[Federal Register: April 28, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 81)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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
will hold an informal conference followed by a public hearing on
Thursday, May 8, 2003. 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's
offices at 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, New Jersey.
The conference among the commissioners and staff will begin at 9:30
a.m. Topics of discussion will include: an update on development of the
Water Resources Plan for the Delaware River Basin, including feedback
from the commissioners regarding member ``sign-on;'' a report by a
representative of The Nature Conservancy concerning development of an
ecological flow strategy for the Upper Delaware River Basin; a report
on Flow Management Technical Advisory Committee activities; a report on
the PCB Expert Panel and Toxics Advisory Committee meetings of March
20-21, 2003 and the TMDL stakeholder briefing of April 29, 2003; a
presentation on New Jersey's Blueprint for Intelligent Growth (BIG) map
and its relationship to water resources management; and a proposal for
renewal of the Commission's contract with the Northeast-Midwest
Institute.
The dockets scheduled for the public hearing to be held during the
1 p.m. business meeting are as follows:
1. Baer Aggregates, Inc. D-90-18 RENEWAL. A renewal of a ground
water withdrawal project to supply up to 38 million gallons (mg)/30
days of water to the applicant's manufacturing plant from existing
Wells Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4. Well No. 1 is completed in glacial drift
sediments; Wells Nos. 2, 3 and 4 are completed in the Kittatinny
Limestone Formation. No increase in allocation is proposed. The project
is located in Pohatcong Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
2. Grand View Hospital D-92-63 CP RENEWAL. A renewal of a ground
water withdrawal project with an increase from 3.6 mg/30 days to 4.32
mg/30 days to supply the applicant's health care facility from existing
Wells Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5 in the Brunswick formation. The project is
located in the East Branch Perkiomen Creek Watershed, in West Rockhill
Township, Bucks County, in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water
Protected Area.
3. Westampton Property Associates D-94-6 RENEWAL. A renewal of a
ground water and surface water withdrawal project to continue
withdrawal of 6.7 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's Deerwood Country
Club golf course from existing Wells Nos. 1 and 2 and proposed Well No.
3 (all in the Englishtown Formation) to be conjunctively used with 3
existing surface water intakes, all in the Assiscunk Creek Watershed.
The project is located in Westampton Township, Burlington County, New
Jersey.
4. Township of West Deptford D-99-56 CP. A project to withdraw up
to 17 mg/30 days of surface water from an intake on the tidal Delaware
River in Water Quality Zone 4 to provide water for the development
known as The Riverwinds at West Deptford, located in West Deptford
Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. The applicant proposes to
withdraw this water for a residential and commercial development,
including an 18-hole public golf course.
5. Aventis Pasteur Inc. D-99-71. A project to expand the capacity
of the applicant's existing 0.2 million gallon per day (mgd) industrial
wastewater treatment plant (IWTP) to 0.35 mgd utilizing Best Available
Technology economically achievable. The original application was for an
expansion to 0.45 mgd, but a reduction of flow was realized mainly due
to conservation measures. The IWTP will continue to serve the
applicant's vaccine production facility located off State Route 314 in
Pocono Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Treated effluent will
continue to be discharged to Swiftwater Creek, a tributary of Paradise
Creek in the Brodhead Creek Watershed, and to a proposed on-site
seasonal spray irrigation disposal area.
6. Consumers New Jersey Water Company D-2000-37 CP. A ground water
withdrawal project to supply 30 mg/30 days on a permanent basis, with
an additional, temporary (approximately five years) ground water supply
allocation of 61 mg/30 days to the applicant's Woolwich public water
distribution system. The temporary allocation of 61 mg/30 days is valid
until December 31, 2007 or until an alternate supply of surface water
is made available under a Consumers New Jersey Water Company (NJWC)/New
Jersey American Water Company (NJAWC) agreement. The ground water will
be provided through Wells Nos. 1 through 7 in the Upper Potomac-
Raritan-Magothy Aquifer in the Racoon Creek and Oldman's Creek
Watersheds. The project is located in Woolwich Township, Gloucester
County, New Jersey.
7. Philadelphia Suburban Water Company D-2002-1 (CP). A ground
water withdrawal project to supply up to 17.4 mg/30 days of water to
the applicant's public water supply system from new Well No. EP-A in
the Triassic Limestone Fanglomerate Formation. The project is located
in the Schuylkill River Watershed in Cumru Township, Berks County,
Pennsylvania.
8. Nature's Way Purewater Systems, Inc. D-2002-44. A ground water
withdrawal project to supply up to 4.189 mg/30 days of water for
exportation to the applicant's bottling facility from new Wells Nos.
BH-1 and BH-2 in the Mauch Chunk Formation. The project is located in
the Linesville Creek Watershed in Foster Township, Luzerne County,
Pennsylvania.
9. Nestl[egrave] Waters North America, Inc. D-2002-45. A ground
water withdrawal project to supply up to 7.0 mg/30 days of water to the
applicant's bottled water facility from new Well No. PW-1 in the Epler
Formation. The project is located in the Iron Run Watershed in Upper
Macungie Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
10. Camp French Woods D-2003-1. A project to expand a 33,750 gallon
per day (gpd) Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) to process 48,000 gpd, while
continuing to provide tertiary level of treatment. The project is
necessary to serve the increased number of seasonal residents
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at the applicant's camp for children, located about 2 miles northwest
of the intersection of Bouchoux Brook Road and Gilleran Road, in the
Town of Hancock, Delaware County, New York. STP effluent will continue
to be discharged to Sand Pond on an intermittent tributary of Bouchoux
Brook, in the Special Protection Waters drainage area.
In addition to the public hearing items, the Commission will
address the following at its 1 p.m. business meeting: Minutes of the
March 19, 2003 business meeting; announcements; a report on Basin
hydrologic conditions; a report by the executive director; a report by
the Commission's general counsel; and a resolution authorizing the
executive director to renew the Delaware River Basin Commission's May
2002 contract with the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
Draft dockets and other items scheduled for public hearing on March
19, 2003 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. Additional 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: April 22, 2003.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-10323 Filed 4-25-03; 8:45 am]
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