[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1700-1701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-531]


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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, January 21, 2004. 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 
Water Resources Plan for the Delaware River Basin; an update on 
activities of the TMDL Implementation Advisory Committee (IAC); a 
report on PCB minimization planning efforts; a report on the effect of 
the Endangered Species Act and the presence of the dwarf wedge mussel 
on the fisheries enhancement program for the New York City Delaware 
Basin Reservoirs; a presentation on the proposed fisheries enhancement 
program for the New York City Delaware Basin Reservoirs; a discussion 
on DRBC's Fiscal Year 2005 proposed budget and decrement plan; and a 
discussion on a proposed Army Corps of Engineers Feasibility Cost Share 
Agreement.
    The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m. 
business meeting include the dockets listed below:
    1. Nestle Waters North America, Inc. D-98-27 RENEWAL. A spring 
water renewal project to continue to supply up to 9.0 million gallons 
(mg)/30 days of water to the applicant's bottled water operations from 
Hoffman Springs Nos. 1, 2, and 3 in the Ontelaunee Creek Watershed. The 
project is located in Lynn Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    2. New Lisbon Development Center D-2003-08 CP. An application for 
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 8.0 mg/30 
days of water to the applicant's institutional facility from new Wells 
Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the Cohansey Formation. The project wells are 
located in the South Branch Rancocas Creek Watershed in Woodland 
Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
    3. Limerick Township Municipal Authority D-2003-16 CP. An 
application to expand an existing 1.0 million gallons per day (mgd) 
secondary sewage treatment plant (STP) to process 1.7 mgd via an 
extended aeration treatment operation. The STP is located off King Road 
in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It will continue 
to serve only Limerick Township, and effluent will continue to be 
discharged to an unnamed tributary of the Schuylkill River, 
approximately 43 river miles upstream from its confluence with the 
Delaware River.
    4. Ockels Farms, Inc. D-2003-18. An application for approval of a 
ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 135 mg/30 days of water 
from Wells Nos. 1 through 5 screened in the Manokin and Columbia 
Formations, for supplemental irrigation of the applicant's 650 acre 
farm. The applicant has 14 wells in total, nine of which (Wells Nos. 6 
through 14) are located outside of the Delaware River Basin. The 
project is located in the Cedar Creek and Broadkill River Watersheds in 
Sussex County, Delaware.
    5. Artesian Water Company, Inc. D-2003-22 CP. An application for 
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply the applicant's 
public water supply distribution system from new Well No. 3 in the 
Willow Grove Wellfield, replacement Well No. 2R in the Townsend 
Wellfield, and replacement Well No. 2R in the Bayview Wellfield; and to 
retain the combined withdrawal of 150 mg/30 days from all wells in the 
Southern Distribution system. Willow Grove Well No. 3 and Townsend Well 
No. 2R are located in the Appoquinimink River Watershed, and Bayview 
Well No. 2R is located in the C&D Canal East Watershed in New Castle 
County, Delaware.
    6. Schwenksville Borough Authority D-2003-29 CP. An application for 
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 3 mg/30 
days of water to the applicant's public water supply distribution 
system from new Well No. 9, and to increase the combined withdrawal 
from all wells to 14.8 mg/30 days. The project is located in the Swamp 
Creek Watershed in the Borough of Schwenksville and Lower Frederick 
Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in the Southeastern 
Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    7. Anthony E. Argiros/Family School D-2003-35. An application to 
reroute to a proposed on-site subsurface discharge system a 19,500 
gallon per day (gpd) STP discharge that currently flows to Abe Lord 
Creek, a tributary of the Delaware River in the Special Protection 
Waters Area. The existing plant will continue to provide advanced 
secondary treatment. The proposed subsurface discharge system is 
designed to further improve effluent quality. The modified project will 
continue to serve the Family School in the Town of Hancock, Delaware 
County, New York.
    The Commission's 1:30 p.m. business meeting also will include a 
hearing on the DRBC's Fiscal Year 2005 proposed budget. In addition, 
the meeting will include: Adoption of the Minutes of the December 3, 
2003 business meeting; announcements; a report on Basin hydrologic 
conditions; a report by the executive director; and a report by the 
Commission's general counsel.
    Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on January 21, 2004 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 Robert 
Tudor at 609-883-9500 ext. 208 with any docket-related questions.

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    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 6, 2004.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-531 Filed 1-9-04; 8:45 am]
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