The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a public hearing to take testimony from the public regarding an application by Route 115 Associates, LLC for a National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the proposed Route 115 Associates, LLC warehouse project in Tunkhannock Township, Monroe County.
The hearing will take place on Monday, March 3, 2025, from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM at the Tunkhannock Township Volunteer Fire Company, located at 1539 Long Pond Road, Long Pond, PA 18334. Representatives from the Department's Waterways & Wetlands Program, the Monroe County Conservation District, and Route 115 Associates, LLC will be in attendance.
Route 115 Associates, out of Conshohocken, PA, plans to construct an 800,000 square foot warehouse along SR 115 in Tunkhannock Township. The hearing will be to accept comments on the plans associated with the project, including the discharge of stormwater from construction activities to the following receiving watercourses: Tunkhannock Creek and Wetlands to Keiper Run (both are considered Exceptional Value Migratory Fisheries).
DEP received the application on March 2, 2023, and it was deemed administratively complete on July 26, 2023. Written comments were received during the 30-day comment period, which ended on January 7, 2025. DEP received several requests to host the public hearing.