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COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS 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—1406.20a). Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution 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).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department. A copy of the application is available for inspection at the district mining office indicated before each application. Notices of requests for 401 Water Quality Certifications are included in individual application notices, as noted.
Written comments or objections, or requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application and request for Section 401 water quality certification application may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, state or local government agency or authority to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated before each application within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121—77.123 and 86.31—86.34.
Written comments or objections regarding a mining permit application should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections, application number and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based.
A request for an informal conference or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code § 77.123 or § 86.34, must contain the name, address and telephone number of the requestor; the application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
When an NPDES number is listed, the mining activity permit application was accompanied by an application for an individual NPDES permit. A separate notice will be provided after the draft NPDES permit is prepared.
Coal Applications Received
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100
65131301 and NPDES No. PA0236241. LCT Energy, LP, (938 Mt. Airy Drive, Suite 200, Johnstown, PA 15904). To operate the Rustic Ridge #1 Mine in Donegal Township and Donegal Borough, Westmoreland County and Saltlick Township, Fayette County to operate a new underground mine and related NPDES permit. Surface Acres Proposed 67.7, Underground Acres Proposed 2,886.5, Subsidence Control Plan Acres Proposed 2,780.6. Receiving stream: Champion Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. The application was considered administratively complete on June 20, 2014. Application received April 7, 2014.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900
Permit No. 56703107 and NPDES No. PA0605956, Hoffman Mining Inc., P.O. Box 130, 118 Runway Road, Friedens, PA 15541, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Paint Township, Somerset County, affecting 863 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Paint Creek, unnamed tributaries to/and Kaufman Run, Stoney Creek and Shade Creek classified for the following uses: cold water fishery, warm water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: June 16, 2014.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, 724-925-5500
03090101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0251577. RES Coal, LLC (224 Grange Hall Road, Armagh, PA 15920). Renewal application for operation and restoration to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Madison Township, Armstrong County, affecting 117.4 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Redbank Creek and Redbank Creek, classified for the following use: TWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: June 23, 2014.
63130102 and NPDES Permit No. PA0278068. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (1384 State Route 711, Stahlstown, PA 15687). Application for commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous surface mine, located in Nottingham Township, Washington County, affecting 65.9 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tribu-taries to Sugar Run and unnamed tributaries to Mingo Creek, classified for the following use: HQ-TSF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Application received: June 16, 2014.
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191
10813005 and NPDES Permit No. PA0615218. Magnum Minerals, Inc. d/b/a Lucas Coal Company (c/o Three Rivers Management, Inc., Manor Oak One, Suite 200, 1910 Cochran Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15220) Revision to an existing NPDES Permit to grant a pH permit limitation variance in Washington Township, Butler County. Receiving streams: Two unnamed tributaries to Slippery Rock Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: June 20, 2014.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200
17980117 and NPDES PA0238104. Junior Coal Contracting, Inc. (2330 Six Mile Road, Philipsburg, PA 16866). Permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine located in Decatur Township, Clearfield County affecting 75.6 acres. Receiving stream(s): Laurel Run and Little Laurel Run to Moshannon Creek classified for the following use(s): Cold Water Fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: July 1, 2014.
17050107 and NPDES PA0256269. AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC (One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650). Permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine locate in Girard Township, Clearfield County affecting 209.6 acres. Receiving stream(s): Surveyor Run, Little Surveyor Run, and Bald Hill Run, classified for the following use(s): Cold Water Fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: June 27, 2014.
17803094. RES Coal LLC (224 Grange Hall Road, P.O. Box 228, Armagh, PA 15920). Permit renewal for continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mining in Goshen Township, Clearfield County affecting 307.9 acres. Receiving stream(s): Little Trout Run classified for the following use(s): Cold Water Fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: June 27, 2014.
Coal Applications Returned
Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191
33110101. MSM Coal Company, Inc. (P.O. Box 243, DuBois, PA 15801) Revision to an existing bituminous surface and auger mine to add 2.0 acres in Beaver Township, Jefferson County, for a total of 32.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Reitz Run. Application received: January 15, 2014. Application withdrawn: July 1, 2014.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits—The following effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit:
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30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 * The parameter is applicable at all times. A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900
Permit No. 28130301 and NPDES No. PA0279285. David H. Martin Excavating, Inc., 4961 Cumberland Highway, Chambersburg, PA 17202, commencement, operation and restoration of a noncoal surface mine in Hamilton Township, Franklin County affecting 67.2 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to East Branch Conococheague Creek classified for the following use: warm water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: June 13, 2014.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
Permit No. 8175SM3A1C13. Warner Company, (1000 New Ford Mill Road, Morrisville, PA 19067), correction to an existing quarry operation to update reclamation grades and post mining land use in East Whiteland and Tredyffrin Townships, Chester County affecting 262.0 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Valley Creek, classified for the following use: Exceptional Value. Application received: June 20, 2014.
Permit No. 35022801. Stafursky Paving Co., Inc., (502 Main Street, Archbald, PA 18403), Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Jefferson Township, Lackawanna County affecting 4.0 acres on property owned by Stafursky Properties. Application received: June 23, 2014.
Permit No. 09890301C20 and NPDES Permit No. PA0594466. Naceville Materials, (6100 Easton Road, Pipersville, PA 18947), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County affecting 100.63 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Ridge Valley Creek, classified for the following use: trout stocking fishes. Application received: June 23, 2014.
