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[FR Doc No: 94-3656]
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Commission Meeting and Public Hearing
Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission
will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 23, 1994. The hearing
will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting which is open
to the public and scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. in the Goddard
Conference Room of the Commission's offices at 25 State Police Drive,
West Trenton, New Jersey.
An informal conference among the Commissioners and staff will be
open for public observation at 9:30 a.m. at the same location and will
include discussions concerning Basinwide hydrologic conditions; the
Christina River drought management plan; Pennsylvania municipal
compliance with DRBC water conservation plumbing fixture requirements
and contracts to receive and expend funds in connection with the scenic
rivers water quality monitoring program and a nonpoint source
management study of the Musconetcong watershed.
The subjects of the hearing will be as follows:
Applications for Approval of the Following Projects Pursuant to Article
10.3, Article 11 and/or Section 3.8 of the Compact
1. Merrill Creek Owners Group (MCOG) D-77-110 CP (Amendment 4). A
Resolution to include an additional designated unit (Metropolitan
Edison Company's Portland Unit 5, an oil/gas fueled combustion turbine
electric generating unit) to the list of designated units which is
incorporated in the MCOG docket. Table A (Revision 4), attached to the
Resolution, replaces Table A (Revision 3).
2. Carolyn R. Wilson D-83-4 RENEWAL. An application for the renewal
of a ground water withdrawal project, formerly approved under the name
of Edith Raughley, to supply up to 18.9 million gallons (mg)/30 days of
water to the applicant's supplemental agricultural irrigation system
from Well Nos. 1(Home Farm) and 2(Wilson Farm). Commission approval on
June 27, 1984 was limited to nine years. The applicant requests that
the total withdrawal from all wells remain limited to 18.9 mg/30 days.
The project is located in Kent County, Delaware.
3. Willingboro Municipal Utilities Authority D-87-42 CP RENEWAL. An
application for the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to
supply up to 60.48 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution
system from Well No. 11. Commission approval on October 26, 1988 was
limited to five years. The applicant requests that the total withdrawal
from all wells remain limited to 300 mg/30 days. The project is located
in Willingboro Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
4. City of Dover D-88-71 CP RENEWAL. An application for the renewal
of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 300 mg/30 days of
water to the applicant's distribution system from Well Nos. 1 through
14. Commission approval on December 14, 1988 was limited to five years.
The applicant requests that the total withdrawal from all wells remain
limited to 300 mg/30 days. The project is located in the City of Dover,
Kent County, Delaware.
5. Citgo Asphalt Refining Company D-91-34. A surface water
withdrawal project for provision of up to 0.156 million gallons per day
(mgd) of water for steam generation and other uses at the applicant's
asphalt refining facility. The applicant proposes to withdraw water
from Mantua Creek adjacent to the refinery located near the confluence
of Mantua Creek with the Delaware River, in West Deptford Township,
Gloucester County, New Jersey.
6. Borough of Richland D-92-1 CP. An application for approval of a
ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 1.3 mg/30 days of water
to the applicant's distribution system from existing Well No. 5, and to
retain the existing withdrawal limit from all wells of 5.2 mg/30 days.
The project is located in Millcreek Township, Lebanon County,
Pennsylvania.
7. Audubon Water Company D-92-47 CP. An application to consolidate
all wells presently owned and operated by the Audubon Water Company
(AWC) into one comprehensive docket. Well Nos. VFCC 1 - 4 were
previously approved under the ownership of the Valley Forge Industrial
Park Water Company and the remaining wells were approved under AWC
ownership. The proposed total withdrawal limit of 42 mg/30 days is not
an increase in existing total allocation of ground water. The project
is located in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, in the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
8. Township of Pemberton D-92-56 CP. An application for approval of
a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 17.3 mg/30 days of
water to the applicant's distribution system from new Well No. 11, and
to retain the existing withdrawal limit from all wells of 38.75 mg/30
days. The project is located in Pemberton Township, Burlington County,
New Jersey.
9. Metro Machine of Pennsylvania, Inc. D-92-65. A project to
revitalize and rehabilitate the shipbuilding and repair operation
formerly owned by the Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company located on the
Delaware River in the City of Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
and situated approximately two miles northeast of the Commodore Barry
Bridge. Water withdrawal from the Delaware River is proposed at a rate
of 4.32 mgd used mostly for cooling shipboard facilities, with a
portion used to surcharge the fire fighting system, and provide
shipboard sanitary service. Approximately 95 percent of the water will
be returned to the Delaware River unaltered while shipboard sanitary
wastewater will be discharged to the Delaware County Regional Water
Quality Control Authority's (DELCORA) sewage treatment plant. Potable
water will be provided by the City of Chester.
