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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 01-552a

[31 Pa.B. 1769]

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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.


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

   NPDES Permit PAS10 G460, Stormwater. PA Turnpike Commission, P. O. Box 67676, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676, has applied to discharge stormwater associated with a construction activity located in Charlestown Township, Chester County to UNT to Valley Creek (CWF-MF/EV).


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

   Lackawanna County Conservation District: 1300 Old Plank Rd., Mayfield, PA 18433, (570) 281-9495.

 
NPDES No.
Applicant Name &
Address
County &
Municipality
Receiving
Water/Use
PAS10N027Theodore Fischer
DEP/BAMR
2 Public Square
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
Lackawanna County
Archbald Borough
Unnamed Tributary To Lackawanna River
HQ-CWF

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

 
NPDES No.
Applicant Name &
Address
County &
Municipality
Receiving
Water/Use
PAS10Q200-1 The Davis-Mushko
Partnership
544 Jubilee St.
Emmaus, PA 18049
Lehigh County
Upper Milford Township
Little Lehigh Creek
HQ-CWF

   Luzerne County Conservation District: R485 Smith Pond Rd., Lehman, PA 18627-0250, (570) 674-7991.

 
NPDES No.
Applicant Name &
Address
County &
Municipality
Receiving
Water/Use
PAS10R039 Dorothy Lutinski
R. R. 1, Box 93
Harveys Lake, PA 18618
Luzerne County
Harveys Lake Borough
Beaver Run
HQ-CWF

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

 
NPDES No.
Applicant Name &
Address
County &
Municipality
Receiving
Water/Use
PAS10S033-R Pinecrest Lake PRD
Spectrum/Pinecrest L.L.C.
P. O. Box 760
Pocono Pines, PA 18350
Monroe County
Tobyhanna Township
Tobyhanna Creek
HQ-CWF

   Northampton County Conservation District: Greystone Bldg., Gracedale Complex, Nazareth, PA 18064-9211, (610) 746-1971.

 
NPDES No.
Applicant Name &
Address
County &
Municipality
Receiving
Water/Use
PAS10U148 Stephen Selvaggio
623 Selvaggio Dr.
Suite 200
Nazareth, PA
Northampton County
Lower Nazareth Township
Monocacy Creek
HQ-CWF
PAS10U149Michael Goffrodo
P. O. Box 247
Wind Gap, PA 18091
Northampton County
Forks Township
Bushkill Creek
HQ-CWF

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

   NPDES Permit PAS10 H092, Stormwater. Ty-Ara, Inc., 204 Campground Road Carlisle, PA 17013 has applied to discharge stormwater associated with a construction activity located in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County to Letort Spring Run (HQ-CWF).

   Cumberland County Conservation District: 43 Brookwood Avenue, Suite 4, Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 240-7812.

 
NPDES No.
Applicant Name &
Address
County &
Municipality
Receiving
Water/Use
PAS10H092 Ty-Ara Inc.
204 Campground Road
Carlisle, PA 17013
South Middleton Township
Cumberland County
Letort Spring Run
(HQ-CWF)

   NPDES Permit PAS10 H093, Stormwater. Prologis Development Services, Inc. One Capital Drive, Suite 103 Cranbury, NJ 08512 has applied to discharge stormwater associated with a construction activity located in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County to Letort Spring Run (HQ-CWF) and Conodoguinet Creek (WWF).

 
NPDES No.
Applicant Name &
Address
County &
Municipality
Receiving
Water/Use
PAS10H093 Prologis Dev Services Inc.
One Capital Drive
Suite 103
Cranbury, NJ 08512
South Middleton Township
Cumberland County
Letort Spring Run
(HQ-CWF)
Conodoguinet Creek
(WWF)

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 the Commonwealth.

   Northwest Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.

   WA 16-1001, Water Allocations. PA American Water Company--Clarion, 1909 Oakland Avenue, Indiana, PA 15701, Clarion Township, Clarion County. Permit application submitted for the increase of withdrawal of water from the Clarion River from 2 MGD to 4 MGD. Increase is necessary for the anticipated growth of the service area for the next 25 years.

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 below, 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. During this comment period the municipality may request that the person identified, 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.

   Kardon Park Community Center, East Caln Township, Chester County. Laura L. Peck, Law Offices of Janet S. Kole, P.C., 900 Haddon Ave., Suite 412, Collingswood, NJ 08108, on behalf of Borough of Downingtown, Municipal Government Center, 4-10 W. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown, PA 19335-2800, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with lead. 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 Daily Local News on March 5, 2001.

   Hale Products, Conshohocken Borough and Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County. Frank Keirsey, Hale Products, Inc., 700 Spring Mill Ave., Conshohocken, PA 19428, on behalf of Washington St. Associates III, LP, 700 S. Henderson Rd., Suite 2, King of Prussia, PA 19406, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil and groundwater 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 Norristown Times Herald on February 21, 2001.

