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05/26/2020 Public Notices

Notices from the Pennsylvania Bulletin:

Volume 50 Number 21 Saturday May, 23 2020

Volume 50 Number 20 Saturday, May 16, 2020

Washington County Notices

ESCGP-3 # ESG076319042-00-Amwell Interconnect Applicant Name EQM Gathering OPCO LLC Contact Person Michael Provencher Address 625 Liberty Ave., Ste. 1700 City, State, Zip Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3114 County Washington Township(s) Anwell Receiving Stream(s) and Classification(s) Home Run TSF; Secondary: Bane Creek TSF UNT to Horne Run TSF; Horne Run TF

E63052-733, Reaxis, Inc., 941 Robinson Hwy., McDonald, PA 15057, Robinson Township, Washington County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. Has been given consent to: 1. Construct and maintain 40 feet of a streambank stabilization along a UNT to Robinson Run (WWF) for the purpose of protecting the existing building and foundations from stream bank erosion. The structure will impact 40 linear feet of UNT to Robinson Run (WWF). 2. Construct and maintain a minor road crossing which will impact 43 linear feet of UNT to Robinson Run (WWF) by 85 linear feet from bank to bank for the purpose of providing a secondary access road to the facility in order to alleviate truck traffic issues and address emergency evacuation concerns. 3. Overall, the project will permanently impact 115 linear feet of UNT to Robinson Run (WWF) and 0.05 acre of the floodway. No wetlands are present on the project site. The project site is located near the intersection of Robinson Highway (SR 980) and North Branch Road (Clinton, PA USGS topographic quadrangle; N: 40° 23 7; W: 80° 16 0; Sub-basin 20F; USACE Pittsburgh

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District), in Robinson Township, Washington County. Central Office: Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, 400 Market Street, Floor 13, P.O. Box 69205, Harrisburg, PA 17106-9205. Contact: Jack Rokavec, Environmental Program Manager, 717.783.2267.

63130102. Amerikohl Mining, Inc., 1384 State Route 711, Stahlstown, PA 15687, Permit renewal issued for continued mining to an existing bituminous surface mine located in Nottingham Township, Washington County, affecting 65.9 acres. Receiving stream(s): unnamed tributary to Mingo Creek. Application received: December 11, 2019. Permit issued: May 7, 2020. Noncoal Permits Issued Moshannon District Mining Office, 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200, (Contact: Janet Turner).

WQM Permit No. 6319413, Sewage, SIC Code 8800, Sandra J. Furmanek, P.O. Box 167, Coraopolis, PA 15108. This proposed facility is located in Jefferson Township, Washington County. Description of Proposed Action/Activity: The applicant proposed to construct a 500 GPD single residence sewage treatment plant to serve an existing four-bedroom residential dwelling. The treated effluent discharges to North Fork Cross Creek (WWF).

NPDES Permit No. PA0255637, Sewage, SIC Code 8800, Sandra J. Furmanek, P.O. Box 167, Coraopolis, PA 15108. This proposed facility is located in Jefferson Township, Washington County. Description of Proposed Action/Activity: Issuance of an NPDES Permit for a new discharge of treated sewage.

General Permit No. WMGM123SW044 Fowler AST Pad. EQT Production Company, 400 Woodcliff Drive, Cannonsburg, PA 15317. A Registration to operate under residual waste general permit WMGM123 for the processing and storage of oil and gas liquids in North Bethlehem Township, Washington County, was received/deemed administratively complete in the Regional Office on May 6, 2020. Persons interested in reviewing the general permit or the application may contact the Department of Environmental Protection, Regional Files, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.

General Permit No. WMGR123SW019. Hydro Recovery, LP—Washington County, 1975 Waddle Road, State College, PA 16803-1639. A renewal registration to operate under residual waste general permit WMGR123 for the processing and beneficial use of oil and gas liquid waste in Hanover Township, Washington County, was deemed administratively complete in the Regional Office on May 8, 2020. Persons interested in reviewing the general permit or the application may contact the Department of Environmental Protection, Regional Files, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442-4000. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.

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66-00010: Regency Marcellus Gas Gathering, LLC (101 W Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701). The Department intends to issue a State-Only (Synthetic Minor) Operating Permit for operation of sources at a natural gas extraction facility in Washington Township, Wyoming County. The sources include eight (8) 2,370 HP compressor engines, one (1) 5 mmscfd dehydration unit with associated reboiler, three (3) 12,600-gal produced water tanks, one (1) emergency natural gas-fired generator, and associated venting, piping, and components. Control devices include oxidation catalysts and a thermal oxidizer. The proposed 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.

NPDES No. PA0213608 (Mining Permit No. 63831302). The Washington County Coal Company, 46226 National Road, St. Clairsville, OH 43950, a renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit for underground mining activities and coal preparation facilities and a revision to the NPDES and CMAP to remove Outfalls 010 and 011 and transfer to the Washington County Coal Company for Washington County Mine in Somerset Township, Washington County, affecting 425.81 surface acres and 43,783 underground acres. Receiving stream(s): Center Branch Pigeon Creek classified for the following use: WWF; Unnamed Tributary 39727 to Center Branch Pigeon Creek classified for the following use: WWF; Unnamed Tributary 36990 of Little Chartiers Creek classified for the following use: HQ-WWF; Little Chartiers Creek classified for the following use: HQ-WWF; Unnamed Tributary 40838 to Redd Run classified for the following use: TSF and Unnamed Tributary 40837 to Redd Run classified for the following use: TSF. Unnamed Tributary 36990 of Little Chartiers Creek and Little Chartiers Creek associated to Chartiers Creek Watershed TMDL. The application was considered administratively complete: December 26, 2018. The application was received: April 7, 2017. Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities.

