5, 2001
Description of Action Construction of a booster pump station including disinfection system and emergency generator

   Northeast Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.

   Permit No. 1301501, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Bowmanstown Borough Authority
Township or Borough Bowmanstown Borough, Carbon County
Responsible Official Harry Garman, P.E., Bor. Engineer
Type of Facility Public Water System
Consulting Engineer Harry Garman, P.E.
Consulting Engineers
Application Received Date January 26, 2001
Description of Action The project is a major amendment to a public water system through the following improvements: construction of new mains, storage tank, treatment equipment for sequestering iron, pH adjustment, corrosion control and disinfection, and discontinuing the use of surface water sources.

   Southcentral Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   Permit No. 0601501, Public Water Supply.

Applicant United Mobile Homes, Inc.
Township or Borough Greenwich Township, Berks County
Responsible Official Samuel A. Landy, President,
3499 Route 9 North, Suite 3C,
Freehold, NJ 07728
Type of Facility PWS
Consulting Engineer Jeffrey V. Yorick, P.E.
United Mobile Homes, Inc.
102 East Hillview Drive
Morgantown, WV 26508
Application Received Date January 8, 2001
Description of Action Installation of booster pump station for existing public water system.

   Permit No. 0101501, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Bonneauville Borough Municipal Authority
Township or Borough Bonneauville Borough, Adams County
Responsible Official Bernard Shanebrook, Borough Manager,
86 West Hanover St.,
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Type of Facility PWS
Consulting Engineer Diana M. Young, P.E.
Buchart-Horn Inc.
445 W. Philadelphia St.
P. O. Box 15040
York, PA 17405-7040
Application Received Date January 8, 2001
Description of Action Applicant seeks a construction permit for Well No. 8 and ancillary facilities. Well No. 8 would be pumped at a rate of 43 gallons per minute to a new treatment building where the only treatment would be chlorine disinfection.

   Permit No. 0501501, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Rainsburg Borough
Township or Borough Rainsburg, Bedford County
Responsible Official Michael D. Cessna, President
Rainsburg Borough Council
Rainsburg Borough Water System
147 Liberty Street
Bedford, PA 15522
Type of Facility PWS
Consulting Engineer Mark V. Glenn, P.E., President
Gwin, Dobson & Foreman
3121 Fairway Dr., Suite B
Altoona, PA 16602
Application Received Date January 11, 2001
Description of Action Project is for the additions of Well Nos. 2 and 3 to augment the existing sources of supply and a 53,000 gallon water storage tank. The project will also involve the installation of individual water meters and the upgrading or replacement of the existing chlorination facility.

   Permit No. 2800507, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Guilford Water Authority
Township or Borough Green Township, Franklin County
Responsible Official John Helman, Chairperson
Type of Facility PWS
Consulting Engineer Diana M. Young, P.E.
Application Received Date 11-27-2000
Description of Action Application seeks a construction permit for proposed Cold Spring Run Wells No. 11 (120 gpm), No. 12 (300 gpm) and No. 14 (1,200 gpm) and Ore Bank Well No. 2 (50 gpm). Treatment will be provided utilizing existing facilities.

   Permit No. 2800509, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Franklin County General Authority
Township or Borough Greene Township, Franklin County
Responsible Official John M. Van Horn
Type of Facility PWS
Consulting Engineer George D. Gustafson, P.E.
Application Received Date 12-15-2000
Description of Action Applicant seeks a construction permit for proposed bulk caustic soda and zinc orthophosphate chemical feed systems at an existing potable water filter plant. The retrofit will include also installation of flow pacing equipment to drive the chemical feed systems.

   Permit No. 3600512, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Timber Villa
Township or Borough West Donegal Township,
Lancaster County
Responsible Official David Heisey
Type of Facility PWS
Consulting Engineer James R. Fisher, P.E.
Application Received Date 11-13-2000
Description of Action Installation of a nitrate treatment system for the Martin Well.

