[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71094-71095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29366]
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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, December 8, 2010. The hearing will be part of the
Commission's regular business meeting. The conference session and
business meeting both are open to the public and will be held at the
West Trenton Volunteer Fire Company, located at 40 West Upper Ferry
Road, West Trenton, New Jersey.
The conference among the commissioners and staff will begin at
10:30 a.m. and will consist of: A report by a representative of the
National Weather Service (NOAA-NWS) on inundation mapping available on
the web pages of the NWS Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service; and a
report by staff on historical and ongoing efforts to restore dissolved
oxygen in the Delaware Estuary.
The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m.
business meeting include the dockets listed below:
1. Pennsylvania Utility Company, D-1975-093 CP-4. An application
for renewal of the Tamiment Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The
existing 0.25 million gallons per day (mgd) WWTP will continue to spray
irrigate treated effluent at the Tamiment Golf Course. Treated effluent
that is not spray irrigated discharges to an unnamed tributary to
Little Bush Kill, a tributary of the Delaware River. The facility is
located in Lehman Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania and is located
within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River
known as the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection
Waters. The project discharge is located at River Mile 226.9-0.8-1.5-
1.85. The project outfall is located in the Bush Kill Watershed.
2. Pilgrim's Pride--Franconia, D-1989-065-3. An application to
renew the discharge of up to 0.3 mgd of treated effluent from Outfall
No. 001 at the Franconia Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant (IWTP).
The IWTP will continue to discharge to an unnamed tributary of Indian
Creek at River Mile 92.47-32.3-11.3-5.5-3.4-0.8 (Delaware River--
Schuylkill River--Perkiomen Creek--East Branch Perkiomen Creek--Indian
Creek--UNT), in Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
3. Amity Township, D-1990-078 CP-3. An application to renew the
approval of the existing 4.0 mgd Amity WWTP. Effluent limits required
by PADEP and the DRBC are based upon an average monthly discharge flow
of up to 2.2 mgd. Treated effluent will continue to discharge to the
Schuylkill River via existing Outfall No. 001 at River Mile 92.47-58.35
(Delaware River--Schuylkill River), in Amity Township, Berks County,
Pennsylvania.
4. Shoemakersville Borough Authority, D-1993-074 CP-3. An
application to renew the discharge of up to 0.75 mgd of treated
effluent from existing Outfall No. 001 at the Shoemakersville WWTP. The
WWTP discharges to the Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.47-92.3
(Delaware River--Schuylkill River), in the Borough of Shoemakersville,
Berks County, Pennsylvania.
5. Exelon Generation Company, LLC--Fairless Hills Generating
Station, D-1996-063 CP-2. An application to renew approval of the
Fairless Hills Generating Station (FHGS), which includes a subsidiary
water allocation of 4,795.7 million gallons per month (mgm), provided
by U.S. Steel Real Estate (U.S. Steel) to the Exelon FHGS. The water is
used for cooling purposes associated with power generation. The FHGS is
located within the U.S. Steel complex in Falls Township, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania.
6. Dominion Energy Company--Fairless Hills Generation Energy
Generating Facility, D-2001-028 CP-2. An application to renew approval
of the Fairless Hills Generation Energy Generating Facility (FHG-EGF)
and the subsidiary water allocation of 356.5 mgm provided by U.S. Steel
Real Estate (U.S. Steel) to the Dominion FHG-EGF. The water is used for
cooling purposes associated with power generation. The FHG-EGF is
located within the U.S. Steel complex in Falls Township, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania.
7. Penns Grove Sewerage Authority, D-2005-029 CP-2. An application
for approval to continue discharging 0.75 mgd of treated effluent from
the Penns Grove WWTP. The Penns Grove WWTP will continue to discharge
to Water Quality Zone 5 at River Mile 72.0 (Delaware River). The Penns
Grove WWTP is located in Penns Grove Borough, Salem County, New Jersey.
8. Exide Technologies, D-1976-097-2. Exide Technologies (Exide)
applied to the Commission on February 27, 2007 for renewed approval of
the discharge of up to 0.325 mgd of treated wastewater from the
existing 0.7 mgd IWTP via Outfall No. 101, and the continuance of its
current limits for Total Dissolved Solids (TDS). Exide proposes to
reduce its average discharge from Outfall No. 101 from 0.325 mgd to
0.25 mgd, while maintaining its current approved monthly and daily
average TDS effluent concentration limits of 6,000 mg/l and 7,500 mg/l.
Additionally, Exide has requested approval to construct a 1.1 mgd
stormwater treatment plant (SWTP). The SWTP is designed to remove lead
and other heavy metals from contaminated stormwater runoff. The SWTP
will discharge an average monthly flow of 0.4 mgd of treated stormwater
via Outfall No. 201. The existing IWTP and proposed SWTP will discharge
to a stormwater conveyance system that discharges to the Schuylkill
River at River Mile 92.47-78.29 (Delaware River--Schuylkill River), in
Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
9. Valley Forge Sewer Authority, D-1995-006 CP-3. An application
for approval of the expansion of the Valley Forge Sewer Authority WWTP.
