pa-56-32-1123: Federal Consistency under the Coastal Zone Management Act; Monroe Energy—Trainer Refinery—ship and barge dock maintenance dredging (Part II)

Summary

This notice is published under section 306(d)(14) of the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA) (16 U.S.C. § 1455(d)(14)), regarding public participation in permitting processes, consistency determinations and other similar decisions. The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), Coastal Resources Management Program has received notice that the Monroe Energy (applicant) is proposing to perform maintenance dredging at the Monroe Energy Trainer Refinery Ship and Barge Dock (Project) in Delaware County. The applicant proposes to conduct maintenance dredging at the Trainer Refinery located at 4101 Post Road, Trainer, PA along the Delaware River at River Mile 81.0 (Latitude: 39.814336 North; Longitude: -75.407310 West). The berthing areas at the Trainer Refinery are proposed to be mechanically dredged to maintain a maximum depth of -40.0` Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) with an additional 2 feet of allowable over-dredge for a total proposed depth range from -42.0` MLLW at the Ship Dock and to a maximum depth of -30.0` MLLW with an additional 2 feet of allowable over-dredge for a total proposed depth range from -32.0` MLLW at the Barge Dock. The frequency of the maintenance dredging is anticipated to be once every 12 months with volumes of up to 75,000 cubic yards (CY) per event. Maintenance dredging is strictly performed on an as-needed basis. The applicant proposes to remove approximately 75,000 CY of material. Over the past 10 years, approximately 75,000 CY...

The agency’s own summary, as published.