Public Notice: 01/24/2025 [adf26081ce1ff80d038f84bacd705bc5]

Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 570-826-2511 On March 2, 2023, the Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP/Department) received an NPDES Permit application for the Route 115 Associate Warehouse, SR115/SR903, Long Pond, PA in Tunkhannock Township, Monroe County. The application was deemed administratively complete on July 26, 2023. Written public comments were received during the public comment period. The Department will hold a public hearing to accept additional comments on the documentation and plans associated with the Individual NPDES Permit Application No. PAD450180 for the discharge of stormwater from construction activities to the following receiving watercourses: Tunkhannock Creek (EV, MF), EV Wetlands to Keiper Run (EV, MF) The applicant is as follows: Route 115 Associates, LLC 1 Tower Bridge, 100 Front Street, Suite 560, West Conshohocken, PA 19428 Contact: Andrew Miller – Director of Land Development The public hearing will be conducted on March 3, 2025, from 6:00-9:00 pm at the Tunkhannock Township Volunteer Fire Hall, located at 1539 Long Pond Road, Long Pond, PA 18334. Representatives from the Department's Waterways & Wet-lands Program, the Monroe County Conservation District, and Route 115 Associates, LLC will be in attendance. The Department requests that individuals wishing to testify at the hearing submit a written notice of intent to Colleen Connolly, Community Relations Coordinator at: coconnolly@pa.gov. The Department will accept requests up to the day of the hearing. The Department requests that individuals limit their testimony to 5 minutes so that all individuals have the opportunity to testify. The Department can only review comments made with regard to the NPDES Permit Application No. PAD450180 documentation and plans. Written copies of oral testimony are requested. All comments, whether delivered orally during the hearing or submitted in writing will carry equal weight and consideration with DEP. Individuals attending the hearing will have the opportunity to testify if they so desire; however, individuals who preregister to testify will be given priority on the agenda. Persons with a disability who wish to testify and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation should contact Colleen Connolly at: coconnolly@pa.gov or the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department can meet their needs. The NPDES permit application documentation and conceptual plans are available for review at the Monroe County Conservation District Office, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg, Pa 18360 at 570-629-3060 and/or the DEP Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA (570)826-2511. For further information, contact Colleen Con-nolly, Community Relations Coordinator of the Department's Northeast Regional Office at (570)826-2035. P - January 24, 2025