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ACTIONS ON COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); and The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the request for 401 Water Quality Certification and the NPDES permit application. Mining activity permits issued in response to the applications will also address the application permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
Coal Permits Actions
California District Mining Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100.
03031302. NPDES Permit No. PA0235598, TJS Mining, Inc., (R. D. 1, Box 260D, Shelocta, PA 15774), to operate the TJS No. 5 Deep Mine in South Bend Township, Armstrong County and Young Township, Indiana County and for discharge of treated mine drainage. Surface Acres Proposed 32.3, Underground Acres Proposed 556.7, SCP Acres Proposed 491.3. Receiving streams: Crooked Creek, classified for the following use: WWF, and Craig Run, classified for the following use: WWF. Permit issued December 13, 2004.
30841317. NPDES Permit No. PA0213527, Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company, (P. O. Box 355, 172 Route 519, Eighty Four, PA 15330), to revise the permit for the Enlow Fork Mine in East Finley Township, Washington County to install the F14 Airshaft, boreholes, and add an NPDES discharge point--Outfall 015. Surface Acres Proposed 6.75. Receiving Stream, Unnamed Tributary to Templeton Fork, classified for the following use: TSF. Permit issued December 13, 2004.
32031301. NPDES Permit No. PA0235580, Britt Energies, Inc., (2450 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA 15701), to operate the Lowry Deep Mine in White Township, Indiana County and for discharge of treated mine drainage. Surface Acres Proposed 16.9, Underground Acres Proposed 615.6, SCP Acres Proposed 299.0. Receiving Streams: Yellow Creek, classified for the following use: CWF, and Two Lick Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Central Indiana County Water Authority, and intake: Yellow Creek. Permit issued December 14, 2004.
30841312. NPDES Permit No. PA0013790, Consolidation Coal Company, (1 Bridge Street, Monongah, WV 26554), to revise the permit for the Blacksville Mine No. 2 in Jackson Township, Greene County for installation of the 22M Bleeder Shaft. SCP Acres Proposed 21.0. No additional discharges. Permit issued December 15, 2004.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
56030108 and NPDES Permit No. PA0249530. Hoffman Mining, Inc., P. O. Box 130, 118 Runway Road, Friedens, PA 15541, commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Shade Township, Somerset County, affecting 33.3 acres. Receiving stream: Dark Shade Creek classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received October 23, 2003. Permit issued: December 13, 2004.
56703120 and NPDES Permit No. PA0607622. Jenners, Inc., P. O. Box 171, Shelocta, PA 15774, surface mining permit renewal for reclamation only in Jenner Township, Somerset County, affecting 580.0 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to/and Hoffman Run and UNT to/and Quemahoning classified for the following uses: CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Cambria Somerset Authority Quemahoning Surface Water Intake. Application received November 4, 2004. Permit issued December 16, 2004.
Greensburg District Mining Office: R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
03010103 and NPDES Permit No. PA0202991. Rosebud Mining Company (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201). Transfer of permit formerly issued to Marquise Mining Corporation for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mining site located in Kiskiminetas and Conemaugh Townships, Armstrong and Indiana Counties, affecting 145.6 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to Long Run and Sulphur Run to the Kiskiminetas River. Application received: July 14, 2004. Transfer permit issued: December 14, 2004.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232, (814) 797-1191.
33990101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0227951. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Dr., Butler, PA 16001) Revision to an existing bituminous strip and auger operation to add 29.0 acres of the Upper Kittanning coal seam in Winslow Township, Jefferson County. Receiving streams: UNT to Soldier Run and Soldier Run. Application received: October 13, 2004. Permit Issued: December 6, 2004.
16950101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0226921. Original Fuels, Inc. (P. O. Box 343, Punxsutawney, PA 15767) Renewal of an existing bituminous strip operation in Clarion and Limestone Townships, Clarion County affecting 43.3 acres. Receiving streams: Two UNTs to Piney Creek. This renewal is issued for reclamation only. Application received: October 12, 2004. Permit Issued: December 9, 2004.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Phillipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.