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

   Lott Residence/Ace Robbins, Inc., Meshoppen Borough, Wyoming County. Thomas Jimmie, Jr., Vice President, Datom Products, Inc., 452 East Drinker Street, Dunmore, PA 18512 has submitted an NIR (on behalf of Ace Robbins, Inc., P. O. Box 477, Trucksville, PA 18957) concerning the remediation of site soils and groundwater found or suspected to have been contaminated with no. 2 fuel oil petroleum constituents. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard. A Summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Tunkhannock New-Age on January 10, 2001.

   Former Krueger Greenhouse and Flower Shop Property, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County. William J. Ponticello, Vice-President, Penn Environmental & Remediation, 2755 Bergey Road, Hatfield, PA 19440 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate (on behalf of his client, Southern Lehigh School District, 40 South 5th Street, Allentown, PA 18101) concerning the remediation of site soils found to have been contaminated with metals. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard. A Summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in Allentown's The Morning Call on September 14, 2000. A Final Report was simultaneously submitted.

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

   Charus L. Goss Estate, Wysox Township, Bradford County. Chambers Environmental Group, Inc., on behalf of Charus L. Goss Estate, Route 6 and Sullivan Street, Towanda, PA 18848, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil and groundwater contaminated with lead, BTEX and PHCs. The applicant proposes to remediate site soils to meet the Site-specific Standard and site groundwater to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Daily Review on January 4, 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, 14th Floor, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.

   General Permit Application No. WMGR073. Blue Mountain Processors, Inc., 34 Blue Mountain Lane, Elliottsburg, PA 17024. General Permit application numbered WMGR073 for the processing and beneficial use of asphalt shingles as aggregate for road and driveway construction. Central Office received the application on February 9, 2001 and determined administratively completeness on March 15, 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.

   Southwest Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   Application No. 100281. Republic Services of Pennsylvania, LLC, Box 717 East Huntingdon Landfill Road, Scottdale, PA 15683. Greenridge Reclamation, R. D. No. 1, Box 717, East Huntingdon Landfill Road, Scottdale, PA 15683. An application for a major permit modification to increase the permit boundaries of a municipal waste landfill in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County. Received in the Regional Office on March 14, 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.

   The 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.


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).

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

   06-05077: Can Corp. of America (P. O. Box 170, Blandon, PA 19510) for a 3-piece metal can manufacturing facility controlled by four oxidizers and a fabric collector in Maidencreek Township, Berks County.

   28-05013: UNOVA Industrial Automation Systems, Inc. (20 East Sixth Street, Waynesboro, PA 17268) for a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit for its Landis Gardner Division in Waynesboro Borough, Franklin County.

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

   10-285B: Waste Management Disposal Services of PA (1436 West Sunbury Road, West Sunbury, PA 16061) for operation of a flare system in Clay Township, Butler County.

   25-558A: Products Finishing Inc. (2001 Greengarden Road, Erie, PA 16509) for operation of chrome plating tanks in Erie, Erie County.

   37-00012: Dunbar Asphalt Production Co. (Route 224, Hillsville, PA 16161) for operation of the facility's air contamination sources consisting of a 325-tph-asphalt batch plant in Mahoning Township, Lawrence County.

   25-00984: Harrison Machine Co. (3118 Station Road, Erie, PA 16510) for operation of a surface coating operation in Wesleyville Borough, Erie County.

PLAN APPROVALS


Applications Received for Plan Approvals Under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B (relating to plan approval requirements).

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

   35-310-038: Keystone Quarry Incorporated (P. O. Box 249, Dunmore, PA 18512) for relocation and modification of the existing stone crushing plant and associated air cleaning device on Dunham Drive in Dunmore and Throop Boroughs, Lackawanna County.

   39-303-005A: Eastern Industries, Inc. (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 200, Center Valley, PA 18034) for modification of the McCarter batch asphalt plant to utilize recycled oil as a fuel in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County.

   39-303-008A: Eastern Industries, Inc. (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 200, Center Valley, PA 18034) for modification of the Midwest batch asphalt plant to utilize recycled oil as a fuel in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County.

   48-306-008C:  Northampton Generating Co. (1 Horwith Drive, Northampton, PA 1806) for modification of the fuels to utilize petroleum coke in Northampton Borough, Northampton County.

   35-318-084:  Chamberlain Manufacturing Corp. (156 Cedar Avenue, Scranton, PA 18505) for construction of a paint spray booth and associated air cleaning device in Scranton, Lackawanna County.

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

   01-05031A:  Metropolitan Edison Co. d/b/a GPU Energy--Germantown Substation (PO Box 16001, Reading, PA 19640-0001) for construction of 11 diesel-fired electrical generating units Mt. Joy Township, Adams County.

   06-03029A:  Yuasa Battery, Inc. (2901 Montrose Avenue, Reading, PA 19605) for construction of a lead/acid battery assembly line controlled by a fabric collector in Laureldale Borough, Berks County. The source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart KK--Standards of Performance for Lead-Acid Battery Manufacturing Plants.

   06-03088:  Metropolitan Edison Co. dba GPU Energy--Muhlenberg Substation (2800 Pottsville Pike, Reading, PA 19640-0001) for the construction of six emergency power generators controlled by Tier 1 combustion controls in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County.

