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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 22-639a

[52 Pa.B. 2600]
[Saturday, April 30, 2022]

[Continued from previous Web Page]

STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

PROPOSED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS RELATED TO APPLICATIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS FOR CAFOs

 This notice provides information about agricultural operations that have submitted nutrient management plans (NMPs) for approval under 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 5 and that have or anticipate submitting applications for new, amended or renewed (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) NPDES permits, or Notices of Intent (NOIs) for coverage under a general permit, for CAFOs, under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law and the Federal Clean Water Act.

 Based upon preliminary reviews, the State Conservation Commission (SCC) or County Conservation Districts (CCD) working under a delegation agreement with the SCC have completed an administrative review of NMPs described. These NMPs are published as proposed plans for comment prior to taking final actions. The NMPs are available for review at the CCD office for the county where the agricultural operation is located. A list of CCD office locations is available at http://www.nacdnet.org/about/districts/directory/pa.phtml or can be obtained from the SCC at the office address listed or by calling (717) 787-8821.

 Persons wishing to comment on an NMP are invited to submit a statement outlining their comments on the plan to the CCD, with a copy to the SCC for each NMP, within 30-days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within the respective comment periods will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NMPs. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the SCC of the exact basis of the comments and the relevant facts upon which they are based. Comments should be sent to the SCC, Agriculture Building, Room 310, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

 Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users or other accommodations to seek additional information should contact the SCC through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

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NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS

CAFO PUBLIC NOTICE SPREADSHEET—APPLICATIONS

Agricultural Operation
Name and Address
CountyTotal
Acres
Animal Equivalent UnitsAnimal
Type
Special Protection Waters (HQ or EV or NA) Renewal/
New
Daryl Martin—Layer Farm
204 Farmers Lane Myerstown, PA 17067
Lebanon 18 292.76 Layers N/A Renewal


PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PERMITS

 Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17), the following parties have applied for PWS permits to construct or substantially modify public water systems.

 Persons wishing to comment on permit applications are invited to submit statements to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding an application. A comment should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received during the 30-day public comment period.

 Following the comment period, the Department will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.

 The permit application and related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.

 Persons with a disability that require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

SAFE DRINKING WATER


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

Southeast Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5980.

Permit No. 0922508, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Buckingham Valley Rehab & Nursing Center
820 Durham Road
Newtown, PA 18940
Municipality Buckingham Township
County Bucks
Type of Facility PWS
Consulting Engineer Spotts, Stevens and McCoy
1047 N. Park Road
Reading, PA 19610-1339
Application Received Date April 1, 2022
Description of Action Public water supply permit for the Buckingham VRNC WTP. The addition of orthophosphate for corrosion treatment.

Permit No. 1522504, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Octorara Area School District 228 Highway Road
Suite 1
Atglen, PA 19603
Municipality West Fallowfield Township
County Chester
Type of Facility PWS
Consulting Engineer Entech Engineering, Inc.
201 Penn Street
Reading, PA 19603
Application Received Date April 7, 2022
Description of Action Corrosion control chemical addition treatment for lead and copper mitigation.

Permit No. 4622503, Public Water Supply.

Applicant New Hanover Child Care Gilbertsville
2797 N. Charlotte Street
Gilbertsville, PA 19525-9719
Municipality New Hanover Township
County Montgomery
Type of Facility PWS
Consulting Engineer Arro Consulting, Inc.
108 West Airport Road
Lititz, PA 17543
Application Received Date March 1, 2022
Description of Action Proposing to add a nitrate treatment system to the nontransient non community public water supply system.

Permit No. 1522503, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Westtown School
975 Westtown Road
West Chester, PA 19382-5700
Municipality Westtown Township
County Chester
Type of Facility PWS
Consulting Engineer Castle Valley Consultants, Inc. 10 Beulah Road
New Britain, PA 18901-5201
Application Received Date April 7, 2022
Description of Action Treatment modifications to address water quality.

Permit No. 1521528, Public Water Supply.

Applicant PA American
852 Wesley Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-4436
Municipality East Vincent Township
County Chester
Type of Facility PWS
Consulting Engineer Gannett Fleming, Inc.
207 Senate Avenue
Camp Hill, PA 17011-2316
Application Received Date December 30, 2021
Description of Action New water treatment plant will be constructed on a green field site near the existing water treatment plant. The new WTP will utilize conventional treatment (flocculation, sedimentation, gravity sand filtration) plus UV treatment.

Southwest Region: Safe Drinking Water Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

Permit No. 1122501, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Summerhill DPP, LLC
9010 Overlook Boulevard
Brentwood, TN 37027
Municipality Croyle Township
County Cambria County
Responsible Official Zach Rogers
Authorized Agent
Type of Facility Water system
Consulting Engineer Moody and Associates, Inc.
11548 Cotton Road
Suite 101
Meadville, PA 16335
Application Received Date February 4, 2022
Description of Action Development of a site considered a transient noncommunity water system.