10. Narrowsburg Water District D-92-81 CP. An application for
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 4.11 mg/
30 days of water to the Narrowsburg Water District distribution system
from new Well No. 3, and to limit the withdrawal from all wells to 4.11
mg/30 days. The project is located in the Town of Tusten, Sullivan
County, New York.
11. Perkiomen Township Municipal Authority D-93-11 CP. An
application for approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply
up to 3.36 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's southern distribution
system from existing Well Nos. PW-1 and PW-2, and to limit the
withdrawal from the northern system wells (Well Nos. 2, 3 and 4) to
7.15 mg/30 days. The project is located in Perkiomen Township,
Montgomery County, in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water
Protected Area.
12. Purex Industries D-93-34(G) & D-93-34(D). An application for
approval of a ground water withdrawal and treatment project of up to
11.23 mg/30 days of water from the applicant's ground water remediation
system from new Well Nos. RW-1 through RW-13, and to limit the
withdrawal from all wells to 11.23 mg/30 days as described in Docket
No. D-93-34(G). The water withdrawn will be treated by filtration,
ultra-violet peroxidation and air-stripping prior to return to the
ground water via recharge wells, as described in Docket D-93-34(D). The
project is located in the City of Millville, Cumberland County, New
Jersey.
13. Peddler's View Utility Co. Inc. D-93-41. A proposed new sewage
treatment plant (STP) project to provide a 60,000 gallons per day (gpd)
capacity secondary level plant to serve the proposed 214-unit
residential development of Peddler's View. The STP will be located in
Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, south of Route 202 and
east of Route 263. The discharge will be to an 18-acre spray irrigation
area on the Peddler's View site to the north side of Route 202.
14. Ashland Chemical Inc. D-93-48. An application to replace the
withdrawal of water from Well No. 3 in the applicant's water supply
system which has become an unreliable source of supply. The applicant
requests that the withdrawal from replacement Well No. 4 be limited to
8.7 mg/30 days, and that the total withdrawal from all wells remain
limited to 8.7 mg/30 days. The project is located in Glendon Borough,
Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
15. Sechler Foods, Inc. D-93-49. An application for an increased
withdrawal of ground water from existing Well Nos. 2 and 3, previously
approved under the ownership of United Poultry Processing Plant, Inc.
The applicant requests that the withdrawal from existing Well Nos. 2
and 3 be limited to 9 mg/30 days and that the total withdrawal from all
wells be increased from 4.5 to 9 mg/30 days. The project is located in
Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
16. MAFCO Worldwide Corporation D-93-58. An application to upgrade
and modify the applicant's existing 0.36 mgd industrial wastewater
treatment plant (IWTP) by providing a filtration unit for reducing
suspended solids in the treated effluent. The IWTP serves only the
applicant's licorice extract manufacturing operations at the plant site
located on Jefferson Avenue between 3rd Street and the Delaware River
in the City of Camden, Camden County, New Jersey. The treated effluent
will continue to discharge to the Delaware River via the existing
outfall in Water Quality Zone 3.
17. Lake Adventure Community Association D-93-62. A project to
upgrade and expand the applicant's existing 0.065 mgd secondary sewage
treatment plant (STP) and provide a 0.16 mgd capacity STP with tertiary
filtration. An existing malfunctioning seepage bed discharge system
will be discontinued. The existing spray irrigation system will
continue in use but with the addition of a seasonal alternate surface
water discharge (primarily for winter discharge) to an unnamed
tributary in the Birchy Creek Watershed in Dingman Township, Pike
County, Pennsylvania. The proposed STP will continue to serve the
applicant's residential development in Dingman Township situated
approximately one-half mile south of Interstate Route 84 and near the
western boundary of Dingman Township.
18. Sun Pipe Line Company D-93-64. A project to construct a
petroleum products pipeline which will cross the Delaware River between
Paulsboro Borough, Gloucester County, New Jersey and Tinicum Township,
Delaware County, Pennsylvania. There will also be a crossing of the
Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just north of
Interstate Route 95 and a crossing of Raccoon Creek in Logan Township,
Gloucester County, New Jersey. All crossings will be done via
directional drilling with no excavation in the river beds. The proposed
crossings will provide interconnections for a 21-mile length of
petroleum product pipeline serving Sun Oil Company's Marcus Hook and
Philadelphia refineries.
