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Leggets Creek Habitat Enhancement
Cheryl Nolan 2017 COLDWATER Watershed Specialist Lackawanna County Conservation District HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP IMPLEMENTATION GRANT Leggetts Creek Habitat Enhancement and Streambank Stabilization Project Coldwater Heritage Partnership Grant Final Report January 9, 2018 Table of Contents I. Project summary ............................................................................................................................................ 2 II. Project Outcomes...................................................................................................................................... 3 A. Were all project objectives met? .......................................................................................................... 3 B. If not, which ones and why not? .......................................................................................................... 3 C. Is project considered complete? If not, what remains to be accomplished? .................................... 3 III. Project Sustainability................................................................................................................................. 6 A. Discuss the long term sustainability of the project as implemented. What are potential threats to sustainability? ................................................................................................................................................ 6 B. Monitoring, operation and maintenance plans. ................................................................................. -
Paper Is an Update of the Paper Presented by Dave Greenfield and Ron Ryczak of BAMR at the 2008 NAAMLP Conference in Durango, Colorado
Assessment of Fluvial Geomorphology Projects at Abandoned Mine Sites in 1 the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania Dennis M. Palladino, P.E.² Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915 [email protected] (570) 830-3190 ABSTRACT Some watersheds have been so severely impacted by mining that the streams do not support aquatic life and can no longer accommodate flows or transport sediment. To fully recover the environmental resource of these scarred landscapes the land must be reclaimed and the streams reconstructed. As abandoned mine sites are being reclaimed to their approximate original contours, the hydrology of the watersheds will be returning to pre-mining conditions and generating base flows and storm discharges that residents may not have experienced in many years. A stable system will have to be designed to transport the flows and sediment while preventing erosion and flooding. Traditionally, rigid systems have been implemented that are rectangular or trapezoidal in shape and are constructed entirely of rock and concrete. These systems have a good survival rate but do not replace the resource that was lost during mining. In an attempt to reclaim the watersheds that were destroyed during mining to a natural state, the application of Fluvial Geomorphologic (FGM) techniques has been embraced at several sites in the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania. These sites have had various degrees of success. All of the sites were designed based on bankfull conditions and were immediately successful in creating habitat for a wide variety of species. Some sites remained stable until damaged due to extreme discharge events where design, construction, or implementation flaws were revealed in regions above the bankfull elevation. -
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Section 106 Annual Report - 2019
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Section 106 Annual Report - 2019 Prepared by: Cultural Resources Unit, Environmental Policy and Development Section, Bureau of Project Delivery, Highway Delivery Division, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Date: April 07, 2020 For the: Federal Highway Administration, Pennsylvania Division Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Officer Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Penn Street Bridge after rehabilitation, Reading, Pennsylvania Table of Contents A. Staffing Changes ................................................................................................... 7 B. Consultant Support ................................................................................................ 7 Appendix A: Exempted Projects List Appendix B: 106 Project Findings List Section 106 PA Annual Report for 2018 i Introduction The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has been delegated certain responsibilities for ensuring compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (Section 106) on federally funded highway projects. This delegation authority comes from a signed Programmatic Agreement [signed in 2010 and amended in 2017] between the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and PennDOT. Stipulation X.D of the amended Programmatic Agreement (PA) requires PennDOT to prepare an annual report on activities carried out under the PA and provide it to -
Marcellus Cover.Indd