   22-03020B:  Hempt Bros., Inc. (205 Creek Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011) for construction of a primary jaw crusher controlled by a wet suppression system and three conveyor belts at its Steelton Quarry in Steelton Borough, Dauphin County. These sources are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.

   22-05023A:  Mobil Oil Corp. (600 Billingsport Road, Paulsboro, NJ 08066) for installation of a Vapor Combustion Unit at Harrisburg Terminal in Swatara Township, Dauphin County.

   36-05093A: Martin Limestone, Inc. (PO Box 550, Blue Ball, PA 17506) for adding No. 4 and No. 5 fuel oils to the approved fuels for the existing asphalt plant in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County. The asphalt plant is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart I--Standards of Performance for Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities. Existing fuel oil and asphalt cement tanks are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Kb--Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels.

   67-310-004I:  Southdown, Inc. (PO Box 220, Thomasville, PA 17364) for installation of three 100-ton storage silos and loadout tanks with respective controls at their Thomasville Facility in Jackson Township, York County. The sources are subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.

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

   18-00005A:  Dominion Transmission Corp.--Finnefrock Compressor Station (CNG Tower, 625 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3199) for installation of a replacement air cleaning device (an electronic fuel gas injection system) on an 1100 horsepower natural gas-fired reciprocating internal combustion compressor engine (Engine #3) in Leidy Township, Clinton County.

   59-00005C:  Dominion Transmission Corp.--Sabinsville Compressor Station (CNG Tower, 625 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3199) for installation of replacement air cleaning devices (screw-in prechambers) on five 1300 horsepower natural gas-fired reciprocating internal combustion compressor engines (Engines 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) in Clymer Township, Tioga County.

   Southwest Region:  Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

   11-00052A:  Pennsylvania Department of Labor--Hiram Andrews Center (727 Goucher Street, Johnstown, PA 15905) for installation of two generators in Upper Yoder Township, Cambria County.

   26-00045A:  Coolspring Mining, Inc. (PO Box 1328, Uniontown, PA 15401) for operation of sandstone processing at Coolspring Stone Supply, Inc.--Coolspring Quarry #1 in North Union Township, Fayette County.

   65-00659B:  Commercial Stone Co., Inc. (PO Box 187, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411) for construction of an asphalt plant in North Huntingdon, Westmoreland County.

   26-00535A:  Duke Energy North America--Fayette Energy Facility (5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, TX 77056) for construction of an electrical generation facility in German Township, Fayette County.

   26-00534A:  Fayette Thermal, LLC--East Millsboro Steam Plant (755 Opossum Lake Road, Carlisle, PA 17013) for installation of boilers in Luzerne Township, Fayette County.

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

   10-285B:  Waste Management Disposal Services of PA (1436 West Sunbury Road, West Sunbury, PA 16061) for operation of a flare system in Clay Township, Butler County.

   25-558A:  Products Finishing Inc. (2001 Greengarden Road, Erie, PA 16509) for operation of chrome plating tanks in Erie, Erie County.

   37-00012:  Dunbar Asphalt Production Co. (Route 224, Hillsville, PA 16161) for operation of the facility's air contamination sources consisting of a 325-tph-asphalt batch plant in Mahoning Township, Lawrence County.

   25-00984:  Harrison Machine Co. (3118 Station Road, Erie, PA 16510) for operation of a surface coating operation in Wesleyville Borough, Erie County.


Intent to Issue Plan Approvals Under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B (relating to plan approval requirements).

   Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.

Notice of Intent to Issue a Plan Approval and Amend a Title V Operating Permit

   46-0003A:  Stroehmann Bakeries, L.C. (1810 East Ridge Pike, Norristown, PA 19404) for replacement of a catalytic oxidizer that controls emissions from various production lines in Norristown, Montgomery County. This catalytic oxidizer will reduce volatile organic compound emissions to 19 tons per year. Emissions of nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide will be less than 6 tons per year each. The facility shall be required to operate the catalytic oxidizer at all times when the various production lines are in operation. The Plan Approval and Operating Permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

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

   19-322-002:  White Pines Landfill (515 State Route 442, Millville, PA 17846) for construction of a municipal waste landfill at the present location of the company's existing residual waste landfill in Pine Township, Columbia County. The information provided by the applicant and the Air Quality Program's own analysis indicates that this entire operation may potentially result in the emission of 236.88 tons per 12 consecutive month period of particulate matter, 69.56 tons of which may also be particulate matter less than 10 microns (PM10), 15.71 tons per 12 consecutive month period of nitrogen oxides, 37.87 tons per 12 consecutive month period of carbon monoxide, 9.82 tons per 12 consecutive month period of sulfur oxides, 7.21 tons per 12 consecutive month period of non-methane organic compounds and 3.52 tons per 12 consecutive month period of hazardous air pollutants. A preliminary review of the information submitted by White Pines Landfill indicates that the proposed construction will meet all applicable air quality requirements. Based on this finding, the Air Quality Program intends to approve the application and issue a plan approval to construct the proposed municipal waste landfill provided that all other affected Programs within the Department of Environmental Protection are also prepared to issue the various other Department permits and approvals required for the respective project.