The hydraulic design capacity of the existing WWTP is proposed to be
expanded from 9.2 mgd to 11.75 mgd. The expansion includes the addition
of a second aeration tank and a fourth final clarifier and upgrading
the headworks, primary
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clarifier system, secondary treatment system, sludge handling, and
operations facilities of the existing WWTP. The WWTP will continue to
discharge to the Schuylkill River. The facility is located in
Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
10. Portland Borough Authority, D-1997-029 CP-2. Application for
approval of a ground water withdrawal (GWD) project to supply up to
4.32 mgm of water to the applicant's public water supply system from
new Well No. 4 and to increase the existing withdrawal from all wells
from 5.7 million gallons per 30 days (mg/30 days) to 12.4 mgm. The
increased allocation is requested in order to meet projected increases
in service area demand and to replace lost yield from Well No. 3. The
project well is completed in the Martinsburg Formation and is located
in the Slateford Creek Watershed in Upper Mount Bethel Township,
Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The site is located within the
drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as
the Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters.
11. United States Steel, LLC, D-2009-006-1. An application for
approval of an existing surface water withdrawal project (SWWD) to
continue to supply up to 15,772.43 mgm of water to the applicant's U.S.
Steel Real Estate Complex. The complex houses four existing users and
one new user, which are supplied from two existing intakes. The project
SWWD is located in Water Quality Zone 2 of the Delaware River at River
Mile 127.0, in Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
12. Deb-El Foods, D-2009-036-1. An application for approval to
construct a 0.05 mgd IWTP that will discharge to the Neversink River at
River Mile 253.64-28.7 (Delaware River--Neversink River) in the
drainage area of the section of the Non-Tidal Delaware River known as
the Middle Delaware, which is designated as Special Protection Waters.
The IWTP is located in the Town of Thompson, Sullivan County, New York.
13. Frenchtown Borough, D-2010-021 CP-1. An application for
approval of the upgrade and expansion of the existing Frenchtown
Borough WWTP. The proposed upgrade to the WWTP consists of replacing
the existing trickling filter treatment system with a new oxidation
ditch treatment system. The hydraulic design capacity of the upgraded
WWTP is also being expanded from 0.15 mgd to 0.26 mgd; however, the
WWTP does not have planning approval to expand beyond 0.15 mgd, and
therefore the WWTP will remain at a permitted flow of 0.15 mgd. The
project WWTP was not previously approved by the DRBC. The WWTP will
continue to discharge to the section of the non-tidal Delaware River
known as the Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection
Waters, at River Mile 164.5 in Delaware River Water Quality Zone 1E.
The facility is located in Frenchtown Borough, Hunterdon County, New
Jersey.
14. Exelon Generation Company, LLC--Fairless Hills, D-2010-036 CP-
1. An application for the approval of an existing discharge of up to
37.4 mgd of Power Plant Condenser Cooling Water (PPCCW), non-contact
cooling water (NCCW) and stormwater from the Fairless Hills Generating
Station (FHGS) via Outfall No. 001. Outfall No. 001 discharges to Water
Quality Zone 2 of the Delaware River at River Mile 126.85. The FHGS is
located within the U.S. Steel complex in Falls Township, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania.
In addition to the standard business meeting items, consisting of
adoption of the Minutes of the Commission's September 15, 2010 business
meeting, announcements of upcoming meetings and events, a report on
hydrologic conditions, reports by the Executive Director and the
Commission's General Counsel, and public dialogue, the business meeting
also will include public hearings: (a) On a resolution extending Docket
No. D-69-210 CP Final (Revision 12) for the Exelon Limerick Generating
Station Water Supply Modification Demonstration Project and Wadesville
Mine Pool Withdrawal and Streamflow Augmentation Demonstration Project;
(b) on a resolution authorizing the Executive Director to enter into an
agreement for the management of comments received on a proposed
rulemaking; (c) for Lambertville Municipal Utility Authority (LMUA) to
show cause why its wastewater treatment plant improvements should not
be subject to review in accordance with Section 3.8 of the Delaware
River Basin Compact and DRBC Regulations; (d) on a resolution
authorizing the Executive Director to enter into an agreement for the
analysis of periphyton samples from the non-tidal Delaware River; and
(e) on a resolution to adopt the Commission's operating and capital
budgets for fiscal year 2012. Consideration by the Commission also will
be given to a resolution amending the Water Quality Regulations, Water
Code and Comprehensive Plan to update water quality criteria for toxic
pollutants in the Delaware Estuary and extend these criteria to
Delaware Bay (a proposal on which a public hearing was conducted on
September 23, 2010), and a resolution to correct a technical error in
the September 15, 2010 amendment of the water charging rates.
Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on September 15, 2010
can be accessed through the Notice of Commission Meeting and Public
Hearing on the Commission's Web site, drbc.net, ten days prior to the
meeting date. Additional public records relating to the dockets may be
examined at the Commission's offices. Please contact William Muszynski
at 609-883-9500, extension 221, with any docket-related questions.
Note that conference items are subject to change and items
scheduled for hearing are occasionally postponed to allow more time for
the Commission to consider them. Please check the Commission's website,
drbc.net, closer to the meeting date for changes that may be made after
the deadline for filing this notice.
Individuals who wish to comment for the record on a hearing item or
to address the Commissioners informally during the public dialogue
portion of the meeting are asked to sign up in advance by contacting
Ms. Paula Schmitt of the Commission staff, at
[email protected] or by phoning Ms. Schmitt at 609-883-
9500 ext. 224.
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 can accommodate your needs.
Dated: November 16, 2010.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
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