The Science beneath the Surface A Very Short Guide to the Marcellus Shale Don Duggan-Haas, Robert M. Ross, and Warren D. Allmon The Science beneath the Surface: A Very Short Guide to the Marcellus Shale by Don Duggan-Haas, Robert M. Ross, and Warren D. Allmon with contributions by Kelly E. Cronin, Trisha A. Smrecak, and Sara Auer Perry Paleontological Research Institution 2013 ISBN 978-0-87710-502-2 Paleontological Research Institution Special Publication No. 43 © 2013 Paleontological Research Institution 1259 Trumansburg Road Ithaca, New York 14850 U.S.A. http://www.museumoftheearth.org Design and layout by Paula M. Mikkelsen. Th is book is printed on paper certifi ed by the Forest Stewardship Council, https://us.fsc.org/. Cite this book as: Duggan-Haas, D., R. M. Ross, and W. D. Allmon, with K. E. Cronin, T. A. Smrecak, and S. Auer Perry. 2013. Th e Science Beneath the Surface: A Very Short Guide to the Marcellus Shale. Paleontological Research Institution (Special Publication 43), Ithaca, New York, 252 pp. On the cover: Outcrop of the Marcellus Shale at its “type locality” (the fi rst place that it was described in scientifi c literature, and for which it is named) in Marcellus, New York. Photo by Ben Aronson, courtesy of Linda Ivany. Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments . iii Introduction . .1 Chapter 1. Geology of the Marcellus Shale . 5 Chapter 2. Why the Geology Matters . 19 Chapter 3. Th e Technology of Shale Gas Extraction . 33 Chapter 4. Water and Marcellus Shale Development . 63 Chapter 5. Beyond Water: Other Environmental Impacts of Marcellus Gas Development . -
NPDES) INDIVIDUAL PERMIT to DISCHARGE STORMWATER from SMALL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEMS (Ms4s
3800-PM-BCW0200e Rev. 8/2019 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Permit DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BUREAU OF CLEAN WATER NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) INDIVIDUAL PERMIT TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER FROM SMALL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEMS (MS4s) NPDES PERMIT NO. PAI132224 In compliance with the provisions of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq. (“the Act”) and Pennsylvania’s Clean Streams Law, as amended, 35 P.S. Section 691.1 et seq., Lackawanna County 1280 Mid Valley Drive Jessup, PA 18434-1819 is authorized to discharge from a regulated small municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) located in Lackawanna County to Roaring Brook (CWF, MF), Powderly Creek (CWF, MF), Lackawanna River (HQ-CWF, MF), Unnamed Tributary to Lucky Run (CWF, MF), Wildcat Creek (CWF, MF), Keyser Creek (CWF, MF), Unnamed Tributary to Stafford Meadow Brook (HQ-CWF, MF), and Unnamed Stream (CWF, MF) in Watersheds 5-A in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements and other conditions set forth herein. THIS PERMIT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON MAY 1, 2021 THIS PERMIT SHALL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT ON APRIL 30, 2026 The authority granted by coverage under this Permit is subject to the following further qualifications: 1. The permittee shall comply with the effluent limitations and reporting requirements contained in this permit. 2. The application and its supporting documents are incorporated into this permit. If there is a conflict between the application, its supporting documents and/or amendments and the terms and conditions of this permit, the terms and conditions shall apply. 3. Failure to comply with the terms, conditions or effluent limitations of this permit is grounds for enforcement action; for permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or for denial of a permit renewal application. -
NPDES) INDIVIDUAL PERMIT to DISCHARGE STORMWATER from SMALL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEMS (Ms4s
3800-PM-BCW0200e Rev. 8/2019 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Permit DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BUREAU OF CLEAN WATER NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) INDIVIDUAL PERMIT TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER FROM SMALL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEMS (MS4s) NPDES PERMIT NO. PAI132224 In compliance with the provisions of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq. (“the Act”) and Pennsylvania’s Clean Streams Law, as amended, 35 P.S. Section 691.1 et seq., Lackawanna County 1280 Mid Valley Drive Jessup, PA 18434-1819 is authorized to discharge from a regulated small municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) located in Lackawanna County to Roaring Brook (CWF, MF), Powderly Creek (CWF, MF), Lackawanna River (HQ-CWF, MF), Unnamed Tributary to Lucky Run (CWF, MF), Wildcat Creek (CWF, MF), Keyser Creek (CWF, MF), Unnamed Tributary to Stafford Meadow Brook (HQ-CWF, MF), and Unnamed Stream (CWF, MF) in Watersheds 5-A in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements and other conditions set forth herein. THIS PERMIT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON TBD THIS PERMIT SHALL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT ON TBD The authority granted by coverage under this Permit is subject to the following further qualifications: 1. The permittee shall comply with the effluent limitations and reporting requirements contained in this permit. 2. The application and its supporting documents are incorporated into this permit. If there is a conflict between the application, its supporting documents and/or amendments and the terms and conditions of this permit, the terms and conditions shall apply. 3. Failure to comply with the terms, conditions or effluent limitations of this permit is grounds for enforcement action; for permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or for denial of a permit renewal application. -