Permit No. 7975SM4C3 and NPDES Permit No. PA0121592. Essroc Cement Corp., (3938 Easton Nazareth Highway, Nazareth, PA 18064), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Upper and Lower Nazareth Townships, Northampton County affecting 255.0 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to East Branch of the Monocacy Creek, classified for the following use: HQ-cold water fishes. Application received: June 27, 2014.
MINING ACTIVITY NPDES DRAFT PERMITS This notice provides information about applications for a new, amended or renewed NPDES permits associated with mining activity (coal or noncoal) permits. The applications concern industrial waste (mining) discharges to surface water and discharges of stormwater associated with mining activities. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing provisions of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251—1376).
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has prepared a draft NPDES permit and made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit in conjunction with the associated mining activity permit.
Effluent Limits for Coal Mining Activities
For coal mining activities, NPDES permits, when issued, will contain effluent limits that are the more stringent of technology-based (BAT) effluent limitations or Water Quality Based Effluent Limits (WQBEL).
The BAT limits for coal mining activities, as provided in 40 CFR Part 434 and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 87—90 are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (Total) 3.0 mg/l 6.0 mg/l 7.0 mg/l Manganese (Total) 2.0 mg/l 4.0 mg/l 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity* * The parameter is applicable at all times. In addition, the Department imposes a technology-based aluminum limit of 2.0 mg/l (30 day average) to protect stream uses.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applies to: surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and all other discharges and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of greater than 1-year 24-hour to less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles. Similarly, modified BAT limits apply to iron, manganese and suspended solids in surface runoff, discharges and drainage resulting from these precipitation events and those of greater magnitude in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Exceptions to BAT effluent limits may be applicable in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Effluent Limits for Noncoal Mining Activities
The BAT limits for noncoal mining activities as provided in 40 CFR Part 436 and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 77 are as follows:
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 * The parameter is applicable at all times. Discharges from noncoal mines located in some geologic settings (for example, in the coal fields) may require additional water quality based effluent limits. If additional effluent limits are needed for an NPDES permit associated with a noncoal mining permit, then the permit description specifies the parameters.
In addition to BAT or WQBEL limits, coal and noncoal NPDES permits establish effluent limitations in the form of implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) identified in the associated Erosion and Sedimentation Plan, the Reclamation Plan and the NPDES permit application. These BMPs restrict the rates and quantities of associated pollutants from being discharged into surface waters in this Commonwealth.
More restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining that may occur are incorporated into an NPDES permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards and antidegradation requirements (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91—96).
The procedures for determining the final effluent limits, using a mass-balance equation or model, are found in Technical Guidance Document 362-0600-001, NPDES Program Implementation-Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Concerning Water Quality Management, NPDES Program Implementation, and Related Matters. Other specific factors to be considered include public comments and Total Maximum Daily Load(s). Additional discharge limitations may apply in the event that unexpected discharges occur.
Discharge rates for surface mining activities are precipitation driven. Discharge rates for proposed discharges associated with underground mining are noted in the permit description.
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES draft permit should submit a written statement to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated before each draft permit within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the comment period will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NPDES permit applications. Comments must include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.
The Department will also accept requests or petitions for a public hearing on NPDES permit applications, as provided in 25 Pa. Code § 92a.82(d). The request or petition for a public hearing shall be filed within 30 days of this public notice and contain the name, address, telephone number and the interest of the party filing the request, and state the reasons why a hearing is warranted. A public hearing may be held if the Department considers the public interest significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing on the NPDES permit application will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. When a public hearing is held, the Department will consider comments from the public hearing in the final determination on the NPDES permit application.
Coal NPDES Draft Permits
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900
NPDES No. PA0248797 (Mining Permit No. 3366BSM84), Penn Pocahontas Coal Company, P.O. Box 68, Boswell, PA 15531, renewal of an NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 29.0 acres. Receiving streams: Buffalo Creek and Tubs Run, classified for the following use: cold water fishery. These receiving streams are included in the Buffalo Creek TMDL. Application received: April 20, 2010.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for coal mining activities.
The outfall listed below discharge to: Buffalo Creek
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall are as follows:
Outfall: 001 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 2.1 4.2 5.2 Manganese (mg/l) 1.4 2.8 3.5 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.8 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times The outfall listed below discharge to: Tubs Run
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) 002 N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall are as follows:
Outfalls: 002 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) 0.75 1.5 1.8 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all time NPDES No. PA0262382 (Mining Permit No. 56070107), Fieg Brothers, 3070 Stoystown Road, Stoystown, PA 15563, renewal of an NPDES permit for discharges to surface waters resulting from surface mining of coal in Brothersvalley and Summit Townships, Somerset County, affecting 267.7 acres. Receiving streams: Piney Run and Buffalo Creek, classified for the following use: cold water fishery. The receiving streams are included in the Casselman River TMDL. Application received: March 14, 2014.