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NPDES No. PA0215520 (Mining Permit No. 63723707). Maple Creek Mining, Inc., 46226 National Road, St. Clairsville, OH 43950, a renewal to the NPDES and mining activity permit for coal refuse disposal and pumped mine drainage treatment and a revision to the NPDES and CMAP to remove Outfall 017 for Ginger Hill Refuse Area II in Nottingham and Carroll Townships, Washington County, affecting 254 surface acres. Receiving stream(s): Unnamed Tributary 39652 to Pigeon Creek classified for the following use: WWF. The application was considered administratively complete: December 21, 2016. The application was received: March 4, 2016.Unless otherwise

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noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described previously for coal mining activities. Outfall 003 discharges to: Unnamed Tributary 39652 to Pigeon Creek.

Greene County Notices General Permit Application No. WMGR123SW040. EQT Production Company, 400 Woodcliff Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317. A request for registration for coverage under General Permit WMGR123 to construct and operate the Magnum Aboveground Storage Tank Facility for storage and reuse of oil and gas liquid waste at a facility located in Center Township, Greene County. The registration was granted by the Regional Office

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on May 12, 2020. Persons interested in reviewing the general permit may contact Gregory Holesh, Environmental Engineering Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442- 4000. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.

General Permit Application No. WMGR123SW038. EQT Production Company, 400 Woodcliff Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317. A request for registration for coverage under General Permit WMGR123 to construct and operate the Christen Aboveground Storage Tank Facility for storage and reuse of oil and gas liquid waste at a facility located in Morgan Township, Greene County. The registration was granted by the Regional Office on May 12, 2020. Persons interested in reviewing the general permit may contact Gregory Holesh, Environmental Engineering Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, 412-442- 4000. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984.

Notices from The Observer-Reporter:

5/20 Westland Mine PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to the PENNSYLVANIA CLEAN STREAMS LAW, the PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Rules and Regulations, the SURFACE MINING CONSERVATION and RECLAMATION ACT, and the BITUMINOUS MINE SUBSIDENCE and LAND CONSERVATION ACT as amended, notice is hereby given that Consol Mining Company LLC, doing business at CNX Center, 1000 Consol Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, has made application to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to add 1.6 acres of surface area to its existing Coal Mining Activity Permit #63141301 for the Westland Mine and the related NPDES Permit No. PA0215431 originally issued on April 16, 1986 and expires on April 15, 2021. The operation is located in Chartiers and Mount Pleasant Townships, Washington County. The permit entails discharge of water and disposal of mine drainage treatment sludge as specified. The permit consists of the Arden Treatment Plant (10.2 acres), situated on the north side of S.R. 4049, just west of Arden Mines, Chartiers Township and the Westland Pitmouth Pumping Station (9.3 acres) situated on the west side of S.R. 519, just south of the town of Westland in Mt. Pleasant Township. The discharge from the permitted area enters an unnamed tributary of the Chartiers Creek watershed and the site of the operation is located on the Midland and Washington West, PA, U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute topographic maps. A stream variance request is proposed for work within 100 feet of approximately 300 feet of Tributary 37110 of Chartiers Creek (located 2000 feet northwest of the intersection of Seik Road and Arden Road) and for work within 100 feet

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of approximately 200 feet of Tributary 37052 of Chartiers Run (located 590 feet southwest of the intersection of Westland Road (SR 519) and Meadow Street). The variances are required for installation of pipelines, boreholes, and erosion and sedimentation controls. A copy of the application is available for public inspection, and copying for a fee, by appointment at the Department of Environmental Protection, District Mining Operations, 25 Technology Drive, California Technology Park, Coal Center, PA 15423. Written comments, objections, or a request for an informal conference may be submitted to the District Mining Office at the aforementioned address no later than thirty (30) days following the last (4th) date of the publication of this notice. 4-29,5-6,13,20

5/21 PUBLIC NOTICE BOND RELEASE Notice is hereby given that Amerikohl Mining, Inc., has requested a Stage II bond release from the PA Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act for the Surface Mine Permit No. 63130102. The permit was issued on June 30, 2015 and is situated approximately 1 mile northeast of Dunningsville, on the western side of Sugar Run Road, south of its intersection with Meadowbrook Road. Bond release of $106,051.48 is requested for 40.2 acres. Total bond held is $112,571.48. The requested release area has been revegetated and successfully supporting the post mining landuse. Written comments, objections, and requests for a public hearing or informal conference may be submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection, (File No. 63130102), New Stanton District Office, P.O. Box 133, New Stanton, PA 15672, within thirty days from the final (4th) publication of this notice and must include the persons name, address, telephone number, and a brief statement as to the nature of comment(s). 5-14,21,28,6-4

5/21 PUBLIC NOTICE BOND RELEASE Notice is hereby given that Amerikohl Mining, Inc., has requested a Stage III bond release from the PA Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act for the Surface Mine Permit No. 63090101. The permit was issued on September 13, 2011 and is situated approximately 1 mile northeast of Dunningsville, on the northwest side of Sugar Run Road (SR 1059) near the intersection of SR 1059 and Valley View Road (SR 1057). Bond release of $142,596.80 (all remaining bonds) is requested for 214.3 acres. The requested release area has been successfully revegetated and supporting the postmining land uses for five or more years. Written comments, objections, and requests for a public hearing or informal conference may be submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection, (File No. 63090101), New Stanton District Office, P.O. Box 133, New Stanton, PA 15672, within thirty days from the final (4th) publication of this notice and must include the persons name, address, telephone number, and a brief statement as to the nature of comment(s). 5-7,14,21,28

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