Industrial Mineral Operators
INDUSTRIAL MINERAL OPERATORS N M D I U N S E T R R A I L A S TABLE 40 INDUSTRIAL MINERAL DEEP MINE OPERATORS Company License No. Name of Mine/Permit No. Armstrong County Bradys Bend Corporation 4-01877 Kaylor Mine #3/03950401 R.D . 1, Box 109 East Brady, PA 16028 Continental Clay Company 3-02855 Clay Mine/03920301 260 Oak Avenue Kittanning, PA 16201 M & M Lime Company, Inc. 3-02662 Lime R.D . 1, Box 257M Worthington, PA 16262 Butler County Winfield Mine Stone Co., Inc. Winfield 1295 Winfield Road Cabot, PA 16023 Bellefonte Lime Co ., Inc. 3-01684 Mines 1, 2, 3 & 4/1474301 P .O. Box 448 Gentzel Quany/1479401 Bellefonte, PA 16823 Mines 5 & 6/149$0301 Con-Lime, Inc. Rt . 550 South Bellefonte, PA 16823 Fayette County Commercial Stone Co ., Inc 3-00745 Springfield Pike/3372SM24 2200 Springfield Pike Connellsville, PA 15425 Coolspring Mining, Inc. 3-02135 Coolspring 1 Quarry/3374SM58T 1122 Jumonville Rd. Uniontown, PA 15401 Somerset County Keystone Lime Co., Inc. 3-00718 Buckeye Quarry/56940301 P .O. Box 278 Springs, PA 15562 Westmoreland County Pioneer Mid-Atlantic, Inc. ,3-00744 Whitney/65900403 & P .O. Box 173 Torrance Quarry 65900402 Blairsville, PA 15717 Ferrari B./Latrobe Construction Co. 3-02809 Longbridge/65930401 1 Marcia Street, P.O . Box 150 N M Latrobe, PA 15650 D I U N York County S E T R Southdown, Inc. 3-00729 Thomasville/4874SM2 R A Biesecker Road IL Thomasville, PA 17364 A S L TABLE 41 INDUSTRIAL MINERAL OPERATORS PRODUCING MORE THAN 2,000 TONS PER YEAR License Company Address City St Zip 3-02726 A. -
Download Proposed Regulation
REVISED 12/16 INDEØTg%ORV Regulatory Analysis Form (Completed by PromulgatingAgency) Wfl[: >ic (All Comments submitted on this regulation will appear on IRRC’s website) Mt. — 4 (1) Agency I Environmental Protection Thdepenqp Rf&uIt -Ui, Review r,.qu; (2) Agency Number: 7 Identification Number: 548 IRRC Number: (3) PA Code Cite: 25 Pa. Code Chapter 93 (4) Short Title: Water Quality Standards — Class A Stream Redesignations (5) Agency Contacts (List Telephone Number and Email Address): Primary Contact: Laura Edinger; 717.783.8727; ledingerpa.gov Secondary Contact: Jessica Shirley; 717.783.8727; jesshirleypa.gov (6) Type of Rulemaking (check applicable box): Proposed Regulation El Emergency Certification Regulation El Final Regulation El Certification by the Governor El Final Omitted Regulation El Certification by the Attorney General (7) Briefly explain the regulation in clear and nontechnical language. (100 words or less) The amendments to Chapter 93 reflect the list of recommended redesignations of streams as embedded in the attached Water Quality Standards Review Stream Redesignation Evaluation Report. The proposed regulation will update and revise stream use designations in 25 Pa. Code § 93.9d, 93.9f, 93.9j, 93.9k, 93.91, 93.9m, 93.9p, 93.9q, 93.9r, and 93.9t. These changes will not impose any new operating requirements on existing wastewater discharges or other existing activities regulated by the Department under existing permits or approvals. If a new, increased or additional discharge is proposed by a permit applicant, more stringent treatment requirements and enhanced best management practices (BMPs) may be necessary to maintain and protect the existing quality of those waters. -
Profiles of Colorado Roadless Areas
PROFILES OF COLORADO ROADLESS AREAS Prepared by the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region July 23, 2008 INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 2 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ARAPAHO-ROOSEVELT NATIONAL FOREST ......................................................................................................10 Bard Creek (23,000 acres) .......................................................................................................................................10 Byers Peak (10,200 acres)........................................................................................................................................12 Cache la Poudre Adjacent Area (3,200 acres)..........................................................................................................13 Cherokee Park (7,600 acres) ....................................................................................................................................14 Comanche Peak Adjacent Areas A - H (45,200 acres).............................................................................................15 Copper Mountain (13,500 acres) .............................................................................................................................19 Crosier Mountain (7,200 acres) ...............................................................................................................................20 Gold Run (6,600 acres) ............................................................................................................................................21 -
Summer . 2009 Land Protected in Glenburn Township SAVE the DATE