   Issuance of this plan approval will make the White Pines Landfill a Title V facility and thus, subject the facility to the Title V rules and regulations.

   In order to ensure compliance with all applicable air quality standards, the Air Quality Program proposes to place the following conditions in the respective plan approval:

   1.  The municipal solid waste landfill is to be constructed in accordance with the plans submitted with the application (as approved herein).

   2.  This plan approval is issued for the construction of a municipal solid waste landfill consisting of a disposal area and a network of access and haul roads. The disposal area shall consist of six cells and have a total waste disposal capacity of approximately 3,000,000 tons (2,750,000 megagrams).

   3.  This plan approval is also issued for the installation of a landfill gas extraction and collection system associated with the disposal area identified in condition 2 herein.

   4.  Under Section 60.752(b)(2)(iii) of Part 60 of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and the best available technology provisions of Sections 127.1 and 127.12 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, the landfill gas collected with the landfill gas extraction and collection system identified in condition 3 herein shall be controlled by an enclosed ground-type flare.

   5.  Under the best available technology provisions of Sections 127.1 and 127.12 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, the flare identified in condition 4 herein shall meet the following design/operational criteria:

   a.  The flare shall be equipped with the necessary equipment to allow auxiliary fuel to be bled into the landfill gas to enhance its heat content.

   b.  The flare shall be equipped with a continuous pilot ignition source using an auxiliary fuel.

   c.  There shall be sufficient flow of auxiliary fuel during system startup or restart such that a flame is supported and unburned gases are not emitted to the atmosphere.

   d.  The flare shall have no visible flames or emissions except for periods not to exceed a total of 5 minutes in any two consecutive hours and the emissions during these periods shall not exceed 10% opacity.

   e.  The flare shall achieve and maintain a non-methane organic compound destruction/removal efficiency of at least 98% by weight at all times landfill gas is vented to it. This minimum destruction efficiency requirement is also required by Section 60.752(b)(2)(ii)(B) of Part 60 of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

   f.  The flare gas temperature shall at all times be maintained at a minimum of 1500°F and the landfill gas being flared shall be held at this temperature for a period of at least 0.3 second.

   g.  The flare shall be equipped with a continuous temperature monitoring and recording system which will log the temperature of the flue gas exiting the flare at all times. The temperature sensor associated with this system shall be positioned so that it will indicate the temperature of the gases after they have been in the flare for at least 0.3 second. The records shall be kept on file for the life of the flare and shall be made available to the Department upon request. The use of the temperature monitor and recorder is also required by Section 60.756(b)(1) of Part 60 of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

   h.  The flare shall be equipped with a flame scanner.

   i.  In the event the flame scanner does not detect the flame or the flare is not operating between 1500°F and a preset maximum temperature, an automatic shutoff device shall immediately stop the flow of landfill gas to the flare and the flare shall be automatically shut down while alerting plant personnel via an autodialer system.

   j.  The flare shall at any given point in time be capable of accommodating the maximum landfill gas collection rate which will exist at that point in time while maintaining compliance with the limitations and requirements specified in, or established under, all applicable rules and regulations contained in Article III of the Rules and Regulation of the Department of Environmental Protection as well as in compliance with all conditions contained herein.

   k.  The flare shall be equipped with a device that will accurately measure and record the flow of landfill gas to the flare. The use of the flow monitor and recorder is also required by Section 60.756(b)(2) of Part 60 of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources. The records shall be kept on file for at least 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.

   6.  Under the best available technology provisions of Sections 127.1 and 127.12 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, a capping system shall be placed over the disposal area cells identified in condition 2 herein in a manner that will minimize gas leakage to the ambient air. Additionally, the capping system shall be installed in accordance with the requirements specified in Article VIII (Municipal Waste) of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection.

   7.  Under the best available technology provisions of Sections 127.1 and 127.12 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, asbestos-containing waste shall not be deposited within 35 feet of any gas collection well associated with the disposal area identified in condition 2 herein.

   8.  Within 60 days of selection of a flare vendor White Pines Landfill shall submit to the Air Quality Program final vendor specifications. The installation of the flare shall not commence until White Pines Landfill has received written approval from the Air Quality Program to do so. A copy of the final vendor specifications shall be maintained on the landfill site for the life of the flare.

   9.  Under the best available technology provisions of Sections 127.1 and 127.12 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, the gas collection wells identified in condition 3 herein shall be located no more than 200 feet apart. The Department reserves the right to require the installation of additional wells in the event that well spacing does not bring the system into full compliance with the limitations and requirements specified in, or established under, any applicable rule or regulation contained in Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection or with those specified in any condition contained herein.

