[Federal Register: May 3, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 84)]
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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, May 18, 2005. 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 Shawnee Inn,
Shawnee-on-the-Delaware, Pennsylvania.
The conference among the commissioners and staff will begin at 10
a.m. Topics of discussion will include: a status report on the PCB
Stage 2 TMDL development process; a report on the Delaware Estuary
Science Conference of May 10-11, 2005, Linking Science and Management
for the Delaware Estuary; an update on the Pennsylvania Act 220 state
water planning process, including regional priorities; a presentation
on the DRBC Water Monitoring and Assessment Program (EPA ``Ten Elements
Plan''); and a presentation on the April 2005 flooding in the Delaware
River Basin by National Weather Service and Pennsylvania Emergency
Management Agency representatives.
The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m.
business meeting include the dockets listed below:
1. Fry Farms, Inc. D-82-36-1. An application for approval of a
ground and surface water withdrawal project to supply up to 100 million
gallons per thirty days (mg/30 days) of water to the applicant's
agricultural irrigation system from new Wells Nos. 1 and 2 in the
Columbia Formation, and up to 76 mg/30 days from Intakes Nos. 1, 2, 3
and 4 in the farm pond, and to limit the withdrawal from all sources to
176 mg/30 days. The project is located in the Mispillion River
Watershed in the Town of Milford, Sussex County, Delaware.
2. Artesian Water Company, Inc. D-2002-34 CP-2. An application for
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 43.2 mg/
30 days of water to the applicant's public water supply distribution
system from a new aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) well in the Upper
Potomac Formation in the
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Llangollen wellfield, and to retain the existing withdrawal from the
applicant's 15 wellfields supplying the New Castle County distribution
system at 593.06 mg/30 days. The project is located in the Army Creek
Watershed in New Castle County, Delaware.
3. William Chandler D-2005-9-1. An application for approval of a
ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 32 million gallons per
thirty days (mg/30 days) of water to the applicant's irrigation system
from new Wells Nos. 1 and 2 in the Columbia Formation. The water will
be used to irrigate approximately 118 acres of corn and soybeans. The
project is located in the Murderkill River Watershed in the Town of
Felton, Kent County, Delaware.
4. Haddon Township D-66-65 CP-2. An application for approval of a
ground water withdrawal project to supply water to the applicant's
public supply distribution system from replacement Wells Nos. 1A, 2A,
3A and 5 in the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy Formation and to increase the
existing withdrawal from all wells from 60 million gallons per thirty
days (mg/30 days) to 62 mg/30 days. The project is located in the
Newton Creek Watershed in Haddon Township, Camden County, New Jersey.
5. Colorite Polymers D-84-46-2. An application for the renewal of a
ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 114 million gallons per
thirty days (mg/30 days) of water to the applicant's industrial plant
site from supply Wells Nos. 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10 and up to 12 mg/30 days
from Well No. 1. The project is located in the Delaware River Watershed
in Burlington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. (This was NAR'd
as D-84-46 Renewal 2.)
6. Larchmont Farms, Inc. D-86-37-3. An application for the renewal
of a ground and surface water withdrawal project to continue withdrawal
of 100 million gallons per 30 days to supply the applicant's
agricultural irrigation system from an existing pond; existing Wells
Nos. 1, 2 and 3; and new Wells Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. The
project is located in the Cohansey Formation in Upper Pittsgrove
Township, Salem County and Upper Deerfield Township, Cumberland County,
both in New Jersey.
7. Aqua New Jersey, Inc. (Formerly Consumers New Jersey Water
Company, Inc.) D-93-13 CP-2. An application for approval of a ground
water withdrawal project to supply up to 21.6 mg/30 days of water to
the applicant's Blackwood District public water supply distribution
system from new Well No. 20 in the Cohansey Formation, and to retain
the existing combined withdrawal of 198.5 mg/30 days from all wells.