Summer . 2009 Land Protected in Glenburn Township In March, following many years of consideration and discussion, the Countryside Conservancy concluded a conservation easement with Barbara Monick to cover seven acres of her land in Glenburn Township, Lackawanna County. The protected land lies in the Ackerly Creek sub-watershed of the South Branch Tunkhannock Creek Watershed, in the same general area where Countryside Conservancy closed many of its earliest projects. The easement is bounded by Waverly Road and the former Northern Electric Railway right-of-way. It will preserve a highly visible piece of undeveloped green space in the middle of Glenburn Township, an area subject to increasing suburbanization. The land protected by the easement consists mainly of old fields This open space will be protected forever by the conservation easement. which are succeeding to shrubland. Dominant plants in the shrubland areas include gray dogwood and arrowwood, and young red maples, walnuts, black cherry and white spruce are also growing up in places. Trees planted on this property by the Conservancy in cooperation with the landowner in the late 1990s include redbuds, sycamores, red maples, and hawthorns. Two small wetlands in low- lying areas of the property harbor typical wetland plants such as sedges, rushes and sensitive fern. A woodland area fringing the easement includes sugar maples, black cherries, walnuts and other species. The entire easement is designated as “Highest Protection Area” under the classification developed by the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association. This means that the area within the easement will never be subject to development of any sort – a very serious commitment by the landowner. -
Highway and Bridge Projects With
Date: 5/28/20 3:53PM Page 1 of 74 Scranton/Wilke-Barre MPO TIP - Highway & Bridge Projects Lackawanna PennDOT Project Id: 7764 Project Administrator: PENNDOT Title: West Lackawanna Ave. Bridge over Conrail Railroad Improvement Type: Replace/Rehab State Route: 7302 Municipality: Scranton (CITY) Air Quality Status: Exempt from Regional Conformity Analysis Estimated Construction Bid Date: 8/22/24 Air Quality Exempt Reason: S19 - Widen narw. pave. or recon brdgs (No addtl lanes) Actual Construction Bid Date: Location: Lackawanna County, City of Scranton, State Route 7302 (West Lackawanna Avenue) Project Description: Bridge rehabilitation/replacement on State Route 7302 (West Lackawanna Avenue) over Conrail Railroad in the City of Scranton, Lackawanna County. Project Costs(In Thousands) Phase Fund 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 - 2028 2029 - 2032 Final Design STU $0 $0 $120 $0 $0 $0 Final Design 185 $0 $0 $30 $0 $0 $0 Construction STU $0 $0 $0 $800 $0 $0 Construction 185 $0 $0 $0 $200 $0 $0 Federal: $0 $0 $120 $800 $0 $0 State: $0 $0 $30 $200 $0 $0 Local/Other: $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 - 2028 2029 - 2032 Period Totals: $0 $0 $150 $1,000 $0 $0 Total FFY 2021-2032 Cost $1,150 PennDOT Project Id: 7911 Project Administrator: PENNDOT Title: North Main Avenue Bridge over Leggetts Creek Improvement Type: Replace/Rehab State Route: 7302 Municipality: Scranton (CITY) Air Quality Status: Exempt from Regional Conformity Analysis Estimated Construction Bid Date: 8/22/24 Air Quality Exempt Reason: S19 - Widen narw. pave. or recon brdgs (No addtl lanes) Actual Construction Bid Date: Location: Lackawanna County, City of Scranton, North Main Avenue Bridge Project Description: Bridge rehabilitation/replacement on North Main Avenue Bridge over Leggetts Creek in the City of Scranton, Lackawanna County. -
Authorization to Discharge Under the National
3800-PM-BCW0013 Rev. 10/2020 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Permit DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BUREAU OF CLEAN WATER AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-MUNICIPAL SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 3800-PM-WSFR0013 Rev. 8/2009 NPDES PERMIT NO: PA0061476 Amendment No. 1 In compliance with the provisions of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq. ("the Act") and Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law, as amended, 35 P.S. Section 691.1 et seq., Summit EW LLC 3190 Route 87 Montoursville, PA 17754-7704 is authorized to discharge from a facility known as Edgewood MHP, located in Glenburn Township, Lackawanna County, to Unnamed Tributary to Ackerly Creek (CWF) in Watershed(s) 4-F in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements and other conditions set forth in Parts A, B and C hereof. THIS PERMIT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON MAY 1, 2021 THIS PERMIT SHALL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT ON FEBRUARY 28, 2026 The authority granted by this permit is subject to the following further qualifications: 1. If there is a conflict between the application, its supporting documents and/or amendments and the terms and conditions of this permit, the terms and conditions shall apply. 2. Failure to comply with the terms, conditions or effluent limitations of this permit is grounds for enforcement action; for permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or for denial of a permit renewal application. (40 CFR 122.41(a)) 3. A complete application for renewal of this permit, or notice of intent to cease discharging by the expiration date, must be submitted to DEP at least 180 days prior to the above expiration date (unless permission has been granted by DEP for submission at a later date), using the appropriate NPDES permit application form.