DEP To Host Public Hearing for Northampton County Warehouse Project

Wilkes-Barre, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a public hearing to take testimony from the public regarding Arcadia Development Corporation's application for a National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES) permit for a warehouse project in Hanover Township, Northampton County. The hearing will take place on Monday, April 29, 2024 from 6:00-9:00 PM at Bethlehem School District's Nitschmann Middle School, located at 1002 West Union Blvd, Bethlehem, PA 18018. Representatives from the DEP's Waterways & Wetlands Program (which will be reviewing the permit application), the Northampton County Conservation District, and the Arcadia Development Corporation will be in attendance.

Arcadia Development of Bethlehem plans to construct a 250-thousand square-foot warehouse along Gateway Drive in Hanover Township. The NPDES permit will allow for the discharge of stormwater from construction activities to Monocacy Creek, which is designated as high-quality waters-cold water fishes and migratory fishes.

The DEP received the NPDES permit application on May 25, 2023 and it was administratively complete on September 12, 2023. Written public comments were received during the public comment period.

Those who wish to submit written comments on the permit application can do so by sending them to Pam Kania, Program Manager, DEP Waterways and Wetlands Program at [email protected]. Those comments will be received until Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 4 PM.

The permit application is available for public review on the DEP Northeast Regional Office Community Information Webpage or at the Northampton County Conservation District located at 14 Gracedale Ave, Nazareth, PA 18064, and the DEP Northeast Regional Office, located at 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 (570) 826-2511.

Persons with a disability who wish to testify and require an auxiliary aid, service, or other accommodation should contact Colleen Connolly at [email protected] to discuss how the Department can meet their needs. Dial 711 to access Pennsylvania Relay services.

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