The Blackwood District distribution system includes a total of 16
wells, of which 10 are located inside the Delaware River Basin. The
system serves an area located primarily within the Basin. Proposed Well
No. 20, located within the Basin, will replace Well No. 8, located
outside of the Basin. Well No. 8 has become contaminated with MTBE. The
project is located in the Big Timber Creek Watershed in Gloucester
Township, Camden County, New Jersey.
8. Township of Florence D-94-82 CP-2. An application for approval
of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 31.54 million
gallons per 30 days (mg/30 days) of water to the applicant's public
water supply distribution system from new Well No. 6 in the Potomac-
Raritan-Magothy Aquifer, and to increase the combined withdrawal from
all wells by 31.54 mg/30 days, to 115 mg/30 days. The project is
located in the Delaware River Watershed in the Township of Florence,
Burlington County, New Jersey.
9. Borough of Clayton D-95-45 CP-2. An application for the renewal
of ground water withdrawal project to increase withdrawal from 31.0 mg/
30 days to 41.85 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's public water
distribution system from existing Wells Nos. 3, 4, 5, and 6 in the
Potomac-Raritan-Magothy, Wenonah-Mt. Laurel, and Kirkwood-Cohansey
formations in the Maurice River watershed. The project is located in
Clayton Borough, Gloucester County, New Jersey. (This was NAR'd as D-
95-45 CP Renewal.)
10. Township of Medford D-95-55 CP-2. An application to replace the
withdrawal of water from Well No. 4 in the applicant's water supply
system that has become an unreliable source of supply and that the
total withdrawal from all wells remain limited to 77 mg/30 days. The
project is located in the South Branch Rancocas Creek Watershed in
Medford Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
11. Borough of Branchville D-2000-27 CP-1. An application for
approval of a ground water and surface water withdrawal project to
supply up to 6.2 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's public water
distribution system from Wells Nos. 1 and 2 in the Kittatinny Aquifer,
and 6.2 mg/30 days from Dry Brook Reservoir, and to limit the combined
total withdrawal from all sources to 6.2 mg/30 days. The project is
located in Branchville Borough, Sussex County, New Jersey. (This docket
was NAR'd as D-2000-27 CP.)
12. U.S. Silica Company D-2004-30-1. An application for approval of
a ground water and surface water withdrawal project to supply up to 6.7
million gallons per thirty days (mg/30 days) of water from existing
Well No. 3 in the Kirkwood-Cohansey Formation and up to 491.04 mg/30
days from existing surface water Intakes Nos. 1 through 3 and new
Intakes Nos. 4 and 5 for sand and gravel processing. The surface water
ponds are in connection with and fed by groundwater. The groundwater
allocation of 6.7 mg/30 days is used for non-contact cooling water
which is returned to the ponds. The surface water is used to process
the sand and gravel in a loop system which returns approximately 90% of
the water to the ponds. The combined allocation will be limited to
491.04 mg/30 days and 3,910.96 million gallons per year. The project is
located in the Maurice River Watershed in Commercial Township,
Cumberland County, New Jersey.
13. NGC Industries D-2005-4-1. An application for approval of a
surface water withdrawal project to supply up to 19 million gallons per
thirty days of water to the applicant's manufacturing facility from
intake No. 1 on the Delaware River. The project is located in the
Delaware River Watershed in Pennsauken Township, Camden County, New
Jersey.
14. Newtown Artesian Water Company D-78-29 CP-2. An application for
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 11.1
million gallons per thirty days (mg/30 days) of water to the
applicant's public water supply distribution system from Replacement
Well No. 4 in the Stockton Formation, and to limit the existing
withdrawal from all wells to 44.81 mg/30 days. In addition, the total
annual withdrawal from Replacement Well No. 4 and Wells Nos. 5, 6 and
18 (located in the Newtown Creek Subbasin) will be limited to 340 mg/30
days. Replacement Well No. 4 will replace former Well No. 4 which
declined substantially in yield. The project also includes a primary
interconnection with the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority for up
to 3 mgd. The project is located in the Newtown Creek and Lower
Neshaminy Creek watersheds in Newtown Borough and Newtown and
Middletown townships, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and is located in the
Southeastern Ground Water Protected Area.