Permit No. 6522504, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Powdermill Nature Reserve Avian Research Center
1795 Route 381
Rector, PA 15677
Municipality Cook Township
County Westmoreland County
Responsible Official Cokie Lindsay
Type of Facility Water system
Consulting Engineer Apex Companies, LLC
165 East Union Street
Suite 100
Somerset, PA 15501
Application Received Date February 1, 2022
Description of Action Public water supply.

Permit No. 0222513, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County
1816 Union Avenue
McKeesport, PA 15132
Municipality McKeesport Borough
County Westmoreland County
Responsible Official Michael Kukura
Resident Manager
Type of Facility Water system
Consulting Engineer Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County
P.O. Box 730
Greensburg, PA 15601
Application Received Date March 4, 2022
Description of Action Addition of alternative preoxidant.

Permit No. 5046494, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Daltons Service
Company, LLC

1230 Mercer Road
Ellwood City, PA 16117
Municipality Beaver Falls City
County Beaver County
Responsible Official James Riggio
General Manager
Type of Facility Water system
Consulting Engineer Environmental Solutions and Innovations, Inc.
1158 Dutilh Road
Mars, PA 16046
Application Received Date March 31, 2022
Description of Action Beaver Falls Municipal Authority Hydrant.

Permit No. 0222513, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Hampton Shaler
Water Authority

3101 McCully Road
Allison Park, PA 15101
Municipality Shaler Township
County Allegheny County
Responsible Official April Winklmann
Executive Director
Type of Facility Water system
Consulting Engineer Herbert, Rowland and
Grubic, Inc.
200 West Kensinger Drive
Suite 400
Cranberry Township, PA 16066
Application Received Date April 8, 2022
Description of Action Anderson Road Booster Station.

Permit No. 0218518-A3, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Pittsburgh Water and
Sewer Authority

Penn Liberty Plaza 1
1200 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4216
Municipality City of Pittsburgh
County Allegheny County
Responsible Official William J. Pickering
Chief Executive Officer
Type of Facility Water system
Consulting Engineer Pittsburgh Water and
Sewer Authority
Penn Liberty Plaza 1
1200 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4216
Application Received Date April 11, 2022
Description of Action Application of orthophosphate.

Permit No. 2622502, Public Water Supply.

Applicant Municipal Authority of Washington Township
1390 Fayette Avenue
Belle Vernon, PA 15012
Municipality Washington Township
County Fayette County
Responsible Official Daniel Reppert
Chairman
Type of Facility Water system
Consulting Engineer Bankson Engineers
267 Blue Run Road
Suite 200
Cheswick, PA 15024
Application Received Date March 30, 2022
Description of Action Lynnwood Tank Repair.

LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

UNDER ACT 2, 1995
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Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted Under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P.S. §§ 6026.101—6026.908).

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

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

 For further information concerning the content of a NOI to Remediate, please contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

 The Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Notice(s) of Intent to Remediate:

Northeast Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, 570-826-2511.

Contact: Eric Supey, Environmental Program Manager.

Noble Biomaterials, 302 Fig Street, Scranton, PA 18505, Scranton City, Lackawanna County. AMO Environmental Decisions, 875 North Easton Road, Suite 10, Doylestown, PA 18902, on behalf of Noble Biomaterials, Inc., 300 Palm Street, Scranton, PA 18505, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil was contaminated with lead from historic industrial operations. Future use of the site will be nonresidential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Scranton Times on April 12, 2022.

2300 Hanover Ave, 2300 Hanover Avenue, Allentown, PA 18109, Allentown City, Lehigh County. Barry Isett & Associates, 85 South Route 100, Allentown, PA 18106, on behalf of Central Park Realty LLC, 915 West Broad St, Bethlehem, PA 18018, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil was contaminated with petroleum and asbestos from a former car dealership. Future use of the site will be residential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Morning Call on April 1, 2022.

200-203 East Harford Street, 200-203 East Harford Street, Milford, PA 18337, Milford Borough, Pike County. AEI Consultants, 20 Gibson Place, Suite 310, Freehold, NJ 07728, on behalf of Progressive Health of PA, Inc., 110 East Harford Street, Milford, PA 18337, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil was contaminated by a release of gasoline from an underground storage tank. Future use of the site will be nonresidential. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Pike County Courier on April 8, 2022.

Southcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, 717-705-4705.

Wawa Store No. 153, 1946 North 11th Street, Reading, PA 19604, Reading City, Berks County. Aquaterra Technologies, Inc., P.O. Box 744, West Chester, PA 19381, on behalf of Wawa, Inc., 260 West Baltimore Pike, Media, PA 19063, submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil media contaminated with lead. The site will be remediated to the Site-Specific Standard. Future use of the site is for nonresidential purposes. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Reading Eagle on February 22, 2022.

DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY FOR MUNICIPAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS


Application(s) Under the Solid Waste Management Act of July 7, 1980 (P.L. 380, No. 97) (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904); and Municipal Waste Regulations for Determination of Applicability for a General Permit to Operate Municipal Waste Processing Facilities and/or the Beneficial Use of Municipal Waste.

Southeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, 484-250-5960.

General Permit Application No. WMGM017SE001. Longwood Gardens, Inc., 401 East Street Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348-1839. This application is for the determination of applicability (DOA) General Permit renewal of the Solid Waste Permit No. WMGM017SE001 (formerly WMGM017D004) to continue the On-Farm Composting operation at the Abbondi Composting Facility owned and operated by Longwood Gardens, Inc., located at 351 Longwood Road, Kenneth Square, PA 19348, East Marlborough, Chester County. The renewal application for determination of applicability was received by the Southeast Regional Office on April 4, 2022.

 Questions or comments concerning the application should be directed to the Waste Management Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401-4915, 484.250.5960. TDD users may contact DEP through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654.5984. Public comments must be submitted within 60 days of this notice and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the application.

AIR QUALITY

PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 The Department has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State Operating Permit and Title V Operating Permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the general public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to submit permitting documents relevant to its application for all sources related to a facility or a proposed project, affords an opportunity for public input, and provides for a decision on the issuance of the necessary permits.

 The Department received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities. Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, all pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application and subsequently prepared proposed plan approvals/operating permits are available for public review during normal business hours at the appropriate Department Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the appropriate Department Regional Office. The address and phone number of the Regional Office is listed before the application notices.

 Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit, may submit the information to the Department's Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval/Operating Permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the permit.

 A person wishing to request a hearing may do so during the 30-day comment period. A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted based on the information received. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper, the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines this type of notification is sufficient. Requests for a public hearing and any relevant information should be directed to the appropriate Department Regional Office.

 Permits issued to the owners or operators of sources subject to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter D or E, or located within a Title V facility or subject to 25 Pa. Code § 129.51(a) or permits issued for sources with limitations on their potential to emit used to avoid otherwise applicable Federal requirements may be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for review and approval as a revision to the State Implementation Plan. Final Plan Approvals and Operating Permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the sources are constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015), 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401—7671q) and regulations adopted under the Federal Clean Air Act.

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


Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.

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

Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4862, Thomas Bianca, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4863, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, (717) 705-4702.

36-03042D: H & K Group Inc. PA/MD Materials, 303 Quarry Road, Peach Bottom, PA 17563, for the construction of a stone crushing plant at the PA-MD Materials Division located in Fulton Township, Lancaster County. The current crushing plant on-site will be removed. The expected facility potential emissions as a result of the changes proposed is: PM 29.3 tpy. The facility is a State Only facility. DEP's review of the information submitted by the applicant indicates that the air contamination sources as constructed or modified will comply with all regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirement (BAT) of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, and 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO—Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants. Based on these findings, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed construction. If, after the project has been implemented, the Department determines that the sources are constructed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for plan approval, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into an Operating Permit pursuant to the administrative amendment provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.

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

Contact: Muhammad Q. Zaman, Program Manager, (570) 327-3648.

41-00021A: Buckeye Energy Services, LLC, 6161 Hamilton Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18106, for the installation of a John Zink Company model ZCT-2-6-35-2-2/6 vapor combustion unit (VCU) to control the air contaminant emissions from an existing gasoline and distillate truck loading operation at their Williamsport Terminal located in Armstrong Township, Lycoming County. A new John Zink VCU will replace an existing vapor recovery unit while an existing portable VCU will remain in place as a backup emission control system. The facility currently operates with existing annual synthetic minor gasoline (91,100,000 gallons) and distillate (315,360,000 gallons) throughput restrictions. Buckeye Energy Services LLC proposes to keep the same throughput restrictions with the proposed installation of the VCU. The potential annual emission at the facility slightly increased as a result of combustion in VCU and will not exceed the following limits: VOCs/HAPs—3.79 tons; PM10—0.21 ton; CO—4.78 tons; NOx—3.73 tons; and SO2—0.09 ton. CO2e—3,199.25. The Department's review of the information contained in the application submitted by Buckeye Energy Services, LLC indicates that the sources and the air-cleaning devices will comply with all applicable air quality requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants, including the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the fugitive air contaminant emission requirement of 25 Pa. Code § 123.1, the visible emission limitation of 25 Pa. Code § 123.41, the gasoline terminal operation requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.59 and 40 CFR 63 Subpart BBBBBB requirements related to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for source category: gasoline distribution bulk terminals, bulk plants, and pipeline facilities. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to issue a plan approval for the proposed installation. The following is a brief description of the types of conditions the Department intends to place in the plan approval in order to ensure compliance with all applicable air quality regulatory requirements:

 1) The volatile organic compound (VOC) emission from the John Zink vapor combustion unit (ID C101) associated with Source ID P101 shall not exceed 80 milligrams per liter (0.0668 pound for every 100 gallons of gasoline) of gasoline loaded, at any time.

