[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53677-53679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15035]


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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, September 27, 2006. 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 office building, located at 25 State Police Drive in West 
Trenton, New Jersey.
    The conference among the commissioners and staff will begin at 
10:15 a.m. Topics of discussion will include a presentation on proposed 
revisions to the State of New Jersey's Flood Plain Regulations; general 
discussion of Basin-wide flood mitigation and flood loss reduction 
planning; a presentation on preliminary findings of a U.S. Fish & 
Wildlife Service dwarf wedgemussel habitat study; a presentation by the 
Water Management Advisory Committee Chair on a recommended policy for 
water transfers and a proposed water loss accountability program; and a 
second-year status report on implementation of the Commission's 2004 
Water Resources Plan for the Delaware River Basin.
    The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m. 
business meeting include the dockets listed below:
    1. Matamoras Municipal Authority D-81-78 CP-5. An application to 
replace the withdrawal of water from Well No. 8 in the applicant's 
public water supply distribution system with a withdrawal from Well No. 
8A, because Well No. 8 has become an unreliable source of supply. The 
applicant requests that the maximum total withdrawal from all wells 
remain unchanged, at 11.7 million gallons per thirty days (mg/30 days). 
The replacement well is located in the Pleistocene Outwash Formation in 
the Delaware River Watershed in Matamoras Borough, Pike County, 
Pennsylvania.
    2. Joseph Jackewicz, Sr. D-91-53-2. An application for the renewal 
of a ground and surface water withdrawal project to continue withdrawal 
of 219.8 mg/30 days to supply the applicant's agricultural irrigation 
system from replacement Well No. Townsend 3, eight existing wells and 
one existing surface water intake. The project is located in the 
Tidbury Creek, Cypress Branch and Double Run watersheds in the Town of 
Magnolia, Kent County, Delaware.
    3. Maidencreek Township Authority D-91-58 CP-4. An application for 
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 14.39 mg/
30 days of water to the applicant's public water supply distribution 
system from new Well No. 5 in the Allentown Formation, and to retain 
the existing withdrawal from all wells of 22.7 mg/30 days. Well No. 5 
is proposed as a redundant source to provide flexibility and 
reliability in operation of the applicant's public water supply 
distribution system. The project is located in the Maiden Creek 
Watershed in Maidencreek Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
    4. Solvay Solexis D-69-84-2. An application for the approval of a 
ground water withdrawal project to increase the allocation of water 
from 2 mg/30 days to 60 mg/30 days to the docket holder's industrial 
supply distribution system through two existing wells (Wells Nos. 417 
and 418) and to supply up to 14.91 mg/30 days of water to the docket 
holder's ground water remediation program through four new wells (Wells 
Nos. RW1 through RW4). The project is located in the Delaware River 
Watershed in West Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
    5. Reading Regional Airport Authority D-86-38 CP-2. An application 
to upgrade and expand an existing 0.175 million gallon per day (mgd) 
secondary wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) to 0.42 mgd. The project is 
located at the western end of the existing WWTP site off Leiscz's 
Bridge Road between Reading Regional Airport and the Schuylkill River 
in Bern Township,

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Berks County Pennsylvania. The project service area includes the 
Reading Regional Airport and associated development, the West Shore 
area, the Water District area and the Saint Joseph Medical Center area, 
all in Bern Township. Much of the existing plant will be replaced by 
new treatment facilities which includes Sequencing Batch Reactors 
biological processing, aerobic sludge digesters and gas chlorination 
prior to discharge to the Schuylkill River at the existing discharge 
point. Please note the docket number change. A Notice of Application 
Received was issued for this application on April 2, 2004 under D-2004-
16.