The outfalls listed below discharge to Piney Run and Buffalo Creek:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 (TP-1) N 002 (TP-2) N 003 (TP-3) N 004 (TP-4) N 005 (TP-5) N 006 (SP-1) N 007 (SP-2) N 008 (SP-3) N 009 (SP-4) N 010 (SP-5) N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfalls are as follows:
Outfalls: 001—005 (all discharges) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) N/A N/A 3.2 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times
Outfalls: 006—010 (dry weather discharges) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0 Aluminum (mg/l) N/A N/A 5.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times
Outfalls: 006—010 (<=10-yr/24-hr Precip. Event) 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) N/A N/A 7.0 Total Settleable Solids (ml/l) N/A N/A 0.5 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191
NPDES No. PA0242012 (Permit No. 33010107). Waroquier Coal Company (P.O. Box 128, Clearfield, PA 16830) Renewal of an NPDES permit for a bituminous surface mine in Snyder Township, Jefferson County, affecting 348.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Rattlesnake Creek and Rattlesnake Creek, classified for the following uses: CWF. TMDL: Little Toby Creek. Application received: June 6, 2014.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for coal mining activities.
The outfall(s) listed below discharge to unnamed tributaries to Rattlesnake Run and Rattlesnake Run:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) J N K N L N M N N N O N P N Q N R N S N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 3 6 7 Manganese (mg/l) 2 4 5 Aluminum (mg/l) 2 4 5 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35 70 90 1 The parameter is applicable at all times. The outfall(s) listed below discharge to unnamed tributaries to Rattlesnake Run and Rattlesnake Run:
Outfall No. New Outfall (Y/N) A N B N C N D N E N F N G N H N I N T N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall(s) are as follows:
30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Minimum Average Maximum Maximum pH1 (S.U.) 6.0 9.0 Iron (mg/l) 7.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity1 Total Settleable Solids (ml/l) 0.5
Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
NPDES Permit No. PA0225479 on Surface Mining Permit No. 58140805. Daniel Pompey, (231 Pompey Road, Nicholson, PA 18446), new NPDES Permit for a small noncoal quarry operation in New Milford Township, Susquehanna County, affecting 5.0 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Wellman's Creek, classified for the following uses: HQ—cold water and migratory fishes. Application received: May 13, 2014. Non-discharge BMP's shall be in effect.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department. Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) requires the Commonwealth to certify that the involved projects will not violate the sections 301—303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311—1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA, the issuance of a Dam Permit or Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment shall submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted before an application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Each individual will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on working days at the office noted before the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications Received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1—693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and Requests for Certification under section 401(a) of the FWPCA.
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Northeast Region: Waterways and Wetlands Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, Telephone 570-826-2511.
E40-759, PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, Two North Ninth Street, GENN 4, Allentown, PA 18101-1179, in Plains, Bear Creek, and Buck Townships, Luzerne County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore & Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain the following water obstructions and encroachments associated with the Luzerne County portion of the ''Jenkins-West Pocono 230 kV Transmission Line'' and the ''138 kV Connector Line'' projects for the purpose of upgrading the electrical transmission system with a new 15.1-mile long, 150-ft wide electric transmission line corridor. The project begins 0.32 mile northwest of the intersection of Union Street and Ridgewood Road (Pittston, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 16` 46.14"; Longitude: -75° 48` 43.23") in Plains Township, Luzerne County, and terminates 0.42 mile southeast of the intersection of Kerrick Road and Edmund Road (Thornhurst, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 10` 2.008"; Longitude: -75° 28` 52.076") in Buck Township, Luzerne County.
1. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing of Gardner Creek (CWF) (Pittston, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 16` 4.914"; Longitude: -75° 47` 0.772") in Plains Township, Luzerne County.
2. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing of an Unnamed Tributary to Mill Creek (CWF) (Pittston, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 16` 8.668"; Longitude: -75° 47` 10.976") in Plains Township, Luzerne County.
3. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing of PEM wetlands (Pittston, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 15` 23.575"; Longitude: -75° 45` 41.234") in Plains Township, Luzerne County.
4. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing of Mill Creek (CWF) (Pittston, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 15` 24.655"; Longitude: -75° 45` 45.119") in Plains Township, Luzerne County.
5. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing of an Unnamed Tributary to Mill Creek (CWF) (Wilkes-Barre East, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 14` 50.901"; Longitude: -75° 45` 28.622") in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County.
6. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing and a temporary stream crossing of an Unnamed Tributary to Mill Creek (CWF) consisting of timber matting and wooden deck bridge matting (Wilkes-Barre East, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 14` 25.297"; Longitude: -75° 45` 27.39") in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County.
7. A temporary stream crossing of an Unnamed Tributary to Mill Creek (CWF) consisting of timber matting and wooden deck bridge matting (Wilkes-Barre East, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 14` 22.043"; Longitude: -75° 45` 28.239") in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County.
8. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing of PEM wetlands (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 14` 0.809"; Longitude: -75° 44` 20.34") in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County.
9. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing and a 220-L.F., 12-ft wide gravel access road crossing of PFO wetlands (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 13` 12.353"; Longitude: -75° 44` 12.21") in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County.
10. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing and a temporary stream crossing of Bear Creek (HQ-CWF) consisting of timber matting and wooden deck bridge matting (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 13` 4.163"; Longitude: -75° 43` 59.977") in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County.
11. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing and a 60-L.F., 12-ft wide gravel access road crossing of PEM wetlands (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 13` 4.163"; Longitude: -75° 43` 59.977") in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County.
12. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing and a temporary crossing of PFO wetlands consisting of timber matting (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 12` 55.811"; Longitude: -75° 43` 46.733") in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County.
13. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing and a temporary crossing of Meadow Run (HQ-CWF) consisting of timber matting and wooden deck bridge matting (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 12` 45.997"; Longitude: -75° 43` 31.055") in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County.
14. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing and a 200-L.F., 12-ft wide gravel access road crossing of PFO wetlands (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 12` 40.698"; Longitude: -75° 43` 22.674") in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County.
15. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing and a 300-L.F., 12-ft wide gravel access road crossing of PFO wetlands (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 12` 9.986"; Longitude: -75° 42` 37.139") in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County.
16. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing and a temporary crossing of Little Shades Creek (HQ-CWF) consisting of timber matting and wooden deck bridge matting (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 11` 79.703"; Longitude: -75° 42` 5.292") in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County.
17. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing of PSS wetlands (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 11` 14.127"; Longitude: -75° 41` 10.428") in Buck Township, Luzerne County.
18. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing and a temporary crossing of Unnamed Tributary to Shades Creek (HQ-CWF) consisting of timber matting and wooden deck bridge matting (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 11` 14.127"; Longitude: -75° 41` 10.428") in Buck Township, Luzerne County.
19. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing of Shades Creek (HQ-CWF) (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 11` 4.663"; Longitude: -75° 41` 2.277") in Buck Township, Luzerne County.
20. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing and a temporary crossing of Unnamed Tributary to Shades Creek (HQ-CWF) consisting of timber matting and wooden deck bridge matting (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 10` 40.838"; Longitude: -75° 40` 38.536") in Buck Township, Luzerne County.
21. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line and a 100-L.F., 12-ft wide gravel access road crossing of PFO wetlands (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 10` 38.696"; Longitude: -75° 40` 35.819") in Buck Township, Luzerne County.
22. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line and a 150-L.F., 12-ft wide gravel access road crossing of PFO wetlands (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 10` 37.872"; Longitude: -75° 40` 28.692") in Buck Township, Luzerne County.
23. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line and a 50-L.F., 12-ft wide gravel access road crossing of PFO wetlands (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 10` 38.178"; Longitude: -75° 40` 18.599") in Buck Township, Luzerne County.
24. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line and a 10-L.F., 12-ft wide gravel access road crossing of PEM wetlands (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 10` 2.008"; Longitude: -75° 28` 52.076") in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County.
25. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line crossing of Kendall Creek (EV) (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 9` 30.703"; Longitude: -75° 38` 49.871") in Buck Township, Luzerne County.
26. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line and a 75-L.F., 12-ft wide gravel access road crossing of PFO wetlands (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 9` 6.417"; Longitude: -75° 38` 40.674") in Buck Township, Luzerne County.
27. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line and a temporary crossing of Kendall Creek (EV) consisting of timber matting and wooden deck bridge matting crossing of Kendall Creek (EV) (Pleasant View Summit, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 9` 30.703"; Longitude: -75° 38` 49.871") in Buck Township, Luzerne County.
28. An aerial 230 kV electric utility line and a temporary crossing of the Lehigh River (EV) (Thornhurst, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 8` 32.289"; Longitude: -75° 37` 7.113") in Buck Township, Luzerne County.
Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ed Muzic, Section Chief, 717.705.4802.
E36-931, PA Department of Transportation Engineering District 8-0, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103, in East Lampeter and Strasburg Townships, Lancaster County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District
The applicant proposes to: 1) remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a three-span steel I-beam bridge skewed 90°, having a total clear span of 181`, an out-to-out width of 37.4`, and a minimum underclearance of 3.1`, across Pequea Creek (WWF, MF), 2) construct and maintain a rock energy dissipator, 3) construct and maintain two stormwater basins, 4) stabilize approximately 700` of the left streambank of Pequea Creek (WWF, MF) with rock, and 5) construct a temporary access road, all for the purpose of improving transportation safety and roadway standards. There are no wetlands in the project area. The project is located along SR 0896 in East Lampeter and Strasburg Townships, Lancaster County (Latitude: 40° 0` 21.6", Longitude: -76° 11` 10.7").
