[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68109-68110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28460]


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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 
(``Commission'') will hold an informal conference followed by a public 
hearing on Monday, November 25, 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 
10:00 a.m. Topics of discussion include: a status report on the PCB 
TMDL for the Delaware Estuary; a progress report on development of the 
Commission's new comprehensive plan; a presentation on the I-MAP 
Delaware Basin Internet mapping project; and a discussion regarding a 
resolution to amend the Commission's Comprehensive Plan and Water Code 
relating to the operation of Lake Wallenpaupack during drought watch, 
drought warning and drought conditions.
    The dockets scheduled for public hearing are as follows:
    1. Borough of Collingswood D-89-3 CP RENEWAL. A renewal of a 
surface water and ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 155 
million gallons (mg)/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution 
system from all wells and Newton Creek. The project is located in 
Collingswood Borough, Camden County, New Jersey. No increase in the 
requested allocation is sought.
    2. Township of Harrison D-2002-36 CP. An upgrade and expansion 
project of a 0.4 million gallons per day (mgd) secondary level sewage 
treatment plant (STP) to provide advanced secondary treatment of 0.8 
mgd. The STP will continue to serve residential and commercial 
development in Harrison Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. The 
plant is located in Harrison Township off Creek Road about one mile 
west of State Route 45. A new outfall will be constructed to discharge 
to the non-tidal portion of Raccoon Creek, a tributary of the Delaware 
River.
    3. Musconetcong Sewerage Authority D-2002-40 CP. A project to 
expand a 3.81 mgd tertiary STP by adding a 0.5 mgd tertiary treatment 
plant that will operate in parallel mode. The project is located in 
Mount Olive Township, Morris County, New Jersey, just north of the 
Route 206 intersection with Interstate 80. The project will continue to 
serve Stanhope Borough in Sussex County and Netcong Borough in Morris 
County, plus portions of Mount Olive Township, Mount Arlington Borough, 
and Roxbury Township, also within Morris County. The expansion is 
primarily needed to serve residents of various communities around Lake 
Hopatcong, where some failing on-lot septic systems need to be phased 
out of service. A portion of the existing service area is located 
outside of the Delaware River Basin, in the Raritan River Basin, as 
documented in Docket No. D-92-80 CP, approved by the Commission on 
August 4, 1993. STP effluent will continue to be discharged to the 
Musconetcong River, a tributary of the Delaware River.
    4. Little Washington Wastewater Company d/b/a Suburban Wastewater 
Company D-2002-42. A project to rerate the White Haven STP from 0.34 
mgd to 0.45 mgd, while continuing to provide advanced secondary level 
of treatment via an activated sludge process. The project will continue 
to serve White

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Haven Borough and a portion of Dennison Township, both in Luzerne 
County, Pennsylvania. The project is located in the Borough of White 
Haven, approximately 300 feet south of Route 940 on the bank of the 
Lehigh River, to which it will continue to discharge.
    In addition to the public hearing items, the Commission will 
address the following at its 1 p.m. business meeting: Minutes of the 
August 28, 2002 business meeting; announcements; a report on Basin 
hydrologic conditions; a report by the executive director; a report by 
the Commission's general counsel; a resolution concerning the drought 
emergency declared by the Commission on December 18, 2001; and a 
resolution to amend the Comprehensive Plan and Water Code relating to 
the operation of Lake Wallenpaupack during drought watch, drought 
warning and drought conditions. A hearing on the Lake Wallenpaupack 
resolution was held on October 16, and the written comment period on 
that item was held open through November 15.
    Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on November 25, 2002 are 
posted on the Commission's web site, http://www.drbc.net, where they 
can be accessed through the Notice of Commission Meeting and Public 
Hearing. Documents relating to the dockets and other items may be 
examined at the Commission's offices. 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 Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss 
how the Commission may accommodate your needs.

    Dated: November 4, 2002.
Pamela M. Bush, Esq.,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-28460 Filed 11-7-02; 8:45 am]
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