17030114 and NPDES Permit No. PA 0243604. R. B. Contracting (160 R. B. Contracting Lane, Curwensville, PA 16833). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Knox Township, Clearfield County affecting 71 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Potts Run. Application received: October 3, 2003. Permit issued: December 1, 2004.
17030105 and NPDES Permit No. PA 0243469. Hepburnia Coal Company (P. O. Box I, Grampian, PA 16838). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Ferguson Township, Clearfield County affecting 115 acres. Receiving stream(s): tributary to West Branch Susquehanna River and Watts Creek. Application received: April 18, 2003. Permit issued: December 10, 2004.
17960125 and NPDES Permit No. PA 0220531. AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC (One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650). Transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine permit from Moravian Run Reclamation Co., Inc. The permit is located in Beccaria Township, Clearfield County and affects 110 acres. Receiving stream: Muddy Run to Clearfield Creek to West Branch Susquehanna River. Application received: July 7, 2004. Permit issued: December 21, 2004.
17010113 and NPDES Permit No. PA 0243167. AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC (One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650). Transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit from Moravian Run Reclamation Co., Inc. The permit is located in Girard Township, Clearfield County and affects 90 acres. Receiving streams: Bald Hill Run and UNT to Bald Hill Run to the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Application received: August 16, 2004. Permit issued: December 4, 2004.
17930128 and NPDES Permit No. PA 0219720. AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC (One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650). Transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit from Moravian Run Reclamation Co., Inc. The permit is located in Penn Township, Clearfield County and affects 106.2 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Bell Run to West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Application received: July 27, 2004. Permit issued: December 1, 2004.
17980126 and NPDES Permit No. PA 0238198. Hepburnia Coal Company (P. O. Box I, Grampian, PA 16838). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Chest Township, Clearfield County affecting 146 acres. Receiving streams: Kings Run and/or Chest Creek to the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Application received: August 20, 2004. Permit issued: November 23, 2004.
17980123 and NPDES Permit No. PA 0238163. AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC (One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650). Transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine permit in Knox Township, Clearfield County affecting 66.6 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed stream No. 2 to Dunlap Run and Cherry Run. Application received: July 7, 2004. Permit issued: December 10, 2004.
17990109 and NPDES Permit No. PA 0238325. AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC (One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650). Transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Beccaria Township, Clearfield County. The permit is located in Beccaria Township, Clearfield County and affects 103.3 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Muddy Run to Muddy Run. Application received: July 7, 2004. Permit issued: December 10, 2004.
17-04-02--Gerard J. Flango, Jr. (R. R. 3, Box 213, Clearfield, PA 16830). The Moshannon District Office for the Department of Environmental Protection awarded a Government Financed Construction Contract to Gerard J. Flango, Jr. on October 28, 2004, that will result in incidental coal removal necessary to accomplish reclamation of an abandoned mine land site affecting 5.4 acres. The site is located in Bigler Township, Clearfield County. Under the terms of the contract no reprocessing of the coal refuse may take place and no coal refuse materials may be returned to the site once removed. The contract requires total reclamation and revegetation of the project area. This project was made possible under a program developed by the Department which allows for expedited removal and reclamation of old coal refuse piles which are generally eyesores as well as major sources of siltation and pollution to the streams of this Commonwealth. Application received: May 27, 2004. Permit issued: October 28, 2004.
18-04-01--C.M.T. Energy, Inc. (Box 144, Irvona, PA 16656). The Moshannon District Office for the Department of Environmental Protection awarded a Government Financed Construction Contract to C.M.T. Energy, Inc. on October 28, 2004, that will result in incidental coal removal necessary to accomplish reclamation of an abandoned mine land site affecting 2.5 acres. The site is located in West Keating Township, Clinton County. Under the terms of the contract no reprocessing of the coal refuse may take place and no coal refuse materials may be returned to the site once removed. The contract requires total reclamation and revegetation of the project area. This project was made possible under a program developed by the Department which allows for expedited removal and reclamation of old coal refuse piles which are generally eyesores as well as major sources of siltation and pollution to the streams of the Commonwealth. Application received: July 2, 2004. Permit issued: October 28, 2004.
