[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 200 (Thursday, October 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53827-53828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27328]


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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearings

    Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission 
will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 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 7 p.m. in the Goddard 
Conference Room of the Commission's offices at 25 State Police Drive, 
West Trenton, New Jersey.
    In addition to the subjects listed which are scheduled for public 
hearing at the business meeting, the Commission will also address the 
following: Minutes of the September 24, 1997 business meeting; 
announcements; General Counsel's Report; report on Basin hydrologic 
conditions; consideration of Jefferson Township Sewer Authority Docket 
No. D-97-6 CP; a resolution to establish a Monitoring Advisory 
Committee; a status report on proposed amendments to the Commission's 
Ground Water Protected Area Regulations for Southeastern Pennsylvania 
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, 1998, in the aggregate 
amount of $3,737,000 and a capital budget reflecting revenues of 
$2,302,500 and expenditures of $2,155,500. Copies of the current 
expense and capital budgets are available from the Commission on 
request by contacting Richard C. Gore at (609) 883-9500 ext. 201.
    A Proposal to Adopt the 1998 Water Resources Program. A proposal 
that the 1996-1997 Water Resources Program and the activities, 
programs, initiatives, concerns, projections and proposals identified 
and set forth therein be extended and adopted as the 1998 Water 
Resources Program and that a staff report of progress during 1997 in 
completing elements of the program and policies in the 1996-1997 Water 
Resources Program be made a part thereof, in accordance with the 
requirements of Section 13.2 of the Delaware River Basin Compact.

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

    1. Town of Milto  D-83-22 CP RENEWAL 2. An application for the 
renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 10 million 
gallons (mg)/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution system 
from Well Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5. Commission approval on August 12, 1992 
was limited to five years. The applicant requests that the total 
withdrawal from all wells remain limited to 10 mg/30 days. The project 
is located in the Town of Milton, Sussex County, Delaware.
    2. New Jersey-American Water Company  D-90-89 CP 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 Belvidere System 
from Well Nos. 1 and 2. Commission approval on August 12, 1992 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 White Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
    3. Borough of Glassboro  D-96-54 CP. An application for approval of 
a ground water withdrawal project to supply water to the applicant's 
distribution system from previously approved Well Nos. 2 through 7 and 
new Well Nos. 8 and 9, to increase the existing withdrawal limit of 
25.92 mg/30 days from all Cohansey wells to 75.8 mg/30 days, and to 
increase the total allocation from all wells of 88.7 mg/30 days to 105 
mg/30 days. The project is located in Glassboro Township, Gloucester 
County, New Jersey.
    4. London Grove Township Municipal Authority  D-97-27 CP. An 
application for approval of a new 0.243 million gallons per day (mgd) 
(average monthly design capacity) spray irrigation discharge project to 
serve the Inniscone residential development in London Grove Township as 
well as a portion of Avondale Borough, and to provide golf course 
irrigation in London Grove Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. 
Secondary treatment will be provided by lined aerated lagoons prior to 
tertiary filtration and chlorine disinfection and discharge to either a 
47-acre spray irrigation disposal area or for irrigation of a 72-acre 
golf course area. The project is located in the East Branch White Clay 
Creek watershed but no stream discharge is proposed.
    Documents relating to these items may be examined at the 
Commission's offices. Preliminary dockets are available in single 
copies upon request. Please contact Thomas L. Brand at (609) 883-9500 
ext. 221 concerning docket-related questions. Persons wishing to 
testify at this hearing are requested to register with the Secretary at 
(609) 883-9500 ext. 203 prior to the hearing.

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Other Scheduled Hearing

    By earlier notice, the Commission announced that it will hold a 
public hearing to receive comments on proposed amendments to its 
Administrative Manual--Rules of Practice and Procedure which are 
intended to delete obsolete provisions, to clarify certain provisions 
of the rules and better inform the signatory parties, applicants and 
the general public with regard to the Commission's practices and 
procedures. The proposed revisions conform the rules to existing 
Commission interpretations and practices.
    The public hearing will be held on October 22, 1997 beginning at 3 
p.m. and continuing until 5 p.m., as long as there are people present 
wishing to testify. The hearing will be held in the Goddard Conference 
Room of the Commission's offices at 25 State Police Drive, West 
Trenton, New Jersey. The deadline for inclusion of written comments in 
the hearing record will be announced at the hearing. Copies of the full 
text of the proposed amendments to the Administrative Manual--Rules of 
Practice and Procedure may be obtained by contacting Susan M. Weisman 
at (609) 883-9500 ext. 203. Persons wishing to testify are requested to 
notify the Secretary in advance. Written comments on the proposed 
amendments should be submitted to the Secretary at the Delaware River 
Basin Commission, PO Box 7360, West Trenton, New Jersey 08628.

    Dated: October 7, 1997.
Susan M. Weisman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-27328 Filed 10-15-97; 8:45 am]
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