   Permit No. 0601502, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Borough of Leesport
Township or Borough Ontelaunee, Berks County
Responsible Official Lawrence C. Kohler, President
Borough Council, P. O. Box 710
21 South Canal Street
Leesport, PA 19533-0710
Type of Facility PWS
Consulting Engineer David M. Bright, P.E.
Spotts, Stevens, & McCoy, Inc.
345 North Wyomissing Boulevard
P. O. Box 6307
Reading, PA 19610-0307
Application Received Date 1-19-2001
Description of Action Construction of new Well No. 5 at 200 gallons per minute with disinfection.

MINOR AMENDMENT


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

   Southwest Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   Application No. 5601501, Minor Amendment.

Applicant Rockwood Borough,
358 Market Street,
Rockwood, PA 15557
[Township or Borough] Rockwood Borough
Responsible Official John Bowlby, Borough Council President
Type of Facility tank
Consulting Engineer The EADS Group, Inc.,
450 Aberdeen Drive,
P. O. Box 837,
Somerset, PA 15501
Application Received Date February 28, 2001
Description of Action Interior and exterior painting of a tank

WATER ALLOCATIONS


Applications received under the Act of June 24, 1939 (P. L. 842, No. 365) (35 P. S. §§ 631--641) relating to the Acquisition of Rights to Divert Waters of this Commonwealth.

   Southcentral Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   WA 06-1016. Water Allocations. Wernersville Municipal Authority, Berks County. Right to purchase 1.5 million gallons per day (mgd) on a monthly basis from the Western Berks Water Authority.

   Southwest Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   WA30-587F, Water Allocations. Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority, P. O. Box 187, Greene & Washington Streets, Jefferson, PA 15344, Jefferson Borough and Jefferson Township, Greene County. Withdrawal of 7,000,000 gallons per day of water from the Monongahela River.

   WA3-842E, Water Allocations. Kittanning Suburban Joint Water Authority, R. R. 1, Box 23, Adrian, PA 16210-9712, East Franklin, North Buffalo and Washington Townships, Armstrong County. Withdrawal of 2,000,000 gallons per day of water from the Allegheny River, 864,000 gallons per day, average day, from the Elgin Well, 432,000 gallons per day, average day, from the Watt Well, 40,000 gallons per day, average day, from South Buffalo Township Municipal Authority and 396,000 gallons per day, average day, on an emergency basis from the Pennsylvania-American Water Company-Kittanning.

LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION UNDER ACT 2, 1995

PREAMBLE 1


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

   Sections 302--305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard, or who intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area, must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known or suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site, and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one, or a combination of the cleanup standards, or who receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the Act, will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.

   Under Sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the Act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the sites identified, proposed for remediation to a site-specific standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality, within which the site is located, may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified below. During this comment period the municipality may request that the person identified below, as the remediator of the site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved, and comments, should be directed to the remediator of the site.

   For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, please contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in 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 (800) 654-5984.

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

   Southeast Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.

   Gordon, Gonzales, Marchesani, Welsh Property, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Robert R. Botterman, TolTest, Inc., 339 Haymaker Rd., Suite 1101, Monroeville, PA 15146, on behalf of Howard Gordon, 1521 E. Wingohocking St., Philadelphia, PA 19124, Geraldine & Ferdinand Gonzales, 1515 E. Wingohocking St., Philadelphia, PA 19124, Nino Marchesani, 4411 Castor Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19124 and Richard Welsh, 1509 Wingohocking St., Philadelphia, PA 19124, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil and groundwater contaminated with solvents, petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet Statewide Health and Site-specific Standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on February 2, 2001.

   Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna PA, Fairview Township, York County. Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna PA, 2001 Mission Drive, Suite 1, New Cumberland, PA 17070-5002 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and groundwater contaminated with solvents. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the a combination of the Statewide health and site-specific standard requirements. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the York Daily Record and the Harrisburg Patriot News on February 16, 2001.

   Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

   Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Eulalia Township, Potter County. Converse Consultants, 2738 West College Avenue, State College, PA 16801, on behalf of Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, 1001 East Second Street, Coudersport, PA 16915, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with lead, heavy metals and solvents; groundwater and surface water contaminated with solvents; and sediment contaminated with lead, heavy metals and solvents. 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 the Potter-Leader Enterprise on February 21, 2001.

