[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18917-18918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9085]


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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 an informal conference followed by a public hearing on 
Thursday, April 19, 2001. The hearing will be part of the Commission's 
regular business meeting. Both the conference session and business 
meeting are open to the public and will be held at the New York City 
Municipal Building, One Centre Street, Building One, Room 1019, in 
lower Manhattan.
    The conference among the Commissioners and staff will begin at 
10:00 a.m. Topics of discussion will include a progress report on the 
Commission's Comprehensive Plan; the status of a proposal to improve 
the flood warning system in the Delaware River Basin; and a summary of 
the Toxics Advisory Committee meeting of March 23, 2001 and related 
activities. The session will conclude with a historical slide 
presentation on the New York City water supply system.
    The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:00 p.m. 
business meeting include, in addition to the dockets listed below, a 
resolution to amend the Commission's Comprehensive Plan and Water Code 
to establish water usage reporting requirements.
    The dockets scheduled for public hearing are as follows:
    1. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation D-77-20 
(Revision 4). A resolution to continue for one year the experimental 
augmented conservation release program for the New York City Delaware 
Basin Reservoirs.
    2. Merrill Creek Owners Group D-77-110 CP (Amendment 11). A 
resolution to amend Table A (Revised) of Docket No. D-77-110 CP 
(Amendment 10) to include the addition of the Liberty Electric Power, 
LLC facility as a ``Designated Unit''.
    3. Merrill Creek Owners Group D-77-110 CP (Amendment 12). A 
resolution to amend Table A (Revised) of Docket No. D-77-110 CP 
(Amendment 11) to include the addition of the Hay Road Unit #8 as a 
``Designated Unit''.
    4. Pechiney Plastic Packaging, Inc. (formerly American National Can 
Company) D-97-50 RENEWAL. An application for approval of a ground water 
withdrawal project to supply up to 14 mg/30 days of water to the 
applicant's manufacturing facility from new Well No. 5 in the 
Kittatinny Aquifer and to retain the existing withdrawal limit from all 
wells of 14 million gallons (mg)/30 days. The project is located in 
Washington Borough, Warren County, New Jersey.
    5. Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority D-99-66 CP. An application 
for approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 6.4 
mg/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution system from new 
Well No. S-3 in the Brunswick Formation and to limit the withdrawal 
from all wells to 6.4 mg/30 days. The project is located in Solebury 
Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
    6. Buckingham Township D-2000-38 CP. An application for approval of 
a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 3 mg/30 days of water 
to the applicant's public water distribution system from new Well No. 
F-3 in the Lockatong Formation and to retain the existing withdrawal 
limit from all wells of 33.2 mg/30 days. The project is located in 
Buckingham Township, Bucks County in the Southeastern Pennsylvania 
Ground Water Protected Area.
    7. Hellertown Borough Authority D-2000-53 CP. A ground water 
withdrawal project to provide a standby source of supply for the 
applicant's public water distribution system which will continue to 
serve Hellertown Borough and Lower Saucon Township. The applicant 
requests that the withdrawal from standby Well No. 3 in the Limestone 
Aquifer be limited to 22 mg/30 days and that the total withdrawal from 
all sources remain limited to 22 mg/30 days. The project is located in 
Hellertown Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
    8. Upper Uwchlan Township D-2000-55 CP. An application to construct 
a 0.3 mgd secondary lagoon sewage treatment plant (STP) and spray 
irrigation system to serve development along the Route 100 North 
corridor of Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. No 
surface water discharge is proposed.
    In addition to the public hearing, the Commission will address the 
following at its 1:00 p.m. business meeting: minutes of the February 
28, 2001 business meeting; announcements; report on hydrologic 
conditions in the

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basin; reports by the Executive Director and General Counsel; public 
dialogue; and resolutions (1) approving a working budget for the 
Comprehensive Plan and authorizing the Executive Director to issue a 
request for proposals for consultant services consistent with that 
budget; and (2) authorizing the Executive Director to issue a request 
for proposals to initiate a PCB TMDL stakeholder implementation process 
to implement the Commission's PCB management program.
    Documents relating to the dockets and other 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 with any docket-related questions. Persons wishing to 
testify at this hearing are requested to register in advance with the 
Secretary at (609) 883-9500 ext. 203.
    Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the 
Americans With Disabilities Act who wish to attend the hearing should 
contact the Commission Secretary, Pamela M. Bush, directly at (609) 
883-9500 ext. 203 or through the New Jersey Relay Service at 1-800-852-
7899 (TTY) to discuss how the Commission may accommodate your needs. 
Driving directions to the meeting location are posted on the 
Commission's web site, at www.drbc.net.

    Dated: April 3, 2001.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 01-9085 Filed 4-11-01; 8:45 am]
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