Whitetail Contracting (P. O. Box 220, Woodland, PA 16881). The Moshannon District Office for the Department of Environmental Protection awarded a Government Financed Construction Contract to Whitetail Contracting on October 28, 2004, that will result in incidental coal removal necessary to accomplish reclamation of an abandoned mine land site affecting 6.3 acres. The site is located in Karthaus Township, Clinton County. Under the terms of the contract no reprocessing of the coal refuse may take place and no coal refuse materials may be returned to the site once removed. The contract requires total reclamation and revegetation of the project area. This project was made possible under a program developed by the Department which allows for expedited removal and reclamation of old coal refuse piles which are generally eyesores as well as major sources of siltation and pollution to the streams of this Commonwealth. Application received: July 6, 2004. Permit issued: October 28, 2004.
Noncoal Permits Actions
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232, (814) 797-1191.
42042804. Richard A. Powell (1423 West Kane Rd., Kane, PA 16735) Commencement, operation and restoration of a small sandstone and shale operation in Wetmore Township, McKean County affecting 15.0 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to West Run. Application received: July 7, 2004. Permit Issued: December 10, 2004.
ACTIONS ON BLASTING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Explosives Acts of 1937 and 1957 (43 P. S. §§ 151--161) and 25 Pa. Code § 211.124. Blasting activity performed as part of a coal or noncoal mining activity will be regulated by the mining permit for that coal or noncoal mining activity.
Blasting Permits Actions
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
07044006. Grannas Brothers Stone & Asphalt Company, P. O. Box 488, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648-9802. Site preparation--Logan Town Centre Mall, Logan Township, Blair County. Expires December 31, 2005. Permit Issued December 13, 2004.
Greensburg District Mining Office: R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
63044006. USA South Hills Landfill, Inc. (3100 Hill Road, Library, PA 15127). Blasting permit to trench for bond drainage, located in Union Township, Washington County, with an expected duration of 1 year. Blasting permit issued: December 8, 2004.
63044007. Richard Lawson Excavating, Inc. (3467 Washington Ave., Findleyville, PA 15332). Blasting permit for construction of Tuscany Estates, located in Union Township, Washington County, with an expected duration of one year. Blasting permit issued: December 8, 2004.
02044008. Chambers Development Company (600 Thomas Street, Monroeville, PA 15146). Blasting for construction at Monroeville Landfill, located in Monroeville Township, Allegheny County, with an expected duration of 180 days. Blasting permit issued: December 8, 2004.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 W. Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
09044042. Greensburg Environmental Contracting, (2419 Brownfield Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601), and Wampum Hardware Co. (R. D. 1 Box 112-C, Shelocta, PA 15774), construction blasting for the Richland Water Tank in Richland Township, Bucks County with an expiration date of April 24, 2005. Permit issued December 13, 2004.
21044113. John W. Gleim, Jr., (625 Hamilton Street, Carlisle, PA 17013), construction blasting at Appalachian Estates in Middlesex Township, Cumberland County with an expiration date of April 1, 2005. Permit issued December 14, 2004
36044124. Hall Explosives, Inc., (2981 Elizabethtown Road, Hershey, PA 17033), construction blasting in Conoy Township, Lancaster County with an expiration date of July 30, 2005. Permit issued December 14, 2004.
21044114. Hall Explosives, Inc., (2981 Elizabethtown Road, Hershey, PA 17033), construction blasting for Lower Allen Business Park in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County with an expiration date of December 30, 2005. Permit issued December 15, 2004.
21044115. John W. Gleim, Jr., (625 Hamilton Street, Carlisle, PA 17013), construction blasting at Bella Vista Development in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County with an expiration date of June 1, 2005. Permit issued December 15, 2004.
36044125. Gerlach's Drilling & Blasting, (172 Bender Mill Road, Lancaster, PA 17603), construction blasting for Prospect Storage in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County with an expiration date of December 31, 2005. Permit issued December 15, 2004.