District Oil & Gas Operations: Eastern Oil & Gas District, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701
E5829-083: Lathrop and Lenox Townships, Williams Field Services Company, LLC; Park Place Corporate Center 2, 2000 Commerce Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275; Lathrop and Lenox Townships, Susquehanna County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate, and maintain:
1) a 24-inch diameter natural gas pipeline and temporary timber bridge crossing impacting 78 lineal feet of unnamed tributary to Martins Creek (CWF-MF) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 27" Lat., W -75° 46` 38" Long.),
2) a 12-inch diameter natural gas pipeline and temporary timber bridge crossing impacting 50 lineal feet of unnamed tributary to Martins Creek (CWF-MF) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 31" Lat., W -75° 46` 35" Long.),
3) a 12-inch diameter natural gas pipeline and temporary timber bridge crossing impacting 50 lineal feet of unnamed tributary to Martins Creek (CWF-MF) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 31" Lat., W -75° 46` 34" Long.),
4) a 12-inch diameter natural gas pipeline and temporary timber bridge crossing impacting 50 lineal feet of unnamed tributary to Martins Creek (CWF-MF) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 37" Lat., W -75° 46` 26" Long.),
5) a 12-inch diameter natural gas pipeline and temporary timber bridge crossing impacting 706 lineal feet of Martins Creek (CWF-MF) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 37" Lat., W -75° 46` 26" Long.),
6) a temporary timber bridge crossing impacting 83 lineal feet of unnamed tributary to Martins Creek (CWF-MF) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 37" Lat., W -75° 46` 24" Long.),
7) a 12-inch diameter natural gas pipeline and temporary timber bridge crossing impacting 56 lineal feet of unnamed tributary to Martins Creek (CWF-MF) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 37" Lat., W -75° 46` 24" Long.),
8) a 12-inch diameter natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 764 square feet (0.02 acre) of a PFO wetland (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 39" Lat., W -75° 46` 23" Long.),
9) a temporary timber bridge crossing impacting 54 lineal feet of unnamed tributary to Martins Creek (CWF-MF) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 40" Lat., W -75° 46` 22" Long.),
10) a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 1,077 square feet (0.02 acre) of a PFO wetland (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 40" Lat., W -75° 46` 22" Long.),
11) a 12-inch diameter natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 731 square feet (0.02 acre) of a PFO wetland (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 41" Lat., W -75° 46` 21" Long.),
12) a 12-inch diameter natural gas pipeline crossing impacting 232 square feet (0.01 acre) of a PSS wetland (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 41" Lat., W -75° 46` 20" Long.),
13) a temporary timber mat crossing impacting 1,416 square feet (0.03 acre) of a PSS wetland (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 41" Lat., W -75° 46` 20" Long.),
14) a 12-inch diameter natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 1,039 square feet (0.02 acre) of a PEM wetland (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 42" Lat., W -75° 46` 19" Long.),
15) a 12-inch diameter natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 203 square feet (0.01 acre) of a PEM wetland (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 43" Lat., W -75° 46` 19" Long.),
16) a 12-inch diameter natural gas pipeline crossing impacting 60 square feet (0.01 acre) of a PSS wetland (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 43" Lat., W - 75° 46` 16" Long.),
17) a 12-inch diameter natural gas pipeline crossing impacting 2 lineal feet of unnamed tributary to Martins Creek (CWF-MF) (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 43" Lat., W -75° 46` 16" Long.),
18) a 12-inch diameter natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 707 square feet (0.02 acre) of a PEM wetland (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 43" Lat., W -75° 46` 15" Long.),
19) a 12-inch diameter natural gas pipeline and temporary timber mat crossing impacting 5,114 square feet (0.12 acre) of a PFO wetland (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle; N 41° 41` 39" Lat., W -75° 45` 38" Long.).
The project consists of constructing approximately 17,781 lineal feet (~3.37 miles) of 12" and 24" natural gas gathering line, located in Lathrop and Lenox Townships, Susquehanna County. The project will result in 421 lineal feet of temporary stream impacts, 706 lineal feet of permanent stream impacts, 2,009 square feet (0.046 acre) of temporary wetland impacts, and 9,334 square feet (0.214 acre) of permanent wetland conversion impacts; all for the purpose of conveying Marcellus Shale natural gas to market.
E6629-021: Appalachia Midstream, LLC, 100 IST Center, Horseheads, NY 14845, Windham Township, Wyoming County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate and maintain:
1. a 16 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 402 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent and Palustrine Scrub-Shrub Wetland (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`32", Longitude: -76°12`30");
2. a 16 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 2,020 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent and Palustrine Scrub-Shrub Wetland (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`33", Longitude: -76°12`30");
3. a 16 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 1,535 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent and Palustrine Scrub-Shrub Wetland (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`33", Longitude: -76°12`27");
4. a 16 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 34 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Sugar Run Creek (CWF, MF) and impacting 1,183 square feet of an adjacent Palustrine Emergent Wetland (EV) (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`22", Longitude: -76°12`24");
5. a 16 inch diameter natural gas line and a timber mat bridge impacting 96 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Sugar Run Creek (CWF, MF) (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`20", Longitude: -76°12`24");
The project will result in 130 linear feet or 879 square feet of temporary stream impacts and impacts 2,631 square feet (0.06 acre) of temporary PEM and 2,509 square feet (0.06 acre) of PSS wetland impacts all for the purpose of installing a natural gas pipeline with associated access roadways for Marcellus shale development in Windham Township, Wyoming County. The permittee will provide 0.85 acre of wetland enhancement mitigation at the Wilmot Mitigation Site (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°36`45", Longitude: -76°17`28"). This project is associated with permit application number E0829-099.
