[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53781-53783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20951]


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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,

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August 28, 2002. 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 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 include: a presentation on the performance of 
DRBC investments through Valley Forge Private Asset Management and 
Mellon Asset Management; a report on the status of the campaign to 
restore federal funding in the federal fiscal year 2003 budget and the 
implications for DRBC's budget; an update on the Comprehensive Plan; a 
report on the PCB Expert Panel Meeting of August 21 and the TAC-Expert 
Panel Meeting of August 22; a presentation by the Marasco Newton Group 
on its Convening Report for the TMDL Implementation Advisory Committee; 
a presentation by the New York City Department of Environmental 
Protection on the Draft New York City Filtration Avoidance 
Determination for the Catskill-Delaware Water Supply System; and, time 
permitting, a preview of the 305(b) (water quality) report on the Main 
Stem and Delaware Bay.
    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 to revise Docket D-96-50 CP, issued to United Water 
Delaware, by the addition of a new condition ``m;'' and a resolution 
amending the Comprehensive Plan and Water Code relating to the 
operation of Lake Wallenpaupack during drought, drought warning and 
drought watch conditions. The DRBC meeting and public hearing notice 
posted on the Commission's Web site, http://www.drbc.net, contains a 
link to the text of the proposed Lake Wallenpaupack resolution.
    The dockets scheduled for public hearing are as follows:
    1. Holdover Project: Bidermann Golf Club D-2002-13. A ground water 
withdrawal project to supply up to 0.864 million gallons (mg)/30 days 
of water to the applicant's golf course from new Well No. 5 in the 
Wissahickon Formation, and to increase the existing withdrawal from all 
sources to 15.8 mg/30 days. The project is located in the Brandywine 
Creek Watershed in the City of Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.
    2. Mount Laurel Township Municipal Authority D-85-9 CP RENEWAL. 
Renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to continue withdrawal of 
120 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's public water distribution 
system from existing Wells Nos. 3, 4, 6 and 7 in the Lower Potomac-
Raritan-Magothy Formation. The project is located in Mount Laurel 
Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
    3. Coastal Eagle Point Oil Company and Eagle Point Cogeneration 
Partnership D-86-15 RENEWAL 2. Renewal of a ground water withdrawal 
project to continue withdrawal of 232 mg/30 days to supply the 
applicant's industrial processes from existing Production Wells Nos. 1, 
3, 4A, 5 and 6A and Recovery Wells in the Raritan-Magothy Formation. 
The project is located in West Deptford Township, Gloucester County, 
New Jersey.
    4. Kimble Glass, Inc. D-99-23. A ground water withdrawal project to 
supply up to 50 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's glass 
manufacturing facility from Wells Nos. 5, 6 and 7 in the Cohansey 
Aquifer. The project is located in Vineland City, Cumberland County, 
New Jersey.
    5. Artesian Water Company, Inc. D-2000-47 CP. A ground water 
withdrawal project to supply up to 8.0 mg/30 days of water to the 
applicant's public water distribution system from new Well No. 1 in the 
Cheswold Aquifer, and new Well No. 2 in the Frederica Aquifer, and to 
limit the withdrawal from all wells to 8.0 mg/30 days. The project is 
located in the St. Jones River Watershed near the City of Magnolia, 
Kent County, Delaware.
    6. Artesian Water Company, Inc. D-2001-25 CP. A ground water 
withdrawal project to supply up to 19.44 mg/30 days of water to the 
applicant's public water supply system from new Wells Nos. 1 and 2 in 
the Rancocas Formation, and to limit the existing withdrawal from all 
wells to 19.44 mg/30 days. The project is located in the Smyrna River 
Watershed outside of Smyrna City, Kent County, Delaware.
