PUBLIC NOTICE   NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that H&K Group, Inc., P.O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474, has made application to the De-partment of Environmental Protection, Pottsville, PA, for a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Renewal at Noncoal Surface Mining Permit (SMP) No. 45950302. Locust Ridge Quarry Operation is located in Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County. The application seeks to renew the existing NPDES permit number PA0613037 for an additional five-year period. No changes to the discharge are made with this application. The site is located approximately 1.7 inches north and 8.1 inches west as measured from the bottom right corner of the Thornhurst, PA U.S.G.S. 7.5-Minute Topographic Quadrangle map. More specifically, the quarry is located along the northeast side of Locust Ridge Road (S.R. 4003), approximately 1.4 miles north of the intersection of Locust Ridge Road and S.R. 940. Discharge from the permit area is to an unnamed tributary to Trout Creek, classified as Exceptional Value and Migratory Fishes (EV, MF) and to an unnamed tributary to Davey Run, classified as High Quality – Cold Water Fishes and Migratory Fishes (HQ-CWF, MF).   A copy of the application is available for public inspection at the following website: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/zp43fcws 75uvkc6cfyevq/AFqLrQxe05bfKqUSnawRvd0?rlkey=b561r3es25slnoqcxu9xzm2gt&dl=0   Written comments, objections, or a request for an informal conference or public hearing may be submitted to the PADEP, Pottsville District Mining Office, 5 West Laurel Bou-levard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2522, up to and including thirty (30) days after the fourth publication of this notice, or no later than April 8, 2026. The written correspondence must include the person’s name, address, telephone number, and a brief statement as to the nature of the objection(s).   P - February 16, 23, March 2, 9, 2026