[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9758-9760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3836]
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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, March 2, 2011. 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
10:45 a.m. and will consist of two presentations: report by Partnership
for the Delaware Estuary's Executive Director Jennifer Adkins on PDE's
climate-ready estuary project; and report by a representative of
Columbia University's Columbia Earth Institute on that institution's
water management and climate project.
The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m.
business meeting include the dockets listed below:
1. Warren County (Pequest River) Municipal Utilities Authority, D-
1971-094 CP-4. An application for renewal of the Belvidere Wastewater
Treatment Plant (WWTP). The existing 0.5 million gallon per day (mgd)
WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Water Quality Zone
1D of the Delaware River at River Mile 197.0. The facility is located
in White Township, Warren County, New Jersey within the section of the
non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is
classified as Special Protection Waters.
2. Fleetwood Borough Authority, D-1987-054 CP-3. An application to
renew the approval for discharge of up to 0.7 mgd of treated effluent
from existing Outfall No. 001 at the Fleetwood WWTP. The WWTP
discharges to Willow Creek at River Mile 92.47-86.7-0.6-6.4 (Delaware
River--Schuylkill River--Maiden Creek--Willow Creek), in Richmond
Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
3. Village of Monticello, D-1981-038 CP-2. An application to
approve modifications to the existing 3.1 mgd Monticello WWTP.
Modifications include retrofit of three sequencing batch reactors (SBR)
in the facility's two existing oxidation ditches and a stormwater
retention basin; converting one of the existing clarifiers to an
aerobic digester and the other to an equalization basin; and converting
sludge lagoon No. 2 into reed beds. Outfall No. 001 will continue to
discharge to Tannery Brook, a tributary of the Neversink River at River
Mile 253.64-27.3-1.91-3.24-1.54 (Delaware River--Neversink River--
Sheldrake Stream--Kiamesha Creek--Tannery Brook). The project is
located within the Village of Monticello, Sullivan County, New York in
the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known
as the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protected
Waters.
4. Lake Adventure Community Association, D-1993-062 CP-2. An
application for approval to modify the treatment process of the
existing 0.16 mgd Lake Adventure WWTP from extended aeration to a
sequencing batch reactor (SBR). The WWTP will continue to discharge to
an unnamed tributary of Shohola Creek at River Mile 273.2-13.25-0.91
(Delaware River--Shohola Creek--UNT), within the drainage area of the
section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware,
which is classified as Special Protection Waters. The WWTP is located
in Dingman Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania.
5. Superior Water Company, D-2001-015 CP-3. An application for
approval of an existing groundwater withdrawal (GWD) project to
increase an individual well allocation and continue to supply up to
36.82 million gallons per month (mgm) of water to the applicant's
public water supply system from 10 existing wells. The applicant
requests that the individual allocation for Well No. SWC-8 be increased
from 2.2 mgm to 6.7 mgm. The current individual well allocation is
below historic use and is inadequate to meet typical peak demands. The
project is located in the Brunswick and Lockatong Formations in the
Zacharias, Scioto, and Minister Creeks watersheds in Douglass, New
Hanover, Upper Frederick, and Worcester townships in Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania, within the Southeastern Pennsylvania GWPA.
6. NuStar Asphalt Refining, LLC, D-2001-027-3. An application for
renewal of a surface water withdrawal (SWWD) project to supply up to
7.79 mgm of surface water from existing Intakes Nos. 1 and 2 for the
applicant's industrial processes, heating, and fire emergency testing.
Intake No. 2 was added to the facility in July 2004, a modification
that was not reflected in Docket No. D-2001-027-1, the most recent
Commission approval for the project. The applicant's pending
application was the subject of a previous notice as Docket No. D-2003-
021-2. No increase in the applicant's water allocation is proposed. The
project intakes withdraw water from the tidal portion of Mantua Creek
in the Mantua Creek Watershed in the Borough of Paulsboro, Gloucester
County, New Jersey.
7. Superior Tube Company, D-1996-013-2. An application for approval
of a combined surface and groundwater withdrawal project to continue to
supply up to 13.4 mgm of water to the applicant's industrial facility
from 11 existing wells and a surface water intake located in Perkiomen
Creek. The previous docket approval expired on April 21, 2008. The
project wells are located in the Brunswick Formation in Lower
Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The project wells
and surface water intake are located in the Perkiomen--Lodal Creeks
subbasin of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area
(GWPA).
8. Dragon Springs Buddhist, Inc., D-2007-021 CP-2. An application
for approval to construct and operate the 0.0184 mgd Dragon Springs
WWTP. Treated effluent from the proposed
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WWTP will discharge to a subsurface leach field located near River Mile
253.64-9.5-0.4 (Delaware River--Neversink River--Basher Kill River)
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 (SPW). The WWTP will be located in the Town of Deerpark, Orange
County, New York. By Docket No. D-2007-021-1 issued on September 26,
2007, DRBC approved the construction of a 0.011 mgd WWTP to discharge
to an unnamed tributary of the Basher Kill River; however, that
facility was never constructed.
9. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Ship Systems
Engineering Station D-2009-004-1. An application for approval of an
existing and proposed discharge of non-contact cooling water (NCCW)
from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Ship Systems
Engineering Station from two (2) existing outfalls located in Delaware
River Water Quality Zone 4. The project currently discharges up to 24.0
million gallons per day (mgd) of NCCW intermittently from Outfall 001
to the Navy Reserve Basin (which is connected by a channel and tidally
linked to the Schuylkill River, one-quarter mile upstream of its
confluence with the Delaware River) and discharges 0.60 mgd of process
water from Outfall 005 directly to the Delaware River in Water Quality
Zone 4. Additional NCCW from the new P-205 Electric Drive land based
test site (LBTS) is proposed to be discharged via Outfall 001. The
discharge from Outfall 001 will be increased from 24.0 mgd to 36.0 mgd
as a result of the project. The discharge from Outfall 005 will remain
at 0.60 mgd. The project is located in the Schuylkill River Watershed
in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
10. Blackwood Golf Course, D-2010-024-1. An application for
approval of a GWD project to supply up to 3.57 mgm of water to the
applicant's golf course irrigation system from existing Wells Nos. 1
and 2. The project is located in the Brunswick Formation in the
Schuylkill River Watershed in Union Township, Berks County,
Pennsylvania in the Sixpenny Subbasin of the Southeastern Pennsylvania
Ground Water Protected Area (GWPA).
11. Pennsylvania American Water Company--Stony Garden, D-2010-025
CP-1. An application for the approval of an existing 0.1679 mgd
discharge of filter backwash from the Stony Garden WFP. The WFP
discharges to the Delaware River at River Mile 183.66-36.32-20.7-0.06
(Delaware River--Lehigh River--Aquashicola Creek--Ross Common Creek) in
Hamilton Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, within the drainage
area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower
Delaware, which is classified as Special Protected Waters.
12. Thomas & Betts Corporation, D-2010-033-1. An application for
approval of an existing 0.255 mgd discharge of NCCW and stormwater via
Outfall No. 004A at the Elastimold electronic equipment plant (EEP).
The Elastimold EEP 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. The facility discharges to an
unnamed tributary of the Musconetcong River at River Mile 174.6-27.9-
0.12 (Delaware River--Musconetcong River--UNT), in Washington Township,
Morris County, New Jersey.
13. Squires Golf Course, D-2010-034-1. An application for approval
of a GWD project to supply up to 5 mgm of water to the applicant's golf
course irrigation system from existing Well No. 1 and up to 5.7 mgm of
water from the pond intake located in the irrigation pond. The project
is located in the Stockton Formation in the Park Creek Watershed in
Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, within the Park
Creek Subbasin of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected
Area (GWPA).
14. Waste Management of Pennsylvania, D-1988-054-6. The Delaware
River Basin Commission (DRBC or Commission) approved Docket No. D-88-
54-5 on July 15, 2009. In accordance with Condition II.aa. of the
docket, the docket holder subsequently filed a request for a Color
Determination from the Executive Director, which was issued on August
16, 2010. The docket holder timely appealed. The revised docket would
update the docket compliance dates and would continue the approval to
construct a new 0.3 mgd leachate treatment plant (LTP) to replace the
existing 0.1 mgd LTP, relocation/reconfiguration of the associated
outfall, and the total dissolved solids (TDS) determination included in
Docket No. D-88-54-5. In combination with a revised color
determination, the revised docket would resolve the applicant's appeal.
In addition to the standard business meeting items, consisting of
adoption of the Minutes of the Commission's September 15 and December
8, 2010 business meetings, 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 on: (a) A resolution
authorizing the Executive Director to renew DRBC's 2001 cooperative
agreement with Rutgers University for the collection, analysis and
interpretation of ambient air samples to support the control of toxic
substances in the Delaware Estuary; (b) a resolution authorizing the
Executive Director to amend the Commission's 2007 agreement with the
Academy of Natural Sciences for the analysis of ambient water samples
from the non-tidal Delaware River for nutrients and bacteria to include
parameters specific to natural gas development activities in the
Delaware River Basin; (c) a resolution reauthorizing the Water Quality
Advisory Committee; and (d) the Delaware River Basin Commission's
proposed Fiscal Year 2012 Operating Budget. A hearing also is planned
for the 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.
Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on March 2, 2011 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 Web
site, 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.
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203 or through the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to
discuss how the Commission can accommodate your needs.
Dated: February 15, 2011.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
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