[Federal Register: June 16, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 115)]
[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
will hold an informal conference followed by a public hearing on
Thursday, June 26, 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
Commission's new comprehensive plan, including a proposed resolution
for implementation of the proposed Basin Plan and assessments by the
states of how their current programs align with the proposed Basin
Plan; a presentation by Janet Bowers of the Chester County Water
Resources Authority on Watersheds, the Chester County watersheds
management plan; an update on development of the TMDLs for PCBs in the
Delaware Estuary; a report on formation of the PCB TMDL Implementation
Advisory Committee (``IAC''), including proposed revision of Resolution
No. 2001-11 authorizing formation of the IAC; a report of the
Monitoring Advisory Committee; and a proposal to adopt a revised grade
classification and compensation system and amend the Administrative
Manual: By-Laws, Management and Personnel.
The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1 p.m.
business
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meeting include, in addition to the dockets listed below, a proposed
resolution to revise the Commission's fee schedule for the review of
projects under Section 3.8 and Article 10 of the Delaware River Basin
Compact and institute fees for docket transfers.
1. Exelon Generating Co., LLC D-69-210 CP, Final (Revision 11). A
demonstration mine pool withdrawal project to supply up to 519 million
gallons per 30 days (17.3 mgd) of augmentation flow to tributaries of
the Schuylkill River for downstream withdrawal directly from the main
stem Schuylkill River. Exelon proposes to modify its operations to
establish criteria for utilization of mine pool water for periodic
augmentation of the East Norwegian Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill
River, in accordance with an existing Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System permit. The water will be pumped from the Wadesville Mine Pool
on properties of the Reading Anthracite Company located in New Castle
and Norwegian Townships and St. Clair Borough, Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania. Exelon Generating Co., LLC proposes to withdraw from the
augmented flow of the Schuylkill River at its Limerick Generating
Station (LGS) in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,
approximately 72 river miles downstream of the augmentation source. The
water will be used as an alternate source of cooling water make-up for
the LGS nuclear powered generation facility. The withdrawal from the
Schuylkill River at the LGS site is to proceed during times when
natural low flow or temperature conditions in the Schuylkill River
otherwise restrict Exelon from withdrawal, provided that augmentation
of the flow precedes the withdrawal. The revised operations are
projected to maintain a flow regime during withdrawal equivalent to the
natural flow regime without the augmentation and withdrawal. The
project is designed both to provide an alternate source of water to the
LGS and to improve the water quality of mine pool drainage.
2. Borough of Westville D-79-86 CP Renewal. A ground water
withdrawal renewal project to decrease withdrawal from 37.5 mg/30 days
to 28.5 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's public water
distribution system from Wells Nos. 4, 5 and 6 in the Potomac-Raritan-
Magothy (PRM) aquifer. The project is located in Westville Borough,
Gloucester County, New Jersey.
3. FiberMark North America, Inc. D-82-31 Renewal 3. A ground water
withdrawal renewal project to increase withdrawal from 2.4 mg/30 days
to 2.85 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's paper manufacturing
facility from existing Well No. 1, and return non-contact cooling water
to ground water via injection Well No. 2 in the Tohickon Creek
Watershed. The project is located in Quakertown Borough, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania and is located in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground
Water Protected Area.
4. Town of Newton D-90-111 CP Renewal. A ground water withdrawal
renewal project to continue withdrawal of 10.85 mg/30 days to supply
the applicant's public water distribution system from existing Well No.
PW-1 in the Kittatinny formation. The project is located in the
Paulin's Kill Watershed in the Town of Newton, Sussex County, New
Jersey.
5. South Whitehall Township Authority D-91-82 CP Renewal. A ground
water withdrawal renewal project to continue withdrawal of 60 mg/30
days to supply the applicant's water distribution system from existing
Wells Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 14 in the Cedar Creek and
Jordan Creek Watersheds. The project is located in South Whitehall
Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
6. Borough of Orwigsburg D-92-05 CP Renewal. A ground water
withdrawal renewal project to continue withdrawal of 11.6 mg/30 days to
supply the applicant's public water supply system from existing Wells
Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the Mahannon Creek Watershed. The project is
located in Orwigsburg Borough, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
7. Mantua Township Municipal Utilities Authority D-2000-04 CP. A
ground water withdrawal renewal project to supply up to 57 mg/30 days
of water to the applicant's public water distribution system from
existing Wells Nos. 2-8 in the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy and the Mt.
Laurel-Wenonah Aquifers. Commission approval on September 19, 1996 was
limited to 10 years and will expire unless renewed. The applicant
requests that the total withdrawal from all wells be increased from 47
mg/30 days to 57 mg/30 days. The project is located in Mantua Township,
Gloucester County, New Jersey.
8. Upper Hanover Municipal Authority D-2001-61 CP. A project to
expand a 0.02 mgd STP to process 0.15 mgd while maintaining tertiary
level of treatment. The project will continue to serve the
predominantly residential area of Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania, where the STP is located off the intersection of
Frey and Buck Roads. STP effluent will be discharged to Macoby Creek in
the Perkiomen Creek Watershed through the existing outfall.
9. Thornbury Township D-2003-04 CP. A project to expand a 0.12
million gallons per day Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) to process 0.18
mgd, while continuing to provide secondary treatment via an extended
aeration activated sludge treatment process. The STP is located between
Thornton and Cheyney Roads in Thornbury Township, Delaware County,
Pennsylvania and will continue to serve the predominantly residential
customers in that municipality. STP effluent will continue to be
discharged to the non-tidal portion of Chester Creek via the existing
force main.
10. Upper Saucon Sewage Treatment Authority D-2003-05 CP. A project
to rerate a 2.0 million gallon per day (mgd) sewage treatment plant
(STP) to process 2.5 mgd, while continuing to provide advanced
secondary level of treatment via the A/O Process. The project is
located just southwest of the intersection of Old Bethlehem Pike and
Pennsylvania Route 78 in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County,
Pennsylvania. The project will continue to serve the predominantly
residential population of Coopersburg Borough and Upper Saucon
Township. No new treatment facilities are proposed, and the plant will
continue to discharge to Saucon Creek in the Lehigh River Watershed via
the existing outfall.
11. City of Bordentown D-2003-11 CP. A ground water withdrawal
project to provide up to 31.97 million gallons per 30 days of water to
the applicant's public water supply system from New Well No. 5 and to
retain the total combined allocation of 90 mg/30 days from all wells,
Wells 1, 2, 3, and 5 (proposed). Well No. 5 is screened in the Raritan
Formation and is located in the Crosswicks Creek Watershed in Hamilton
Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. All wells will continue to serve
the applicant's existing service area of the City of Bordentown, the
Township of Bordentown, and via bulk water sale, the Borough of
Fieldsboro, all in Burlington County, New Jersey.
In addition to the public hearing items, the Commission will
address the following at its 1 p.m. business meeting: Minutes of the
May 8, 2003 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 amending Resolution No.
2001-11 concerning a TMDL Implementation Advisory Committee (``IAC'');
a resolution adopting a revised grade classification and compensation
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system and amending the Administrative Manual: By-Laws, Management and
Personnel; and a resolution providing for election of the Commission
Chair, Vice Chair and Second Vice Chair for the year 2003-2004,
commencing July 1, 2003.
Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on June 26, 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: June 9, 2003.
Christopher M. Roberts,
Public Information Officer.
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