48044043. Labrador Construction, (P. O. Box 1379, Marshalls Creek, PA 18335) and Austin Powder, (559 Nor-Bath Boulevard, Northampton, PA 18067), construction blasting at Hidden Oaks II in Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County with an expiration date of December 1, 2005. Permit issued December 15, 2004.
39044020. Labrador Construction, (P. O. Box 1379, Marshalls Creek, PA 18335) and Austin Powder, (559 Nor-Bath Boulevard, Northampton, PA 18067), construction blasting at Harvest Fields Phase III in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County with an expiration date of January 1, 2006. Permit issued December 15, 2004.
54044010. Doli Construction Corporation, (120 Independence Lane, Chalfont, PA 18914-1832), construction blasting at Schuylkill Valley Sewer Collection System in Blythe and Schuylkill Townships, Schuylkill County with an expiration date of December 31, 2005. Permit issued December 15, 2004.
23044011. Explo-Craft, Inc., (P. O. Box 1332, West Chester, PA 19380), construction blasting at Whaylen Property Subdivision Sanitary Sewer Line in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County with an expiration date of December 9, 2005. Permit issued December 15, 2004.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT SECTION 401 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341).
Except as otherwise noted, the Department has granted 401 Water Quality Certification certifying that the construction and operation described will comply with the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) and that the construction will not violate applicable Federal and State water quality standards.
Persons aggrieved by an action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users should contact the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary of the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decision law.
For individuals who wish to challenge an action, appeals must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.
Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this notice to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for free pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information.
Actions on applications for the following activities filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27), section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and The Clean Streams Law (35 §§ 691.1--691.702) and Notice of Final Action for Certification under section 401 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341).
Permits, Environmental Assessments and 401 Water Quality Certifications Issued
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E31-196: PennDot District 9-0, 1620 North Juniata Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, ACOE Baltimore District
To remove the existing structure and then to construct and maintain a dual 16-foot by 5-foot concrete box culvert at the channel of East Branch Warriors Mark Run (HQ-CWF) and associated improvements on SR 0550, Section 001, Segment 0130, Offset 2177, in order to improve the alignment and safety, located about 1.3 miles east of the Warriors Mark Village (Franklinville, PA Quadrangle N: 16.3 inches; W: 15.26 inches) in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County.
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E59-461. Keith Morgan, R. R. 2, Box 43, Millerton, PA 16936, Bridge repairs in Charleston Township, Tioga County, ACOE Baltimore District (Keeneyville, PA Quadrangle N: 9.66 inches; W: 2.22 inches).
To construct and maintain: 1) a new wood deck measuring 12 feet by 45 feet along with repairs to existing wing walls; 2) to fill and grade the existing approach to the bridge; 3) three 15-inch diameter by 20 foot long CMP floodplain drainage pipes under the approach; and 4) about 30 feet of riprap along an unnamed tributary to Catlin Hollow immediately upstream of the bridge. The bridge is located off SR 4035, 0.1 mile north of the intersection of SR 4035 with Ikes Road. The project will not impact wetlands while impacting about 50 feet of waterway and less than 1 acre of earth disturbance. Catlin Hollow is a Warm Water Trout Stocked Fisheries stream. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-100-A1. City of Pittsburgh, 301 City County Building, 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Improvements to an existing boat launch in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. (Pittsburgh East, PA Quadrangle N: 10.4 inches; W: 14.0 inches; and Latitude: 40° 25` 57"--Longitude: 79° 58` 31"). To amend Permit No. E02-100 to construct and maintain improvements to the existing boat launch in the channel and along the left bank of the Monongahela River for the purpose of improving access to said river. The project is located just downstream from the Brady Bridge in the City of Pittsburgh, and will consist of removing two existing concrete ramps and a concrete bulkhead and constructing a 40 foot wide by 50 foot long boat launch ramp, a 10 foot wide by 15 foot long bulkhead, a 10 foot wide by 25 foot long fishing pier, an aluminum gangway and three floating docks, each one 6 feet wide by 20 feet in length. The project will impact approximately 155.3 linear feet of stream channel.
