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    Pottsville District Mining Office

    ​​Pierson Rheems Quarry​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

    Site Facts

    Municipality/County:
    West Donegal and Mt. Joy townships, Lancaster County 

    Site Location and Description: 
    The quarry mines Dolomitic Limestone from the Epler formation and is located at 5 Heisey Quarry Road, Elizabethtown, PA 17022. The property is located west of the village of Rheems and southeast of Elizabethtown, PA. The area surrounding the quarry is a mix of residential and agriculture.

    Historical Uses of the Property:
    Prior to 1940s: Quarry Operation

    DEP Project Officer:
    Tiffany Folk, PG, 570-621-3118 or tfolk@pa.gov

    Additional DEP Contact information:
    Michael Kutney, P.G., 570-621-3118 or mkutney@pa.gov

    Background

    Pierson Rheems LLC, (Pierson) submitted a major modification to their existing surface mining permit application (Permit No. 36080301) received on May 1, 2023, and a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) application (Permit No. PA0224651) received April 11, 2023, for Rheems Quarry to increase the lateral acreage of the current mining permit and NPDES permit size by 29.58 acres from 102.64 acres to 132.22 acres. The applications do not include an increase to the NPDES discharge rate.

    Public Hearing Transcript - February 21, 2024​