 2) Within 180 days of installation/operation of the VCU, the permittee shall conduct a performance stack test at the exhaust of the VCU to verify compliance with the VOC emissions limit of 80 mg/l. The stack test shall be conducted in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 139.

 3) The gasoline and distillate loading operation shall not be operated without the simultaneous operation of either VCU or PVCU at any time. The PVCU shall only be used for maintenance and upset conditions on the VCU or other emergency use conditions.

 4) The permittee shall comply with all applicable monitoring requirements specified in 40 CFR Section 63.11092 for VCU.

 5) The VCU shall be installed, operated and maintained per the manufacturer's specification and recommendation.

 6) The VCU shall comply with all the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart BBBBBB—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Category: Gasoline Distribution Bulk Terminals, Sections 63.11080—63.11100.

 7) The permittee shall continue to comply with all the terms and conditions of the State Only Operating Permit SMOP 41-00021.

 The facility is a State Only facility. If the Department determines that the VCU is installed and operated in compliance with the plan approval conditions and the specification of the application for Plan Approval 41-00021A, the requirements established in the plan approval will be incorporated into a State Only Operating Permit via an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450 at a later date. All pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 570-327-3636.

OPERATING PERMITS


Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.

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

Contact: Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6328.

03-00180: Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Inc., South Bend Station, 6603 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, the Department intends to issue a Title V Operating Permit renewal for compression and transfer of natural gas located in South Bend Township, Armstrong County. The subject facility consists of six natural gas compressor engines (2,000 hp each), emergency generator (813 hp), a 5.5 MMBtu/hr, natural gas-fired boiler, two 6.4 MMBtu/hr, natural gas-fired heaters, an 8.0 MMBtu/hr, natural gas-fired, salt bath heater, a 10,000-gallon, pipeline fluids tank, a parts washer and fugitive emissions. Each engine is limited to 3.0 grams NOx/bhp-hr and 1.0 gram VOC/bhp-hr with a 57.9 tpy NOx limit and 19.3 Tpy VOC limit per engine. The facility reported in 2020 13.96 tpy NOx, 16.84 tpy CO, 5.89 tpy VOC, 0.03 SOx, 0.19 tpy PM, 1.12 tpy HAPs, and 5,754.62 tpy CO2. The facility is subject to State Regulations and Federal Regulations (40 CFR Part 63 DDDDD). The permit includes additional operation requirements, monitoring requirements, and recordkeeping requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act. The facility is subject to the Title V Operating Permit requirements adopted in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.


Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.

Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.

Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.

46-00234: C S Products, Inc., dba Conshohocken Steel, 301 Randolph Avenue, Ambler, PA 19002, for the operation of three spray booths located in Ambler Borough, Montgomery County. The permit is for a non-Title V (State Only) facility. The facility's potential to emit criteria pollutants is less than major thresholds; therefore, the facility is a Natural Minor. The actual emissions from the facility will not exceed 25 tpy VOC and 100 tpy PM. Emissions are estimated to be 15 tpy VOC and 12 tpy PM or less. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

 Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person listed in the previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.

46-00220: Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, 206 Jones Boulevard, Pottstown, PA 19464, located in Limerick Township, Montgomery County. This action is a renewal of a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit. The renewal also addresses a change of ownership from Micro-Coax, Inc. (Tax ID 23-3011857) to Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (Tax ID 59-3177689), effective May 1, 2021. The permittee operates extruders, degreasers, electroplating equipment, and electric vaporizing ovens for the manufacture of flexible cables and cable assemblies (SIC 3669: Manufacturing—Communications Equipment; SIC 3679: Manufacturing—Electronic Components). The TCE-vapor degreaser (Source ID 103) has been replaced with a non-HAP vapor degreaser (Source ID 109). The requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.63(b) apply to the new batch vapor degreaser. The facility-wide potential to emit Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) is less than 25 tons per year after restrictions; therefore, the facility is a considered a Synthetic Minor for VOC and an area source of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP). The renewal permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

 Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person listed in the previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.

15-00144: The Vanguard Group, Inc., 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, PA 19355, located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, for the renewal of a State-Only Operating Permit. This facility is classified as Synthetic Minor facility for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions. Vanguard operates office buildings which contain equipment in support of operations in the financial services industry. Vanguard currently operates ten existing emergency generators (EGens) at this site to provide power during periods of utility power outages and during electrical infrastructure maintenance. Each EGen is restricted to 500 hours per year of operation. There is no increase in NOx emissions with this renewal. The Operating Permit will contain monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice conditions designed to address all applicable air quality requirements.

 Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person listed in the previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.

46-00252: H&K Group, Inc., 394 S. Sanatoga Road, Pottstown, PA 19464, for a Renewal Non-Title V Facility, State-Only Permit in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County. H&K does rock crushing and screening at this location. No new changes are being made to the permit at this time. The facility is subject to 40 CFR 60 Subpart OOO. Monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements have been added to the permit to address applicable limitations.

 Anyone wishing to request information regarding this action can do so by contacting the Southeast Regional Office through the contact person listed in the previously listed header. Comments on the draft permit can be submitted through the Air Quality resource account at RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.

Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.

Contact: Norman Frederick, Facility Permitting Chief, (570) 826-2409.

40-00020: PA DHS/White Haven Center, 827 Oley Valley Rd., White Haven, PA 18661. The Department intends to issue a renewal Operating Permit for their facility located in Foster Township, Luzerne County. The operating permit contains all applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.

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

Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4862, Thomas Bianca, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4863, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, (717) 705-4702.

28-03056: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, 3551 Molly Pitcher Hwy, Chambersburg, PA 17202, for the operation of a natural gas compressor station in Chambersburg Borough, Franklin County. This is for renewal of the existing State-Only Permit. Potential air emissions from the facility are estimated at 48.95 tpy VOC, 4.50 tpy HAPs, and less than 1 tpy of PM, NOx, CO, and SO2. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.

67-03105: American Colloid Co., 600 Lincoln St., York, PA 17401-3317, to issue a State Only Operating permit for the cat litter and foundry sand manufacturing facility in the City of York, York County. The State Only Operating Permit was amended to incorporate a name change which does not affect the EIN number. The operations are controlled by fabric filters. The facility's potential-to-emit estimates are 96.81 tpy PM, 30.05 tpy PM-10, 23.16 tpy PM-2.5, 1.91 tpy VOC, 0.01 tpy SOx, 1.04 tpy CO, 1.24 tpy NOx, and 0.02 tpy HAP. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.

COAL & NONCOAL MINING
ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS

 Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1396.1—1396.31); 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); the Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1406.1—1406.21).

 Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications are also subject to 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 of Environmental Protection. A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District Mining Office indicated above each application. Requests for 401 Water Quality Certifications are included in individual application only if noted.

 Written comments or objections, or requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit 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 above 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 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications, opportunity for comment, and informal conferences). Such comments or objections should contain the name, address and phone 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.

 In addition, requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code § 77.123 (relating to public hearing-informal conferences) or § 86.34 (relating to informal conferences), must also contain 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.

 Where a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) number is listed, the mining activity permit application is associated with an application for an NPDES permit. A separate notice will be provided for the draft NPDES permit.

Coal Applications

Effluent Limits—The following range of effluent limits (Table 1) will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with the associated coal mining activity permit. Additional effluent limits will be listed as part of the publication of the draft NPDES permit.


Table 1

30-Day Daily Instantaneous
ParameterAverageMaximumMaximum
Iron (total) 1.5 to 3.0 mg/l 3.0 to 6.0 mg/l 3.5 to 7.0 mg/l
Manganese (total)   1.0 to 2.0 mg/l  2.0 to 4.0 mg/l  2.5 to 5.0 mg/l 
Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l
Aluminum (Total) 0.75 to 2.0 mg/l 1.5 to 4.0 mg/l 2.0 to 5.0 mg/l
pH must always be greater than 6.0; less than 9.0.
Alkalinity must always be greater than acidity.

California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100, (Contact: Bonnie Herbert).

Mining Permit No. 32841312. NPDES No. PA0037087. Indiana Investments, Inc. c/o Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201, to revise the permit and related NPDES Permit to add Urling No. 2 Mine (CMAP No. 32841313) to Urling Nos. 1 & 3 Mines, to be known as Urling Nos. 1—3 Mines in Armstrong Township, Indiana County, affecting 4.2 proposed surface acres and 309.0 proposed underground acres. Application received: January 24, 2022.

Mining Permit No. 32841312. NPDES No. PA0037087. Indiana Investments, Inc. c/o Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201, to renew the permit and related NPDES Permit in Armstrong Township, Indiana County. Application received: January 24, 2022.

Mining Permit No. 56851303. NPDES No. PA0215350. RoxCoal, Inc., 1576 Stoystown Road, P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, to renew the permit and related NPDES Permit in Brothersvalley and Stonycreek Townships, Somerset County. Application received: January 25, 2022.

Mining Permit No. 33071301. NPDES No. PA0236080. Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201, to revise the permit and related NPDES Permit in Snyder Township, Jefferson County, affecting 150.6 proposed underground acres and 150.6 proposed subsidence control plan acres. Application received: January 31, 2022.

