[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8190-8191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3792]


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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 informational meeting and public hearing on Tuesday, March 
2, 2004 and an informal conference followed by a public hearing on 
Wednesday, March 3, 2004. The subject of the informational meeting and 
hearing on March 2 will be a proposed ``Resolution to Establish an 
Experimental Augmented Conservation Release Program for the New York 
City Delaware Basin Reservoirs for the Period from May 1, 2004 through 
May 31, 2007.'' The hearing on March 3 will be part of the Commission's 
regular business meeting. The meetings and hearings on March 2 and 3 
are open to the public and will be held at the PPL Lake Wallenpaupack 
Environmental Learning Center in Hawley, Pennsylvania.
    The informational meeting and hearing on March 2 will begin at 2 
p.m. The informational meeting will be devoted to a presentation and 
question-and-answer session. This meeting will last no more than one-
and-one-half hours and will not become a part of the Commission's 
decision-making record. The hearing will begin no later than 3:30 p.m. 
and will consist of oral testimony for the record. No responses to the 
oral testimony will be offered at the hearing. Written comment on the 
proposal will be accepted through March 19. Instructions for submitting 
written comment are provided at the end of this notice. The proposed 
resolution is posted on the Commission's web site, http://www.drbc.state.nj.us.
    The March 3 conference among the commissioners and staff will begin 
at 10 a.m. Topics of discussion will include: An update on development 
of the Water Resources Plan for the Delaware River Basin; an update on 
PCB TMDL matters, including activities of the TMDL Implementation 
Advisory Committee, development of a PCB minimization planning program, 
and a report on the status of the budget for the Stage 2 TMDLs for PCBs 
in the Delaware Estuary; discussion about a proposal to modify 
provisions of Resolution No. 2002-33 relating to the operation of Lake 
Wallenpaupack during drought watch, drought warning and drought 
conditions; and proposed DRBC rulemakings in 2004.
    The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m. 
business meeting on March 3 include the dockets listed below:
    1. Plumstead Township D-92-76 CP RENEWAL. An application for the 
renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to continue withdrawal of 
2.58 million gallons (mg)/30 days to supply the applicant's public 
water supply distribution system from existing Wells Nos. NB-2, NB-3, 
and DR-1 in the Stockton and Lockatong Formations. The project is 
located in the North Branch Neshaminy Creek and the Pine Run 
Watersheds, Plumstead Township, Bucks County and located in the 
Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    2. Avondale Borough Sewer Authority D-2000-66 CP. An application to 
upgrade and expand the applicant's 0.3 million gallons per day (mgd) 
secondary sewage treatment plant (STP) to provide advanced secondary 
treatment of 0.5 mgd. Located on the east bank of Indian Run, 
approximately 300 feet upstream of its confluence with the East Branch 
White Clay Creek in the Borough of Avondale, Chester County, 
Pennsylvania, the STP will continue to serve the Borough of Avondale 
and portions of New Garden Township, both in Chester County, 
Pennsylvania. Treated effluent will continue to discharge to Indian Run 
in the Christina River Watershed.
    3. Upper Gwynedd-Towamencin Municipal Authority D-2002-29 CP. An 
application to rerate a 6.5 mgd STP to 7.3 mgd while continuing to 
provide advanced secondary treatment. The plant is located on Kriebel 
Road in Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania near the 
northern tip of Worcester Township. The existing plant will continue to 
serve portions of Upper Gwynedd, Hatfield and Towamencin Townships. No 
new development is proposed, but the increased flow will enable the 
applicant to meet discharge permit objectives, while an infiltration 
and inflow (I&I) reduction program is being implemented. STP effluent 
will continue to be discharged to Towamencin Creek, a tributary of 
Skippack Creek in the Schuylkill River Watershed.
    4. Pennsylvania Suburban Water Company D-2003-33 CP. An application 
to transfer up to 0.5 million

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gallons per day (mgd) (15 mg/30 days) of potable water from Downingtown 
Municipal Authority (DMUA) to the applicant's distribution system via a 
proposed interconnection. DMUA has adequate capacity to meet the 
applicant's needs within their existing 2.5 mgd water allocation from 
the East Branch Brandywine Creek, as supported by releases from Marsh 
Creek Reservoir. The project 0.5 mgd water transfer represents an 
alternative to and is proposed in lieu of the use of water supply from 
the applicant's previously approved Cornog Quarry project (approved 
under DRBC Docket No. D-98-11 CP on April 3, 2002). The proposed docket 
will consolidate all the applicant's sources in the UGS Northern 
Division distribution system, including those previously approved under 
Dockets Nos. D-98-11 CP and D-2002-5 CP, including the use of Kay Wells 
B and C on other than a seasonal basis. As a condition for approval of 
this docket, Dockets Nos. D-98-11 CP and D-2002-5 CP will be rescinded. 
The project will serve portions of East Brandywine, West Brandywine and 
Caln Townships, all located in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
    5. East Rockhill Township D-2004-5 CP. An application for approval 
of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 5.47 mg/30 days of 
water for supplemental irrigation of the applicant's proposed golf 
course from new Wells Nos. PW-1, PW-2 and PW-3 located in the Brunswick 
and Lockatong Formations, and to limit the existing withdrawal from all 
wells to 5.47 mg/30 days. The project is located in the Tohickon-Three 
Mile Run Watershed in East Rockhill Township, Bucks County located in 
the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area.
    The Commission's 1:30 p.m. business meeting on March 3 also will 
include: adoption of the Minutes of the January 21, 2004 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 March 3, 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 William 
Muszynski at 609-883-9500 ext. 221 with any docket-related questions.
    Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the 
Americans with Disabilities Act who wish to attend the informational 
meeting, conference session or hearings 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.
    Written comment on the Proposed Resolution to Establish an 
Experimental Augmented Conservation Release Program for the New York 
City Delaware Basin Reservoirs for the Period from May 1, 2004 through 
May 31, 2007 will be accepted through March 19, 2004. Comment may be 
submitted by e-mail to: [email protected] or by U.S. 
Mail to: Fisheries Docket, Delaware River Basin Commission, P.O. Box 
7360, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360. Please do not send comments for the 
record directly to staff members or commissioners.

    Dated: February 17, 2004.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-3792 Filed 2-20-04; 8:45 am]
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