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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 a public hearing on Wednesday, December 7, 1994. The hearing 
will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting which is open 
to the public and scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. in City Hall, 10 
East Church Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
    An informal conference among the Commissioners and staff will be 
open for public observation at 10:00 a.m. at the same location and will 
include a status report on the Upper Delaware ice diversion project.
    The subjects of the hearing will be as follows:
    A Proposal to Adopt the 1994-1995 Water Resources Program. On 
October 26, 1994 a public hearing was held on a proposal that the 1994-
1995 Water Resources Program and the activities, programs, initiatives, 
concerns, projections and proposals identified and set forth therein be 
accepted and adopted, in accordance with the requirements of Section 
13.2 of the Delaware River Basin Compact. Based on comments raised 
during the hearing process, the proposed 1994-1995 Water Resources 
Program has been updated and revised and is now scheduled for public 
hearing.
    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 5). An 
application for inclusion of the Pedricktown Cogeneration Facility 
(approved by Docket No. D-90-75 on December 11, 1991) in the MCOG 
Reservoir Project as a Designated Unit to enable releases from the 
reservoir to make up consumptive water use. The Pedricktown 
Cogeneration Facility is expected to average 0.795 million gallons per 
day (mgd) in consumptive use and is located in Oldmans Township, Salem 
County, New Jersey; Merrill Creek Reservoir is located in Harmony 
Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
    2. Hercules Incorporated D-87-43 Renewal. An application for the 
renewal of a ground water project to withdraw up to 18 million gallons 
(mg)/30 days of water from the applicant's process and decontamination 
Well Nos. PW-4, 5B, 6, 7B, 8B, 9, 10 and 11. Commission approval on 
October 28, 1987 was limited to five years. The applicant requests that 
the total withdrawal from all wells be increased from 13 mg/30 days to 
18 mg/30 days. The project is located in Greenwich Township, Gloucester 
County, New Jersey.
    3. J.G. Townsend, Jr. & Company D-89-48 Renewal. An application for 
the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 15 mg/
30 days of water to the applicant's vegetable processing facility from 
Well Nos. 1 through 5. Commission approval on September 27, 1989 was 
limited to five years. The applicant requests that the total withdrawal 
from all wells remain limited to 15 mg/30 days. The project is located 
in the Town of Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware.
    4. North Coventry Municipal Authority D-94-23 CP. A project to 
rerate, after minor modifications, the applicant's existing 0.6 mgd 
sewage treatment plant (STP) to treat an average monthly flow of 0.7 
mgd. The STP will continue to provide secondary treatment via a 
trickling filter facility and discharge to the Schuylkill River just 
downstream of the U.S. Route 442 Bridge in North Coventry Township, 
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    5. Municipal Authority, Borough of Sinking Spring D-94-31 CP. A 
project to modify and expand the average monthly design flow of the 
applicant's existing 0.5 mgd STP to 1.0 mgd. The STP will continue to 
provide advanced secondary treatment but will convert from an extended 
aeration process to an oxidation ditch process. The STP will continue 
to serve Sinking Spring Borough and portions of Spring, Lower 
Heidelberg and South Heidelberg Townships, all in Berks County, 
Pennsylvania. The STP is located along Cacoosing Creek to which it will 
continue to discharge, near its confluence with Little Cacoosing Creek 
in Spring Township.
    6. Floral Plant Growers, Inc. D-94-39. An application for approval 
of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 1.9 mg/30 days of 
water to the applicant's agricultural irrigation system from existing 
Well Nos. 6 and 7, and to increase the existing withdrawal limit of 
25.5 mg/30 days from all wells to 28 mg/30 days. The project is located 
approximately one mile northwest of Boyds Corner, New Castle County, 
Delaware.
    7. Meter Services Company D-94-49 CP. An application for approval 
of an increased ground water withdrawal to supply up to 3.6 mg/30 days 
of water to the applicant's distribution system from existing Well Nos. 
1 and 2. The applicant requests that the total withdrawal from all 
wells be increased from 1.8 mg/30 days to 3.6 mg/30 days. The project 
is located in Buckingham Township, in Bucks County, in the Southeastern 
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    8. Delaware Valley College D-94-50 CP. An application for approval 
of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 1.5 mg/30 days of 
water to the applicant's college campus water distribution system from 
new Well No. 5, and to limit the withdrawal from all wells to 3.0 mg/30 
days. The project is located in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, in 
the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    9. Town of Fallsburg D-94-59 CP. An application for approval of a 
STP expansion by rerating from 2.77 mgd to 3.26 mgd. The STP will 
continue to serve the South Fallsburg Sewer District and is located 
adjacent to the Neversink River, to which it will continue to 
discharge, in the Town of Fallsburg, Sullivan County, New York.
    10. Nazareth Borough Municipal Authority D-94-69 CP. A project to 
expand the applicant's existing 1.10 mgd STP to 1.30 mgd by rerating 
the capacity of the existing system. The STP will continue to provide 
advanced secondary biological treatment via the activated sludge 
process and discharge to Shoeneck Creek in Lower Nazareth Township, 
Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The STP will continue to serve 
customers in Upper Nazareth, Bushkill and Lower Nazareth Townships as 
well as Nazareth Borough.
    11. Schuylkill Haven Municipal Authority D-94-70 CP. A STP 
modification project to improve removal of suspended solids. There will 
be no increase in the average design flow of 2.8 mgd. The STP will 
continue to serve the Borough of Schuylkill Haven and portions of North 
Manheim Township. The STP provides secondary biological treatment via 
the extended aeration process and discharges to the Schuylkill River 
1,500 feet downstream of the Route 443 Bridge in the Borough of 
Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill 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: November 22, 1994.
Susan M. Weisman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-29583 Filed 11-30-94; 8:45 am]
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