[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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