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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, September 28, 1994. The 
hearing will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting which 
is open to the public and scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. at the 
Merrill Creek Reservoir Visitors Center, 116G Montana Road, Washington, 
New Jersey.
    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. Holdover Project: Hatfield Quality Meats D-94-34. An application 
for approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 5.4 
million gallons (mg)/30 days of water to the applicant's processing 
facility from new Well No. 10, and to increase the existing withdrawal 
limit of 9.5 mg/30 days from all wells to 14.9 mg/30 days. The project 
is located in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County, in the Southeastern 
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    2. New Jersey-American Water Company (Northern Division-Washington 
System) D-85-2 CP RENEWAL-2. An application for the renewal of a ground 
water withdrawal project to supply up to 51.8 mg/30 days of water to 
the applicant's distribution system from Well Nos. 3, 4 and 5. 
Commission approval on August 2, 1989 was limited to five years. The 
applicant requests that the total withdrawal from all wells remain 
limited to 51.8 mg/30 days. The project is located in Washington 
Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
    3. Borough of Bloomsbury D-90-14 CP. An application for approval of 
a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 4.65 mg/30 days of 
water to the applicant's distribution system from new Well No. 1, and 
to limit the withdrawal from all wells to 4.65 mg/30 days. The project 
is located in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
    4. Delaware County Prison D-93-46 CP. A project to expand the 
applicant's 0.0967 mgd sewage treatment facilities to enable up to 
0.135 mgd to be discharged by providing an interim seasonal auxiliary 
discharge to a proposed 27-acre spray irrigation area near the plant. 
The facilities will continue to serve the Delaware County Prison and 
the Camp Sunshine recreational area located in both Thornbury and 
Concord Townships, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The facilities will 
continue to discharge to an unnamed tributary of the West Branch 
Chester Creek.
    5. Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority D-93-70 CP. A 
project to abandon a 0.425 million gallons per day (mgd) sewage 
treatment plant which serves the Six Flags Great Adventure Amusement 
Park, convert it to a pump station and export wastewater from the 
Delaware River Basin (DRB). The applicant proposes to amend its service 
area so that wastewater generated by the proposed expansion of the Six 
Flags Great Adventure recreational park can be conveyed to the Ocean 
County Utilities Authority for treatment and discharge in the Atlantic 
Basin. Water will be provided via existing DRB wells operated by the 
applicant. The project is located in Jackson Township, Ocean County, 
New Jersey.
    6. Resorts USA, Inc. D-93-73 CP. An application for approval of a 
ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 0.73 mg/30 days of 
water to the applicant's distribution system serving the developments 
of Saw Creek Estates and the Falls at Saw Creek, and the Outdoor World 
campground from new Well No. 11, and to retain the existing withdrawal 
limit from all wells of 22.8 mg/30 days. The project is located in 
Lehman Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania.
    7. Joseph Wick Nurseries, Ltd. D-94-2. An application for approval 
of a ground water withdrawal project to supply water to the applicant's 
irrigation system from the new Ellery Farm Well, and to increase the 
existing withdrawal limit of 46.1 mg/30 days from all wells to 71.4 mg/
30 days. The project is located in Kent County, Delaware.
    8. Papen Farms, Inc. D-94-3. An application to replace the 
withdrawal of water from Well No. 4 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. 4A and all 
existing wells remain limited to 130 mg/30 days, and that the total 
withdrawal from all wells and surface water sources remain limited to 
176 mg/30 days. The project is located in Kent County, Delaware.
    9. Pennsville Township Water Department D-94-12 CP. An application 
for approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 40 
mg/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution system from Well 
Nos. 3A, 4A and 6, and to retain the existing withdrawal limit from all 
wells of 52.5 mg/30 days. The project is located in Pennsville 
Township, Salem County, New Jersey.
    10. Mount Laurel Municipal Utilities Authority D-94-32 CP. A 
project to upgrade and expand the applicant's existing 4.0 mgd Hartford 
Road Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) to a 6.0 mgd ultimate average monthly 
design capacity. A modified oxidation ditch secondary biological 
treatment process will replace the existing contact stabilization 
process and provide improved ammonia-nitrogen removal. The STP will 
continue to serve a portion of Mount Laurel Township and will 
discharge, after proposed ultra-violet disinfection, to the tidal reach 
of Rancocas Creek in Water Quality Zone 2. The STP is located between 
the New Jersey Turnpike and I-295 about 3000 feet northeast of Hartford 
Road in Mount Laurel Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
    11. Slatington Borough Authority D-94-45 CP. A project to modify 
and expand the applicant's existing 0.775 mgd STP to treat 0.955 mgd 
and continue to discharge to the Lehigh River in the Borough of 
Slatington, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The STP will continue to 
provide secondary biological treatment and continue to serve a portion 
of Washington Township and the Borough of Slatington, both in Lehigh 
County, and the Borough of Walnutport located in Northampton County, 
Pennsylvania.
    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: September 13, 1994.
Susan M. Weisman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-23401 Filed 9-21-94; 8:45 am]
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