    6. Antietam Valley Municipal Authority D-87-45 CP-2. An application 
to modify a 1.225 mgd WWTP to more effectively process hydraulic surges 
due to wet weather-related infiltration and inflow (I & I) to the 
collection system. The WWTP will continue to serve predominantly 
residential portions of St. Lawrence Borough, Mount Penn Borough, and 
Exeter and Lower Alsace townships, all within Berks County, 
Pennsylvania. The WWTP is located on Butter Lane in St. Lawrence 
Borough just east of the intersection of State Route 562 and U.S. Route 
422. The WWTP will continue to discharge to Antietam Creek in the 
Schuylkill River Watershed through the existing outfall. No increase in 
treatment capacity is proposed, as the docket holder will continue its 
efforts to control I & I.
    7. Waste Management Disposal Services of Pennsylvania, Inc. D-88-
54-3. An application to modify a landfill leachate treatment plant 
(LTP) discharge to the tidal Delaware River via a constructed discharge 
cove in DRBC Water Quality Zone 2. The 0.1 mgd LTP serves the GROWS and 
Tullytown Sanitary Landfills and is located off Bordentown Road in 
Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The LTP utilizes best 
available treatment technology to remove organic and inorganic 
contaminants, with the exception of total dissolved solids (TDS). The 
docket holder has requested that its docket be modified to allow an 
interim average concentration of up to 15,000 milligrams per liter (mg/
l) of TDS in the plant's discharge, an increase from the current limit 
of 10,000 mg/l as an average. Approximately 3,000 mg/l of TDS is added 
to the leachate treatment process to facilitate ammonia stripping, 
metals prescription and sludge conditioning. The proposed LTP discharge 
is expected to increase background TDS in the estuary by less than 0.5 
percent. An environmental study will be conducted to demonstrate that 
no adverse impact will occur to aquatic life in the discharge cove 
before an application to increase the LTP effluent TDS concentration to 
19,100 mg/l is considered. The project involves no expansion of the 
treatment facilities or treatment capacity.
    8. Mount Airy #1, LLC D-89-37-2. An application for approval of a 
ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 9.5 mg/30 days of water 
to the applicant's distribution system from new Wells Nos. 1 and 2. The 
project is located in the Long Run Member of the Catskill Formation in 
the Forest Hills Run Watershed in Paradise Township, Monroe County, 
Pennsylvania.
    9. Town of Smyrna D-93-72 CP-2. An application to replace the 
withdrawal of water from Well No. 1A in the applicant's water supply 
system because it has become an unreliable source of supply. The 
applicant requests that the withdrawal from replacement Well No. 3 and 
existing Wells Nos. 1 and 2A be increased from 33.99 mg/30 days to 34 
mg/30 days. The project is located in the Columbia/Cheswold Formation 
in the Smyrna River Watershed in the Town of Smyrna, Kent County, 
Delaware.
    10. Degussa Corporation D-96-11-2. An application to expand the 
industrial waste treatment plant's (IWTP) existing discharge to the 
Delaware River from 0.95 mgd to 1.15 mgd. In conjunction with the 
expanded discharge, the applicant also has requested a new 
determination of the IWTP's allowable Total Dissolved Solids limit. The 
facility, which will continue to serve only the applicant's silica 
production operations, is located in the City of Chester, Delaware 
County, Pennsylvania.
    11. Moyer Packing, Rendering and Beef Facility D-96-21-2. An 
application to re-establish the DRBC's industrial wastewater treatment 
plant (IWTP) effluent Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) determination of 
3,100 mg/l, issued to Moyer Packing Company (MOPAC) in 1985. The TDS 
determination was later replaced by an osmotic pressure limit contained 
in the facility's NPDES Permit. DRBC staff has determined that the 
effluent TDS limit of 3,100 mg/l is not protective of a downstream 
agricultural use and is recommending that the Commission rescind the 
TDS limit currently in effect and impose the Commission's basinwide TDS 
standard of 1000 mg/l, unless the applicant provides the downstream 
irrigation user with an alternative water source. No increase of 
MOPAC's 0.75 mgd IWTP capacity is proposed. The IWTP will continue to 
serve only the MOPAC meat packing and rendering facility, which is 
located in Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. IWTP 
effluent will continue to discharge to Skippack Creek in the Schuylkill 
River Watershed through the existing outfall.
