DEP Restarts Comment Period On Corrected Major Amendment To Homer City Generation Data Center Project Industrial Wastewater Facility Permit In Indiana County

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 11 PA Bulletin restarting the comment period on a corrected major amendment application to an existing Homer City Generation LP Data Campus Project NPDES Wastewater Permit changing wastestreams going to discharge 027 in Center Township, Indiana County.  (PA Bulletin, page 4163)

DEP said this draft provides revisions to the June 27th draft to correct errors detected in the previous documents.

The effluent limits and monitoring requirements for all other Internal Monitoring Points and Outfalls are unchanged.

The proposed amendment would modify the wastestreams that flow to Outfall 027 to include cooling tower blowdown and discharge to Two Lick Creek [Blacklick Creek was in the original].

DEP is accepting comments until August 10-- 30 days after this notice.

No hearing has been scheduled but one may be requested.

Comments should be sent to the DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335 or by email to: RA-EPNPDES_NWRO@pa.gov. 

Requests to review the permit application in-person should be sent to the File Review Coordinator at 814-332-6340 or 814-332-6078 or email: RA-EPNPDES_NWRO@pa.gov. 

Click Here for a copy of the draft permit.  Click Here for permit fact sheet.

Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for more information.  (PA Bulletin, page 4163)

Visit DEP’s Homer City Generation Data Center Site Redevelopment webpage for more information.

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Resource Link - First Draft Of Permit Amendment:

-- DEP Invites Comments On Major Amendment To Homer City Generation Data Center Project Industrial Wastewater Facility Permit Changing Wastestreams Flowing To Discharge In Indiana County [PaEN] 

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[Posted: July 10, 2026]  PA Environment Digest