[Federal Register: October 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 197)]
[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
Wednesday, October 27, 2004. 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
National Constitution Center, Kirby Auditorium, 525 Arch Street,
Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The conference among the commissioners and staff will begin at 9:30
a.m. Topics of discussion will include: an update on the Water
Resources Plan for the Delaware River Basin (``Basin Plan'') including
a summary of the Watershed Summit of September 13-15 and the transition
from planning to implementation; a summary and report on informational
meetings on a proposed resolution to amend the Water Quality
Regulations, Water Code and Comprehensive Plan to designate the Lower
Delaware River as Special Protection Waters; a proposal to amend the
Commission's fee schedule for the review of projects under Section 3.8
and Article 10 of the Delaware River Basin Compact by the addition of a
late application fee; and a presentation on the structural
reorganization of the Delaware Estuary Program.
The business meeting will begin at 11 a.m. The portion of the
meeting running from 11 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. will consist of the
public hearing on a proposal to amend the Water Quality Regulations,
Water Code and Comprehensive Plan by establishing pollutant
minimization plan requirements for point and non-point source
discharges following issuance of a TMDL or assimilative capacity
determination.
The business meeting will resume at 1:30 p.m. Public hearings on
the following project review applications will be held during this
afternoon portion of the meeting:
1. Cabot Corporation D-70-72-2. An application to upgrade an
industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWTP) and implement
manufacturing operation improvements necessary to meet water quality
objectives in Swamp Creek, a tributary of Perkiomen Creek in the
Schuylkill River Watershed. The applicant produces primary nonferrous
metals and alloys plus inorganic chemicals at its Boyertown Facility,
which is located off Swamp Creek Road and straddles the borders of
Douglass Township, Montgomery County and Colebrookdale Township, Berks
County, both in Pennsylvania. No expansion of the 0.222 million gallon
per day (mgd) IWTP is proposed. The plant effluent, along with storm
water, cooling water and water supply treatment wastewater, will
continue to be discharged to Swamp Creek via the existing outfall.
(NAR'd as Cabot Supermetals D-70-72 (REVISION).)
2. New Jersey-American Water Company D-90-89 CP-3. An application
for the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to increase
withdrawal from 15 mg/30 days to 28.5 mg/30 days to supply the
applicant's public water supply system from existing Wells Nos. 1 and 2
in the Kittatinny Limestone formation. The project is located in the
Pophandusing Brook Watershed, in White Township, Warren County, New
Jersey. (NAR'd as D-90-89 CP RENEWAL 2.)
3. Waltz Golf Farm, Inc. D-92-49-2. An application for the renewal
of a surface water withdrawal project to continue withdrawal of 9.0
million gallons per 30 days (mg/30 days) to supply the applicant's golf
course from an existing man-made pond on Landis Creek in the Lodal
Creek Watershed. The project is located in Limerick Township,
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and is located in the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
4. Air Products and Chemicals D-93-48-2. An application for the
renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to continue withdrawal of
8.7 million gallons (mg)/30 days to supply the applicant's
manufacturing facility from existing Wells Nos. 2 and 4 in the Lehigh
River Watershed. The project is located in Glendon Borough, Northampton
County, Pennsylvania. (NAR'd as D-93-48 Renewal.)
5. Blue Ridge Real Estate Company D-93-57-2. An application for the
renewal of a surface water withdrawal project to continue withdrawal of
100 million gallons per 30 days (mg/30 days) from an existing intake in
Tobyhanna Creek to supply the applicant's snowmaking operations at the
Jack Frost Ski Area. The project is located in Kidder Township, Carbon
County, Pennsylvania.
6. Buckingham Township D-2003-13 CP-1. An application for approval
of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 5.18 mg/30 days to
the applicant's public water supply distribution system from new Wells
Nos. F-4 and F-5, and to increase the combined withdrawal from all
wells from 33.2 mg/30 days to 37.5 mg/30 days. New Wells Nos. F-4 and
F-5 are located in the Brunswick Formation. The project is located in
the Mill Creek Watershed in Buckingham Township, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania and is located in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground
Water Protected Area. (NAR'd as D-2003-13 CP).
7. Buckingham Township D-2004-15 CP-1. An application to expand the
Township's Furlong Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) from 116,825 gallons
per day (gpd) to treat an average flow of 257,312 gpd via additional
lagoon treatment systems. The project will continue to provide
secondary treatment of flow from residential and commercial development
in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The STP is located
just east of State Route 263 in Buckingham Township. Additional
effluent spray fields and drip irrigation zones are proposed. The
project will continue to provide long-term effluent storage and utilize
Mill Creek in the Neshaminy Creek Watershed as an alternate discharge
point. (NAR'd as D-2004-15 CP).