   10.  Under the best available technology provisions of Sections 127.1 and 127.12 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, all piping incorporated in the landfill gas collection system identified in condition 3 herein as well as any blower used to convey the collected gas shall be sized to accommodate the maximum gas generation rate throughout the gas-generating life of the disposal area identified in condition 2 herein. This sizing requirement is also required by Section 60.759(c) of Part 60 of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

   11.  Under the best available technology provisions of Sections 127.1 and 127.12 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, there shall never be any passive venting of landfill gas to atmosphere from any landfill gas collection well associated with the disposal area identified in condition 2 herein.

   12.  Under the best available technology provisions of Sections 127.1 and 127.12 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, the landfill gas collection system identified in condition 3 herein shall be equipped with devices capable of minimizing moisture in the collected landfill gases.

   13.  Under the best available technology provisions of Sections 127.1 and 127.12 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, should the landfill gas flow rate from the disposal area identified in condition 2 herein ever require the continuous, simultaneous use of both blowers, White Pines Landfill shall install additional blowers such that a blower can be left in reserve at all times.

   14.  Under the best available technology provisions of Sections 127.1 and 127.12 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, within 90 days of the date of initial waste deposition within the disposal area identified in condition 2 herein, White Pines Landfill shall install the four perimeter landfill gas check wells as described in Sheets 52 and 53 of the application and supplemental materials submitted for plan approval.

   15.  Under the best available technology provisions of Sections 127.1 and 127.12 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, White Pines Landfill shall begin the active collection of landfill gas from a cell within 60 days of final closure of the cell or within 2 years of the date of initial waste deposition within the respective cell, whichever event occurs first, unless White Pines Landfill can prove to the Department's satisfaction that the active collection of landfill gas from the respective cell is not yet warranted.

   16.  Under the best available technology provisions of Sections 127.1 and 127.12 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, should the landfill gas flow rate from the disposal area identified in condition 2 herein ever exceed the maximum design capacity of the flare identified in condition 4 herein, White Pines Landfill shall submit a plan approval application for the installation of an additional flare or other control device deemed acceptable by the Department.

   17.  Within 180 days from the date the first set of landfill gas collection wells described in condition 3 herein are vented to the flare identified in condition 4 herein, White Pines Landfill shall conduct testing on the flare for non-methane organic compound destruction efficiency and the emission of nitrogen oxides.

   18.  Under Section 60.753(d) of Part 60 of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and the best available technology provisions of Sections 127.1 and 127.12 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, the maximum concentration of total ambient organic compounds measured as methane at any point on the surface of any cell, or portion of any cell, that is a part of the disposal area identified in condition 2 herein where gas extraction and collection is taking place shall not exceed 500 ppm at any time.

   19.  Under the best available technology provisions of Sections 127.1 and 127.12 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, a measurable vacuum shall be maintained within the gas collection system identified in condition 3 herein at all times.

   20.  Under the best available technology provisions of Sections 127.1 and 127.12 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, the landfill gas collection system identified in condition 3 herein shall be routinely inspected to ensure there are no leaks or other problems occurring within the system. Any leaks or problems shall be immediately repaired.

   21.  Under the best available technology provisions of Sections 127.1 and 127.12 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, White Pines Landfill shall minimize the emission of fugitive particulate matter by implementing the following:

   a.  maintain a paved road from the entrance to the facility to the scalehouse

   b.  maintain gravel roads from the scalehouse to the working face

   c.  all paved roads shall be swept with a vacuum-type sweeper employing dust filtration or wetted and all graveled roads shall be wetted as much as practicable

   d.  employ the use of a truck tire wash station

   e.  tarp all open-top waste haul vehicles.

   22.  Under the best available technology provisions of Sections 127.1 and 127.12 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, the landfill operator shall not deposit or dispose of any wastes at this site which have the potential to generate fugitive particulate matter unless the wastes have first been rendered essentially dust-free at the site of waste generation by treatment with water or other dust suppressants. Under no circumstances shall the landfill operator deposit or dispose of any flyash or like materials at this site which have not been adequately treated with water, etc. at the point of origin.

   23.  Under the best available technology provisions of Sections 127.1 and 127.12 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, the total combined air contaminant emissions from the entire site shall never exceed the following emission limitations:

Emission Limitation
Contaminant (tons per 12 consecutive month period)
particulate matter 236.88
particulate matter less than 10 micrograms 69.56
non-methane organic compounds 7.21
nitrogen oxides (expressed as NO2) 15.71
carbon monoxide 37.87
sulfur oxides (expressed as SO2) 9.82
hazardous air pollutants 3.52

   24.  White Pines Landfill shall comply with the following monitoring requirements:

   a.  On a monthly basis, each landfill gas collection wellhead identified in condition 3 herein shall be monitored for temperature, percent oxygen and pressure. Should a temperature in excess of 131°F (55°C), an oxygen content greater than or equal to 5%, or a lack of vacuum be detected during the monitoring of these wellheads, the White Pines Landfill shall take the necessary steps to bring the affected wellheads into compliance. The monitoring procedures shall comply with the provisions of Section 60.753(c) of Part 60 of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

   b.  From the date the perimeter landfill gas check wells described in condition 14 herein have been installed, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, White Pines Landfill shall monitor the wells for the presence of landfill gas. Should the readings indicate the off-site migration of landfill gas, White Pines Landfill shall take the necessary steps to ensure the off-site migration of landfill gas is eliminated. Records shall be maintained on the readings taken during the monitoring, the dates that it is determined the off-site migration of landfill gas is taking place as well as the corrective action taken.