    12. Green-Waltz Water Company/Nestle Waters North America Inc. D-
98-55-3. An application for approval of a ground water withdrawal 
project to supply up to 4.8 mg/30 days of water for bulk water supply 
to the applicant's bottling plant from new Spring Water Borehole B-2, 
in the Martinsburg Formation. The applicant has requested an increase 
in total allocation from 11.7 mg/30 days to 16.5 mg/30 days. The 
project is located in the Waltz Creek Watershed in Washington Township, 
Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
    13. City of Easton D-99-62 CP. An application to increase the 
applicant's surface water withdrawal allocation from 10 mgd to 12 mgd 
(360 mg/month) via its intake on the Delaware River at the northeast 
corner of the City of Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The 
proposed expansion is needed to serve increased population in the 
applicant's existing service area which includes the City of Easton; 
Wilson, Glendon and West Easton Boroughs; Palmer and Forks Townships; 
and portions of Williams, Bethlehem and Lower Nazareth Townships; all 
in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. No additional treatment or storage 
facilities are proposed.
    14. Upper Saucon Township D-2000-51 CP-2. An application for 
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 32.16 mg/
30 days of water to the docket holder's public supply distribution 
system through one new well (Well No. CC2) and two existing wells 
(Wells Nos. CC1 and Abandoned Mine Shaft). The individual allocation 
for the Abandoned Mine Shaft Well is a reduction from the previous 
allocation of 30 mg/30 days to 3 mg/30 days; however, the proposed 
total allocation for all sources is an increase from the previous total 
allocation for all sources of 30 mg/30 days. The project is located in 
the Brunswick Formation in the Saucon Creek Watershed in Upper Saucon 
Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    15. Little Washington Wastewater Co. D-2002-42-2. An application 
for expansion of the White Haven Borough WWTP from 0.45 mgd to 0.6 mgd. 
The expansion is proposed to accommodate wastewater flows from areas 
formerly served by the aging Hickory Hills and Ag-Mar WWTPs, in 
accordance with a Consent Order and Agreement between PADEP and Foster 
Township. The WWTP will continue to discharge to the Lehigh River, 
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Lower Delaware River Special Protection Waters. The facility is located 
in White Haven Borough, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
    16. Great Wolf Lodge D-2003-25-2. An application for the approval 
of the addition of a 60,000 gallon equalization tank and associated 
modifications to the existing 90,000 gpd WWTP. The WWTP will continue 
to discharge to Scot Run, a tributary of the Pocono Creek, which is a 
tributary of the Brodhead Creek. The Brodhead Creek is a tributary to 
the Middle Delaware River Special Protection Waters. The facility is 
located in Pocono Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
    17. Alsace Township D-2006-5 CP-1. An application to construct a 
0.071 mgd WWTP to process domestic wastewater from 201 homes in Alsace 
Township that are currently served by on-lot septic systems. The 
extended aeration plant will be constructed at the intersection of 
Alsace Avenue and Kegerise Drive in Alsace Township, Berks County, 
Pennsylvania. WWTP effluent will be discharged to an unnamed tributary 
of Little Manatawny Creek in the Schuylkill River Watershed.
    18. Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission D-2006-7 CP-1. An 
application for approval of a bridge modification project, located in a 
recreational area which is included in the DRBC Comprehensive Plan. The 
U.S. Route 1 Toll Bridge connects the Borough of Morrisville, Bucks 
County, Pennsylvania with the City of Trenton, Mercer County, New 
Jersey and is located at the base of DRBC Water Quality Zone 1E. The 
bridge will be widened at a point where it passes over the Delaware 
Canal, formerly known as Roosevelt State Park.
    19. Green Walk Trout Hatchery D-2006-8-1. An application for 
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 12.96 mg/
30 days of water to the applicant's commercial trout hatchery from 
existing Wells Nos. W-2, W-5 and W-6. The total allocation will be 
limited to 12.96 mg/30 days. Ground water withdrawals will be used to 
augment the flow of Greenwalk Creek and provide cold, oxygenated water 
to the applicant's trout stocking facility. The project is located in 
the Waltz Creek Watershed in Washington Township, Northampton County, 
Pennsylvania.