Mining Permit No. 56910701. NPDES No. PA0213560. PBS Coals, Inc., 1576 Stoystown Road, P.O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, to renew the permit and related NPDES Permit in Somerset and Brothersvalley Townships, Somerset County. Application received: February 1, 2022.

Knox District Mining Office: P.O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191, RA-EPKNOX@pa.gov (Contact: Cayleigh Boniger).

Mining Permit No. 10841302. NPDES No. PA0002780. Pristine Resources Land, LLC, P.O. Box 36, 129 Bethlehem Road, Revloc, PA 15948. Renewal of an existing bituminous underground mine in Clinton Township, Butler County, affecting 18.5 acres of surface area and 6,080.0 acres of underground area. This renewal is issued for reclamation only. Receiving streams: Lardintown Run, Ohio Basin, Allegheny River Watershed, classified for the following uses: TSF. Application received: February 21, 2020.

Noncoal Applications

Effluent Limits—The following Table 2 effluent limits apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit. Additional effluent limits will be listed as part of the publication of the draft NPDES permit.

Table 2

30-day Daily Instantaneous
ParameterAverageMaximumMaximum
Suspended solids   10 to 35 mg/l  20 to 70 mg/l  25 to 90 mg/l 
Alkalinity must always exceed acidity
pH must always be greater than 6.0; less than 9.0.

New Stanton District Office: P.O. Box 133, New Stanton, PA 15672, (724) 925-5500, RA-EPNEWSTANTON@pa.gov (Contact: Tracy Norbert).

Mining Permit No. 63100401. NPDES No. PA0252034. Neiswonger Construction, Inc., Route 322, Strattanville, PA 16258 renewal of an NPDES permit associated with a large noncoal in Deemston Borough, Washington County, affecting 74.2 acres. Receiving stream: Unnamed tributaries to Ten Mile Creek and Ten Mile Creek, classified for the following use: TSF. Application received: April 11, 2022.

Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118, RA-EPPottsvilleDMO@pa.gov (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).

Mining Permit No. 35970801. James T. O'Hara, Inc., 205 Old School House Road, Covington Township, PA 18444, Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Spring Brook Township, Lackawanna County, affecting 3.0 acres on quarry owned by James T. O'Hara, Inc. Application received: April 11, 2022.

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
ParameterAverageMaximumMaximum
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 must always be greater than 6.0; less than 9.0.
Alkalinity must always be greater than acidity.

 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 limits for noncoal mining activities as provided in 25 Pa. Code § 77.522 are pH 6 to 9 and other parameters the Department may require.

 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.

Additional criteria

 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 of 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 563-2112-115, Developing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits for Mining Activities. 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.

Submittal of comments

 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 notice within 30-days of this 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 phone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.

 Requests or petitions for a public hearing on any NPDES permit applications will be accepted 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, phone number and the interest of the party filing the request and state the reasons why a hearing is warranted. The Department may hold a public hearing if the public interest is significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. The Department will consider comments from the public hearing in the final determination on the NPDES permit application.

Coal NPDES Draft Permits

Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118, RA-EPPottsvilleDMO@pa.gov (Contact: Theresa Reilly-Flannery).

NPDES No. PA0595756. Mining Permit No. 54851332. R S & W Coal Co., 1150 Creek Road, Pitman, PA 17964, renew NPDES permit in the City of Pottsville, Schuylkill County, affecting 20.4 acres related to an underground mining permit. Receiving stream: West Branch Schuylkill River, classified for the following uses: CWF, MF. The receiving stream is included in the West Branch Schuylkill River TMDL. Application received: February 19, 2021.

 Unless otherwise noted, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.

 The following treated wastewater outfalls discharge to West Branch Schuylkill River:

Outfall Number New or Existing Type Discharge Rate
001 Existing TFO 0.01 MGD

 The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:

30-Day Daily Instant
Parameter (unit)MinimumAverageMaximumMaximum
Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0
Aluminum (mg/l) 2.0 4.0 5.0
Manganese (mg/l)  2.0 4.0 5.0
Suspended Solids (mg/l)  35.0  70.0  90.0 
pH (S.U.) Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 at all times.
Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times.

NPDES No. PA0123862. Mining Permit No. 54803203. Rausch Creek Fuel, LLC, 978 Gap Street, Valley View, PA 17983, renewal NPDES permit in Porter Township, Schuylkill County, affecting 76.0 acres related to a coal mining activity permit. Receiving stream: East Branch Rausch Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. TMDL. Application received: January 25, 2022.

 Unless otherwise noted, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for noncoal mining activities.

 The following treated wastewater outfalls discharge to East Branch Rausch Creek.