   c.  Once the gas collection system is tied into the gas collection wells associated with a cell, or any portion of a cell, White Pines Landfill shall on a quarterly basis perform surface monitoring of the respective cell or respective portion of that cell for the presence of fugitive landfill gas. The procedures to be used shall comply with the provisions of Section 60.755(c) of Part 60 of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources. Records of the dates and results of the monitoring (including the dates, locations and magnitude of all excess landfill gas emission readings) and the corrective actions taken shall be recorded and retained on site for at least 5 years.

   25.  In addition to any records required by any other condition contained herein, White Pines Landfill shall maintain records of the following:

   a.  The dates and location of all asbestos-containing waste deposited in the disposal area identified in condition 2 herein.

   b.  The dates of initial waste deposition within cells 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

   c.  The dates each landfill gas collection well identified in condition 3 herein is tied into the landfill gas collection and flaring system.

   d.  on a daily basis, the total amount of wastes in place.

   e.  on an annual basis, an estimate of the previous year's waste acceptance rate.

   These records are to be maintained onsite for at least 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.

   White Pines Landfill shall additionally maintain the following documents on the landfill site for the life of the gas collection system identified in condition 3 herein:

   f.  the landfill design capacity estimation

   g.  a site plan with the location of all existing and proposed gas collection wells

   26.  The landfill is subject to Subpart WWW of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources, 40 CFR 60.750 through 60.759.

   27.  The landfill is subject to Subpart M of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, 40 CFR 61.150-61.157.

   28.  Issuance of an operating permit for the aforementioned disposal area is contingent upon the respective disposal area being constructed, the landfill gas extraction and collection system being installed, and the disposal area and associated landfill gas extraction, collection and flaring system being maintained and operated, as described in the application and supplemental materials submitted for plan approval, as well as in accordance with all conditions contained herein, and upon satisfactory demonstration that any air contaminants emitted from the source(s) are in compliance with the requirements specified in Sections 123.1, 123.13, 123.31 and 123.41 of Chapter 123 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection as well as in compliance with the requirements specified in any condition contained herein as well as in compliance with requirements specified in, or established under, any other applicable rule or regulation contained in Article III, as well as in compliance with the requirements specified in Subpart WWW of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources, 40 CFR 60.750 through 60.759, as well as in compliance with the requirements specified in Subpart M of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, 40 CFR 61.150--61.157.

   31.  By no later than 120 days after the date that municipal waste is first deposited in the disposal area identified in condition 2 herein White Pines Corporation shall submit a complete Title V operating permit application to the Department.

   The incorporation of the above-referenced conditions into the plan approval is intended to do one or more of the following:

   1.  identify the source and location

   2.  establish allowable source operating requirements

   3.  establish appropriate monitoring, recordkeeping, testing and reporting requirements

   4.  help ensure proper operation and adequate maintenance of the air contamination sources.

   49-301-015A: Wildwood Cemetery Co. (1151 Cemetery Street, Williamsport, PA 17701) for construction of a crematory incinerator at Pomfret Manor Cemetery at 900 Packer Street in the City of Sunbury, Northumberland County.

   The proposed crematory incinerator will incorporate a secondary combustion chamber equipped with a natural gas-fired burner for the control of air contaminants and will be used only for the cremation or incineration of human remains and associated containers used for holding the remains. The resultant air contaminant emissions will be minimal, well below one pound per hour for particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxides, sulfur oxides and volatile organic compounds.

   The Department of Environmental Protection has determined that the proposed crematory incinerator will comply with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. The Department of Environmental Protection consequently intends to issue plan approval for the construction of the respective crematory incinerator.

   The Department intends to place conditions in the plan approval to be issued pertaining to the operation and monitoring of the incinerator. These are intended to assure proper operation of the incinerator as well as compliance with all applicable air quality regulatory requirements. The following is a summary of these conditions:

   1.  Under the best available technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, only human remains and associated containers for holding the remains shall be incinerated in the incinerator.

   2.  Under the best available technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the particulate matter emissions from the incinerator shall not exceed .08 grains per dry standard cubic foot corrected to 7% oxygen and the visible air contaminant emissions shall not equal or exceed 10% opacity for a period or periods aggregating more than 3 minutes in any 1 hour or equal or exceed 30% opacity at any time.

   3.  Under the best available technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, upon any occasion of incinerator use, a secondary combustion chamber temperature of at least 1800°F shall be achieved prior to the commencement of cremation and shall thereafter be maintained throughout the remainder of the cremation cycle.

   4.  Under the best available technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the incinerator shall be equipped with instrumentation to continuously monitor and record the secondary chamber combustion chamber temperature. All records generated by this instrumentation shall be retained for at least 5 years.

   Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

   65-788L: Sony Electronics, Inc.--Pittsburgh Mfg. Center (1001 Technology Drive, Mount Pleasant, PA 15666) for an increase in permitted emission limits from the Aperture Grille Line 1 in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County as described in its application received on November 31, 2000.

   In order for DEP to assure compliance with all applicable standards, DEP proposes to place the following conditions on the Plan Approval:

Special Conditions for Plan Approval PA-65-788L

   3.  This Plan Approval is for an increase in permitted emission limits from the Aperture Grille Line-1 located at the Sony Technology Center--Pittsburgh, in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County.

   4.  Emissions of VOC from the Aperture Grille Line 1 shall be limited to 13,560 pounds per year.

   5.  Emissions of Acrylic Acid from the Aperture Grille Line 1 shall be limited to 2,860 pounds per year.

   6.  Emissions of VOC from the entire facility shall be limited to 49.0 tons per year.

   7.  Sony shall keep records to demonstrate compliance with the emission limits established in this approval. These records shall be kept on site for a period of 2 years and be made available to the Department upon request.

   8.  This Plan Approval authorizes temporary operation of the source covered by this Plan Approval provided the following conditions are met.

   a)  The Department must receive written notice from the Owner/Operator of the completion of construction and the operator's intent to commence operation at least 5 working days prior to the completion of construction. The notice should state when construction will be completed and when operator expects to commence operation.

   b)  Operation is authorized only to facilitate the start-up and shake-down of sources and air cleaning devices, to permit operations pending the issuance of an Operating Permit or to permit the evaluation of the source for compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements.

   c)  This condition authorizes temporary operation of the source for a period of 180 days from the date of commencement of operation, provided the Department receives notice from the Owner/Operator pursuant to subpart (a), above.

   d)  The Owner/Operator may request an extension if compliance with all applicable regulations and Plan Approval requirements has not been established. The extension request shall be submitted in writing at least 15 days prior to the end of this period of temporary operation and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source, a detailed schedule for establishing compliance, and the reasons compliance has not been established.

   e)  The notice submitted by the Owner/Operator pursuant to subpart (a), above, prior to the expiration of this Plan Approval, shall modify the plan approval expiration date. The new plan approval expiration date shall be 180 days from the date of the written notice.

   63-550B: USA South Hills Landfill, Inc. (3100 Hill Road, Library, PA 15129) for construction of a new enclosed flare in South Park Township, Allegheny County and Union Township, Washington County.

   The proposed flare is subject to the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127 (related to construction, modification, reactivation and operation of sources and control devices) and 40 CFR 60, Subparts Cc and WWW--Standards of Performance for Municipal Waste Landfills. The Department believes that the facility will meet these requirements by complying with the following Plan Approval conditions:

   1.  The facility is to be constructed in accordance with the plans submitted with the application (as approved herein).

   2.  Upon completion of the construction of the facility, an operating permit must be obtained. Notify the Department when the installation is completed so that the facility can be inspected for issuance of an operating permit.

   3.  This Plan Approval authorizes the installation of a new enclosed flare at USA South Hills Landfill located in South Park Township, Allegheny County and Union Township, Washington County. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   4.  Enclosed flare is a John Zink Co., LLC Model ZTOF Enclosed Flare System, rated at 2,500 CFM. Flare shall be equipped with the following as described in application: programmable logic controller, flame scanner, high and low temperature sensor and shutdown switches, automatic shutdown valve, inlet flame arrestor, temperature monitoring and recording equipment, automatic phone dialer, and landfill gas flow meter. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).

   5.  Emissions from the enclosed flare are established as follows: (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

Pollutant Pounds per Hour Tons per Year
CO 13.6
59.8
NOx 4.0
17.9
NMOC 0.16
0.72

   6.  Operation

   a.  The enclosed flare shall achieve a 98% Non-Methane Organic Compound (NMOC) destruction efficiency for landfill gas. (40 CFR 60.752(b)(2)(iii)(B))

   b.  The enclosed flare shall be operated with no visible flame. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   c.  The enclosed flare shall be operated with no visible emissions except for periods not to exceed a total of 5 minutes during any 2 consecutive hours. (40 CFR 60.18)

   d.  The enclosed flare shall be operated at a minimum operating temperature of 1500°F or the operating temperature at which the required 98% NMOC destruction efficiency was demonstrated through performance testing. Operating temperature shall be continuously monitored and recorded. The gas residence time above 1500°F shall be at least 0.3 second. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   e.  The enclosed flare shall be equipped and operated with an intermittent pilot ignition source using propane as an auxiliary fuel. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   f.  The enclosed flare shall be operated with a flame present at all times. The enclosed flare shall be equipped and operated with an automatic shutoff mechanism designed to immediately stop the flow of gases when a flame out occurs. During restart or startup, there shall be sufficient flow of auxiliary fuel to the burner such that unburned landfill gases are not emitted to the atmosphere. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   g.  The enclosed flare and gas extraction system shall be equipped with a backup power source such as a diesel generator such that power shall not be interrupted in the event of a power outage. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   h.  Owner/operator shall maintain and operate the emergency telephone notification system at all times. Notification system shall call up to four plant personnel telephone numbers so that someone may be notified that the enclosed flare has shut down. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   7.  Initial Performance Testing