    20. Ingersoll-Rand Company D-2006-14-1. An application for the 
approval of an existing groundwater remediation discharge project 
located at the Ingersoll-Rand facility in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. The 
existing remediation system discharges approximately 0.090 mgd via 
Outfall 002 to Lopatcong Creek, which converges with the Delaware River 
at River Mile 182, within a reach classified as ``Significant Resource 
Waters.'' The facility is located in the Town of Phillipsburg and 
Lopatcong Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
    21. Clement Pappas & Co., Inc. D-2006-15-1. An application for the 
approval of an existing 2.0 mgd cooling water discharge that serves the 
applicant's food processing facility. The food processing operation 
consists of bottling fruit juices and cranberry sauces. The cooling 
water is discharged to Foster Run, which is a tributary to the Cohansey 
River. The facility is located in Upper Deerfield Township, Cumberland 
County, New Jersey.
    22. Cove Haven Inc., d/b/a Caesars Brookdale on the Lake Resort D-
2006-19-1. An application for the approval of the existing Caesars 
Brookdale on the Lake Resort's WWTP discharge of 0.084 mgd. The WWTP 
will continue to discharge to Brookdale Lake, which discharges to Scot 
Run. Scot Run is a tributary to the Pocono Creek, which is tributary to 
the Brodhead Creek. The Brodhead Creek is a tributary to the Middle 
Delaware River Special Protection Waters. The facility is located in 
Pocono Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
    23. Cove Haven Inc., d/b/a Caesars Paradise Stream Resort D-2006-
20-1. An application for approval of an existing 0.1 mgd discharge from 
the WWTP that serves the Caesars Paradise Stream Resort. The WWTP will 
continue to discharge to Paradise Creek, which is a tributary to the 
Brodhead Creek. The Brodhead Creek is a tributary to the Middle 
Delaware River Special Protection Waters. The facility is located in 
Paradise Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
    24. White Pines Partners, L.P. D-2006-22-1. An application for 
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 4.968 mg/
30 days of water to the applicant's Island Green golf course irrigation 
system from new Well PW-1. The project is located in the Wissahickon 
Schist Formation in the Pennypack Creek Watershed in the City of 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    25. Council Rock School District D-2006-24 CP-1. An application for 
approval of a ground water withdrawal project to supply up to 2.722 mg/
30 days of water to the applicant's athletic field irrigation system 
from new Wells Nos. 1 and 2. The project is located in the Stockton 
Formation in the Neshaminy Creek Watershed in Northampton Township, 
Bucks County, Pennsylvania and within the Southeastern Pennsylvania 
Ground Water Protected Area.
    In addition to the public hearing on the dockets listed above, the 
Commission's 1:30 p.m. business meeting will include: a public hearing 
and consideration of a resolution to extend the Special Protection 
Waters designation for the Lower Delaware River; a public hearing and 
consideration of a resolution approving the Commission's Water 
Resources Program for Fiscal Years 2007-12; a resolution authorizing 
the Executive Director to enter into an agreement with the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the purpose of installing 
snow pack gauges in the Upper Basin; a resolution authorizing the 
Executive Director to enter into an agreement for consulting services 
in connection with the acquisition of a data management system; and a 
public hearing and consideration of a resolution approving the DRBC 
Fiscal Year 2007-08 Budget and Work Plan.
    The meeting will also include: adoption of the Minutes of the 
Commission's July 19, 2006 business meeting; announcements of upcoming 
advisory committee meetings and other events; a report by the Executive 
Director; a report by the Commission's General Counsel; and an 
opportunity for public dialogue.
    Draft dockets scheduled for public hearing on September 27, 2006 
will be 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, extension 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 can accommodate your needs.

    Dated: September 5, 2006.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
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