   Northwest Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.

   Caparo Steel Company AOC-2, City of Farrell, Mercer County. Paul Wojciak of Environmental Management Associates, 10925 Perry Highway, Wexford, PA on behalf of Caparo Steel has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with Lead and Heavy Metals. 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 the Herald on March 1, 2001.

RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS


Applications Received 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. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904); and Residual Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Residual Waste Processing Facilities and the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste other than Coal Ash.

   Central Office: Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 14, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.

   General Permit Application No. WMGR071. Wickett & Craig of America, Inc., 120 Cooper Road. Curwensville, PA 16833. General Permit Number WMGR071 for the beneficial use of leather trimmings and scrap from a tannery operation to manufacture fertilizer for agricultural purposes. Central Office received the application on February 1, 2001 and determined administratively complete on March 1, 2001.

   Comments concerning the application should be directed to Ronald C. Hassinger, Chief, General Permits and Beneficial Use Section, Division of Municipal and Residual Waste, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472. Persons interested in obtaining more information about the general permit application may contact the Division at (717) 787-7381. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay service, (800) 654-5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application.

OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE


Applications Submitted Under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and Regulations to Operate or Close Solid Waste Processing or Disposal Area or Site.

   Southeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.

   Application No. 400667. Application received for Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals, P. O. Box 861, Paoli, PA 19301 located in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County. Application received in the Southeast Regional Office on February 9, 2001.

   Southcentral Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   Application No. 101539. Application received for Dauphin Meadows, Inc., P. O. Box 68, Millersburg, PA 17061 located Upper Paxton & Washington Townships, Dauphin County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office on February 28, 2001.

   Application No. 101636. Application received for L&W Demolition Co., Inc., 17 Twin Hills Road, Dillsburg, PA 17019 located in Franklin Township, York County. Application determined to be administratively complete in the Regional Office on March 2, 2001.

SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE


Application Received 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. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.

   Comments on the individual permit application may be submitted to contact identified below. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Arrangements can also be made for persons with disabilities who wish to inspect the application. Public comments must be submitted to the Department within 60 days of the date of this notice and may recommend conditions upon, revisions to, and approval or denial of the application.

   Northcentral Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

   Permit No. WMGR038NC006. PA DCNR located in Hillsgrove Township, Sullivan County for determination of applicability for the beneficial use of waste tires. The application was received by the Williamsport Regional Office on February 20, 2001.

AIR QUALITY

NOTICE OF PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS

NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS

   The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) 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 DEP, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.

   Notice is hereby given that DEP has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.

   Copies of these applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the Regional Office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate Regional Office to schedule an appointment.

   Persons wishing to receive a copy of the proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit must indicate their interest to the DEP Regional Office within 30 days of the date of this notice, and must file protests or comments on a Proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit within 30 days of the DEP providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Any comments or protests filed with DEP Regional Offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts, which serve as the basis for the objections. If DEP schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.

   Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the Regional Office identified below. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

   Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121 through 143, the Federal Clean Air Act and regulations adopted under the Act.

OPERATING PERMITS


Notice of Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits

   Under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.521 and 127.424, notice is hereby given that the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Title V Operating Permit to the following facilities. These facilities are major facilities subject to the operating permit requirements under Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapters F and G (relating to operating permit requirements; and Title V Operating Permits).

   Appointments to review copies of the Title V application, proposed permit and other relevant information must be made by contacting Records Management using the appropriate Regional Office telephone number noted below. For additional information, contact the appropriate Regional Office noted below.

   Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections concerning the proposed Title V permit to the Regional Office within 30 days of publication of this notice. Written comments submitted to the Department during the 30-day public comment period shall include the name, address and telephone number of the person(s) submitting the comments, along with the reference number of the proposed permit. The commentator should also include a concise statement of any objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.

   Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the Regional Office identified below. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

   The Department reserves the right to hold a public hearing on the proposed action based upon the information received during the public comment period and will provide notice of any scheduled public hearing at least 30 days in advance of the hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation where the facility is located.

   Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.

