DEP Invites Comments On Water Quality Permit Amendment To Correct Wetlands Impacts For Homer City Generation Data Center Project In Indiana County

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the May 9 PA Bulletin inviting comments on an amendment to the Chapter 105 permit issued to Homer City Generation LP to correct wetland impacts for the data center project in Black Lick and Centre Townships, Indiana County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2724)

The application proposes to amend permit E3206225-004 to correct the impact assignment of Wetland W-22, a 0.08-acre non-Federally jurisdictional wetland which was originally shown in the application as a temporary impact, to be a permanent impact.

The revised wetland impacts for the project are 0.847 acre temporary and 1.614 acres permanent.

Mitigation for project impacts remains as purchase of credits from First Pennsylvania Resource LLC (MB9915-001) at the Laurel Hill Creek Mitigation Bank (MB990556-0001) in Service Area 19 for Federally jurisdictional impacts and through purchase of credits through the Pennsylvania Integrated Ecological Services Capacity Enhancement and Support (PIESCES) Program for non-Federally jurisdictional wetland impacts.

No hearing has been scheduled, but one may be requested.

Comments are due by June 8-- 30 days from this notice.

Comments should be sent to DEP Northwest Regional Office, Waterways & Wetlands Program 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335 or by email to: RA-EPWW-NWRO@pa.gov.

To request to review the permit application, contact DEP’s Northwest Regional Office at 814-332-6945 or send an email to: RA-EPWW-NWRO@pa.gov.

Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for more information.  (PA Bulletin, page 2724)

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[Posted: May 8, 2026]  PA Environment Digest