[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2324-2325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-940]


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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 Wednesday, January 29, 2003. 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 progress report on development of 
the Commission's new comprehensive plan; a progress report on the Tri-
State Water Management Plan; a status report on the PCB TMDL for the 
Delaware Estuary; an opportunity for stakeholder comment on the 
structure and mandate of the TMDL Implementation Advisory Committee; a 
report on the activities of the Flow Management Technical Advisory 
Committee; a discussion regarding the Commission's fee structure for 
project review under Section 3.8 of the Delaware River Basin Compact; 
and a presentation on stormwater management approaches in Chester 
County.
    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 approving the Commission's budgets for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 2004.
    1. Merrill Creek Owners Group D-77-110 CP (Amendment 15). A 
resolution to amend Table A (Revised) of Docket D-77-110 CP (Amendment 
14) to include the addition of the PPL Corporation, PPL Global, LLC and 
Lower Mount Bethel Energy, LLC facility in Lower Mount Bethel Township, 
Northampton County, Pennsylvania as a ``Designated Unit.'' The power 
facility is a 600 megawatt independent power project approved via 
Docket D-99-54 on March 7, 2000. The project is subject to curtailment 
unless its consumptive water use during DRBC lower basin drought 
conditions can be made up by releases from storage. The Merrill Creek 
reservoir will provide the storage and is located in Harmony Township, 
Warren County, New Jersey.
    2. Covanta Warren Energy Resource Co., L.P. D-85-90 RENEWAL. A 
renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to continue an allocation 
of 17 million

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gallons (mg)/30 days for existing Wells Nos. 1 and 2 in the Leithsville 
Formation. The purpose of the withdrawal is provision of industrial 
cooling, process and potable/sanitary water to the applicant's solid 
waste disposal/power generation facility. The project is located in 
White Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
    3. Peronic Enterprises D-89-80 RENEWAL. A ground water withdrawal 
project to supply up to 8 million gallons per day (mgd) of water to the 
applicant's Gambler Ridge Golf Club irrigation system from Wells Nos. 1 
and 2 in the Mt. Laurel and Englishtown Formations, and Ponds Nos. 1 
and 2 in the Red Bank Formation. The applicant requests that the total 
withdrawal from all wells remain limited to 8 mg/30 days. The project 
is located in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
    4. Berks-Montgomery Municipal Authority D-2001-10 CP. A project to 
expand the applicant's existing Swamp Creek sewage treatment plant 
(STP) from 1.9 mgd to 2.3 mgd. The plant will continue to provide 
tertiary treatment to serve portions of Boyerstown and Bechtelsville 
Boroughs; and portions of Colebrookdale and Washington Townships, all 
in Berks County; plus a portion of Douglass Township in Montgomery 
County; all in Pennsylvania. Treated effluent will continue to 
discharge to Swamp Creek in the Perkiomen Creek Watershed in Douglass 
Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    5. Lower Makefield Township D-2002-48 CP. A ground water withdrawal 
project to supply up to 8.64 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's 
golf course irrigation system from new Wells Nos. PW-1 and PW-2 in the 
Stockton and Lockatong Formations. The project is located in the 
Delaware River Watershed in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, 
Pennsylvania.
    In addition to the public hearing items, the Commission will 
address the following at its 1 p.m. business meeting: Minutes of the 
November 25, 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 authorizing the 
executive director to receive and expend funds from the City and State 
of New York for the purpose of engaging a consultant to perform OASIS 
flow model analyses; and a resolution replacing a departing member of 
the expert panel that is advising the Commission on development of a 
hydrodynamic and water quality model for the Delaware Estuary.
    Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on January 29, 2003 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: January 10, 2003.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-940 Filed 1-15-03; 8:45 am]
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