Outfall Number New or Existing Type Discharge rate
001 Existing SWO Varies with precipitation

 The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfall are as follows:

30-Day Daily Instant
Parameter (unit)MinimumAverageMaximumMaximum
pH (S.U.) 6.0 9.0
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0
Acidity (mg/L) Report
Alkalinity (mg/L) Report
Net Alkalinity (mg/L) 0.0
Arsenic (mg/L) Report Report Report
Flow (MGD) varies
Oil & Grease (mg/L) Report

Noncoal NPDES Draft Permits

New Stanton District Office: P.O. Box 133, New Stanton, PA 15672, (724) 925-5500, RA-EPNEWSTANTON@pa.gov (Contact: Tracy Norbert).

NPDES No. PA0591688. Mining Permit No. 3374SM58. Coolspring Mining, Inc., P.O. Box 1328, Uniontown, PA 15401, renewal of an NPDES permit in North Union Township, Fayette County, affecting 148.6 acres. Receiving stream: UNT to Coolspring Run, classified for the following use: WWF. The receiving stream is located within the Redstone Creek TMDL. Application received: April 20, 2020.

 Unless otherwise noted, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for noncoal mining activities.

 The following treated wastewater outfalls discharge to UNT to Coolspring Run:

Outfall Number New or Existing Type Discharge Rate
001 Existing SWO Precipitation Dependent
003 Existing SWO Precipitation Dependent
004 Existing SWO Precipitation Dependent
005 Existing SWO Precipitation Dependent
007 Existing SWO Precipitation Dependent

 The proposed effluent limits for the previously listed outfalls are as follows:

30-Day Daily Instant
Parameter (unit)MinimumAverageMaximumMaximum
pH (S.U.) 6.0 9.0
Iron, Total (mg/L) 3.0 6.0 7.0
Manganese, Total (mg/L) 2.0 4.0 5.0
Aluminum, Total (mg/L) Report Report Report
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 35.0 70.0 90.0
Alkalinity, Total (as CaCO3, mg/L) Report
Acidity, Total (as CaCO3, mg/L) Report
Net Alkalinity (as CaCO3, mg/L) 0.0
Temperature (°C) Report
Specific Conductivity (µmhos/cm) Report
Flow (gpm) Report


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 of Environmental Protection. Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341), requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of 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 or to the issuance of a Dam Permit or Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit, or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit any comments, suggestions or objections within 30-days of the date of this notice, as well as any questions to the office noted above the 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 the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM on each working day at the office noted above the application.

 If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the hearing and you require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS


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 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).

Northeast Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.

Contact: Gillian Pehala, Clerk Typist 2, 570-830-3077.

E4502221-009. Smithfield Township, 1155 Red Fox Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301, in Smithfield Township, Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.

 To construct and maintain the Marshalls Falls Improvements Project in the floodway/floodplain of Marshalls Creek (HQ-CWF, MF). Work includes a new walkway, concrete landing pads, stairs and placing fill in the approaches to the existing watercourse crossing. The project is located approximately 0.75 mile north west of the Marshalls Creek Road and Resica Road intersection. (East Stroudsburg, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 40° 03` 3.81"; Longitude: -75° 08` 14.34").

E5402222-003. Northpoint Development, LLC, 4825 NW 41st Street, Suite 500, Riverside, MO 64150, in Butler Township, Schuylkill County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.

 To construct and maintain the following water obstructions and encroachments associated with the Highridge Logistics Center:

 1. A stormwater outfall along the bank of Rattling Run (CWF, MF) consisting of a 24-inch diameter SLCPP, concrete endwall, and R-6 riprap apron.

 2. A fill within 0.08 acre of PEM Wetlands (Other) with work consisting of the construction of a 1,215,200 ft2 industrial building (Building # 1).

 The applicant with provide for 0.08 acre of wetland mitigation.

 The project is located at approximately 0.53-mile northeast of the intersection of Higridge Park Road and I-81 (Minersville, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 44` 35"; Longitude: -76° 18` 29") in Butler Township, Schuylkill County.

Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

E6703122-003. PennDOT Engineering District 8-0, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103 in East Manchester Township, York County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.

 To remove existing structure and to install and maintain a 240 foot 4 inch x 37 foot 4.5 inch bridge over Conewago Creek (WWF, MF) for the purpose of improving transportation safety, The project proposes to permanently impact 128 linear feet and temporarily 132 linear feet of stream channel with 244 sq. ft of permanent and 0.16 acre of temporary wetland impacts. The project is located in East Manchester Township, York County (40.1008°; -76.7037°).

E0503221-006. Kevin W. Perrin, 618 Church Road, Everett, PA 15537 in Snake Spring Township, Bedford County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.

 To construct and maintain a single-span, steel beam bridge with steel grate, resting on Redi-Rock concrete wingwall abutments, permanently impacting 20 linear feet (540 square feet) and temporarily impacting 65 linear feet (1,755 square feet) of Snake Spring Valley Run (WWF, MF), for the purpose of providing property owner access to agricultural fields and a single family residential dwelling. The project is located along Lower Snake Spring Road (Latitude: 40.085762, Longitude: -78.381562) in Snake Spring Township, Bedford County. No wetlands will be impacted by this project.

