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- Hart Resource Technology, Inc. and Pennsylvania Brine Treatment, Inc., Pennsylvania
- Swords Creek, Virginia
- Lafayette Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania
- City of Hampton, Virginia
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Hart Resource Technology, Inc
Pennsylvania Brine Treatment, Inc.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ASSESS ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ANDOPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY--REGION III
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Comments will be accepted until June 30, 2013
Action: Notice of Proposed Assessment of Clean Water Act Section 309(g)
Class II Penalties and Opportunity to Comment
NOTICE: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region III, is hereby giving notice that it proposes to enter into two Consent Agreements and to issue two Final Orders (jointly "CAFOs"), which commence and conclude administrative actions for violations of Section 301 of the Clean Water Act against Hart Resource Technologies, Inc. (“Hart”); and Pennsylvania Brine Treatment, Inc. (“PBT”). The Hart CAFO propose to assess an administrative penalty of $63,000 against Hart. The PBT CAFO proposes to assess an administrative penalty of $20,000 against PBT. EPA is authorized to enter into the CAFOs and assess administrative penalties under Section 309(g) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1319(g). The following further identifies the cases and should be included in any written comments submitted:
Name of Case: Hart Resource Technology, Inc.
Address of Respondent: 5035 U.S. Route 110 West
Creekside, Pennsylvania 15732
Property located at:
5035 U.S. Route 110
Creekside, Pennsylvania 15732
Name of Case: Pennsylvania Brine Treatment, Inc.
Address of Respondent: 5035 U.S. Route 110 West
Creekside, Pennsylvania 15732
EPA Docket No. CWA-03-2013-0050
Property located at:
5148 U.S. Route 322
Franklin, Pennsylvania 16323
931 Bells Mills Road
Josephine, Pennsylvania 15750
OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT: Section 309(g) of the Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g), requires that interested persons be given notice of the proposed penalty and a reasonable opportunity to comment. Procedures by which the public may submit written comments or participate in the proceedings are described in the Consolidated Rules of Practice Governing the Administrative Assessment of Civil Penalties, Issuance of Compliance or Corrective Action Orders, and the Revocation, Termination or Suspension of Permits,(Consolidated Rules), 40 C.F.R. Part 22. The deadline for submission of written public comments is forty (40) days after issuance of the public notice. Comments should be made to:
Regional Hearing Clerk (3RC00)
U.S. EPA--Region III
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
Pursuant to 40 C.F.R. Section 22.18(b)(2), the CAFO simultaneously commences and concludes this proceeding. Pursuant to Section 22.45(b), EPA must notify the public no less than 40 days before the issuance of the CAFO.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Interested parties may contact the following EPA representative to learn more about this action:
Rebecca Crane
crane.rebecca@epa.gov
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Region III
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-814-2389
Mark Bolender
bolender.mark@epa.gov
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region III (3RC20)
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-814-2642
Swords Creek, Virginia
CNX Gas Company, LLC
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, REGION 3
Water Protection Division, Office of Drinking Water and Source Water Protection
Ground Water & Enforcement Branch (3WP22)
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF FINAL PERMIT
The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region III issued, on May 7, 2013, a final permit under the authority of the Federal UIC Regulations at 40 CFR Parts 124, 144, and 146, to CNX Gas Company, LLC (CNX), 2481 John Nash Blvd, Bluefield, WV 24701. The permit authorizes the operation of one (1) Class IID disposal injection well located at:
Buckhorn Coal Tract
Swords Creek District
Clinch River
Russell County, Virginia
Latitude 37° 07’ 13.6” and Longitude -81° 57’ 37.5”
The injection wells are to be used for the disposal of fluids, associated with production of oil and gas operations conducted by CNX Gas Company, LLC (CNX). A federal permit is required to meet the provisions of the EPA administered UIC program in Virginia.
The Administrative Record for this permit action remains available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the UIC Section in the Ground Water and Enforcement Branch of EPA Region III, 1650 Arch Street, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. All information submitted by the applicant, unless deemed confidential, is available to the public in the Administrative Record. The Administrative Record includes the permit application and all related correspondence. A copy of the final permit is available for inspection at the Honacker Community Library at 10 Library Drive, Honaker, Virginia.
EPA solicited public comment on the proposal to issue a final UIC permit for this facility. Written comments and requests for a public hearing were to be submitted until March 20, 2013. The scheduled public hearing for March 27, 2013, was not held due to the lack of public interest. EPA expressly reserved the right to cancel this hearing unless a significant degree of interest was evidenced.
Interested persons may obtain further information, including copies of the permit, by contacting James Bennett, UIC Section (3WP22), Ground Water and Enforcement Branch, U. S. EPA, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103, or by phone at (215) 814-5469.
