[Federal Register: January 12, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 7)]
[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, January 21, 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
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; an update on
activities of the TMDL Implementation Advisory Committee (IAC); a
report on PCB minimization planning efforts; a report on the effect of
the Endangered Species Act and the presence of the dwarf wedge mussel
on the fisheries enhancement program for the New York City Delaware
Basin Reservoirs; a presentation on the proposed fisheries enhancement
program for the New York City Delaware Basin Reservoirs; a discussion
on DRBC's Fiscal Year 2005 proposed budget and decrement plan; and a
discussion on a proposed Army Corps of Engineers Feasibility Cost Share
Agreement.
The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m.
business meeting include the dockets listed below:
1. Nestle Waters North America, Inc. D-98-27 RENEWAL. A spring
water renewal project to continue to supply up to 9.0 million gallons
(mg)/30 days of water to the applicant's bottled water operations from
Hoffman Springs Nos. 1, 2, and 3 in the Ontelaunee Creek Watershed. The
project is located in Lynn Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
2. New Lisbon Development Center D-2003-08 CP. An application for
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 8.0 mg/30
days of water to the applicant's institutional facility from new Wells
Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the Cohansey Formation. The project wells are
located in the South Branch Rancocas Creek Watershed in Woodland
Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
3. Limerick Township Municipal Authority D-2003-16 CP. An
application to expand an existing 1.0 million gallons per day (mgd)
secondary sewage treatment plant (STP) to process 1.7 mgd via an
extended aeration treatment operation. The STP is located off King Road
in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It will continue
to serve only Limerick Township, and effluent will continue to be
discharged to an unnamed tributary of the Schuylkill River,
approximately 43 river miles upstream from its confluence with the
Delaware River.
4. Ockels Farms, Inc. D-2003-18. An application for approval of a
ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 135 mg/30 days of water
from Wells Nos. 1 through 5 screened in the Manokin and Columbia
Formations, for supplemental irrigation of the applicant's 650 acre
farm. The applicant has 14 wells in total, nine of which (Wells Nos. 6
through 14) are located outside of the Delaware River Basin. The
project is located in the Cedar Creek and Broadkill River Watersheds in
Sussex County, Delaware.
5. Artesian Water Company, Inc. D-2003-22 CP. An application for
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply the applicant's
public water supply distribution system from new Well No. 3 in the
Willow Grove Wellfield, replacement Well No. 2R in the Townsend
Wellfield, and replacement Well No. 2R in the Bayview Wellfield; and to
retain the combined withdrawal of 150 mg/30 days from all wells in the
Southern Distribution system. Willow Grove Well No. 3 and Townsend Well
No. 2R are located in the Appoquinimink River Watershed, and Bayview
Well No. 2R is located in the C&D Canal East Watershed in New Castle
County, Delaware.
6. Schwenksville Borough Authority D-2003-29 CP. An application for
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 3 mg/30
days of water to the applicant's public water supply distribution
system from new Well No. 9, and to increase the combined withdrawal
from all wells to 14.8 mg/30 days. The project is located in the Swamp
Creek Watershed in the Borough of Schwenksville and Lower Frederick
Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
7. Anthony E. Argiros/Family School D-2003-35. An application to
reroute to a proposed on-site subsurface discharge system a 19,500
gallon per day (gpd) STP discharge that currently flows to Abe Lord
Creek, a tributary of the Delaware River in the Special Protection
Waters Area. The existing plant will continue to provide advanced
secondary treatment. The proposed subsurface discharge system is
designed to further improve effluent quality. The modified project will
continue to serve the Family School in the Town of Hancock, Delaware
County, New York.
The Commission's 1:30 p.m. business meeting also will include a
hearing on the DRBC's Fiscal Year 2005 proposed budget. In addition,
the meeting will include: Adoption of the Minutes of the December 3,
2003 business meeting; announcements; a report on Basin hydrologic
conditions; a report by the executive director; and a report by the
Commission's general counsel.
Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on January 21, 2004 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 Robert
Tudor at 609-883-9500 ext. 208 with any docket-related questions.
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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: January 6, 2004.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
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