E0829-099: Appalachia Midstream, LLC, 100 IST Center, Horseheads, NY 14845, Wilmot Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct, operate and maintain:
1. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 12 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`03", Longitude: -76°12`56");
2. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 783 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`01", Longitude: -76°13`05");
3. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line impacting 32 linear feet of Sugar Run Creek (CWF, MF) and impacting 702 square feet of an adjacent Palustrine Emergent and Palustrine Scrub-Shrub Wetland (EV) (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°34`58", Longitude: -76°13`43");
4. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line impacting 16 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Sugar Run Creek (CWF, MF) (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°34`59", Longitude: -76°13`51");
5. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line impacting 1 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Sugar Run Creek (CWF, MF) and impacting 57 square feet of an adjacent Palustrine Emergent Wetland (EV) (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°34`58", Longitude: -76°13`48");
6. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 718 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`08", Longitude: -76°14`15");
7. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 4,295 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`23", Longitude: -76°14`18");
8. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a timber mat bridge impacting 198 linear feet of Rock Cabin Run (CWF, MF) (Jenningsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`24", Longitude: -76°14`21");
9. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 2,255 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent (EV) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`29", Longitude: -76°14`59");
10. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a timber mat bridge impacting 198 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Panther Lick Creek (CWF, MF) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`30", Longitude: -76°15`00");
11. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 1,381 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (EV) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`32", Longitude: -76°15`11");
12. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line impacting 48 linear feet of Panther Lick Creek (CWF, MF) and impacting 185 square feet of an adjacent Palustrine Emergent Wetland (EV) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`32", Longitude: -76°15`13");
13. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line impacting 14 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Panther Lick Creek (CWF, MF) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`32", Longitude: -76°15`17");
14. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 860 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`29", Longitude: -76°15`30");
15. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a timber mat bridge impacting 131 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Panther Lick Creek (CWF, MF) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`28", Longitude: -76°15`32");
16. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 2,722 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent and Palustrine Forested Wetland (EV) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`27", Longitude: -76°15`34");
17. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 4,742 square feet of a Palustrine Forested Wetland (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`20", Longitude: -76°15`51");
18. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 1,032 square feet of a Palustrine Forested Wetland (EV) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`25", Longitude: -76°16`20");
19. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a timber mat bridge impacting 202 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Panther Lick Creek (CWF, MF) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`26", Longitude: -76°16`19");
20. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 8,579 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent and Palustrine Forested Wetland (EV) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`36", Longitude: -76°16`35");
21. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 960 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`36", Longitude: -76°16`50");
22. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 4,075 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (EV) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`22", Longitude: -76°17`23");
23. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 3,565 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent and Palustrine Forested Wetland (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`20", Longitude: -76°17`27");
24. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 1,680 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (EV) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`13", Longitude: -76°17`31");
25. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a timber mat bridge impacting 162 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Foster Branch Sugar Run (CWF, MF) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`12", Longitude: -76°17`33");
26. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a timber mat bridge impacting 201 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Foster Branch Sugar Run (CWF, MF) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`08", Longitude: -76°17`41");
27. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a timber mat bridge impacting 122 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Foster Branch Sugar Run (CWF, MF) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`02", Longitude: -76°18`12");
28. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 11,178 square feet of a Palustrine Emergent Wetland (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`13", Longitude: -76°17`31");
29. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line impacting 141 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Foster Branch Sugar Run (CWF, MF) and impacting 13,049 square feet of an adjacent Palustrine Emergent and Palustrine Scrub-Shrub Wetland (EV) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`06", Longitude: -76°18`40");
30. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 4,352 square feet of a Palustrine Forested Wetland (EV) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°34`57", Longitude: -76°19`09");
31. a 12 inch diameter natural gas line and a timber mat bridge impacting 233 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Foster Branch Sugar Run (CWF, MF) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°34`56", Longitude: -76°19`10");
32. a 6 inch diameter natural gas line and a timber mat bridge impacting 122 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Foster Branch Sugar Run (CWF, MF) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`13", Longitude: -76°18`13");
33. a 6 inch diameter natural gas line and a temporary timber mat bridge impacting 10,758 square feet of a Palustrine Scrub-Shrub Wetland (EV) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`18", Longitude: -76°18`14");
34. a 6 inch diameter natural gas line and a timber mat bridge impacting 202 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Foster Branch Sugar Run (CWF, MF) (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°35`28", Longitude: -76°18`15");
The project will result in 2,092 linear feet or 20,619 square feet of temporary stream impacts and impacts 43,161 square feet (0.99 acre) of temporary PEM, 15,172 square feet (0.35 acre) of PSS wetland impacts and 20,472 square feet (0.47 acre) of PFO wetland impacts all for the purpose of installing a natural gas pipeline with associated access roadways for Marcellus shale development in Wilmot Township, Bradford County. The permittee will provide 0.85 acre of wetland enhancement mitigation at the Wilmot Mitigation Site (Colley, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41°36`45", Longitude: -76°17`28"). This project is associated with permit application number E6629-021.
Southwest District Oil and Gas Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh PA, 15222-4745
Permit # E30-07-007. This is an after-the-fact Joint Permit Application to address approximately 1,433 linear feet of stream impact (fill) as a result of a geotechnical failure of the Walter Stinger Well Pad 1 in Aleppo Township, Greene County, Pittsburgh ACOE District, State Water Plan Basin 20E (Cameron, WV Quadrangle; Latitude: N 39° 48` 14.66"; Longitude: W -80° 30` 9.65"). The slide impacted a total of 7 unnamed tributaries to Harts Run (WWF) through direct fill from the slide. The applicant proposes to restore approximately 757 linear feet of these tributaries and create an additional 303 linear feet of streams onsite. That will leave approximately 373 linear feet of stream that will have fill permanently placed in them. The applicant will provide offsite mitigation at a 2:1 ratio along Harts Run (near the entrance to the Water Stinger Well Pad) for those remaining permanent impacts.