E2203222-001. Susquehanna Township, 1900 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17110 in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.

 To 1) pave over currently installed dual culverts that are permanently impacting 0.02 acre (1,010 square feet) Paxton Creek (WWF, MF); 2) place and maintain fill in the floodway of Paxton Creek (WWF, MF) permanently impacting 0.2 acre (8,788 square feet); 3) replace and maintain a stormwater outfall in the floodway of Paxton Creek (WWF, MF) permanently impacting 0.006 acre (284 square feet), all for the purpose of improving roadway stability through widening and streambank stabilization. The project is located along Paxton Church Road in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County (Latitude: 40.306915, Longitude: -76.871326). There are no impacts to wetlands proposed with this project.

Southwest Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000 (Contact: Dana Drake).

E0205221-031. Coraopolis Water and Sewer Authority, 1301 4th Avenue, Suite 1, Coraopolis, PA 15108, Coraopolis Borough, Allegheny County; Pittsburgh ACOE District.

 The applicant proposes to:

 1. Construct and maintain a stream restoration project, along approximately 918 linear feet of McCabe Run (WWF), by re-grading the streambanks to reconnect the stream with its floodplain, and establishing a 35-foot riparian buffer along the 918 feet of stream;

 2. Construct and maintain two J-hook rock vanes within McCabe Run.

 For the purpose of providing sediment load reduction toward Coraopolis Water and Sewer Authority's MS4 requirements of their NPDES permit. Cumulatively, the project will permanently impact 918 feet of stream and 1.45 acres of floodway and will temporarily impact 930 feet of stream and 0.1 acre of floodway. The project site is located approximately 500 feet south of the intersection of Brook Street and Louis Brizzoli Way (Ambridge, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40°, 30`, 34.92"; W: -80°, 9`, 33.1194"; Sub-basin 20G; USACE Pittsburgh District), in Coraopolis Borough, Allegheny County.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

Southcentral Region: Waterways & Wetlands Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

EA2203222-001: Derry Township Municipal Authority, 670 Clearwater Road, Hershey, PA 17033, in Derry Township, Dauphin County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.

 To conduct a stream restoration project along Deer Run (WWF, MF) including 1.) the relocation and maintenance of 3,150 feet of stream; 2.) the regrading and maintenance of 1,060 feet of streambank; 3.) the installation and maintenance of 3,280 feet of livestake bank stabilization; 4.) the installation and maintenance of 2,150 feet of brush mattress bank stabilization; 5.) the construction and maintenance of four stream riffles totaling 160 feet in length; 6.) the construction and maintenance of four rock cross vanes; 7.) the construction and maintenance of five rock vanes; 8.) the installation and maintenance of 2,035 feet of coir logs; 9.) the excavation and maintenance of a 36.0-foot by 30.0-foot scour hole; and 10.) the installation and maintenance of four double cross rock vanes, all for the purpose of reducing sediment loading to the stream. The project is located near the intersection of Deer Run Drive and Southpoint Drive (Latitude: 40.245679° N; Longitude: 76.716067° W) in Derry Township, Dauphin County. No wetlands will be impacted by this project.

Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering and Wetlands, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Floor 2, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-787-3411.

D26-135EA. Curtis Fontaine, Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County, 1067 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA 15701; Bullskin Township, Fayette County; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.

 Applicant proposes to completely remove the Greenlick Lower Dam to eliminate a threat to public safety and to restore approximately 400 feet of stream channel to a free-flowing condition. The project is located across Greenlick Run (EV) (Connellsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 40.1063, Longitude: -79.5060).

D26-136EA. Curtis Fontaine, Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County, 1067 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA 15701; Bullskin Township, Fayette County; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.

 Applicant proposes to completely remove the Greenlick Upper Dam to eliminate a threat to public safety and to restore approximately 300 feet of stream channel to a free-flowing condition. The project is located across Greenlick Run (EV) (Connellsville, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 40.1053, Longitude: -79.5010).

D40-023EA. Bilal Baqai, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Facility Design and Construction, 2808 Three Mile Run Road, Perkasie, PA 18944, Plains Township, Luzerne County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.

 Applicant proposes to remove the Laurel Run No. 2 Dam to eliminate a threat to public safety and to restore approximately 1,200 feet of stream channel to a free-flowing condition. The defunct masonry/concrete water supply dam is 39 feet high and 275 feet long. The proposed restoration project includes complete dam and sediment removal. The project is located across Laurel Run (CWF, MF) (Wilkes-Barre East, PA Quadrangle, Latitude: 41.2481, Longitude: -75.8179).

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