[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13612-13613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7060]


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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 
Wednesday, April 3, 2002. The hearing will be part of the Commission's 
regular business meeting. The conference session and business meeting 
both are open to the public and will be held at the Commission offices 
at 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, New Jersey.
    The conference among the Commissioners and staff will begin at 9:30 
a.m. Topics of discussion will include: updates on the Comprehensive 
Plan, a set of Water Quality Standards revisions under development by 
the Water Quality Advisory Committee, and proposed resolutions to 
protect existing water quality in the Lower Delaware River; a report of 
the Flow Management Technical Advisory Committee concerning extending 
or replacing the Experimental Augmented Conservation Release Program 
for the New York City Delaware Basin Reservoirs; a report on the PCB 
Expert Panel meeting of February 12, 2002; and a proposed resolution 
regarding additional point source discharge monitoring required to 
support development of a TMDL for PCBs in the Delaware Estuary.
    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 revising and extending Docket No. D-77-20 CP (Revision 4) to 
continue the Augmented Conservation Release Program for the New York 
City Delaware Basin Reservoirs, and a resolution to issue Guidelines 
for Developing an Integrated Resource Plan under the Delaware River 
Basin Commission Ground Water Protected Area Regulations.
    The dockets scheduled for public hearing are as follows:
    1. Holdover Project: Philadelphia Suburban Water Company D-98-11 
CP. A project to withdraw up to 4.0 million gallons per day (mgd) from 
the East Branch Brandywine Creek for public water supply when 
streamflow exceeds 25 percent of the average daily flow and is also 
greater than 90 mgd for the Brandywine River at Chadds Ford. The 
applicant proposes to serve portions of Wallace, East Brandywine and 
West Brandywine Townships, all in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The 
intake will be situated on the east bank of the East Branch Brandywine 
Creek just south of

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Marshall Road in Wallace Township. On a yearly use basis, withdrawal is 
expected to average approximately 0.76 mgd. When available, the raw 
water will be conveyed for storage in a nearby abandoned quarry (known 
as Cornog Quarry) with an estimated storage capacity of approximately 
100 mg. Withdrawals ranging from 0.5 mgd to 1.0 mgd will then be made 
from the quarry, treated by a proposed new filter plant, and 
distributed to the project service area.
    2. Boeing Defense and Space Group D-94-30 (Revision). A project to 
revise the NPDES Permit limits for effluent metals parameters listed in 
Docket No. D-94-30 to reflect modifications which are consistent with 
current water quality regulations. No increase in the industrial waste 
treatment plant (IWTP) capacity of 0.234 mgd is proposed. The IWTP will 
continue to serve the applicant's military aircraft manufacturing 
operation in Ridley Creek Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. No 
modifications of the treatment process are proposed, as the applicant 
continues to utilize the Best Available Treatment (BAT) for the 
industrial classification. IWTP effluent will continue to discharge to 
the tidal reach of Crum Creek in Water Quality Zone 4, about a half-
mile upstream of its confluence with the Delaware River.
    3. Perkasie Borough Authority D-97-12 CP (Revision). A ground water 
withdrawal project to increase the existing withdrawal from the 
applicant's existing Wells Nos. 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12 to 40.2 mg/30 
days. The project is located in the Three Mile Run and Perkiomen Creek 
watersheds in Perkasie Borough, Bucks County, in the Southeastern 
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    4. Mercer County Improvement Authority D-99-28 CP. A surface water 
withdrawal project via a new intake on Assunpink Creek at Mercer Lake 
to withdraw up to 1.3 mgd of water. The new intake, in addition to an 
existing intake, which can also provide up to 1.3 mgd, will irrigate 
the applicant's Mercer Oaks II Golf Course with a total limit of 15 mg/
mo. The project is located off Quakerbridge Road in West Windsor 
Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
    5. Artesian Water Company D-2000-46 CP. An application for approval 
of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 63.94 mg/30 days 
of water to the Delaware Correctional Center from existing Wells Nos. 1 
and 2 in the Rancocas Formation; and new Wells Nos. 3 and 4 in the 
Mount Laurel Formation, and to limit the withdrawal from all wells to 
63.94 mg/30 days. The project is located near the Town of Smyrna, New 
Castle County, Delaware.
    6. United Water Delaware D-2001-37 CP. A ground water withdrawal 
project to supply up to 8.7 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's 
public water supply system for new Well No. 1 in the Potomac Formation. 
The project is located in the Christina River watershed in New Castle 
County, Delaware.
    7. Camelback Ski Corporation D-2001-40. A project for a tiered 
increase of the surface water withdrawal from the applicant's intake on 
Pocono Creek in the Brodhead Creek Watershed from a maximum seasonal 
use of 84.6 mg/30 days to 130 mg/30 days during the period between 
December and January. Up to 50 mg is proposed in the months of November 
and February, and 15 mg in March. The water supplies the applicant's 
snowmaking operation at the Camelback Ski Resort in Pocono Township, 
Monroe County, Pennsylvania. During the months of April through 
October, the applicant will use water for minor maintenance purposes 
averaging less than 100,000 gpd.
    8. Philadelphia Suburban Water Company D-2001-50 CP. A ground water 
withdrawal project to supply up to 7.68 mg/30 days of water to the 
applicant's public water supply system from new Well ``B'' in the 
Brunswick Formation. The project is located in the Perkiomen Creek 
watershed in Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County, in the Southeastern 
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    9. Aronimink Golf Club D-2001-62. A ground water withdrawal project 
to supply up to 6.48 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's irrigation 
system from new Wells Nos. 2 and 3 in the crystalline rock of the 
Piedmont Province and to limit the existing withdrawal from all wells 
to 10.8 mg/30 days. The project is located in the Darby Creek watershed 
in Newtown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
    10. Hanah Country Inn D-2002-7. A project to expand a 9,000 gpd 
secondary septic treatment system to treat 13,830 gpd and provide a new 
subsurface discharge leach field at the applicant's 900 acre lodging 
facility located in the Town of Middletown, Delaware County, New York. 
The project is in the drainage area to the Delaware River Basin 
Commission's Special Protection Waters. The site is located on both 
sides of State Route 30, between County Route 38 (Arkville Road) and 
East Hubbell Road. The project is in the East Branch Delaware River 
Watershed, upstream from Pepacton Reservoir.
    In addition to the public hearing items, the Commission will 
address the following at its 1:00 p.m. business meeting: Minutes of the 
February 6, 2002 business meeting; announcements; a report on Basin 
hydrologic conditions; reports by the Executive Director and General 
Counsel; a resolution regarding additional point source discharge 
monitoring required to support development of a TMDL for PCBs in the 
Delaware Estuary; a resolution authorizing the Executive Director to 
enter into a grant agreement with the State of New Jersey in the amount 
of $100,000 for the Lower Delaware Watershed Region Program Grant: 
Delaware River Estuary Air, Water and Sediment Field Study; and public 
dialogue.
    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 
Commission 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: March 19, 2002.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-7060 Filed 3-22-02; 8:45 am]
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