[Federal Register: November 8, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 217)]
[Notices]
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing
Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission
(``Commission'') will hold an informal conference followed by a public
hearing on Monday, November 25, 2002. The hearing will be part of the
Commission's regular business meeting. Both the conference session and
business meeting are open to the public and will be held at the
Commission offices at 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, New Jersey.
The conference among the Commissioners and staff will begin at
10:00 a.m. Topics of discussion include: a status report on the PCB
TMDL for the Delaware Estuary; a progress report on development of the
Commission's new comprehensive plan; a presentation on the I-MAP
Delaware Basin Internet mapping project; and a discussion regarding a
resolution to amend the Commission's Comprehensive Plan and Water Code
relating to the operation of Lake Wallenpaupack during drought watch,
drought warning and drought conditions.
The dockets scheduled for public hearing are as follows:
1. Borough of Collingswood D-89-3 CP RENEWAL. A renewal of a
surface water and ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 155
million gallons (mg)/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution
system from all wells and Newton Creek. The project is located in
Collingswood Borough, Camden County, New Jersey. No increase in the
requested allocation is sought.
2. Township of Harrison D-2002-36 CP. An upgrade and expansion
project of a 0.4 million gallons per day (mgd) secondary level sewage
treatment plant (STP) to provide advanced secondary treatment of 0.8
mgd. The STP will continue to serve residential and commercial
development in Harrison Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. The
plant is located in Harrison Township off Creek Road about one mile
west of State Route 45. A new outfall will be constructed to discharge
to the non-tidal portion of Raccoon Creek, a tributary of the Delaware
River.
3. Musconetcong Sewerage Authority D-2002-40 CP. A project to
expand a 3.81 mgd tertiary STP by adding a 0.5 mgd tertiary treatment
plant that will operate in parallel mode. The project is located in
Mount Olive Township, Morris County, New Jersey, just north of the
Route 206 intersection with Interstate 80. The project will continue to
serve Stanhope Borough in Sussex County and Netcong Borough in Morris
County, plus portions of Mount Olive Township, Mount Arlington Borough,
and Roxbury Township, also within Morris County. The expansion is
primarily needed to serve residents of various communities around Lake
Hopatcong, where some failing on-lot septic systems need to be phased
out of service. A portion of the existing service area is located
outside of the Delaware River Basin, in the Raritan River Basin, as
documented in Docket No. D-92-80 CP, approved by the Commission on
August 4, 1993. STP effluent will continue to be discharged to the
Musconetcong River, a tributary of the Delaware River.
4. Little Washington Wastewater Company d/b/a Suburban Wastewater
Company D-2002-42. A project to rerate the White Haven STP from 0.34
mgd to 0.45 mgd, while continuing to provide advanced secondary level
of treatment via an activated sludge process. The project will continue
to serve White
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Haven Borough and a portion of Dennison Township, both in Luzerne
County, Pennsylvania. The project is located in the Borough of White
Haven, approximately 300 feet south of Route 940 on the bank of the
Lehigh River, to which it will continue to discharge.
In addition to the public hearing items, the Commission will
address the following at its 1 p.m. business meeting: Minutes of the
August 28, 2002 business meeting; announcements; a report on Basin
hydrologic conditions; a report by the executive director; a report by
the Commission's general counsel; a resolution concerning the drought
emergency declared by the Commission on December 18, 2001; and a
resolution to amend the Comprehensive Plan and Water Code relating to
the operation of Lake Wallenpaupack during drought watch, drought
warning and drought conditions. A hearing on the Lake Wallenpaupack
resolution was held on October 16, and the written comment period on
that item was held open through November 15.
Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on November 25, 2002 are
posted on the Commission's web site, http://www.drbc.net, where they
can be accessed through the Notice of Commission Meeting and Public
Hearing. Documents relating to the dockets and other items may be
examined at the Commission's offices. Please contact Thomas L. Brand at
609-883-9500 ext. 221 with any docket-related questions.
Persons wishing to testify at this hearing are requested to
register in advance with the Commission Secretary at 609-883-9500 ext.
203. Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the
Americans With Disabilities Act who wish to attend the hearing should
contact the Commission Secretary directly at 609-883-9500 ext. 203 or
through the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss
how the Commission may accommodate your needs.
Dated: November 4, 2002.
Pamela M. Bush, Esq.,
Commission Secretary.
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