8. City of New York Department of Environmental Protection D-2004-
28 CP-1. An application to modify a sewage treatment plant (STP)
located at 4 Neversink Drive in the City of Port Jervis, Orange County,
New York. The STP has a capacity of 5 million gallons per day and
serves the City of Port Jervis. The existing plant provides secondary
treatment, and discharges to the Neversink River, upstream from DRBC
Special Protection Waters and the Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area. The proposed modification, which constitutes Phase I
of a multi-phase improvement project,
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involves the demolition of three Imhoff tanks and construction of two
sedimentation basins, plus minor facility upgrades. No increase in STP
capacity is proposed.
9. Exelon Generation Company, LLC D-69-210 CP Final (Revision 12).
An application for temporary approval to modify the Operating Plan of
the Limerick Generating Station (LGS), a nuclear-powered electric
generating station located in Limerick Township, Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania, regarding surface water withdrawal restrictions related
to ambient water temperature in the Schuylkill River. The applicant
proposes to demonstrate, under controlled conditions, that the
withdrawal of Schuylkill River water can continue without adverse
impact when the background water temperature exceeds 59 [deg]F, the
maximum temperature at which withdrawals can be made under the current
docket. In July 2004, an amended application and draft operating and
monitoring plan were submitted after discussion with the Commission
staff, the State of Pennsylvania and stakeholders. A revised draft
operating and monitoring plan was submitted on October 1, 2004 and is
attached to the draft docket. The amended application provides for the
following:
A multi-year demonstration period during the remainder of
the 2004 season through the 2007 season associated with flow and
temperature restrictions in accordance with an approved operating and
monitoring plan.
Withdrawals not to exceed 24 million gallons per day (mgd)
of LGS' consumptive cooling water needs during times when the
Schuylkill River 24-hour average river ambient water temperature
exceeds 59 [deg]F and when the 24-hour average river flow is at or
below 1,791 cubic feet per second (cfs) (but above 560 cfs) at the
gaging station at Pottstown.
Withdrawals of LGS' entire consumptive cooling water needs
during times when the Schuylkill River 24-hour average river ambient
water temperature exceeds 59 [deg]F and when the 24-hour average river
flow exceeds 1,791 cfs.
Maintenance of minimum flow of at least 10 cfs in the East
Branch Perkiomen Creek at all times in accordance with the draft
Demonstration Operation and Monitoring Plan for the Joint Limerick
Generating Station Water Supply Modification Demonstration and
Wadesville Mine Pool Withdrawal & Stream Flow Augmentation Project that
was submitted by Exelon.
Development of recreational flow management plans to
increase flows in the East Branch Perkiomen Creek above 10 cfs to
support specific short-term recreational events.
Establishment of a restoration and monitoring fund based
on $0.06/1,000 gallons of makeup water that is not required for LGS
consumptive cooling water needs due to lifting the 59 [deg]F
temperature requirement. Flows pumped to the EBPC during periods when
the 59 [deg]F restriction would have been in effect, but not used for
consumptive cooling water needs at the LGS, will be credited against
this fund.
Working with stakeholders regarding the design and
implementation of the demonstration and restoration projects during
2005 and future years.
Test periods with no augmentation/makeup waters supplied
for LGS consumptive cooling water needs (beyond the minimum 10 cfs
flows in the East Branch Perkiomen Creek).
The continuation of the Wadesville Mine Pool withdrawal
and Stream Flow Augmentation Demonstration Project that was approved
under Docket No. D-69-210 CP (Final) (Revision 11) and extended for one
year by Commission Resolution No. 2003-25 adopted December 3, 2003.
In addition to the items listed above, the afternoon portion of the
Commission's business meeting will include the public hearing on a
resolution to amend the Water Quality Regulations, Water Code and
Comprehensive Plan to designate the Lower Delaware River as Special
Protection Waters. In addition, the meeting will include: Adoption of
the Minutes of the September 1, 2004 business meeting; announcements; a
report on Basin hydrologic conditions; a report by the executive
director; a report by the Commission's general counsel; and an
opportunity for public dialogue.
Draft dockets and materials relating to the other items scheduled
for public hearing on October 27, 2004 will be posted on the
Commission's Web site, http://www.drbc.net, where they can be accessed
through the Home Page or 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 William
Muszynski at 609-883-9500 ext. 221 with any docket-related questions.
Please contact the office of the Commission secretary, Pamela M.
Bush, by phoning 609-883-9500 ext. 224, if you wish to offer comment on
any of the items scheduled for public hearing.
Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the
Americans with Disabilities Act who wish to attend the informational
meeting, conference session or hearings should contact the office of
the Commission secretary at 609-883-9500 ext. 224 or through the
Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss how the
Commission may accommodate your needs.
Dated: October 5, 2004.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
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