[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46612-46613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22407]


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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, September 13, 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 Temple 
University Ambler, 580 Meetinghouse Road, Ambler, Pennsylvania.
    The conference among the Commissioners and staff will begin at 10 
a.m. The session will include a welcome and remarks on the Center for 
Sustainable Communities by Temple Ambler Dean Dr. Sophia T. Wisniewska; 
introduction of the Commission's new Deputy Executive Director; and 
reports on: The status of the Commission's comprehensive planning 
effort; development of the PCB TMDL for the Delaware Estuary; the 
Toxics Advisory Committee meeting of August 9, 2001; the TMDL PCB 
Expert Panel meeting of September 11, 2001; the Flow Management 
Technical Advisory Committee meeting of July 26, 2001; and the July 31, 
2001 Day on the Delaware, hosted by the Delaware River Foundation and 
Trout Unlimited.
    The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1 p.m. 
business meeting include, in addition to the dockets listed below, a 
resolution recognizing the July 2001 codification of the Delaware River 
Basin Commission's policies and approved projects and facilities as the 
comprehensive plan of the Commission in accordance with Section 13.1 of 
the Delaware River Basin Compact; deleting the Evansburg Project from 
the plan; making additional minor revisions; and providing for the 
codification's electronic publication and updating.
    The dockets scheduled for public hearing are as follows:
    1. Public Service Enterprise Group D-68-20 CP (Revision 2). A 
project to revise the heat dissipation area specified in DRBC Docket 
No. D-68-20 CP (Revision 1) for the thermal discharge from Salem 
Generating Station. The project is located on Artificial Island in 
Lower Alloways Township, Salem County, New Jersey, in DRBC Water 
Quality Zone 5.
    2. Anthony E. Argiros D-99-46. A project to replace the applicant's 
failing sewage leach fields with a 16,500 gallons per day (gpd) 
secondary treatment plant which will continue to serve the Family 
School in the Town of Hancock, Delaware County, New York. The proposed 
sewage treatment plant (STP) will discharge to Abe Lord Creek, a 
tributary of the Delaware River.
    3. New Jersey-American Water Company D-99-73 CP. A ground water 
withdrawal project to supply up to 25.4 million gallons (mg)/30 days of 
water to the applicant's Logan System from new Well No. 6 and to 
increase the withdrawal limit from all wells to 50 mg/30 days. The 
project is located in Logan Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
    4. Montgomery Township Municipal Sewer Authority D-2001-16 CP. A 
project to expand the Eureka STP from 0.75 mgd to 2.4 mgd, while 
continuing to provide advanced secondary level treatment via an anoxic/
oxic process. The plant is located at 1485 Lower State Road, 
approximately 1,000 feet west of State Highway 152. The plant will 
continue to serve residential and industrial development in portions of 
Montgomery Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. STP effluent will 
discharge to Little Neshaminy Creek through the existing outfall.
    5. Wernersville Municipal Authority D-2001-17 CP. A project to 
transfer up to 1.5 mgd of potable water to the applicant's public water 
distribution system via an interconnection with the Western Berks Water 
Authority (WBWA). The applicant proposes to construct a 20,300 linear 
feet pipeline from Hains Church to the WBWA water main on Robers Bridge 
Road approximately 3,000 feet east of its intersection with State Hill 
Road, all within Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. 
The project will serve mainly residential customers in Wernersville 
Borough, Lower Heidelberg and South Heidelberg Townships, all in Berks 
County.
    6. Hilltown Township Water and Sewer Authority D-2001-19 CP. A 
project to construct a 0.15 mgd STP to serve approximately 2,500 
existing and future residents of Hilltown Township, Bucks County, 
Pennsylvania. The proposed STP will provide tertiary level treatment 
via sequencing batch reactors, chemical precipitation and disk 
filtration. The proposed STP will be located approximately 3,000 feet 
north of the intersection of Keystone Drive and Diamond Road in 
Hilltown Township. STP effluent will be discharged to an unnamed 
tributary of Mill Creek in the East Branch Perkiomen Creek watershed.
    7. Artesian Water Company D-2001-24 CP. A ground water withdrawal 
project to supply up to 13 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's 
public water supply system from new Well No. 1 in the Cockeysville 
Formation; to interconnect Well No. 1 to Artesian Water Company's 
distribution system; and to increase the existing withdrawal from all 
wells to 553 mg/30 days. The project is located in the Brandywine-
Christina watershed Northeast of the city of Newark, New Castle County, 
Delaware.
    8. Upper Merion Municipal Utility Authority D-2001-29 CP. A project 
to relocate an STP outfall from a small stream, Trout Creek (locally 
known as Trout Run), to the nearby Schuylkill River. No expansion of 
the 6 mgd STP is proposed. The STP will continue to provide secondary 
treatment via a trickling filter and oxidation tower process. The 
project is located on Mancill Mill Road in Upper Merion Township, 
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The project will continue to serve 
portions of Tredyffrin and Easttown Townships in Chester County and 
Upper Merion Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    9. Artesian Water Company, Inc. D-2001-34 CP. A ground water 
withdrawal project to supply up to 14 mg/30 days of water to the 
applicant's public water supply system from new Well No. 1 in the 
Cheswold Formation. The project is located in the St. Jones River 
watershed, Kent County, Delaware.
    In addition to the public hearing, the Commission will address the 
following at its 1 p.m. business meeting: Minutes of the July 25, 2001 
business meeting; announcements; report on hydrologic conditions; 
reports by the Executive Director and Acting General Counsel; public 
dialogue; and resolutions (1) amending the Administrative Manual, By-
Laws, Management and Personnel to provide for confirmation of the 
appointment of the Deputy Executive Director; (2) confirming the 
appointment of a new Deputy Executive Director to the Commission; (3) 
authorizing the Executive Director to enter into an agreement for 
development of a TMDL database through an existing General Services 
Administration Contract with Battelle; and (4) authorizing the 
Executive Director to enter into contracts with Rutgers University and 
the University of Maryland for air-water flux and sediment studies to 
support development of a TMDL for PCBs in the

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Delaware Estuary consistent with certain grant awards.
    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.

    Dated: August 27, 2001.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 01-22407 Filed 9-5-01; 8:45 am]
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