[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39372-39373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18941]



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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, August 9, 1995. The hearing 
will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting which is open 
to the public and scheduled to begin at 11 a.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 
held at 10 a.m. at the same location and will include status reports on 
the Christina River Basin study and proposed Lehigh River Basin flood 
warning system as well as an opportunity for public dialogue.
    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. C S Water & Sewer Associates D-76-21 (Revised). An application 
to revise DRBC Docket No. D-76-21 to approve an existing discharge from 
a 0.1 million gallons per day (mgd) sewage treatment plant (STP) to an 
unnamed tributary of the Delaware River. The STP was originally 
approved predicated upon a discharge directly to the Delaware River. 
The project STP is located in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County, 
Pennsylvania. The STP will continue to serve the community of Masthope 
Rapids.
    2. Borough of Shoemakersville D-90-7 CP RENEWAL. An application for 
the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 7.5 
million gallons (mg)/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution 
system from Well Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Commission approval on March 
28, 1990 was limited to five years. The applicant requests that the 
total withdrawal from all wells remain limited to 7.5 mg/30 days. The 
project is located in the Borough of Shoemakersville and Perry 
Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
    3. Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority D-94-18 CP. An 
application for approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply 
up to 21.6 mg/30 days of water to the Six Flags Great Adventure theme 
park from new recharge/withdrawal Well No. 12, and to retain the 
existing withdrawal limit of 26.42 mg/30 days from all Delaware River 
Basin wells. During periods of seasonal low water demand, the applicant 
proposes to inject treated water from existing Well Nos. 7 and 10 into 
Well No. 12 at a rate of 250 gallons per minute (gpm) to store the 
higher quality water within the aquifer for later withdrawal during 
periods of seasonal high water demand. The project is located in 
Jackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey.
    4. Rosenberger's Dairies, Inc. D-95-1. An application for approval 
of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 2.6 mg/30 days of 
water to the applicant's dairy production and processing facility from 
new Well No. 4, and to limit the withdrawal from all wells to 3.4 mg/30 
days. The project is located in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County, 
in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    5. Crompton & Knowles Corporation D-95-8. A project to modify and 
expand the applicant's existing 0.18 mgd Gibraltar industrial 
wastewater treatment plant (IWTP) by replacing an earthen bio-lagoon 
surface impoundment with above-ground tanks. The IWTP will continue to 
serve only the applicant's dye and chemical manufacturing plant and 
will discharge at an average monthly rate of 0.22 mgd via an existing 
outfall on the Schuylkill River. The IWTP is located approximately one 
mile east of the Town of Gibraltar in Robeson Township, Berks County, 
Pennsylvania.
    6. Tel Hai Retirement Community D-95-21. A project to modify and 
expand an existing 50,000 gallons per day (gpd) tertiary level STP to 
provide an additional 20,000 gpd capacity in order to serve a new 
apartment complex and community center for the applicant's retirement 
community. The STP will continue to serve only the applicant's 
retirement community in Honey Brook Township, Chester County, 
Pennsylvania. The expanded STP will continue to provide tertiary 
treatment and discharge to Two Log Run, a tributary of the West Branch 
Brandywine Creek.
    7. Connaught Laboratories Inc. D-95-34. A project to modify the 
applicant's existing 0.15 mgd IWTP which will continue to serve both 
the applicant's vaccine production operations and the adjacent Salk 
Institute laboratory. The IWTP is located just east of State Route 611 
in Pocono Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The treated effluent 
will continue to discharge to Swiftwater Creek and the permitted 
discharge volume and effluent characteristics will remain unchanged.
    8. George School D-95-39. An application for approval of a ground 

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    water withdrawal project to supply up to 5.18 mg/30 days of water to 
the applicant's pond from Newtown Artesian Water Company's Well No. 10 
which is located in Newtown Township. The proposed allocation of ground 
water is an increase from 1.37 mg/30 days to 5.18 mg/30 days. The pond 
will be used for teaching ecological and environmental courses. The 
project well is located in Newtown Township, Bucks County, in the 
Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    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: July 25, 1995.
Susan M. Weisman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-18941 Filed 8-1-95; 8:45 am]
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