    7. The Upper Hanover Authority D-2002-10 CP. A ground water 
withdrawal project to supply up to 9.72 mg/30 days of water to the 
applicant's public water distribution system from new Well No. TUHA-4 
in the Brunswick Formation and to increase the existing withdrawal from 
all wells from 22.4 to 32.12 mg/30 days. The project is located in the 
Perkiomen Creek Watershed in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County, 
in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    8. Upper Makefield Township D-2002-17 CP. An upgrade and expansion 
of a 0.1 million gallons per day (mgd) secondary sewage treatment plant 
(STP) to provide tertiary treatment of 0.173 mgd. The STP will continue 
to serve only Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, but 
a proposed development known as The Arbours at Washington Crossing will 
be connected. Up to 122,544 gallons per day (gpd) of STP effluent will 
be discharged to 18 detention/recharge basins and ponds at the proposed 
development, which is located on a 72-acre tract at the intersection of 
Taylorsville and Washington Crossing Roads. The remaining STP effluent 
will be discharged to the Delaware River in Water Quality Zone 1E 
through the existing outfall. The STP is located west of Taylorsville 
Road, approximately one-half mile northwest of its intersection with 
State Route 532.
    9. Delaware Racing Association D-2002-19. An increase in a surface 
water withdrawal from White Clay Creek in the Christina River 
Watershed, from 0.4 mgd to 2.45 mgd. The proposed increase is needed to 
irrigate a new adjacent golf course, to be owned and operated by 
Parkside III, LLC. In order to meet existing bypass streamflow 
requirements of 40.3 cfs (26.4 mgd), two large storage ponds will be 
provided to contain water skimmed during higher streamflow conditions. 
During prolonged dry weather periods when the applicant is not 
permitted to withdraw surface water, pond storage supply may be 
supplemented under an agreement with a local water purveyor. The 
proposed total maximum 30-day surface water withdrawal is 22.6 mg and 
the maximum annual withdrawal is expected to be 71 mg for irrigation, 
plus 35 mg for pond storage. The project is located one mile west of 
the intersection of State Route 7 and the Amtrak rail lines in New 
Castle County, Delaware.
    10. Morgan Hill Golf Club D-2002-24. A ground water withdrawal 
project to supply up to 6.8 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's golf 
course from new Well No. IW-1 in the Leithsville Dolomite Formation. 
The project is located in the Delaware River Watershed in Williams 
Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
    11. Village of Andes D-2002-25 CP. Construction of an STP to 
replace individual septic systems serving Village of Andes residents in 
the Town of Andes, Delaware County, New York. The proposed 0.062 mgd 
STP is designed to provide tertiary treatment via sequencing batch 
reactor and microfiltration processes. STP effluent will be discharged 
to Tremper Kill, a tributary of the East Branch Delaware River upstream 
of the Pepacton Reservoir, within the drainage area to the Delaware 
River Basin Commission's Special Protection Waters. The STP will be 
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Tremper Kill Roads, just within the village border.
    12. Moyer Packing Company D-2002-26. A ground water withdrawal 
project to supply up to 8.29 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's 
beef processing facility from new Wells Nos. PW-9 and PW-10 in the 
Brunswick Formation, and to increase the existing withdrawal from all 
wells to 24.0 mg/30 days. The project is located in the Skippack Creek 
Watershed in Franconia Township, Montgomery County, in the Southeastern 
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    In addition to the public hearing items, the Commission will 
address the following at its 1 p.m. business meeting: Minutes of the 
July 17, 2002 business meeting; announcements; a report on Basin 
hydrologic conditions; a report by the Executive Director; a report by 
the Commission's General Counsel, including consideration of a timely 
request by Exelon Business Services Company (formerly PECO) for a 
hearing under Article 6 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure; a resolution extending the drought emergency declared by 
Resolution No. 2001-32; a resolution authorizing the Executive Director 
to execute an agreement with the State of New Jersey, through its 
Marine Sciences Consortium, to receive and expend funds not to exceed 
$5,000 for sampling in the Delaware Bay, Delaware Estuary and 
tributaries for the ``Coastal 2001-2005'' Project; and a resolution 
authorizing the Executive Director to execute an agreement with the 
State of New Jersey for a Section 319H Non-Point Source Pollution 
Control and Management Implementation Program Grant in the amount of 
$73,000 to provide fluvial geomorphology technical assistance for 
stream assessment and restoration. The meeting will end with an 
opportunity for 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 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 13, 2002.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 02-20951 Filed 8-16-02; 8:45 am]
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