   a.  Owner/operator shall conduct stack testing to demonstrate compliance with the emission limitations above and the 98% NMOC Destruction efficiency requirement. (40 CFR 60.8)

   b.  The inlet NMOC mass flow rate in the fuel feed to the flare and the outlet NMOC, CO and NOx mass flow rates in the flare exhaust shall be tested. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   c.  Testing shall be conducted in accordance with 40 CFR 60.754 and the Department's source testing procedures described in the latest Source Testing Manual referenced in 25 Pa. Code § 139.4(5).

   d.  Within 90 days of issuance of this Plan Approval, owner/operator shall submit to the Department two copies of the protocol to be followed for the stack test. Drawings with dimensions indicating the location of sampling ports and other data to ensure the collection of representative samples shall be included in the protocol. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   e.  Testing shall take place within 60 days of Departmental approval of the stack test protocol. Testing shall not take place until the Department has approved the stack test protocol. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   f.  At least 15 days prior to the test, the Regional Air Quality Manager shall be informed of the date and time of the test. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   g.  The stack test shall be performed while the flare is operating at its maximum rated capacity, using the maximum available amount of landfill gas. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   h.  All available operating parameters, including but not limited to landfill gas flow rate and flare temperature shall be recorded during the duration of the stack tests. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   i.  Within 60 days after the stack test, two copies of the complete test report, including all recorded operating parameters, shall be submitted to the Regional Air Quality Manager for approval. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   j.  Stack testing may be required to be repeated if flow rate to the enclosed flare ever exceeds the rate at which the unit was previously stack tested. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   8.  Monitoring

   a.  The owner/operator shall comply with the applicable monitoring requirements of 40 CFR 60.756(b)(1).

   b.  The enclosed flare shall at all times be equipped with devices for measuring the presence of a flame and/or the operating temperature of the flare.

   c.  All monitoring and measuring devices shall be calibrated, maintained and operated according to the manufacturer's specifications.

   9.  Recordkeeping

   a.  The owner/operator shall comply with the applicable recordkeeping requirements specified in 40 CFR 60.758(b)(2).

   b.  Owner/operator shall keep records of all visible emission readings, heat content determinations, flowrates or bypass flowrates, flare flame or temperature monitoring, outages, surface monitoring data, well pressures, temperatures and nitrogen or oxygen concentrations, and any other parameters that are available to indicate that the collection and control system is operating properly.

   c.  The owner or operator shall keep records of any exceedances of the collection or control systems as defined in 40 CFR 60, Subparts WWW.

   d.  Records required herein shall be kept for a minimum period of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request. Offsite records may be maintained by the owner/operator if they are retrievable within 4 hours. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   10.  Reporting

   a.  This facility is subject to the applicable requirements of 40 CFR 60, Subparts Cc and WWW. Per 40 CFR 60.4, all requests, reports, applications, submittals and other communications, including the notification requirements of 40 CFR 60.7 and the annual reporting requirements of 40 CFR 60.757(f)(1) through (f)(6) shall be submitted to both EPA and the PADEP at the following addresses:

Regional Air Quality Manager
PA Department of Environmental Protection
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745

Director
Air, Toxics and Radiation Division
EPA Region III
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

   11.  Unless specifically amended herein, all conditions contained in previously issued Plan Approvals and Operating Permits shall remain in effect. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   12.  Per 25 Pa. Code § 127.13, if the construction authorized in this Plan Approval is not commenced within 18 months of issuance of this Plan Approval, or if there is more than an 18-month lapse in construction, a new Plan Approval application shall be submitted.

   13.  In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.12b(d), this Plan Approval authorizes temporary operation of the source and/or the pollution control device covered by this Plan Approval provided that the following conditions are met:

   a.  The Department must receive written notice from the owner/operator of when the owner/operator expects to commence operation of the source and/or pollution control device.

   b.  Operation is authorized only to facilitate the startup and shakedown of source and/or air cleaning device, to permit operations pending the issuance of an Operating Permit or to permit the evaluation of the source for compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements.

   c.  This condition authorizes temporary operation of the source and/or pollution control device for a period of 180 days from the date of startup, provided the Department receives notice from owner/operator under Subpart a. above.

   d.  Owner/operator may request an extension if compliance with all applicable regulations and Plan Approval requirements has not been established. The extension request shall be submitted in writing at least 15 days prior to the end of this period of temporary operation and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source and/or pollution control device, a detailed schedule for establishing compliance, and the reasons compliance has not been established.

   e.  The notice submitted by owner/operator under Subpart a. above, prior to the expiration of this Plan Approval, shall revise the Plan Approval expiration date. The revised Plan Approval expiration date shall be 180 days from the date of startup.

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