Permit # E02-07-001. CONSOL Gas Company, 280 Indian Springs Road, Suite 333, Indiana, PA 15701. To construct and maintain a 2,900 foot long access road to Allegheny County Airport Authority (ACAA) Well Pad 3, that will impact a total of 19 acres, in Findlay Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District, State Water Plan Basin 20-G, (Aliquippa, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: N 40.512967 Longitude: W -80.285120), The project will consist of 2 stream (unnamed tributaries to Raredon Run) and floodway and 1 wetland road crossings. A total of 206 linear feet of streams, 0.34 acre of floodway, and 0.05 acre of wetland will be permanently impacted and 0.19 acre of floodway will be temporarily impacted as a result of this project. Mitigation for CNX's entire ACAA Well Development will be included within this joint permit application. Mitigation will consist of 240 linear feet of stream preservation, 720 linear feet of stream rehabilitation, 0.526 acre of wetland preservation, 0.014 acre of wetland creation, and 3.2 acres of riparian buffer preservation, within the Raccoon Creek Watershed.
Permit # E02-07-002. CONE Gathering LLC, 200 Evergreene Dr Waynesburg, PA 15370. To construct and maintain 20,980 feet of 16-inch natural gas pipeline, 20,980 feet of 16-inch waterline, and 20,981 feet of another 16-inch waterline to connect CNX's ACAA Well Pad 3 to Pipeline Nos. 2 and 4, and eventually to an off-airport pipeline in Findlay Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District, State Water Plan Basin 20-G, (Aliquippa, PA Quadrangle). The project will consist of 21 utility line/temporary road crossings of streams and 9 wetlands. A total of 6,962 square feet acres of wetland and 8,685 square feet of numerous named and unnamed tributaries to Montour Run (TSF) and Raredon Run (WWF) will be temporarily impacted.
Wetland Name Coordinates Proposed Linear Impact Wetland 121 40° 29` 1.08"
80° 16` 11.94"64 ft. Wetland 118B 40° 29` 1.58"
80° 16` 13.1325 ft. Wetland 118 40° 29` 17.66
80° 16` 25.98"0.003 acre Wetland 117 40° 29` 18.43
80° 16` 25.86"0.029 acre Wetland 114 40° 29` 29.36"
80° 16` 28.94"75 ft. Wetland 303 40° 29` 32.25"
80° 16` 35.86"123 ft. Wetland 109 40° 30` 6.61"
80° 17` 7.0025 ft. Wetland 108A 40° 30` 12.97"
80° 17` 2.87"0.001 acre Wetland 107B 40° 30` 26.51"
80° 16` 58.93"0.012 acre
Stream Name Coordinates Proposed Linear Impact UNT to Montour Run 40° 28` 23.32"
80° 15` 9.03"51 ft. UNT to Montour Run 40° 28` 35.72"
80° 15` 19.64"50 ft. UNT to Montour Run 40° 28` 43.82"
80° 15` 31.85"22 ft. UNT to Montour Run 40° 28` 46.72"
80° 15` 37.43"52 ft. Tributary 36718 to Montour Run 40° 28` 51.74"
80° 15` 45.11"55 ft. UNT to Montour Run 40° 28` 59.81"
80° 16` 8.96"100 ft. Tributary 36720 to Montour Run 40° 29` 1.08
80° 16` 11.94"120 ft. Tributary to Montour Run 40° 29` 1.42"
80° 16` 12.74"119 ft. Tributary to Montour Run 40° 29` 17.22"
80° 16` 26.5953 ft. Tributary 36710 to Montour Run 40° 29` 17.71"
80° 16` 26.30"47 ft. Tributary to Montour Run 40° 29` 25.35"
80° 16` 26.33"24 ft. Tributary to Montour Run 40° 29` 28.9"
80° 16` 28.64"20 ft. Tributary 36710 to Montour Run 40° 29` 35.25"
80° 16` 35.86"207 ft. Tributary to Montour Run 40° 29` 42.16"
80° 16` 50.12"52 ft. Tributary to Montour Run 40° 29` 42.37"
80° 17` 4.53"71 ft. Tributary to Raredon Run 40° 29` 59.09"
80° 17` 11.88"170 ft. Tributary 33655 to Raredon Run 40° 30` 6.61"
80° 17` 7.00"123 ft. Tributary to Raredon Run 40° 30` 12.97"
80° 17` 2.87"57 ft. Raredon Run 40° 30` 26.51"
80° 16` 58.93"64 ft. Permit # E32-07-007. CNX Gathering, LLC, 280 Indian Spring Road, Suite 333 Indiana, PA 15701. CNX Gathering, LLC is proposing to construct a centralized Impoundment in Center Township, Indiana County, ACOE Pittsburgh District, known as the Suburban Indiana Centralized Impoundment (to support its natural gas drilling operations in the area. The project has a total disturbed area of 32.4 acres, which includes one (1) 8,856-foot-ling permanent access road. The project is located within the Indiana USGS 7 1/2 Minute Quadrangle Map. The project will include the installation of three (3) 24" RCP Culverts on Tributary 44805 to Cherry Run and the installation of a 7` x 15` box culvert on Tributary 44804 to Cherry Run. Floodway impacts to an unnamed tributary to Trib 44084 to Cherry Run will also occur as a result of the creation of this permanent access road. The project will also impact two (2) PEM wetlands with the installation of the box culvert on Tributary 44084 to Cherry Run and the placement of fill for the access within another PEM wetland.
