The notices also include the 150 mile Piney-Seward and Erie South-Piney transmission project crossing eight counties.
Individual Stormwater Permits
DEP is accepting comments on these permits until January 12-- 30 days after the notices.
Instructions on how to review the permit applications and submit comments are in the section of the PA Bulletin where these notices appear.
No hearings have been requested, but they may be requested.
-- Carbon County
-- PPL Electric Utilities - Tresckow 230 kV Substation + Tresckow-Lofty 230 kV Line: DEP invites comments on an Individual Stormwater Permit for 98 acre project involving the construction of a new electrical substation and 1.25 miles of transmission line impacting Beaver Creek and Quakake Creek (High Quality) located in Banks and Packer Townships, Carbon County. (PA Bulletin, page 8395)
-- Columbia - Schuylkill Counties
-- PPL Electric Utilities - Rebuilding Frackville-Columbia 230kV Line: DEP invites comments on an Individual Stormwater Permit covering 515 acre, 26 mile rebuild of the electric transmission line impacting “multiple” High Quality streams located in Catawissa Twp.,, Columbia County, and Cleveland, Conyngham, Franklin, Hemlock, Locust, Montour and Roaring Creek, Butler and Union Townships, Ashland Borough in Schuylkill County. (PA Bulletin, page 8388)
-- Indiana - Westmoreland Counties
-- Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission, LLC - Johnstown-Seward 230 kV Transmission Line Rebuild: DEP invites comments on an Individual Stormwater Permit covering 65.8 acres, 6.7 mile rebuild of an electric transmission line impacting the Conemaugh River, Big Spring Run, Findley Run (High Quality), Fisinger Run (High Quality) and Red Run (High Quality) located in Jackson Twp., Cambria County, East Wheatfield Twp. Indiana County and St. Clair Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 8390)
-- York County
-- Transource Pennsylvania, LLC - Bramah Electric Substation Project: DEP invites comments on an Individual Stormwater Permit for the 64.4 acre electric substation construction project in Peach Bottom Twp., York County impacting the Susquehanna River and Exceptional Value wetlands. The project is needed to address reliability issues associated with New Jersey’s offshore wind energy facility. (PA Bulletin, page 8391)
Chapter 105 Piney-Seward and Erie South-Piney Transmission Project
DEP’s Regional Permit Coordination Office is accepting comments on these permits until January 12-- 30 days after the notices.
To review the permit applications or submit comments, contact the Regional Permit Coordination Office, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101 or call 717-772-5987 or send email to: RA-EPREGIONALPERMIT@pa.gov.
No hearings have been requested, but they may be requested.
-- Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission, LLC - Piney-Seward and Erie South-Piney 115-kV Transmission Line: This is a 150 mile long, 115kV overhead transmission line with appurtenant structures located in eight counties. DEP has divided the project into eight Chapter 105 permits by county and is taking comments on each of the permits individually--
-- Armstrong County - Redbank Township (PA Bulletin, page 8408)
-- Clairon County - Ashland, Elk, Beaver, Paint, Piney, Monroe, Limestone, Porter and Redbank
Townships (PA Bulletin, page 8408)
-- Crawford County - Bloomfield, Athens, Steuben, Troy and Oil Creek Townships, City of Titusville (PA Bulletin, page 8408)
-- Erie County - Summit, Greene, Waterford, Le Boeuf and Union Townships (PA Bulletin, page 8409)
-- Indiana County - West Mahoning, North Mahoning, East Mahoning, Rayne, Green, Pine, Buffington and East Wheatfield Townships. (PA Bulletin, page 8409)
-- Jefferson County - Timblin Borough, Porter and Ringgold Townships (PA Bulletin, page 8409)
-- Venango County - Cherrytree, Cornplanter, Cranberry and Pinegrove Townships (PA Bulletin, page 8410)
-- Westmoreland County - Saint Clair Township (PA Bulletin, page 8410)
Visit the Piney-Seward and Erie South-Piney 115-kV Transmission Line webpage for more information.
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(Map: Piney-Seward and Erie South-Piney transmission project.)
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[Posted: December 12, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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