PGE Gets DEP Approval for New Coffer Dam

Pennsylvania General Energy (PGE) has received water obstruction and encroachment permit amendment approval from the US Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to finish the construction of a water intake structure on Pine Creek in Lycoming County.

PGE submitted the application for amendment because the stone coffer dam the company was building was washed away in May due to heavy rainstorms.

The new portable coffer dam will be built closer to the creek bank.

The DEP will conduct periodic inspections during the installation of the new coffer dam and while construction of the water intake structure is finished to ensure minimal impact on Pine Creek.

The work is expected to begin this week.