E02-1356. Municipal Authority of the Township of Robinson, P. O. Box 15539, Pittsburgh, PA 15244-0539. Fill wetlands and construct a culvert in Robinson Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. (Pittsburgh West, PA Quadrangle N: 15.2 inches; W: 15.8 inches and Latitude: 40° 27` 31"--Longitude: 80° 06` 49"). To remove existing structures, place and maintain fill within 0.45 acre of wetlands (PEM), to construct and maintain an 8 feet by 7 feet box culvert (depressed 1 foot with baffles) approximately 30 feet long with approximately 10 feet of R-8 rip-rap on the downstream end and 6 feet on the upstream end, to construct and maintain a utility line crossing to construct and maintain an outfall pipe and to reconstruct 675 feet of stream channel below the box culvert and to reconstruct approximately 44 feet of stream channel upstream of the box culvert within Moon Run (WWF) for the purpose of preventing flooding to the existing Moon Run Sanitary Treatment Plant. The project is located along Aiken Road approximately 400 feet west of its intersection with Moon Run Road. To compensate for the wetland impact the applicant has made a payment to the Wetland Replacement Fund.
E02-1448. Maronda Homes, Inc., 202 Park West Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275. Place fill in four wetlands in Kennedy Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. (Pittsburgh West, PA Quadrangle N: 16.2 inches; W: 14.1 inches; and Latitude: 40° 27` 5"--Longitude: 80° 06` 04"). To place and maintain fill in four wetlands: Wetland A--0.001 acre; Wetland D--0.064 acres; Wetland E--0.048 acre and Wetland F--0.026 acre for a total impact of 0.14 acre (PEM) and to construct and maintain a utility line crossing across a wetland. The encroachments are part of a proposed townhouse development to be known as Kennedy Highlands Plan of Lots. To compensate for the wetland impacts the applicant will reconstruct 0.17 acre of replacement wetlands. The project will also impact approximately 400 feet of a tributary to Moon Run (WWF), which meets the Department waiver 105.12(a)(2). To compensate for the stream impacts they will construct and maintain approximately 400 feet of the same stream channel. The project is located on the northwest side of McKees Rock/Steubenville Pike Road.
E26-315. Perry Township Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 183, Star Junction, PA 15483. Construct a forced main across and under the Youghiogheny River in Perry Township, Fayette County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. To construct and maintain 1) a 6-inch forced main across and under the bed of the Youghiogheny River (WWF) into the Town of Banning as part of construction of a sewage treatment plant (Fayette City, PA Quadrangle N: 22.0 inches; W: 0.5 inch and Latitude: 40° 07` 19"--Longitude: 79° 45` 15") and 2) to place and maintain approximately 250 linear feet of fill for construction of a sewage treatment plant and its associated buildings located along Browneller Run (WWF) and within the floodplain of the Youghiogheny River and 3) to construct and maintain 15 utility line stream crossings under the channel bed of Browneller Run and its unnamed tributaries; and 4) to construct and maintain an 18 inch discharge pipe to the Youghiogheny River.
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E10-399, Connoquenessing Borough, P. O. Box 471, Connoquenessing, PA 16027. Stream Restoration Project, in Connoquenessing Borough, Butler County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Evans City, PA Quadrangle N: 22.4 inches; W: 4.0 inches).
To restore an unnamed tributary to Connoquenessing Creek (WWF) to its original contours by 1) removing sediment and debris from approximately 330 feet of stream channel and 2) removing 230 feet of riprap protection with accumulated sediment and debris beginning at a point along Main Street 1,000 feet north of the borough line and extending east approximately 550 feet.
DAM SAFETY Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, Floor 3, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554.