Lafayette Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, REGION 3
Water Protection Division, Office of Drinking Water and Source Water Protection
Ground Water & Enforcement Branch (3WP22)
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of Proposal to Issue Final Permit;
Request for Public Comment and Opportunity for a Public Hearing
Requests for a public hearing must be received by May 24, 2013
Public Comments will be accepted until June 5, 2013
description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region Ill, has developed a draft final Underground Injection Control (UIC) permit (PAS2R902BMCK) for Curtis Oil, Incorporated (Curtis Oil). This draft final permit was developed under the authority of the UIC regulations at 40 CFR Parts 124, 144, 146, and 147, for the purpose of constructing and operating up to nineteen Class II-R injection wells for the enhanced recovery of oil on the Bullymore Lease located in Lafayette Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania. Curtis Oil intends to inject fluids produced in association with their oil production operations (produced fluid) into the Bradford Third Sand Formation. A permit is required to meet the provisions of the EPA administered UIC Program in Pennsylvania.
Supplemental Information: Draft Permit (PDF) (20pp, 1.37MB); Statement of Basis (PDF) (5pp, 41KB)
The Administrative Record for this permit action remains available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Ground Water and Enforcement Branch (3WP22) in the Office of Drinking Water and Source Water Protection, Water Protection Division of EPA Region Ill, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. All information submitted by the applicant, unless deemed confidential, is available to the public in the Administrative Record. The Administrative Record includes the permit application, draft permit, statement of basis, public notice and all related correspondence. A copy of the information listed above is available for review and inspection at the Bradford Area Public Library, 67 West Wasliington Street, Bradford, Pennsylvania 16701.
opportunity for comment and request for Public Hearing: EPA solicits public comment on the proposal to issue a final UIC permit for these injection wells. A public hearing has been tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at 7:00 PM, at the Lafayette Township Municipal Building, Route 59, Lafayette Township, Pennsylvania.
Requests to hold a public hearing must be received in the office listed below by May 24, 2013. When requesting a public hearing, please state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised. EPA expressly reserves the right to cancel this hearing unless a significant degree of public interest, specific to the proposed Curtis Oil Bullymore permit, is evidenced by the above date. The Administrative Record for this action will remain open for public comment until June 5, 2013.
Interested persons may obtain further information, including copies of the draft permit
and the statement ofbasis, by cOntacting: Stephen Platt at the address listed above, at the
following email address, platt.steve@epa.gov, or by phone at (215) 814-5464.
City of Hampton Virginia
NOTICE OF INTENT TO LODGE CONSENT AGREEMENTAND FINAL ORDER AND
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY--REGION III
Water Protection Division,
Office of NPDES Permits and Enforcement, NPDES Enforcement Branch (3WP42)
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Comments will be accepted through June 4, 2013
Date of Notice: April 25, 2013
NPDES Permit No.: VA0088633
Docket No.CWA-03-2013-0095
NOTICE: In accordance with Section 309(g) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g), notice is hereby given that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region III, is proposing to lodge a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) (PDF) (10 pp, 53KB) involving the Respondent named below, for alleged violations at the facility listed below.
RESPONDENT:
City of Hampton
22 Lincoln Street
Hampton, Virginia 23669
FACILITY:
City of Hampton’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)
SUMMARY OF VIOLATIONS:: Respondent violated the terms of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit by failing to maintain adequate programs to address pollutants being discharged to its Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4). The CAFO alleges that Respondent failed to: (1) perform erosion and sediment control inspections in accordance with state requirements: (2) provide copies of erosion and sediment control inspection reports to construction site contractors; and (3) comply with all storm water related ordinances. These failures constitute a violation Sections 301(a) and 402 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311(a) and 1342. These violations were discovered during an NPDES inspection of the City of Hampton’s MS4 program..
PROPOSED CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER: : Based on the foregoing and having taken into account the penalty factors set forth in Section 309(g) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g), EPA Region III proposes to lodge the CAFO requiring the payment of a $62,000.00 penalty. As a result of EPA’s enforcement action, the City of Hampton has made substantial enhancements to its MS4.
OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT: Persons wishing to comment on the amount or basis of the proposed CAFO are invited to submit a statement to the EPA Regional Administrator, addressed to the attention of the Regional Hearing Clerk (address below), within forty (40) days of the date of this public notice. Comments received within this forty (40) day period will be considered. All comments must include the name, address, and telephone number of the writer and concise statement of the basis for any comment and any relevant facts on which it is based.
All comments should be addressed to:
U.S. EPA--Region III
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION: Information relevant to the CAFO may be requested through the Regional Hearing Clerk.
REGISTERY OF INTERESTED PERSONS: Any person interested in a particular case or group of cases may leave his/her name, address, and telephone number on a registry of interested persons which will be maintained in each file. The list of names will be maintained as a means for persons with an interest in the case to contact others with the same interest.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Interested parties may contact the following EPA representative to learn more about this action.
Peter Gold
U.S. EPA, Region III (3WP42)
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-814-5236
gold.peter@epa.gov
Mark Bolender
U.S. EPA, Region III (3RC20)
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 814-2642
bolender.mark@epa.gov