[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35669-35671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15117]


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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 
Thursday, June 26, 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 will include: an update on development of the 
Commission's new comprehensive plan, including a proposed resolution 
for implementation of the proposed Basin Plan and assessments by the 
states of how their current programs align with the proposed Basin 
Plan; a presentation by Janet Bowers of the Chester County Water 
Resources Authority on Watersheds, the Chester County watersheds 
management plan; an update on development of the TMDLs for PCBs in the 
Delaware Estuary; a report on formation of the PCB TMDL Implementation 
Advisory Committee (``IAC''), including proposed revision of Resolution 
No. 2001-11 authorizing formation of the IAC; a report of the 
Monitoring Advisory Committee; and a proposal to adopt a revised grade 
classification and compensation system and amend the Administrative 
Manual: By-Laws, Management and Personnel.
    The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1 p.m. 
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meeting include, in addition to the dockets listed below, a proposed 
resolution to revise the Commission's fee schedule for the review of 
projects under Section 3.8 and Article 10 of the Delaware River Basin 
Compact and institute fees for docket transfers.
    1. Exelon Generating Co., LLC D-69-210 CP, Final (Revision 11). A 
demonstration mine pool withdrawal project to supply up to 519 million 
gallons per 30 days (17.3 mgd) of augmentation flow to tributaries of 
the Schuylkill River for downstream withdrawal directly from the main 
stem Schuylkill River. Exelon proposes to modify its operations to 
establish criteria for utilization of mine pool water for periodic 
augmentation of the East Norwegian Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill 
River, in accordance with an existing Pennsylvania Department of 
Environmental Protection National Pollutant Discharge Elimination 
System permit. The water will be pumped from the Wadesville Mine Pool 
on properties of the Reading Anthracite Company located in New Castle 
and Norwegian Townships and St. Clair Borough, Schuylkill County, 
Pennsylvania. Exelon Generating Co., LLC proposes to withdraw from the 
augmented flow of the Schuylkill River at its Limerick Generating 
Station (LGS) in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 
approximately 72 river miles downstream of the augmentation source. The 
water will be used as an alternate source of cooling water make-up for 
the LGS nuclear powered generation facility. The withdrawal from the 
Schuylkill River at the LGS site is to proceed during times when 
natural low flow or temperature conditions in the Schuylkill River 
otherwise restrict Exelon from withdrawal, provided that augmentation 
of the flow precedes the withdrawal. The revised operations are 
projected to maintain a flow regime during withdrawal equivalent to the 
natural flow regime without the augmentation and withdrawal. The 
project is designed both to provide an alternate source of water to the 
LGS and to improve the water quality of mine pool drainage.
    2. Borough of Westville D-79-86 CP Renewal. A ground water 
withdrawal renewal project to decrease withdrawal from 37.5 mg/30 days 
to 28.5 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's public water 
distribution system from Wells Nos. 4, 5 and 6 in the Potomac-Raritan-
Magothy (PRM) aquifer. The project is located in Westville Borough, 
Gloucester County, New Jersey.
    3. FiberMark North America, Inc. D-82-31 Renewal 3. A ground water 
withdrawal renewal project to increase withdrawal from 2.4 mg/30 days 
to 2.85 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's paper manufacturing 
facility from existing Well No. 1, and return non-contact cooling water 
to ground water via injection Well No. 2 in the Tohickon Creek 
Watershed. The project is located in Quakertown Borough, Bucks County, 
Pennsylvania and is located in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground 
Water Protected Area.
    4. Town of Newton D-90-111 CP Renewal. A ground water withdrawal 
renewal project to continue withdrawal of 10.85 mg/30 days to supply 
the applicant's public water distribution system from existing Well No. 
PW-1 in the Kittatinny formation. The project is located in the 
Paulin's Kill Watershed in the Town of Newton, Sussex County, New 
Jersey.