D15-364B. BHC Venture, Inc., 909 Delaware Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19806. To construct, operate, and maintain a stormwater detention dam, Crossing No. 5, across Bucktoe Creek (TSF), impacting 0.04 acre of wetlands (PFO) and 90 feet of stream for the purpose of providing stormwater detention for a subdivision at the Hartefeld National Golf Course*, (Kennett Square, PA Quadrangle N: 1.13 inches; W: 15.8 inches) New Garden Township, Chester County. *This is a request to reissue a Dam Permit which was issued on 1/30/97 and expired on 12/31/97. The current design of the dam is 2 feet higher than the originally permitted structure, requiring the submission of a new Dam Permit Application. The dimensions and location of the base of the dam have not been changed from those approved in the originally permitted structure. The project also proposes to construct a non-jurisdictional dam (Crossing No. 4) across a tributary to Bucktoe Creek impacting 0.27 acre of wetland (PEM) and 120 feet of stream for stormwater detention. Applicant proposes to construct 0.31 acre of replacement wetland.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Planning Grant Awards under section 901 of the Municipal Waste Planning Recycling
and Waste Reduction ActThe Department of Environmental Protection announces the following grants to counties under section 901 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (act) and section 208 of the Waste Tire Recycling Act/Small Business and Household Pollution Prevention Act.
Planning grants are awarded to counties for 80% of approved costs for preparing municipal waste management plans as required by the act for carrying out related studies, surveys, investigations, inquiries, research and analysis, including those related to siting, environmental mediation, education programs on pollution prevention and household hazardous waste and providing technical assistance to small businesses for pollution prevention. Grants may be awarded for feasibility studies and project development for municipal waste processing or disposal facilities, except for facilities for the combustion of municipal waste that are not proposed to be operated for the recovery of energy. All grant awards are predicated on the receipt of recycling fees required by sections 701 and 702 of the act, and the availability of monies in the Recycling Fund.
Inquiries regarding the grant offerings should be directed to Sally Lohman, Chief, Waste Planning Section, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Waste Minimization and Planning, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.
Region County Applicant Project Description Grant Award Southeast Montgomery County Montgomery County Plan Revision $31,011
Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for the Beaverdam Branch Watershed in Blair County. Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is holding a public meeting on January 12, 2005, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg to discuss and accept comments on a proposed TMDL, established in accordance with the requirements of the 1996 Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. Four stream segments in the Beaverdam Branch Watershed have been identified as impaired on the 1996 Pennsylvania 303(d) list due to metals from AMD. The listed segments and miles degraded are shown in the following table:
Stream Code (Segment ID) Stream Name Miles Degraded 16317 (6561) Beaverdam Branch 2.3 16389 (6563) Sugar Run 6.3 16416 (6565) Burgoon Run 3.0 16428 (2118) Glenwhite Run 3.2 The proposed plan provides calculations of the stream's total capacity to accept iron, aluminum, manganese, and acidity and maintain levels below water quality criteria. The applicable water quality criteria are as follows:
Parameter Criterion value (mg/l) Total Recoverable/ Dissolved Aluminum 0.75
Total Recoverable Iron 1.5 Total Recoverable Manganese 1.00
Total Recoverable PH 6.0--9.0
NA The primary pollutant source for the watershed is abandoned mine workings. The Beaverdam Branch Watershed was mined for coal throughout the nineteenth century. All of the allocations made in the TMDL are load allocations that are made to nonpoint sources of pollution.
The TMDL was developed using Monte Carlo Simulation to determine long-term average concentrations that each stream segment could accept and still meet water quality criteria 99% of the time. Monte Carlo Simulation allows for the expansion of a dataset based on its statistical makeup. Since there was no critical flow condition where criteria were exceeded, the Department used the average flow to express the loading values in the TMDL.
The TMDL sets allowable loading rates for metals and acidity at specified points in the watershed. The basis of information used in the establishment of this TMDL is field data collected throughout 2000.
The data and all supporting information used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. To request a copy of the proposed TMDL and an information sheet, contact Tim Kania, Cambria Office DEP, 286 Industrial Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900. E-mail will be received at tkania@state.pa.us. Directions to the meeting place can also be obtained through this contact.
The TMDL can be viewed and printed by accessing the Department's website at www.dep.state.pa.us (PA Keyword: TMDL).
Written comments will be accepted at the previously listed address and must be postmarked by March 2, 2005. Persons who plan to make a presentation at the public meeting should notify the Department no later than 4 p.m. on January 7, 2005. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to the EPA for approval.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-13. Filed for public inspection December 30, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]
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