19. Upper Dublin Township D-93-76 CP. A project to modify the
applicant's existing 0.85 mgd capacity secondary treatment plant
(formerly operated by Delaware Valley Industrial Sewage Company) which
will continue to serve a portion of Upper Dublin Township and discharge
to Pine Run, a tributary of the Wissahickon Creek, in Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania. The modification will provide additional 0.25 mgd
capacity secondary treatment facilities to improve effluent quality and
to allow for a future rerating.
20. Mobile Estates of Southampton D-93-79. A project to upgrade and
modify the applicant's existing 0.06 mgd sewage treatment plant (STP)
and relocate the surface water discharge from a small unnamed tributary
of the North Branch Rancocas Creek to a new point discharging directly
to the North Branch Rancocas Creek. The STP will provide tertiary
treatment facilities and continue to serve only the Mobile Estates of
Southampton mobile home development located in Southampton Township,
Burlington County, New Jersey.
Applications for Approval for Extension of the Expiration Dates of the Following Ground Water Dockets and
Protected Area Permits
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Current Proposed
Docket No. Docket name Municipality County State expiration expiration
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D-79-54 CP Renewal Middletown Twp Middletown Twp... Bucks............ PA 02/28/95 02/28/2000
2. Water Sewer Dept.
D-80-51 CP Renewal Warminster Warminster Twp... Bucks............ PA 02/20/96 02/20/2201
2. Municipal
Authority.
D-84-03 CP Renewal Summit Hill Water Summit Hill Boro. Carbon........... PA 12/14/93 12/14/1998
Authority.
D-84-60 CP Renewal Citizens Utilities Spring Twp....... Berks............ PA 06/27/95 06/27/2000
Water Co of PA.
D-85-08 CP Renewal Borough of Roosevelt Boro/.. Monmouth......... NJ 08/02/96 08/02/1999
Roosevelt.
D-85-26 CP Renewal Borough of Ambler. Lower Gwynedd Montgomery....... PA 02/28/95 02/28/2000
Twp; Upper
Dublin Twp.
D-86-07 CP........ Telford Borough Hilltown Twp..... Bucks............ PA 09/28/93 09/28/1998
Authority.
D-86-59 CP Renewal Citizens Utilities East Pikeland Twp Chester.......... PA 12/11/96 12/11/2001
Home Water
Company.
D-87-61 CP Renewal Bedminster Bedminster Twp... Bucks............ PA 06/24/97 06/24/2002
Municipal
Authority.
D-87-96 CP........ C.S. Water Sewer Lackawaxen Twp... Pike............. PA 04/26/94 04/26/1999
Company.
D-89-03 CP........ Borough of Collingswood Boro Camden........... NJ 06/28/94 06/28/1999
Collingswood.
D-89-10 CP........ Northeast Land Kidder Twp....... Carbon........... PA 04/26/94 04/26/1999
Company.
D-90-05 CP........ Evansburg Water Lower Providence Montgomery....... PA 12/12/95 12/12/2000
Company. Twp/Perkiomen
Twp.
D-90-12 CP........ Collegeville- Collegeville Boro/ Montgomery....... PA 09/26/95 09/26/2000
Trappe Joint Trappe Boro.
Water System.
D-90-57 CP........ Township of Medford Twp...... Burlington....... NJ 12/12/95 12/12/2000
Medford.
D-90-68 CP........ Kiamesha Artesian Town of Thompson. Sullivan......... NY 12/12/95 12/12/2000
Spring Water Co.
D-90-87 CP........ Walnutport Walnutport Boro/ Northampton...... PA 01/16/96 01/16/2001
Authority. Lehigh Twp.
D-90-111 CP....... Town of Newton.... Town of Newton... Sussex........... NJ 05/20/97 05/20/2002
D-92-63 CP........ Grand View West Rockhill Twp Bucks............ PA 01/20/98 01/20/2003
Hospital.
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Documents relating to these items may be examined at the
Commission's offices. Preliminary dockets are available in single
copies upon request. Please contact George C. Elias concerning docket-
related questions. Persons wishing to testify at this hearing are
requested to register with the Secretary prior to the hearing.
Dated: February 8, 1994.
Susan M. Weisman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-3656 Filed 2-16-94; 8:45 am]
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