15. Rock-Tenn Company D-80-25-1. An application for approval of a
ground and surface water withdrawal project to supply up to 13.89
million gallons per thirty days (mg/30 days) of water to the
applicant's paper processing facility via the Brodhead Creek intake and
0.0039 mg/30 days from the Warehouse Well and the Boiler House Well and
to limit the existing withdrawal from all sources
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to 13.9 mg/30 days. The project is located in the Brodhead Creek
Watershed in Delaware Water Gap Borough, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
16. Mid-Atlantic Canners Association D-86-83-3. An application for
the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to continue withdrawal
of 5.7 million gallons per 30 days to supply the applicant's bottling
and canning facility from existing Wells Nos. 1, 2 and 3. The project
is located in the Schuylkill River Watershed in Hamburg Borough, Berks
County, Pennsylvania.
17. Roamingwood Sewer and Water Association D-88-45 CP-3. An
application for the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to
reduce withdrawal from 26.69 million gallons per thirty days (mg/30
days) to 20.0 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's Hideout Development
distribution system from existing Wells Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. The
project is located in the Arial Creek Watershed in Lake and Salem
townships, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
18. Hansen Nurseries D-88-66-3. An application for the renewal of a
ground water withdrawal project to continue withdrawal of 10.02 million
gallons per thirty days (mg/30 days) to supply the applicant's nursery
from existing Wells Nos. 1 and 33. The project is located in the
Schlegel Run Creek Watershed in Douglass Township, Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania and is located in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground
Water Protected Area.
19. Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. (Formerly Pennsylvania Suburban Water
Company) D-91-86 CP-2. An application to provide up to 50.0 million
gallons per thirty (mg/30 days) from ten existing wells to the API ``
Great Valley Division public water supply distribution system. This
allocation represents a decrease from 74.76 mg/30 days based on the
removal of several declining ground water sources in the distribution
system. The project also includes three existing interconnections; two
from Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Main and West Chester Divisions, and one
from Chester Water Authority. The project is located in Hunters Run,
Ridley Creek, Chester Creek, Plum Run, Broad Run, Radley Run and
Brandywine watersheds in East Goshen, West Goshen, Westtown,
Birmingham, West Whiteland and East Bradford townships, Chester County,
and is located in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected
Area.
20. Big Boulder Corporation D-93-53-2. An application for the
renewal of a surface water withdrawal project to continue withdrawal of
121 million gallons per thirty days (mg/30 days) to supply the
applicant's snow making operations from an existing surface water
intake in Big Boulder Lake, on an unnamed tributary of Tunkhannock
Creek. The project is located in Kidder Township, Carbon County,
Pennsylvania.
21. Newstech PA, LLP D-94-22-2. An application to expand a 0.36
million gallon per day (mgd) industrial waste treatment plant to
process 1.728 mgd. The project is located at the applicant's
Northampton pulp mill, formerly owned by Ponderosa Fibers of PA, in
Northampton Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Following
advanced wastewater treatment processes, effluent will be discharged to
the Lehigh River through the existing outfall, which is located in the
drainage area of the Lower Delaware River Management Plan.
22. DS Waters of America, LP D-97-46-2. An application to continue
the withdrawal of up to 300,000 gallons per day (gpd) (9.0 mg/30 days)
of spring water at the Arrowhead Springs Farm with the addition of a
new source designated Spring No. 1, also known as Big Spring. Spring
No. 1 will be used in conjunction with the existing source, Spring No.
