Air Permit Renewal Application
Specialty Granules mines minerals used in the production of roofing and building materials. The Specialty Granules facility is required to maintain an air quality permit, which is periodically renewed. The most recent renewal of this permit occurred on 1/11/24.
State-only Air Quality Permit Renewal 01-05016 issued on 1/11/24
DEP 1/10/24 Addendum to Review Memo for Air Permit Renewal
SGI 2017 Air Permit Renewal Application and DEP Review Materials through 2019
Mining Permit Applications
Application and Supporting Materials for a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit and a Large Noncoal Surface Mining Permit for Specialty Granules, LLC (SGI) proposing the development and mining of metabasalt minerals from an approximately 112.3 acre portion of SGI-owned property known as the “Northern Tract” which is adjacent to the Pitts Quarry that SGI is currently operating in Hamiltonban Township, Adams County.
Documents
- 01930302 Issued NPDES Permit Renewal (PDF)
- 01930302 NPDES Renewal Application (2019) (PDF)
- 01930302 NPDES Fact Sheet (PDF)
- 01930302 NPDES Witten Findings (PDF)
- 001 Effluent Characterization Spreadsheet (PDF)
- 002 Effluent Characterization Spreadsheet (PDF)
- Pitts Quarry Comment and Response Document (PDF)
- Pitts Quarry Renewal Public Hearing Transcript (PDF)
- Public Comments (PDF)
- SGI Review Memo
- Attachment A - SGI NPDES Fact Sheet
- Attachment B SGI NPDES Written Findings
- Attachment C - Written Findings for Special Protection Waters
- Attachment D - NT Pond 1 Effluent Characterization Screening Spreadsheet 11-22-19
- Attachment E - NT Pond 2 Effluent Characterization Screening Spreadsheet 11-22-19
- Attachment F - NT Pond 1 Water Quality Spreadsheet
- Attachment G - NT Pond 2 Water Quality Spreadsheet
- Attachment H - Anti-Deg Mass Balance Calculation_SGI_Northern Tract Quarry-SS-CHN1-US
- Attachment I - Anti-Deg Mass Balance Calculation_SGI_Northern Tract Quarry-SS-TC-US
- Attachment J Public Comment and Response Document
- Feb 18 2020 SGI Response to Technical Deficiency Letter
- Jan 24 2020 - DEP- Technical Deficiency to SGI Northern Tract
- Exhibit A - 2019 Core Sampling Map
- Exhibit B - Suspect Material Map
- Exhibit C - Pitts Quarry Core Sample Analyses
- Exhibit D - Processed Material and Product Sampling Map
- Exhibit E - Industrial Hygiene Sampling Map
- Exhibit F - Updated Operations Map
- Exhibit G - RJ Lee Group Certificates of Accreditation
- Exhibit H - Updated Mineral Identification and Management Guide
- Exhibit I - Updated Asbestos Air Monitoring and Mitigation Plan
- Exhibit J - Lufft WS800-UMB Smart Weather Station Technical Data
- Exhibit K - Updated Product Quality Testing Protocol
- Exhibit L - Water Sampling Results (February 2020)
- Dec 11 2019 - SGI Response to Technical Deficieny Letter
- SGI - Responses to Select Public Comments re NT for PaDEP (PDF) (Excel)
- Sept 30 2019 - DEP Technical Deficiency Letter to SGI
- Att. A - RJLG Explanation of Analytical Methods for Asbestos
- Att. B - Email to Department dated 10-15-2019 (Core Sample Analysis Protocol)
- Att. C - Core Sampling Results
- Att. D - Core Sample Location Map
- Att. E - Asbestos Air Monitoring and Mitigation Plan
- Att. F. Part 1 - Water Sampling Results (May-July 2019)
- Att. F. Part 2 - Water Sampling Results (Sept. 2019)
- Att. G - Industrial Hygiene Sampling Results (Asbestos)
- Att. H. Part 1 - Perimeter Air Sampling Results (Nov. 2018)
- Att. H. Part 2 - Perimeter Air Sampling Results (Oct. 2019)
- Att. I - Processed Material and Product Sampling Results
- Att. J - RJ Lee Group Response to Issues Raised by Erskine Environmental Consulting
- Att. K - SGI Respiratory Protection Policy (6-25-2019)
- Att. L - Industrial Hygiene Sampling Results (Respirable Dust)