The project is a Joint Permit Application due to the proposed project not meeting the terms and conditions of the General Permit 07 (Minor Road Crossings). The project will result in two (2) PEM Wetland crossings resulting in approximately 0.015 ac of permanent impact, three (2) streams resulting in 174 linear feet of permanent impact and an additional 0.28 ac of permanent floodway impact. The project will also result in 0.34 ac of temporary floodway impact.
The table describes each crossing that will result from the construction of the Suburban Indiana Centralized Impoundment:
Wetland Crossings Latitude/Longitude Area of Impact Palustrine Emergent (PEM)
Wetland Crossing (Non-EV)40.540575N, -79.196483W Temporary: N/A Permanent: 566 ft2 (0.013 ac) Palustrine Emergent (PEM)
Wetland Crossing (Non-EV)40.5416361N, -79.19271W Temporary: N/A Permanent: 105 ft2 (0.002 ac)
Stream Crossings Latitude/Longitude Area of Impact Perennial Stream Crossing Trib 44085 to Cherry Run (CWF) 40.5390638N, -79.199283 Temporary: N/A Permanent: 91 ln. ft. (0.008 ac) Associated Floodway Impacts Temporary: 0.026 ac Permanent: 0.109 ac Intermittent Stream Crossing UNT 2 to UNT 2 to Trib 44084
to Cherry Run40.540575N, -79.196483W Temporary: N/A Permanent: N/A Associated Floodway Impacts Temporary: 0.047 ac Permanent: 0.016 ac Perennial Stream Crossing Trib 44084 to Cherry Run (CWF) 40.5416361N, -79.19271W Temporary: N/A Permanent: 83 ln. ft. (0.027 ac) Associated Floodway Impacts Temporary: 0.05 ac Permanent: 0.125 ac Permit # E30-07-009. Energy Corporation of America, 101 Heritage Run Road, Suite 1, Indiana, PA 15701. Energy Corporation of America is proposing to construct a Natural Gas Well Pad known as the Coastal Greene Pad Project located west of Dutch Run Road in Whiteley Township, Greene County, PA (39.851523, -80.108003), Pittsburgh ACOE District. This project appears on the Garards Fort, Pennsylvania U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5 minute Topographic Quadrangle. The project is proposing to build a natural gas well pad, tank pad and a 24-foot wide gravel access drive.
The project is a Joint Permit Application due to the proposed project not meeting the terms and conditions of the General Permit 07 (Minor Road Crossings). The project will result in one (1) perennial stream crossing (Dutch Run) with the installation of two (2)-24 inch corrugated metal pipe culverts resulting in permanent and temporary impacts to Dutch Run and its associated floodway (Table 1).
The table describes the proposed stream crossing and floodway impacts that will result from the construction of the Coastal Greene Pad Project:
Stream Crossing Latitude/Longitude Area of Impact Perennial Stream Crossing
Dutch Run (TSF)38.851516N, -80.108359W Temporary: 17 Linear Ft. (0.003 ac) Permanent: 78 In. ft. (0.014 ac) Associated Floodway Impacts Temporary: 0.084 ac Permanent: 0.055 ac
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering and Wetlands, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 3, 400 Market Street, P.O. Box 8460, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8460
D59-003EA. Pat Beck, Senior Analyst, Southwestern Energy Production Company, 1000 Southwestern Energy Drive, Conway, AR 72032. Hamilton Township, Tioga County, USACOE Baltimore District.
Project proposes to remove the breached remains of Taylor Run Dam and an unnamed dam for the purpose of eliminating a threat to public safety and restoring approximately 800 feet of stream channel to a free-flowing condition. The proposed restoration project includes the construction of rock vanes, riffle habitat, root wads and stream bank plantings. The project is located across Taylor Run (CWF) (Blossburg, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 40.6450; Longitude: -77.0447).
D09-049EA. Dennis Carney, Township Manager, Solebury Township, 3092 Sugan Road, Solebury, PA 18963. Solebury Township, Bucks County, USACOE Baltimore District.
Project proposes to breach Ingham Spring Dam for the purpose of eliminating a threat to public safety and restoring the stream to a free-flowing condition. The proposed restoration project will restore approximately 1,900 feet of stream channel. The dam is located across Ingham Creek (HQ-CWF) (Lambertville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 40.3541; Longitude: -74.9888).
EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PERMITS The following parties have applied for Erosion and Sediment Control Permits for earth disturbance activities associated with either road maintenance or timber harvesting operations.
Unless otherwise indicated, on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain limitations in the permit conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative. Limitations are provided as erosion and sediment control best management practices which restrict the rate and quantity of sediment discharged.
A person wishing to comment on a proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the appropriate Department regional office listed before the application within 30 days 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 Department 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 (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 appropriate regional office.
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.
Applications received under sections 5 and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.5 and 691.402)
Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Dauphin County Conservation District: 1451 Peters Mountain Road, Dauphin, PA 17018, 717-921-8100
ESCP No. Applicant Name &
AddressCounty Municipality Receiving Water/Use ESP032214001 Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation
Engineering District 8-0
2140 Herr Street
Harrisburg, PA 17103-1699Dauphin Lower Swatara and Londonderry Townships Laurel Run
(WWF)
UNT Susquehanna River
(WWF)
UNT Laurel Run
(WWF)
UNT Swatara Creek
(WWF)
Swatara Creek
(WWF)
Iron Run
(WWF)
UNT Iron Run
(WWF)
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