3, as the primary sources for the withdrawal. The applicant will
continue to utilize spring water for bulk water supply to its bottling
plants located in Lancaster and Ephrata, Pennsylvania. The project
intakes are located on a tributary to Mill Creek in the Tulpehocken
Creek Watershed, in Millcreek Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
23. Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority D-2001-13 CP-2. An
application for renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to
continue to supply up to 66.0 million gallons per thirty days of water
for public water supply from existing Wells Nos. 1 through 13, 16 and
17, all located in the Stockton Formation. No increase in allocation is
proposed. The project is located in the Neshaminy Creek and Ironworks
Creek watersheds in Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
and is located in the Southeastern Ground Water Protected Area.
24. RiverCrest Community Association, Inc. D-2001-45-2. An
application to rerate a sewage treatment plant (STP) from a maximum
monthly flow of 0.1 mgd to process up to 114,675 gpd, while continuing
to provide advanced secondary level treatment via extended aeration and
rapid sand filtration processes. Construction of the River Crest STP is
nearing completion at the River Crest golf course community development
located off Black Rock Road and State Route 29 in Upper Providence
Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. For most of the year, STP
effluent will be spray irrigated on approximately 142 acres of golf
course grounds and about 27 acres of turf at the development. However,
during prolonged cold and wet weather periods, effluent will flow from
two storage ponds to unnamed tributaries of the Schuylkill River, an
area conditionally designated as ``Modified Recreational'' in the
DRBC's Comprehensive Plan.
25. Borough of Strausstown D-2005-6 CP-1. An application to
construct a 0.065 million gallon per day (mgd) sewage treatment plant
(STP) to provide advanced secondary treatment via activated sludge and
chemically-aided phosphorus removal processes. The proposed STP and
sewage collection system will serve Strausstown Borough and a portion
of Upper Tulpehocken Township, both in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Following ultraviolet light disinfection, STP effluent will be
discharged to Jackson Creek, a tributary of Little Northkill Creek in
the Tulpehocken Creek Watershed. The proposed STP will be situated off
the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 183 and Old Route 22 (Main
Street) in Upper Tulpehocken Township.
26. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
D-2005-8 CP-1. An application to replace a 33,000 gallon per day (gpd)
extended aeration sewage treatment plant (STP) with a 60,000 gpd
sequencing batch reactor process. The new STP will continue to serve
visitors and staff at the Hickory Run State Park facility, located off
State Route 534 at the head of the Hickory Run Trail in Kidder
Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. STP effluent will continue to be
discharged to Hickory Run, a tributary of the Lehigh River in the
drainage area of the Lower Delaware River Management Plan. The existing
STP outfall will be demolished. Ultraviolet light disinfection will be
provided.
In addition to the public hearing on the dockets listed above, the
Commission's 1:30 p.m. business meeting will include possible action on
a resolution 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; a resolution
for the minutes to solicit public comment on permanent designation of
the Lower Delaware River as Special Protection
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Waters with a classification of Significant Resource Waters, including
numeric values for existing water quality in the Lower Delaware River;
a resolution authorizing the executive director to enter into an
agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the removal of
debris from the Port Jervis Ice Diversion Channel; a resolution for the
minutes authorizing the executive director to engage the firm of Public
Affairs Management LLC for up to three months to communicate the
benefits of DRBC to various government bodies and to advance the
restoration of federal funding in accordance with Section 13.3 of the
Compact; a resolution authorizing the executive director to accept
funds from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for
biological sampling and assessment to support Pennsylvania's Regional
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (REMAP); and a
resolution providing for the election of the Commission Chair, Vice
Chair and Second Vice Chair for DRBC Fiscal Year 2005-2006.
The meeting will also include: adoption of the Minutes of the
January 19, 2005 and March 16, 2005 business meetings; 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 the resolutions
scheduled for public hearing or action on May 18, 2005, will be 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 William Muszynski
at 609-883-9500, extension 221 with any docket-related questions.
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 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 26, 2005.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
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