[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2360-2361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1055]


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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, January 22, 1997. 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. 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 10:00 a.m. at the same location and will include presentations 
on the GIS and Commission Web Site, U.S. Geological Survey's National 
Water Quality Assessment Program for the Delaware River Basin and a 
review of Basin States' policies on discharges to intermittent streams.
    In addition to the subjects listed below which are scheduled for 
public hearing at the business meeting, the Commission will also 
address the following matters: Minutes of the December 11, 1996 
business meeting; announcements; General Counsel's report; report on 
Basin hydrologic conditions; a resolution to adopt the 1996-1997 Water 
Resources Program and public dialogue.
    The subjects of the hearing will be as follows:
    Current Expense and Capital Budgets. A proposed current expense 
budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, in the aggregate 
amount of $3,445,500 and a capital budget (Water Supply Storage 
Facilities Fund) reflecting revenues of $2,187,500 and expenditures and 
transfers of $2,074,500. Copies of the current expense and capital 
budget are available from the Commission on request by contacting 
Richard C. Gore.

Applications for Approval of the Following Projects Pursuant to Article 
10.3, Article 11 and/or Section 3.8 of the Compact

    1. Manetas Farms, Inc. D-81-40 RENEWAL 3. An application for the 
renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 46.5 
million gallons (mg)/30 days of water to the applicant's agricultural 
irrigation system from Pond Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Commission approval on 
June 19, 1991 was limited to five years. The applicant requests that 
the total withdrawal from all ponds remain limited to 46.5 mg/30 days. 
The project is located in Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, New 
Jersey.
    2. C S Water and Sewer Associates D-87-96 CP RENEWAL. An 
application for the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to 
supply up to 4.88 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution 
system from Well Nos. 1, 4 and 5. Commission approval on April 26, 1989 
was limited to five years. The applicant requests that the total 
withdrawal from all wells remain limited to 4.88 mg/30 days. The 
project is located in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania.
    3. Stockton Water Company D-95-51 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 distribution system from new Well No. 5, and 
to limit the withdrawal from all wells to 6 mg/30

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days. The project is located in Stockton Borough, Hunterdon County, New 
Jersey.
    4. AlliedSignal, Inc. D-96-20. A project to expand the Rohm & Haas 
Frankford Plant barge dock, operated by AlliedSignal, Inc., on the 
Delaware River near the Bridesburg area in the City of Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania. The project entails new dredging of approximately 0.44 
acres adjacent to the existing barge berth to enable simultaneous 
mooring of two barges.
    5. P & S Development Company D-96-40. A project to construct a 
30,000 gallon per day sewage treatment plant (STP) to replace an 
existing malfunctioning septic system. The STP will continue to serve 
The Village Center at Hamlin, a commercial complex located along State 
Route 590 approximately one mile west of the State Route 191 
intersection in Salem Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The STP 
will provide secondary biological treatment with the sequencing batch 
reactor activated sludge process as well as tertiary filtration, 
chlorine disinfection and dechlorination prior to discharge to an 
unnamed tributary of the West Branch Wallenpaupack Creek in Salem 
Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
    6. PECO Energy Company D-96-63. A project to continue operation of 
the existing United States Steel (USS) Fairless Works Powerhouse and 
transfer the ownership to PECO Energy Company. PECO proposes to operate 
the two steam turbines at up to 78 megawatts of electrical capacity to 
provide electric energy to its regional service center (which in turn 
can serve the Pennsylvania-Maryland-New Jersey Interconnection Grid). 
The steam energy will continue to be used by the USS steel fabrication 
facilities. PECO will divert up to 4,641 mg/30 days (154.7 mgd) of 
water via the existing USS withdrawal facilities on the Delaware River, 
primarily for use as cooling water; however, USS will continue to own 
and operate the intake facilities. The existing cooling water discharge 
to the Delaware River, just downstream of the intake, will be operated 
under the responsibility of PECO. The project is located adjacent to 
the Delaware River in Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, just 
upstream of the Newbold Island 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: January 7, 1997.
Anne M. Zamonski,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-1055 Filed 1-15-97; 8:45 am]
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