[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11386-11387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5574]


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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 
(``DRBC'' or ``Commission'') will hold an informal conference followed 
by a public hearing on Wednesday, March 19, 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's 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: the DRBC Water Resources Program for 
2003; a progress report on development of the basinwide plan and new 
DRBC comprehensive plan; a discussion about the Delaware River Basin 
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program; a proposal to extend Docket 
D-77-20 CP (Revision 5) (Amended) relating to New York City reservoir 
releases to protect tailwater fisheries; a proposal to amend the 
Commission's project review fees; a report on the coordinated EPA, 
state and DRBC approach to the staged PCB TMDL for the Delaware 
Estuary; and a discussion on proposed revision of the Commission's 
water quality standards for PCBs.
    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 extending Docket D-77-20 CP (Revision 5) (Amended); a 
resolution amending Docket D-77-110 CP by the addition of a 
``Designated Unit'' to Table A (Revised); a resolution adopting the 
2003 Water Resources Program; and a resolution to approve the 
Commission's budgets for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004.
    1. New Jersey-American Water Company D-85-2 CP Renewal 3. A renewal 
of a ground water withdrawal project to continue withdrawal of 51.8 
million gallons (mg)/30 days to supply the applicant's public water 
distribution system from existing Wells Nos. 3, 4 and 5 in the 
Kittatinny Formation. The project is located in Washington Township, 
Warren County, New Jersey.
    2. Borough of Roosevelt D-85-8 CP Renewal 2. A renewal of a ground 
water withdrawal project to supply up to 7 mg/30 days of water to the 
applicant's public water distribution system from existing Wells Nos. 3 
and 4 in the Raritan Formation. No increase in the maximum allocation 
is proposed. The project is located in Roosevelt Borough, Monmouth 
County, New Jersey.
    3. Netcong Borough D-2000-41 CP. A ground water withdrawal project 
to supply up to 17.8 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's public 
water distribution system from existing Wells Nos. 1A and 2 in glacial 
deposits, and Wells Nos. 5 and 6 in the Gneiss Formation, and to limit 
the withdrawal from all wells to 17.8 mg/30 days. The project is 
located in Netcong Borough and Roxbury Township, Morris County, New 
Jersey.
    4. Hanah Country Inn D-2002-7 (Revised). A project revision to 
improve and expand a 9,000 gallons per day (gpd) septic treatment 
system to treat 13,830 gpd at the applicant's 900 acre lodging facility 
located in the Town of Middletown, Delaware County, New York, within 
the drainage area to DRBC's Special Protection Waters. The applicant 
had originally planned to provide a new subsurface discharge leach 
field, but now plans to provide advanced treatment followed by 
discharge to a new percolation trench. 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.
    5. Municipal Authority of the Township of Westfall D-2002-23 CP. An 
upgrade and expansion of a 0.095 mgd advanced secondary sewage 
treatment plant (STP) to provide tertiary treatment of 0.3 mgd, using a 
sequencing batch reactor process. The proposed expansion is needed to 
serve residential and commercial development in Westfall Township, Pike 
County, Pennsylvania. The plant, known locally as the Hunts Landing 
STP, is located on the west bank of the Delaware River, just south of 
the Route 209 and I-84 interchange in Westfall Township. The plant was 
formerly owned by Delaware Valley Utilities, Inc., who constructed the 
facility in 1986 and expanded it in 1991. The plant uses an activated 
sludge treatment process and will be phased out of operation. A new 
outfall line will be constructed and STP effluent will be discharged 
via submerged diffusers to the Delaware River in the Special Protection 
Waters of Water Quality Zone 1C.
    6. New Jersey Department of Corrections D-2002-31 CP. An expansion 
of a 0.769 mgd STP to process 1.3 mgd while continuing to provide 
advanced secondary treatment. The expanded plant will continue to serve 
the A. C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility and a portion of 
Chesterfield Township. The plant is located just less than one mile 
northeast of the intersection of Ward Avenue and Hogback Road in 
Chesterfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. STP effluent will 
continue to be discharged to Crosswicks Creek through the existing 
outfall diffuser. The project expansion is needed to eliminate 
malfunctioning septic systems serving Crosswicks Village and to provide 
treatment capacity to serve a planned 350 bed minimum security 
facility.
    7. Strausser Enterprises, Inc. D-2002-43. A ground water withdrawal 
project to supply up to 9.31 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's 
golf course irrigation system from new Wells Nos. ITW 1, 2, 3 and 4 in 
the Allentown Formation. The project is located in the Delaware River 
Watershed in Forks Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
    8. North Coventry Water Authority D-2002-47 CP. A transfer of up to 
0.76 mgd of potable water from Pottstown Borough Authority (PBA) to 
serve customers in North Coventry and a portion of East Coventry 
Townships, both in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Most of these 
customers are currently served by PBA, which will transfer to North 
Coventry Water Authority its service area south of the Schuylkill 
River. PBA has adequate capacity at its 12 mgd filter plant, located at 
the confluence of the Schuylkill River and Manatawny Creek, to meet the 
applicant's potable water demand. The applicant currently operates two 
wells in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area to 
provide customers in North Coventry Township with up to 16,500 gpd.
    In addition to the public hearing items, the Commission will 
address the following at its 1 p.m. business meeting: Minutes of the 
January 29, 2003 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 re-authorizing the Water 
Quality Advisory Committee; and a resolution authorizing the executive

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director to enter into an agreement with the University of Delaware to 
acquire the expertise of faculty and staff in developing inputs for 
carbon parameters in the water quality model for the Delaware Estuary.
    Draft dockets and other items scheduled for public hearing on March 
19, 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. Additional 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: March 4, 2003.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-5574 Filed 3-7-03; 8:45 am]
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