- Att. M - Product Testing for Properties and Constituents (10-07-2019)
- Att. N - Safety Data Sheets
- Attachment D - Core Sample Locations (Rev 01.03.20)
- Jul 3 2019 SGI Response to Public Comments
- Appendix 1.2 - Public Notice Gettysburg Times and Waynesboro Record Herald
- Appendix 3.1 - NOAA Atlas 14 Precipitation Frequency Data Server Report for Northern Tract
- Appendix 3.2 - Toms Creek HQ Annual Report -October 2018
- Appendix 3.3 - Michaux State Forest Map
- Appendix 3.4 - Econ_Fiscal Imp of SGI Quarry and Processing Facility, July 2019
- Appendix 4.1 - PADEP 2010 Inspection of Miney Branch and M Young Property
- Appendix 4.2 - Terry and Mona Young Parcel Map
- Appendix 4.3 - PA DCED Flood Zone Map 461 Old Wayesboro Rd, Fairfield, PA
- Appendix 4.4 - Miney Branch and Lower Mill Pond Watershed Map
- Appendix 4.5 - NPDES Application Sections re Flocculent Chemicals 10-2012
- Appendix 9.1 - ARM Group Letter Report re NPDES Permit Application Sampling
- Appendix 9.2 - Water Sample Asbestos Results
- Appendix 12.1 - PNDI Update Receipt 3-2019
- Appendix 12.2 - DCNR PNDI Update Response 4-1-2019
- Appendix 12.3 - PFBC Response to PNDI Update 5-14-2019
- Appendix 12.4 - USFWS Update Letter 6-03-2019
- Appendix 12.5 - USFWS Letter 1-19-2018
- Appendix 12.6 - USFWS Letter 2-21-2019
- Appendix 12.7 - USFWS Letter re Bog Turtle 4-2-2019
- Appendix 16.1 - Hamiltonban Township Conditional Use Permit
- Appendix 17.1 - ESI, Property Value Impact of Charmian Quarry and Processing Facility July 2019
- Appendix 17.2 - Pheonix Center - Quarry Operations and Property Values - March 2018
- January 5 2018 SGI Response to Technical Deficiency Letter and Application
- Jun 23 2017 DEP Pre App Technical Deficiency Letter
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- Permit Drawings
- Anti-Deg Mass Balance Calculation_SGI_Northern Tract Quarry-SS-CHN1-US
- Anti-Deg Mass Balance Calculation_SGI_Northern Tract Quarry-SS-TC-US
- Nov 22 2019 NT Pond 1 Effluent Characterization Screening Spreadsheet
- Nov 22 2019 NT Pond 1 Water Quality Spreadsheet Revised
- Nov 22 2019 NT Pond 2 Effluent Characterization Screening Spreadsheet
- Nov 22 2019 NT Pond 2 Water Quality Spreadsheet Revised
- June 28 2018 SGI Response to Technical Deficiency Letter and Revisions to Application
- May 18 2018 DEP Technical Deficiency Letter to SGI
- Compiled Revised Modules June 2018
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- Permit Drawings
- April 17 2018 SGI Response to Technical Deficiency Letter and Revisions to Permit
- April 17 2018 SGI Compiled Revised Modules
- April 10 2018 Meeting Agenda for SGI and DEP
- March 6, 2018 DEP Technical Deficiency Letter to SGI
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- Permit Drawings
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Chambersburg Waste Paper
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Prologis West Hanover Township
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Smithfield Township Rutter’s #93
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Antis Township Rutters 82
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Sherman’s Valley Aggregates
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Brunner Island
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Newberry Township PFC Site
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Bivouac Permit Application
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Modern Landfill NPDES or Solid Waste
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Maiden Creek Warehouse
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Aspen Solar Project
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Pioneer Crossing Landfill
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Clearview PFAS Site