    5. South Whitehall Township Authority D-91-82 CP Renewal. A ground 
water withdrawal renewal project to continue withdrawal of 60 mg/30 
days to supply the applicant's water distribution system from existing 
Wells Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 14 in the Cedar Creek and 
Jordan Creek Watersheds. The project is located in South Whitehall 
Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    6. Borough of Orwigsburg D-92-05 CP Renewal. A ground water 
withdrawal renewal project to continue withdrawal of 11.6 mg/30 days to 
supply the applicant's public water supply system from existing Wells 
Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the Mahannon Creek Watershed. The project is 
located in Orwigsburg Borough, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
    7. Mantua Township Municipal Utilities Authority D-2000-04 CP. A 
ground water withdrawal renewal project to supply up to 57 mg/30 days 
of water to the applicant's public water distribution system from 
existing Wells Nos. 2-8 in the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy and the Mt. 
Laurel-Wenonah Aquifers. Commission approval on September 19, 1996 was 
limited to 10 years and will expire unless renewed. The applicant 
requests that the total withdrawal from all wells be increased from 47 
mg/30 days to 57 mg/30 days. The project is located in Mantua Township, 
Gloucester County, New Jersey.
    8. Upper Hanover Municipal Authority D-2001-61 CP. A project to 
expand a 0.02 mgd STP to process 0.15 mgd while maintaining tertiary 
level of treatment. The project will continue to serve the 
predominantly residential area of Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery 
County, Pennsylvania, where the STP is located off the intersection of 
Frey and Buck Roads. STP effluent will be discharged to Macoby Creek in 
the Perkiomen Creek Watershed through the existing outfall.
    9. Thornbury Township D-2003-04 CP. A project to expand a 0.12 
million gallons per day Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) to process 0.18 
mgd, while continuing to provide secondary treatment via an extended 
aeration activated sludge treatment process. The STP is located between 
Thornton and Cheyney Roads in Thornbury Township, Delaware County, 
Pennsylvania and will continue to serve the predominantly residential 
customers in that municipality. STP effluent will continue to be 
discharged to the non-tidal portion of Chester Creek via the existing 
force main.
    10. Upper Saucon Sewage Treatment Authority D-2003-05 CP. A project 
to rerate a 2.0 million gallon per day (mgd) sewage treatment plant 
(STP) to process 2.5 mgd, while continuing to provide advanced 
secondary level of treatment via the A/O Process. The project is 
located just southwest of the intersection of Old Bethlehem Pike and 
Pennsylvania Route 78 in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, 
Pennsylvania. The project will continue to serve the predominantly 
residential population of Coopersburg Borough and Upper Saucon 
Township. No new treatment facilities are proposed, and the plant will 
continue to discharge to Saucon Creek in the Lehigh River Watershed via 
the existing outfall.
    11. City of Bordentown D-2003-11 CP. A ground water withdrawal 
project to provide up to 31.97 million gallons per 30 days of water to 
the applicant's public water supply system from New Well No. 5 and to 
retain the total combined allocation of 90 mg/30 days from all wells, 
Wells 1, 2, 3, and 5 (proposed). Well No. 5 is screened in the Raritan 
Formation and is located in the Crosswicks Creek Watershed in Hamilton 
Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. All wells will continue to serve 
the applicant's existing service area of the City of Bordentown, the 
Township of Bordentown, and via bulk water sale, the Borough of 
Fieldsboro, all in Burlington County, New Jersey.
    In addition to the public hearing items, the Commission will 
address the following at its 1 p.m. business meeting: Minutes of the 
May 8, 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 amending Resolution No. 
2001-11 concerning a TMDL Implementation Advisory Committee (``IAC''); 
a resolution adopting a revised grade classification and compensation

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system and amending the Administrative Manual: By-Laws, Management and 
Personnel; and a resolution providing for election of the Commission 
Chair, Vice Chair and Second Vice Chair for the year 2003-2004, 
commencing July 1, 2003.
    Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on June 26, 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: June 9, 2003.
Christopher M. Roberts,
Public Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-15117 Filed 6-13-03; 8:45 am]
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