   33-00108: Brookville Hospital (100 Hospital Road, Brookville, PA 15825) in Brookville Borough, Jefferson County. Brookville Hospital's air emission sources are five boilers, two emergency generators and a pyrolytic incinerator. The facility is a major stationary source as defined in Title I, Part D of the Clean Air Act Amendments.


Applications Received and Intent to Issue Operating Permits Under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F (relating to operating permit requirements).

   Northeast Region:  Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.

   39-304-023: Bethlehem Casting (Howmet Aluminum Casting, Inc., 2175 Avenue C, Bethlehem, PA 18017) for operation of casting finishing operations and associated air cleaning device in Bethlehem, Lehigh County.

   Southcentral Region:  Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   67-05067: Persing Enterprises, Inc. (214 North Franklin Street, Red Lion, York, PA 17356) for a furniture manufacturing facility in Red Lion Borough, York County.

   Northcentral Region:  Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

   47-318-009:  Aldan Acquisition, Inc. (115 Woodbine Lane, Danville, PA 17821-0429) for a fabric coating and curing operation in Mahoning Township, Montour County. This operation was constructed pursuant to Plan Approval 47-318-009 which was issued on February 5, 1998.

   The fabric coating and curing operation consists of a roll coater and associated dryer, a curing oven and ancillary equipment (mixers, churns, paint mill, etc.) which are used to apply rubber compounds to various fabric substrates. The resultant volatile organic compound emissions are controlled by a thermal oxidizer which has been demonstrated, via stack testing, to have a volatile organic compound destruction efficiency in excess of the 95% required by Plan Approval 47-318-009. The volatile organic compound emission rate determined to have existed during the respective stack testing was less than .5 pounds per hour.

   The Department of Environmental Protection has determined that the respective fabric coating and curing operation was constructed, and is operating, in conformance with all conditions contained in Plan Approval 47-318-009 as well as in compliance with all applicable requirements contained in Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection. The Department of Environmental Protection consequently intends to issue an operating permit for the fabric coating and curing operation.

   The Department intends to place conditions in the operating permit to be issued which are intended to assure continued compliance with all applicable requirements as well as require appropriate monitoring, testing, record keeping and reporting. The following is a summary of these conditions:

   1.  The thermal oxidizer shall maintain a minimum oxidizer chamber outlet temperature of 1400° F at all times.

   2.  The thermal oxidizer shall be equipped with an oxidizer chamber outlet temperature monitoring and recording system.

   3.  100% of the volatile organic compounds emitted from the fabric coating and curing operation shall be captured and ducted to the thermal oxidizer and at least 95% of the volatile organic compounds ducted to the thermal oxidizer shall be destroyed therein.

   4.  The only cleaning solvent that shall be used is d-limonene except that up to 52 gallons of ethyl alcohol may be used per year. The thermal oxidizer shall be operational whenever cleaning solvent is in use.

   5.  The fabric coating and curing operation shall be retested by no later than January 31, 2005.

   6.  Records shall be maintained of all surface coating material and cleanup solvents used in the fabric coating and curing operation and shall be submitted to the Department on a calendar quarter basis.

   Northwest Region:  Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.

   25-00279: Associated Spring, Barnes Group Inc. (226 South Center Street, Corry, PA 16407) for emissions from wire spring manufacturing and surface coating in the City of Corry, Erie County.

   37-00274:  Kasgro Rail (320 East Cherry Street, New Castle, PA 16102) for operation of the facility's air contamination sources consisting of two small natural gas furnaces, two paint and two blast booths in Taylor Township, Lawrence County.

   43-00317: Allegheny Asphalt/Lindy Paving Company--Mercer Plant (Route 173 North, Wolf Creek, PA 16127) for operation of the facility's air contamination sources consisting of a 400 tph drum mix hot asphalt plant in Wolf Creek Township, Mercer County.

   Philadelphia Department of Public Health:  Air Management Services, 321 University Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19104.

   S00-004:  The Wistar Institute (3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104) for operation of a not-for-profit biomedical research institute in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The Synthetic Minor facility's air emission sources include three 448 hp Natural Gas and No. 2 Oil dual-fired Boilers, four emergency generators, and one crematory furnace.

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